Category: Indian Awards

Every year, Business Today recognizes the Most Powerful Women in the fields of Business and Impact. In 2018, Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham, was featured among the awardees. Business Today noted, “She has taken a host of initiatives to make elementary education realistic for school children.” See the full list of winners here: https://www.businesstoday.in/specials/most-powerful-women-2018/photo/the-most-powerful-women-in-business-2018-5722-2018-09-10/43

“[Pratham] started in 1995, but even in 2017 they are very relevant in the journey. They continue to excel in what they are doing, taking it beyond what they have done in the past.” — Deep Joshi, award jury member and co-founder of Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) 

Ms.Farida Lambay was awarded the HTForMumbai ‘Changemaker’ title under the ‘Education’ category by the jury and the ‘Popular’ category on 12th January,2016. “Pratham’s volunteers not only helped rescue child labourers, but also took efforts to reunite the children with their families.”  RAVINDER SINGAL, Inspector General of Police (Training) 

On March 12th, Co-Founders Dr. Madhav Chavan and Ms. Farida Lambay awarded the CSR Leader Award 2015 by CEO INDIA

The international men’s magazine GQ hosts the annual “Men of the Year” Awards in which it recognizes distinguished work done by men in various fields including Philanthropy, and social entrepreneurship. Pratham co-founder Dr. Madhav Chavan was awarded the “Agent of Social Change” Award in the 2015 edition of the event.

Ms. Farida Lambay co-founder – Pratham Education Foundation and founder – Pratham Council for Vulnerable Children received the prestigious Sahyadri Navratna Award by Doordarshan Kendra, Mumbai for her outstanding contribution in social work and for taking up the issue of child labor and education of underprivileged children.

Dr. Chavan was awarded “The AIMA Public Service Excellence Award” for his contribution to the education sector. He gained recognition for his path breaking initiatives such as “Read India” and “The Annual Status of Education Report” (ASER). He was acknowledged for the scale and effectiveness of the programs.

Pratham USA was awarded the Times of India (TOI) Social Impact Award in the category International Contribution to India. Dr. Atul Varadhachary , President, Pratham USA, received the award. The President of India attended the ceremony amongst other prominent leaders.

Dr. Madhav Chavan was awarded the Qimpro Award for world class quality practices in an education institution. Qimpro is recognised as India’s premier quality citations. Qimpro Awards highlights achievements of extra ordinary individuals in the area of performance excellence, corporate governance, and social responsibility.

Dr. Madhav Chavan was awarded within the Social Enterprise Category (2010). This award recognizes leaders that have made a difference by carving a niche for themselves and creating an edge above their peers.