Seven distinguished personalities were selected across following categories: Journalism, Rural Development, Service to Humanity, Art & Culture, Youth Icon, Science & Technology, and Women Achiever.
00:00Our first Ramoji Excellence Award is for Excellence in Rural Development.
00:08And for building a self-reliant rural India, the Ramoji Group proudly confers the Award of Excellence in Rural Development upon Srimati Amala Ashok Ruya.
00:21May I please request Srimati Amala Ashok Ruya to join us on the day.
00:25Known across villages as the Water Mother, Srimati Amala Ashok Ruya has transformed drought-hit communities with compassion and resolve.
00:35We are deeply honoured to request Sri Radhakrishan Garu, Honourable Vice President of India, to present the Award for Excellence in Rural Development to Srimati Amala Ashok Ruya.
00:46Through the Akar Charitable Trust founded in 2003, she partnered with rural communities to revive water harvesting systems and built check dams using a unique cost-sharing model that ensures ownership and lasting impact.
01:00Her efforts had rejuvenated over 12,000 villages and improved the lives of more than 18 lakh people for building a self-reliant rural India.
01:10The Ramoji Group proudly confers the Award of Excellence in Rural Development upon Srimati Amala Ashok Ruya.
01:18Congratulations, ma'am.
01:23And the next award in the Ramoji Excellence Award is for Excellence for Youth Icon.
01:30The Ramoji Group proudly presents the Award of Excellence in Youth Icon to Sri Srikant Bolla.
01:36May I please request Sri Srikant Bolla to join us on dais and I request Honourable Vice President Garu, C.P. Radhakrishan, sir, to present the Award for Excellence for Youth Icon.
01:47Born without sight, Sri Srikant Bolla has lit countless lives with his vision and courage from a small village in Andhra Pradesh to MIT,
01:54where he became the first international visually challenged student in management science.
01:59He broke every barrier.
02:01Returning to India, he founded Boland Industries, creating eco-friendly packaging and livelihoods for persons with disabilities
02:07and established the Samanwai Center for Children with Multiple Disabilities.
02:11A symbol of resilience and service, he continues to inspire youth across nations.
02:16Congratulations, Mr. Srikant Bolla.
02:31The next Ramoji Excellence Award is for Excellence in Science and Technology.
02:35The Ramoji Group proudly presents the Award of Excellence in Science and Technology to Professor Madhavi Lathagaru.
02:43I kindly request Sri Jishnudev Vermagaru, Honourable Governor of Telangana, to present the Award for Excellence in Science and Technology
02:51and requesting Madhavi Lathagaru to join us on dais.
02:55Madhavi Lathagaru is a visionary whose scientific expertise has strengthened India's most ambitious infrastructure.
02:59With a PhD from IIT Madras and her leadership at IISC, she has pioneered advanced techniques in soil and rock reinforcement.
03:09Her work was instrumental in engineering the iconic Chinab Railway Bridge, the world's highest railway bridge.
03:15A leader in seismic response, slope stability, geosynthetics and sustainable ground improvement,
03:21she is shaping safer future and the infrastructure for India.
03:25As a chair of the Centre of Sustainable Technologies at IISC, she inspires young engineers to innovate with purpose.
03:33Congratulations, Madhavi Lathagaru.
03:38Our next award in the Ramoji Excellence Award is for Excellence in Service to Mankind.
03:46And Ramoji Group proudly honours Sri Akash Tandon with the Award of Excellence in Service to Mankind.
03:52May I request him to please join us on the dais, Sri Akash Tandon Ji.
03:57And I request Sri A. Revant Redigaru, Honorable Chief Minister of Telangana,
04:01to present this award for excellence in service to mankind.
04:05Sri Akash Tandon believed every child deserves dignity and learning.
04:09In 2015, he founded Pehachan, the street school.
04:13What began with five volunteers and ten children is now ten centres across Delhi NCR,
04:17with hundreds of volunteers and over a thousand children learning every day.
04:21With five thousand young lives impacted and a 94% board exam success rate,
04:27Pehachan builds confidence, character and opportunity,
04:31while its works in women's skill, health and hygiene uplift entire communities.
04:36For creating this volunteer-led movement of hope,
04:39we heartily congratulate you.
04:41Sri Akash Tandon.
04:41The next award in Ramoji Excellence Awards is for excellence in art and culture.
04:54The Ramoji Group proudly confers the Award of Excellence in Art and Culture upon
04:58Professor Sattupati Prasanna Sri.
05:02May I please request Professor Sattupati Prasanna Sri Garu to join us on the dais.
05:06And we request Sri A. Revanth Redigaru, Honorable Chief Minister of Telangana,
05:11to present the award for excellence in art and culture.
05:17Sattupati Prasanna Sri has given voice and identity to long-marginalized communities
05:22by creating alphabets from 19 Indian tribal languages.
05:26A distinguished scholar and tribal linguist,
05:29she has dedicated her life to safeguarding India's cultural essence,
05:32now serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Adikavi Nannaya University.
05:36She is the first woman in the world to develop scripts for millions of tribal language speakers.
05:43A Nari Shakti Puraskar awardee,
05:45her work blends scholarship with empathy and tradition with modernity,
05:49ensuring languages endure and cultures thrive.
05:52A hearty congratulations to Professor Sattupati Prasanna Sri Garu.
06:02Let us continue the celebrations.
06:04Our next award in the Ramoji Excellence Awards honors excellence in journalism.
06:10And the Ramoji group proudly confers the award of excellence in journalism upon
06:15Sri Jayadeep Hardikar.
06:17May I please request Sri Jayadeep Hardikar Garu to join us on the dais.
06:21And I request Sri N. Chandrabah Munayadu Garu, Honorable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,
06:26to present the award for excellence in journalism.
06:29In a world of noise and bias,
06:31Sri Jayadeep Hardikar's journalism stands out for its truth and humanity.
06:35For over 25 years, he has traveled across India's heartland,
06:38listening, documenting and bringing forward the lives of the unseen and unheard.
06:43Through his distinctive storytelling,
06:44he has illuminated rural realities, given dignity to struggle and hope,
06:48his pen bridges people and policy, empathy and action.
06:51An author, chronicler, mentor and above all, a humanist.
06:55He inspires generations to see journalism as a service.
07:00Hearty congratulations, Sri Jayadeep Hardikarji.
07:08Our next award in the Ramoji Excellence Award is for Excellence for Women Achiever.
07:14The Ramoji Group proudly presents the award of excellence for women achiever
07:19to Srimati Pallabi Ghosh, a true bacon of change.
07:23May I please request Srimati Pallabi Ghosh to join us on the dais.
07:26And I request to Chandrabah Munayadu Garu, Honorable Andhra Pradesh CM,
07:30to present the award for excellence for women achiever.
07:32At age 12, Srimati Pallabi Ghosh witnessed pain no child should see
07:37and choose to fight it.
07:38A fearless crusader against women trafficking,
07:40she turned compassion into a lifelong mission as a founder of Impact and Dialogue Foundation.
07:46She has rescued over 10,000 survivors and supported more than 75,000 women and girls
07:52through education, counselling and livelihood.
07:56Recognized globally for her courage and empathy,
07:58she continues to inspire many for her extraordinary contribution
08:02to human rights, women empowerment and social transformation.
08:06Hearty congratulations to Srimati Pallabi Ghosh, Garu.
08:17And now for a group picture.
08:20Thank you so much and congratulations to all the fantastic winners.
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