Indian anti-hunger activist Ankit Kawatra has honoured with the 2017 Queen?s Young Leaders award for his exceptional work in transforming the lives of others. Kawatra is among the 60 others from all 53 Commonwealth countries to be felicitated with the prestigious award by Queen Elizabeth (II) at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace in London on June 29, 2017. The honourees will also undergo a year-long mentoring and online learning by the University of Cambridge to build leadership capabilities and better their work towards the communities. He is the founder of Feeding India, a not-for profit organization that works towards solving problems of hunger, malnutrition and food wastage, mainly by redistributing extra food from restaurants, canteens, households, corporates etc. to help people in need.
The Moortidevi Award is an annual literary award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work which emphasizes Indian philosophy and culture. In 2003, the prize included an amount of Rs. 1 lakh (US$1,500), a plaque, a statue of Saraswati, and a shawl. The cash prize was raised to Rs. 2 lakh (US$3,000) in the year 2011 and to Rs.4 lakh (US$5,900) in the year 2013.L
i. India?s Virat Kohli was named Wisden?s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016.
ii. Kohli had also won the prestigious ?Polly Umrigar award? presented to the ?International Cricketer of the Year? at the BCCI Annual Awards.
iii. Kohli was additionally declared Wisden India Almanack?s Cricketer of the Year for the second time in its 2017 edition.
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