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 Award for Dr Badrinath
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Dr Badrinath
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Eminent eye surgeon, Dr S S Badrinath, social worker, Dr Sharadkumar Dicksheet, and founder of Rajasthan-based Shree Bhairav Netra Samiti, Rajmal S. Jain, have been selected for the 10th Mahaveer Award for 2004.
Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation chief executive officer S C Ramkumar said Chennai the awards carry Rs 5 lakh in cash and a citation each.
The awards are to be given away early next year.
The three awardess were selected from among 355 nominations received from across the country by a panel comprising former Chief Justice of India, Justice (retd) M N Venkatachalliah, and former Union minister Ramnivas Mirdha, he said.
(Agencies)
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