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title="Nagpur">Nagpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a>, India</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Rural Development Leader, and <br />Pediatrician</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chinmaya_Organization_for_Rural_Development" title="Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development">Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development (CORD)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Waman_Bapuji_Metre" title="Waman Bapuji Metre">Waman Bapuji Metre</a><br />Shantabai Metre</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Guardian_newspaper" class="mw-redirect" title="Guardian newspaper">Guardian</a> International Development Achievement Award<br />Nina Sibal Award<br />Sadguru Ganananda Award<br />National Women Commission Award<br /><a href="/wiki/The_Week_(Indian_magazine)" title="The Week (Indian magazine)">The Week</a> Women of the Year<br />Ojaswani Shikhar Sewa Alankaran Award</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kshama Metre</b>, popularly known as <b>Doctor Didi</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-In_Conversation_with_Dr._Kshama_Metre_–_One_Day_at_CORD_Dharamsala_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-In_Conversation_with_Dr._Kshama_Metre_–_One_Day_at_CORD_Dharamsala-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an Indian rural development leader, and a pediatrician, who has led the <a href="/wiki/Chinmaya_Organization_for_Rural_Development" title="Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development">Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development</a> (CORD) since the founding of its predecessor organization in 1985, and she leads the organization as its National Director.<sup id="cite_ref-Dr._Kshama_Metre_wins_prestigious_award_in_London_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr._Kshama_Metre_wins_prestigious_award_in_London-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The organization serves the rural areas of India with its unique approach for sustainable and comprehensive community driven integrated development program,<sup id="cite_ref-CORD_and_Interview_with_Dr._Metre_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CORD_and_Interview_with_Dr._Metre-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> under the aegis of the <a href="/wiki/Chinmaya_Mission" title="Chinmaya Mission">Chinmaya Mission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Advisory_Board_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Advisory_Board-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While holding the directorship of CORD India, she also serves as an adviser to CORD USA, the US wing of the Organization. A recipient of several awards including the <a href="/wiki/Guardian_newspaper" class="mw-redirect" title="Guardian newspaper">Guardian</a> International Development Achievement Award of 2012,<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_International_Development_Achievement_Award_winner_2012:_Dr_Kshama_Metre_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_International_Development_Achievement_Award_winner_2012:_Dr_Kshama_Metre-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> she was selected as the <i>Woman of the Year</i> by <a href="/wiki/The_Week_(Indian_magazine)" title="The Week (Indian magazine)">The Week</a> magazine, in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-Dr._Kshama_Metre_on_Bhau_Institute_of_Innovation_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr._Kshama_Metre_on_Bhau_Institute_of_Innovation-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honor of the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>, in 2008, for her contributions to society.<sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Awards_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Awards-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kshama_Metre&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:21em; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p><i>All men consider their religion sacred and revere it. When all religions together endorse and validate the right to Paediatric Palliative Care of all eligible children, the impetus to the cause hitherto ignored to a large extent will be immense and will in due time bring about the desired structural changes in health policies and mandates of different counties nationally and internationally</i>, says Kshama Metre.<sup id="cite_ref-Kshama_Metre_on_Religions_World_Charter_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kshama_Metre_on_Religions_World_Charter-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </blockquote> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_winter_morning_in_Rakkar,_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/A_winter_morning_in_Rakkar%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg/235px-A_winter_morning_in_Rakkar%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg" decoding="async" width="235" height="369" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/A_winter_morning_in_Rakkar%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg/353px-A_winter_morning_in_Rakkar%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/A_winter_morning_in_Rakkar%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg/470px-A_winter_morning_in_Rakkar%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sidhbari" title="Sidhbari">Sidhbari</a> village, Himachal Pradesh</figcaption></figure> <p>Metre was born on 25 June 1950 to geologist <a href="/wiki/Wamanrao_Bapuji_Metre" class="mw-redirect" title="Wamanrao Bapuji Metre">Wamanrao Bapuji Metre</a> and Shantabai Metre at <a href="/wiki/Nagpur" title="Nagpur">Nagpur</a> in the western Indian state of <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> but spent her early years in <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Our_Inspirations_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Our_Inspirations-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moving to Delhi, she did her schooling at <a href="/wiki/The_Frank_Anthony_Public_School,_New_Delhi" title="The Frank Anthony Public School, New Delhi">The Frank Anthony Public School</a> before graduating in medicine (MBBS) from <a href="/wiki/Maulana_Azad_Medical_College" title="Maulana Azad Medical College">Maulana Azad Medical College</a> and secured her post graduate degree (MD) in pediatrics from the same institution. Later, she did her senior residency at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, Delhi and set up her practice in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-Our_Inspirations_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Our_Inspirations-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was during this time, she met <a href="/wiki/Chinmayananda_Saraswati" title="Chinmayananda Saraswati">Chinmayananda Saraswati</a>, a spiritual leader and educationist; the meeting is reported to have influenced her to abandon medical practice and join the <a href="/wiki/Chinmaya_Mission" title="Chinmaya Mission">Chinmaya Mission</a> to assist in their work in the rural areas of the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Dr._Kshama_Metre_Nominated_for_2012_Guardian_International_Achievement_Award_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr._Kshama_Metre_Nominated_for_2012_Guardian_International_Achievement_Award-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1985, leaving behind her life in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a>, she went to <a href="/wiki/Sidhbari" title="Sidhbari">Sidhbari</a>, a village in <a href="/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh" title="Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</a>, and set up six health centres for women and children and a community health training centre for nurses. The movement gathered momentum in due course and evolved into <i>Chinmaya Organisation of Rural Development</i> (CORD), with Metre becoming the founding National Director of the organization.<sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Shri_awardee_raps_Parliamentary_panel_team_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Shri_awardee_raps_Parliamentary_panel_team-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under her leadership, CORD operates in over 900 villages and has formed <a href="/wiki/Self-help_groups" class="mw-redirect" title="Self-help groups">self-help groups</a> (<i>Mahila Mandals</i>) and introduced <a href="/wiki/Microfinancing" class="mw-redirect" title="Microfinancing">microfinancing</a> facilities through the groups.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_International_Development_Achievement_Award_winner_2012:_Dr_Kshama_Metre_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_International_Development_Achievement_Award_winner_2012:_Dr_Kshama_Metre-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, Chinmaya Mission's rural development activities were combined under the umbrella of CORD.<sup id="cite_ref-Genesis_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Genesis-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The organization has had a strong focus on <a href="/wiki/Kangra_district" title="Kangra district">Kangra district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh" title="Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</a>, where it started, along with some presence in the neighboring districts. To leverage its long term in-depth experience in its core area of operation, starting 2005, it expanded its activities with satellite units in the states of <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_India" title="Punjab, India">Punjab</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-“Conception_of_Self-help_Groups_and_Experiences_of_CORD”,_a_Conversation_with_Dr._Kshama_Metre_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-“Conception_of_Self-help_Groups_and_Experiences_of_CORD”,_a_Conversation_with_Dr._Kshama_Metre-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She has also focused on social issues like HIV/AIDS, <a href="/wiki/Substance_abuse" title="Substance abuse">substance abuse</a> and discriminative treatment of women<sup id="cite_ref-Advisory_Board_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Advisory_Board-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and her efforts are reported behind setting up of social forums where law and order issues could be settled without the interference of Police.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_International_Development_Achievement_Award_winner_2012:_Dr_Kshama_Metre_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_International_Development_Achievement_Award_winner_2012:_Dr_Kshama_Metre-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Metre's activities have been supported by the <a href="/wiki/National_Bank_for_Agriculture_and_Rural_Development" title="National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development">National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development</a> (NABARD) which extended finance for the microfinancing of the <i>Mahila Mandals</i>. The system initiated by her covers 1490 self-help groups, 75 children's groups, 220 men's groups and several girls' groups and is active in community health programs, rehabilitation programs for disabled people,<sup id="cite_ref-My_body_also_has_needs_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-My_body_also_has_needs-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> legal aid programs, and livelihood support programs.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_International_Development_Achievement_Award_winner_2012:_Dr_Kshama_Metre_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian_International_Development_Achievement_Award_winner_2012:_Dr_Kshama_Metre-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her efforts gained her a nomination to the now defunct <a href="/wiki/Planning_Commission_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Planning Commission of India">Planning Commission of India</a> in 2007 for a five-year term that lasted till 2012 where she was a member of the work group which focused on primary healthcare.<sup id="cite_ref-Advisory_Board_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Advisory_Board-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She has written several articles on rural healthcare and development; some of them getting accepted by <i>Changemakers</i>, a networking platform for social entrepreneurship.<sup id="cite_ref-Young_Men_at_Risk:_Transforming_the_Power_of_a_Generation_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Young_Men_at_Risk:_Transforming_the_Power_of_a_Generation-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tapping_Local_Innovation:_Unclogging_the_Water_and_Sanitation_Crisis_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tapping_Local_Innovation:_Unclogging_the_Water_and_Sanitation_Crisis-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Her group of volunteers have trained over 40,000 people in the management of rural development, representing government and banking institutions, <a href="/wiki/Non_government_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Non government organization">non government organizations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Self-help_groups" class="mw-redirect" title="Self-help groups">self-help group</a> (SHG) members.<sup id="cite_ref-Dr._Kshama_Metre_on_Bhau_Institute_of_Innovation_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dr._Kshama_Metre_on_Bhau_Institute_of_Innovation-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, with the increasing demand for such training, a new facility for CORD Training Center was opened in Sidhbari. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honours">Awards and honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kshama_Metre&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Awards and honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1993, <a href="/wiki/The_Week_(Indian_magazine)" title="The Week (Indian magazine)">The Week</a> magazine selected Metre as the <i>Woman of the Year</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_self-help_movement_in_rural_India_and_CORD’s_experience_–_Community_activist_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_self-help_movement_in_rural_India_and_CORD’s_experience_–_Community_activist-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was followed by <i>Ojaswani Shikhar Sewa Alankaran Award</i> of the <a href="/wiki/Times_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Times Group">Times Group</a> in 2000, and the Women's Empowerment Award of the <a href="/wiki/National_Commission_for_Women" title="National Commission for Women">National Commission for Women</a> in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-Achievements_of_CORD_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Achievements_of_CORD-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two years later, <i>Prophets of India</i>, a 2004 publication, listed her as one of the protagonists<sup id="cite_ref-Advisory_Board_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Advisory_Board-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and she received the <i>Sadguru Ganananda Award</i> for social service in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-Our_Inspirations_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Our_Inspirations-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was awarded the <i><a href="/wiki/Nina_Sibal" title="Nina Sibal">Nina Sibal</a> Award</i> in 2006 by the All India Women's Education Fund Association (AIWEFA) for her leadership of CORD and the organization's contribution towards <i>Integrated Community Based Rehabilitation work for differently abled person</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Achievements_of_CORD_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Achievements_of_CORD-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Government of India included her in the 2008 <a href="/wiki/Indian_honours_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian honours system">Republic Day honours</a> list for the civilian award of the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Awards_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Awards-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a>, the British national daily, chose her for the International Achievement Award in 2012, for her <i>exceptional work to alleviate poverty in the developing world</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_Announces_Development_Award_Winners_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_Announces_Development_Award_Winners-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, she was chosen for the Savitribai Jyotirao Phule award. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kshama_Metre&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Waman_Bapuji_Metre" title="Waman Bapuji Metre">Waman Bapuji Metre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Frank_Anthony_Public_School,_New_Delhi" title="The Frank Anthony Public School, New Delhi">The Frank Anthony Public School, New Delhi</a></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 February</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Changemakers&rft.atitle=Young+Men+at+Risk%3A+Transforming+the+Power+of+a+Generation&rft.date=2008-01&rft.au=Kshama+Metre&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.changemakers.com%2Fcompetition%2Fmen%2Fentries%2Fyouth-are-not-useless-they-are-used-less-they-are-not&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKshama+Metre" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Tapping_Local_Innovation:_Unclogging_the_Water_and_Sanitation_Crisis-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Tapping_Local_Innovation:_Unclogging_the_Water_and_Sanitation_Crisis_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKshama_Metre2008" class="citation journal cs1">Kshama Metre (March 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165613/https://www.changemakers.com/waterandsanitation/entries/sanitation-hygiene-and-proper-water-management-rural">"Tapping Local Innovation: Unclogging the Water and Sanitation Crisis"</a>. <i>Changemakers</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 February</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Changemakers&rft.atitle=Tapping+Local+Innovation%3A+Unclogging+the+Water+and+Sanitation+Crisis&rft.date=2008-03&rft.au=Kshama+Metre&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.changemakers.com%2Fwaterandsanitation%2Fentries%2Fsanitation-hygiene-and-proper-water-management-rural&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKshama+Metre" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_self-help_movement_in_rural_India_and_CORD’s_experience_–_Community_activist-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-The_self-help_movement_in_rural_India_and_CORD’s_experience_–_Community_activist_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160216052556/http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Misc/Pages/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=80">"The self-help movement in rural India and CORD's experience – Community activist"</a>. International Development Research Center, Canada. 16 June 2011. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Misc/Pages/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=80">the original</a> on 16 February 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 February</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+self-help+movement+in+rural+India+and+CORD%27s+experience+%E2%80%93+Community+activist&rft.pub=International+Development+Research+Center%2C+Canada&rft.date=2011-06-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.idrc.ca%2FEN%2FMisc%2FPages%2FEventDetails.aspx%3FEventID%3D80&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKshama+Metre" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Achievements_of_CORD-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Achievements_of_CORD_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Achievements_of_CORD_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cord.org.in/achievements.html">"Achievements of CORD"</a>. CORD. 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 February</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Achievements+of+CORD&rft.pub=CORD&rft.date=2016&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cord.org.in%2Fachievements.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKshama+Metre" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Guardian_Announces_Development_Award_Winners-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-The_Guardian_Announces_Development_Award_Winners_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160306034747/http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/the-guardian-announces-development-award-winners">"The Guardian Announces Development Award Winners"</a>. Women Deliver. 26 December 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/the-guardian-announces-development-award-winners">the original</a> on 6 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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CORD USA. 4 April 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 February</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube+video&rft.atitle=Guardian+International+Development+Achievement+Award+winner+2012%3A+Dr+Kshama+Metre&rft.date=2013-04-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dfg2d5QhqDDc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKshama+Metre" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.servicespace.org/blog/view.php?id=17398">"Interview with Dr. Kshama Metre"</a>. <i>Web video</i>. Ward Mailliard. 26 July 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 February</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Web+video&rft.atitle=Interview+with+Dr.+Kshama+Metre&rft.date=2015-07-26&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.servicespace.org%2Fblog%2Fview.php%3Fid%3D17398&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKshama+Metre" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ww.itimes.com/video/kshama-metre-the-self-help-movement-in-rural-india-and-cords-experience-2011">"Kshama Metre - The Self-Help Movement in Rural India and CORD's Experience"</a>. <i>Web video</i>. iTimes. 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 February</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Web+video&rft.atitle=Kshama+Metre+-+The+Self-Help+Movement+in+Rural+India+and+CORD%27s+Experience&rft.date=2011&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fww.itimes.com%2Fvideo%2Fkshama-metre-the-self-help-movement-in-rural-india-and-cords-experience-2011&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKshama+Metre" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kshama_Metre&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKshama_Metre2008" class="citation journal cs1">Kshama Metre (January 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171113221511/https://www.changemakers.com/competition/men/entries/youth-are-not-useless-they-are-used-less-they-are-not">"Young Men at Risk: Transforming the Power of a Generation"</a>. <i>Changemakers</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.changemakers.com/competition/men/entries/youth-are-not-useless-they-are-used-less-they-are-not">the original</a> on 13 November 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 February</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Changemakers&rft.atitle=Young+Men+at+Risk%3A+Transforming+the+Power+of+a+Generation&rft.date=2008-01&rft.au=Kshama+Metre&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.changemakers.com%2Fcompetition%2Fmen%2Fentries%2Fyouth-are-not-useless-they-are-used-less-they-are-not&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKshama+Metre" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKshama_Metre2008" class="citation journal cs1">Kshama Metre (March 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165613/https://www.changemakers.com/waterandsanitation/entries/sanitation-hygiene-and-proper-water-management-rural">"Tapping Local Innovation: Unclogging the Water and Sanitation Crisis"</a>. <i>Changemakers</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.changemakers.com/waterandsanitation/entries/sanitation-hygiene-and-proper-water-management-rural">the original</a> on 13 November 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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S. Subbalakshmi">R. S. Subbalakshmi</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailabala_Das" title="Sailabala Das">Sailabala Das</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshman_Singh_Jangpangi" title="Lakshman Singh Jangpangi">Lakshman Singh Jangpangi</a> (1959)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nanabhai_Bhatt_(educationist)" title="Nanabhai Bhatt (educationist)">Nanabhai Bhatt</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bina_Das" title="Bina Das">Bina Das</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sophia_Wadia" title="Sophia Wadia">Sophia Wadia</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamalabai_Hospet" title="Kamalabai Hospet">Kamalabai Hospet</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mithuben_Petit" title="Mithuben Petit">Mithuben Petit</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Ramaswami_Ayyar" title="N. Ramaswami Ayyar">N. Ramaswami Ayyar</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mother_Teresa" title="Mother Teresa">Mother Teresa</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brij_Krishna_Chandiwala" title="Brij Krishna Chandiwala">Brij Krishna Chandiwala</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Sumant_Moolgaokar" title="Leela Sumant Moolgaokar">Leela Sumant Moolgaokar</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Sumant_Moolgaokar" title="Leela Sumant Moolgaokar">Leela Sumant Moolgaokar</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambujammal" title="Ambujammal">Ambujammal</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mona_Chandravati_Gupta" title="Mona Chandravati Gupta">Mona Chandravati Gupta</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Mazumdar" title="Lakshmi Mazumdar">Lakshmi Mazumdar</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordhandas_Bhagwandas_Narottamdas" title="Gordhandas Bhagwandas Narottamdas">Gordhandas Bhagwandas Narottamdas</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Richardson_(Bishop_of_Car_Nicobar)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Richardson (Bishop of Car Nicobar)">John Richardson</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manibhai_Desai" title="Manibhai Desai">Manibhai Desai</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhaurao_Gaikwad" title="Bhaurao Gaikwad">Bhaurao Gaikwad</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shalini_Moghe" title="Shalini Moghe">Shalini Moghe</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sis_Ram_Ola" class="mw-redirect" title="Sis Ram Ola">Sis Ram Ola</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Singh_Gupta" title="Kalyan Singh Gupta">Kalyan Singh Gupta</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangru_Ganu_Uikey" title="Mangru Ganu Uikey">Mangru Ganu Uikey</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indumati_Chimanlal_Sheth" title="Indumati Chimanlal Sheth">Indumati Chimanlal Sheth</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maniben_Kara" title="Maniben Kara">Maniben Kara</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baba_Amte" title="Baba Amte">Baba Amte</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Banerjee" title="Robin Banerjee">Robin Banerjee</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lila_Ramkumar_Bhargava" title="Lila Ramkumar Bhargava">Lila Ramkumar Bhargava</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savita_Behen" title="Savita Behen">Savita Behen</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandurang_Dharmaji_Jadhav" title="Pandurang Dharmaji Jadhav">Pandurang Dharmaji Jadhav</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yudhvir_Singh" title="Yudhvir Singh">Yudhvir Singh</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avabai_Bomanji_Wadia" title="Avabai Bomanji Wadia">Avabai Bomanji Wadia</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badri_Prasad_Bajoria" title="Badri Prasad Bajoria">Badri Prasad Bajoria</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanta_Saroop_Krishen" title="Kanta Saroop Krishen">Kanta Saroop Krishen</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iyyanki_Venkata_Ramanayya" title="Iyyanki Venkata Ramanayya">Iyyanki Venkata Ramanayya</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandraprabha_Saikiani" title="Chandraprabha Saikiani">Chandraprabha Saikiani</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarojini_Varadappan" title="Sarojini Varadappan">Sarojini Varadappan</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queenie_H._C._Captain" title="Queenie H. C. Captain">Queenie H. C. Captain</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Kijungluba_Ao" title="L. Kijungluba Ao">L. Kijungluba Ao</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishambhar_Nath_Pande" title="Bishambhar Nath Pande">Bishambhar Nath Pande</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ismail_Ahmed_Cachalia" title="Ismail Ahmed Cachalia">Ismail Ahmed Cachalia</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhani_Prem" title="Dhani Prem">Dhani Prem</a> (1977)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kunwar_Singh_Negi" title="Kunwar Singh Negi">Kunwar Singh Negi</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagat_Puran_Singh" title="Bhagat Puran Singh">Bhagat Puran Singh</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_Vellut" title="Claire Vellut">Claire Vellut</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Kalyandev" title="Swami Kalyandev">Swami Kalyandev</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Dutt_Upadhyaya" title="Shiv Dutt Upadhyaya">Shiv Dutt Upadhyaya</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Nachimuthu" title="M. P. Nachimuthu">M. P. Nachimuthu</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omem_Moyong_Deori" title="Omem Moyong Deori">Omem Moyong Deori</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zainulabedin_Gulamhusain_Rangoonwala" title="Zainulabedin Gulamhusain Rangoonwala">Zainulabedin Gulamhusain Rangoonwala</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ela_Bhatt" title="Ela Bhatt">Ela Bhatt</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratnappa_Kumbhar" title="Ratnappa Kumbhar">Ratnappa Kumbhar</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anutai_Wagh" title="Anutai Wagh">Anutai Wagh</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandi_Prasad_Bhatt" title="Chandi Prasad Bhatt">Chandi Prasad Bhatt</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahasweta_Devi" title="Mahasweta Devi">Mahasweta Devi</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishan_Dev_Dewan" title="Krishan Dev Dewan">Krishan Dev Dewan</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tushar_Kanjilal" title="Tushar Kanjilal">Tushar Kanjilal</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avdhash_Kaushal" title="Avdhash Kaushal">Avdhash Kaushal</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayan_Singh_Manaklao" title="Narayan Singh Manaklao">Narayan Singh Manaklao</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bunker_Roy" title="Bunker Roy">Bunker Roy</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Begum_Zaffar_Ali" title="Begum Zaffar Ali">Begum Zaffar Ali</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Arunachalam" title="Jaya Arunachalam">Jaya Arunachalam</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darshan_Singh_Vohra" title="Darshan Singh Vohra">Darshan Singh Vohra</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mithu_Alur" title="Mithu Alur">Mithu Alur</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vedaratnam_Appakutti" title="Vedaratnam Appakutti">Vedaratnam Appakutti</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajmohini_Devi" title="Rajmohini Devi">Rajmohini Devi</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnammal_Jagannathan" title="Krishnammal Jagannathan">Krishnammal Jagannathan</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mag_Raj_Jain" title="Mag Raj Jain">Mag Raj Jain</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Kutchat" title="Edward Kutchat">Edward Kutchat</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Hazare" title="Anna Hazare">Anna Hazare</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renana_Jhabvala" title="Renana Jhabvala">Renana Jhabvala</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silverine_Swer" title="Silverine Swer">Silverine Swer</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silverine_Swer" title="Silverine Swer">Silverine Swer</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vimla_Dang" title="Vimla Dang">Vimla Dang</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._G._K._Menon" title="T. G. K. Menon">T. G. K. Menon</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Kashibhai_Patel" title="Jagdish Kashibhai Patel">Jagdish Kashibhai Patel</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Y._Patil" title="D. Y. Patil">D. Y. Patil</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundaram_Ramakrishnan_(social_activist)" title="Sundaram Ramakrishnan (social activist)">Sundaram Ramakrishnan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kantilal_Hastimal_Sancheti" title="Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti">Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanthi_Ranganathan" title="Shanthi Ranganathan">Shanthi Ranganathan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidyaben_Shah" title="Vidyaben Shah">Vidyaben Shah</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonarda_Angela_Casiraghi" class="mw-redirect" title="Leonarda Angela Casiraghi">Leonarda Angela Casiraghi</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antony_Padiyara" title="Antony Padiyara">Antony Padiyara</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shantha_Sinha" title="Shantha Sinha">Shantha Sinha</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanta_Tyagi" title="Kanta Tyagi">Kanta Tyagi</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acharya_Ramamurti" title="Acharya Ramamurti">Acharya Ramamurti</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Sailo" title="T. Sailo">T. Sailo</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natwar_Thakkar" title="Natwar Thakkar">Natwar Thakkar</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neidonuo_Angami" title="Neidonuo Angami">Neidonuo Angami</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagan_Nath_Kaul" title="Jagan Nath Kaul">Jagan Nath Kaul</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Mukhim" title="Patricia Mukhim">Patricia Mukhim</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janaky_Athi_Nahappan" title="Janaky Athi Nahappan">Janaky Athi Nahappan</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanumappa_Sudarshan" title="Hanumappa Sudarshan">Hanumappa Sudarshan</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabindra_Nath_Upadhyay" title="Rabindra Nath Upadhyay">Rabindra Nath Upadhyay</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulasi_Munda" title="Tulasi Munda">Tulasi Munda</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norma_Alvares" title="Norma Alvares">Norma Alvares</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Amte" title="Prakash Amte">Prakash Amte</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiran_Martin" title="Kiran Martin">Kiran Martin</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prema_Narendra_Purao" title="Prema Narendra Purao">Prema Narendra Purao</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivananda_Rajaram" title="Sivananda Rajaram">Sivananda Rajaram</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verna_Elizabeth_Watre_Ingty" title="Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty">Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queenie_Rynjah" title="Queenie Rynjah">Queenie Rynjah</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hema_Bharali" title="Hema Bharali">Hema Bharali</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nana_Chudasama" title="Nana Chudasama">Nana Chudasama</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalsawma" title="Lalsawma">Lalsawma</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theilin_Phanbuh" title="Theilin Phanbuh">Theilin Phanbuh</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Staines" title="Gladys Staines">Gladys Staines</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suwalal_Bafna" title="Suwalal Bafna">Suwalal Bafna</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Prakash_Joshi" title="Anil Prakash Joshi">Anil Prakash Joshi</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Murty" title="Sudha Murty">Sudha Murty</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Varghese" title="Sudha Varghese">Sudha Varghese</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melhupra_Vero" class="mw-redirect" title="Melhupra Vero">Melhupra Vero</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Runa_Banerjee" title="Runa Banerjee">Runa Banerjee</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Cyril" title="S. M. Cyril">S. M. Cyril</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Yusuff_Ali" title="M. A. Yusuff Ali">M. A. Yusuff Ali</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheela_Borthakur" title="Sheela Borthakur">Sheela Borthakur</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karuna_Mary_Braganza" title="Karuna Mary Braganza">Karuna Mary Braganza</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Gowrishankar" title="V. R. Gowrishankar">V. R. Gowrishankar</a> (2008)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kshama Metre</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kutikuppala_Surya_Rao" title="Kutikuppala Surya Rao">Kutikuppala Surya Rao</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madan_Mohan_Sabharwal" title="Madan Mohan Sabharwal">Madan Mohan Sabharwal</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikramjit_Singh_Sahney" title="Vikramjit Singh Sahney">Vikramjit Singh Sahney</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilkees_Latif" title="Bilkees Latif">Bilkees Latif</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keepu_Tsering_Lepcha" title="Keepu Tsering Lepcha">Keepu Tsering Lepcha</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._K._Menon" title="C. K. Menon">C. K. Menon</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_H._Pereira" title="Joseph H. Pereira">Joseph H. Pereira</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Kanti_Roy" title="Sunil Kanti Roy">Sunil Kanti Roy</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitraniketan_Viswanathan" title="Mitraniketan Viswanathan">Mitraniketan Viswanathan</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anu_Aga" title="Anu Aga">Anu Aga</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._R._Gangaramani" title="J. R. Gangaramani">J. R. Gangaramani</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_Joshi" title="Deep Joshi">Deep Joshi</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Kaul" title="Sudha Kaul">Sudha Kaul</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayekpam_Tomba_Meetei" title="Ayekpam Tomba Meetei">Ayekpam Tomba Meetei</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurian_John_Melamparambil" title="Kurian John Melamparambil">Kurian John Melamparambil</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhir_M._Parikh" title="Sudhir M. Parikh">Sudhir M. Parikh</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kranti_Shah" title="Kranti Shah">Kranti Shah</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baba_Sewa_Singh" title="Baba Sewa Singh">Baba Sewa Singh</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mamraj_Agrawal" title="Mamraj Agrawal">Mamraj Agrawal</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jockin_Arputham" title="Jockin Arputham">Jockin Arputham</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nomita_Chandy" title="Nomita Chandy">Nomita Chandy</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martha_Chen" title="Martha Chen">Martha Chen</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azad_Moopen" title="Azad Moopen">Azad Moopen</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheela_Patel" title="Sheela Patel">Sheela Patel</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Reddy" title="Anita Reddy">Anita Reddy</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanubhai_Hasmukhbhai_Tailor" title="Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor">Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamshad_Begum_(social_worker)" title="Shamshad Begum (social worker)">Shamshad Begum</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reeta_Devi" title="Reeta Devi">Reeta Devi</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Gopal" title="P. K. Gopal">P. K. Gopal</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Muniratnam" title="G. Muniratnam">G. Muniratnam</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niranjan_Pranshankar_Pandya" title="Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya">Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Tuli" title="Uma Tuli">Uma Tuli</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Varma" title="S. P. Varma">S. P. Varma</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoolbasan_Bai_Yadav" title="Phoolbasan Bai Yadav">Phoolbasan Bai Yadav</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binny_Yanga" title="Binny Yanga">Binny Yanga</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jharna_Dhara_Chowdhury" title="Jharna Dhara Chowdhury">Jharna Dhara Chowdhury</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._M._Maeilanandhan" title="S. K. M. Maeilanandhan">S. K. M. Maeilanandhan</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nileema_Mishra" title="Nileema Mishra">Nileema Mishra</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reema_Nanavati" class="mw-redirect" title="Reema Nanavati">Reema Nanavati</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manju_Bharat_Ram" title="Manju Bharat Ram">Manju Bharat Ram</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Dabholkar" title="Narendra Dabholkar">Narendra Dabholkar</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mukul_Chandra_Goswami" title="Mukul Chandra Goswami">Mukul Chandra Goswami</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Jain" title="Durga Jain">Durga Jain</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._L._Kaul" title="J. L. Kaul">J. L. 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