Introduction to Magsaysay Award
The Magsaysay Award, sometimes also known as Nobel Prize of Asia, was introduced in 1957, in the memory of the Philippines President Late Ramon Magsaysay, who died on March 17, 1957. The president died in a plane crash, is remembered by his countrymen for his great leadership. The President is loved by the people for his courage, simplicity, justice.
The prize was introduced by his admirers from America, the Rockefeller Brothers, in April 1957 under the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the contemporary Philippine government. It is awarded to honor the spirit of greatness in various fields viz. Government Service, Public
Service, Community Leadership, Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, Peace and International Understanding and Emergent Leadership etc to people of Asia.
Service, Community Leadership, Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, Peace and International Understanding and Emergent Leadership etc to people of Asia.
Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay was born on August 31, 1907. He was the seventh President of the Republic of the Philippines, elected on December 30, 1953. He was a die-hard anti-Communist. He was an automobile mechanic by profession. He was nominated for the post of President by his party Nacionalista Party. He was married to Luz Magsaysay in 1932 and fathered three children.
Ramon Magsaysay’s Life History
- 1. 1907 – In Iba, Zambales, Philippines to Exequiel Magsaysay and Perfecta del Fierro.
- 2. 1927 – Entered in the University of the Philippines for Pre-engineering course
- 3. 1941 – Joined the motor pool of the 31st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army.
- 4. 1946 – Elected under the Liberal Party to the Philippine House of Representatives
- 5. 1953 – Resigned his post as Defense Secretary and became the Presidential Candidate of the Nacionalista Party
- 6. 1953 – 1n December, elected as the seventh president of the country
Indians Winners of Magsaysay Award
Name Year Field(s)
Name Year Field(s)
Chintaman Deshmukh 1958 Community Leadership
Chintaman Deshmukh 1959 Government Services
Amitabha Chowdhury 1961 Journalism, Literature & Creative Comm. Arts
Mother Teresa 1962 Peace and International Understanding
Dara Khurody 1963 Community Leadership
Verghese Kurien 1963 Community Leadership
Tribhuvandas Patel 1963 Community Leadership
Welthy Fisher 1964 Peace and International Understanding |