Shabana Azmi, chief guest at Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards 2010
in Mumbai.
Acts of bravery are not restricted to physical feats. Social workers who have dedicated their lives to service are brave. Whistleblowers show courage to stand up to society's evils.
Life at all levels, throws up challenges that produce their own unsung heroes. To ensure that such society achievements do not go unnoticed, Godfrey Phillips India instituted Godfrey Phillips Bravery Awards in 1990 and brings to light the uncommon spirit of the common man. The Awards bring into the limelight, extraordinary yet little known acts of physical valor, social service and humanitarian deeds.
The purpose of the Godfrey Phillips Bravery Awards is to instill amongst people the culture of selfless action.
The winners and participants of the Bravery Awards are ordinary citizens with extraordinary society achievements. Over 1200 bravehearts have been felicitated since the beginning. The intent of the Awards is to motivate and revitalize "bravery" both in the physical and the social arena.
GODFREY PHILLIPS BRAVERY ZONE AWARDS
At the zonal level, awards are presented in 5 zones, over 20 states:
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal,
Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, J&K and Jharkhand.
Godfrey Phillips Bravery Zone Awards are presented in four categories:
1) Physical Bravery
2) Acts of Social Courage
3) Mind of Steel Award
4) Amodini Award
GODFREY PHILLIPS BRAVERY NATIONAL AWARDS
The winners of the Zone Awards for exceptional society achievements are nominated for the National Awards.
At the National level, Godfrey Phillips Bravery Awards are presented in four categories, Physical Bravery, Social Act of Coverage, Mind of Steel and Amodini Award. The most prestigious of the awards in the National Awards is the Social Lifetime Achievement Award. It is presented for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Social Work, to any individual who has made a significant contribution to the betterment of the society. Some earlier recipients have been Dr. Verghese Kurien, Shri E. Sreedharan ,Sister Sudha Varghese - for her unrelenting efforts over 25 years to improve the plight of the Musahars in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and Drs Prakash and Mandakini Amte for their exceptional work for the Gonds in Maharashtra. Dr Jaya Arunachalam received the Social Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Bravery Awards 2010.
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This award recognises heroes who risk their lives to save others, or to prevent
damage to property.
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An award that acknowledges heroes who perform far beyond the ordinary, in face of
physical limitations or otherwise.
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People who oppose social evils such as child marriage, dowry etc. are honoured with
this award.
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This award encourages the spirit of women who help other women become financially
independent.
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