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Prominent Awardees Padma Bhushan Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi, Padma Shri Ms. Tulsi Gowda, Earth Shot Winner Vidyut Mohan also received the prestigious award amongst others.

Harmony Foundation hosted the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice which premiered on December 30th, 2021. Each year, the Harmony Foundation identifies a theme for the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards that aligns with the need of the hour affecting humanity worldwide. The Award is an annual event that celebrates and commemorates the legacy of Mother Teresa.

“While the Nobel prize was instituted in remorse and apology to the devastating destruction caused by the invention of the dynamite and other high explosives, On the other hand, this award in memory of Mother Teresa espouses her ethos of selflessness and virtues of compassion immortalised even in her living sainthood. Her’s is the legacy of the pursuit of a lifetime in social justice and the enduring face of peace in the face of deprivation and hate globally, for generations to come”, said Dr. Abraham Mathai, the Chairman of the foundation.

This year the foundation embarked on the 17th year of the Mother Teresa Memorial Award felicitating selfless individuals, leaders, youth and organisations who have worked relentlessly in the realm of augmenting Environmental Sustainability.

The Harmony Foundation has been proud to acknowledge the diversity of individuals from various walks of life, from students to corporates, who are no less than the warrior-visionaries of our times and have diligently worked towards the conservation and preservation of our planet.

Padma Bhushan Dr. Anil Joshi receiving award from Ms Shazia Ilmi

The astounding and inspirational awardees this year for saving environment are:

- Denmark awarded for being one of the exceptional nations in the world which lives in harmony with nature and promotes environmental sustainably.
- Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi - Padma Bhushan
- Tulsi Gowda - Padma Shri
- Jamuna Tudu: Lady Tarzan - Padma Shri
- Vidyut Mohan - Winner of the inaugural 'Earthshot Prize 2021
- Subhajit Mukherjee - Green Man of Mumbai
- Paani Foundation - NGO (Maharashtra)
- Plastic Pollution Coalition - Global organization working towards a plastic pollution free world
- Mission Munich – Germany based organisation committed to preserving the diversity of life and treading sustainable paths
- WeForest - An organisation headquartered in Belgium to conserve and restore the ecological integrity of forests and landscapes.

Young achievers of Mother Teresa Memorial Award this year

- Vinisha Umashankar, Earthshot Prize '21 Finalist
- Aadya Joshi, Founder of the Right Green
- Ridhima Pandey, Young Climate Activist

Vinisha Umashankar receiving award from Dr Abraham Mathai

The foundation’s past awardees include luminaries like Dr. Oby Esekwesili (Nigerian Presidential Candidate -2019 & Founder- Bring Back Our Girls), Nobel Laureates like H.H. Dalai Lama, Nation Premiers like Ghanaian President H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, and Prime Minister of Malaysia H.E. Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, H.H. Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs & Intl Cooperation), Baroness Caroline Cox (former Deputy Speaker of the United Kingdom's House of Lords), Prominent Priyanka Chopra (UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador), among others.
https://www.digpu.com/press-releases/pm-mette-frederiksen-receives-the-prestigious-mother-teresa-memorial-award-on-behalf-of-denmark

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