Godfrey Phillips Bravery Awards for M'shtra

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Mumbai, Jan 20: Maharashtra governor SM Krishna presented the Godfrey Phillips Bravery Awards for the states of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Goa at a ceremony late last night held at the Grand Hyatt here.

According to Godfrey Phillips CEO Surinder Seru, ''The objective of the awards is to inculcate the culture of selfless action amongst Indians and bring the extraordinary, yet little known acts of physical valour, social service and humanitarian deeds into the limelight.'' The awards which are in the 15th glorious year now cover 16 states across the length and breadth of the country.

Secretary BJP Mumbai Shaina NC was present on the occasion.

The awards were conferred in three categories, physical bravery and social acts of courage. In each category, the winners were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals along with cash awards of Rs 50,000, Rs 40,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively and certificates.

This year, a new award has been introduced called ''Mind-Of-Steel'' which is given to an individual who has overcome personal limitations and pushed the limits of courage and performance to a new level. The Mind-Of-Steel award carries a Special recognition along with cash component of Rs 50,000.

The criteria for the awards include parameters like personal risk, situational intensity, selflessness, determination, foresight and perseverance.

The winners of the awards this year are Shailesh Mohite from Maharashtra, Shekhar Dabolkar and Manuel Gomes from Goa, Asma Khan from Maharashtra, and Master Pankaj Kumar Nishad from Chhattisgarh for Physical Bravery.

Ambulance Access for All and Mrs Deepa Vasant Joshi from Maharashtra and Gramin Sewa Sanstha from Chhattisgarh won for Social Acts of Courage and Babanrao Chumni Patle from Maharashtra won the Mind-Of-Steel award.

To further the quality of bravery present in every body, Godfrey Philips has launched Bollywood actor Preity Zinta as the Bravery Ambassador. Zinta will lead two important initiatives- Blood Donation and Women's Empowerment through financial independence.


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