Awardees 2010

Atul Kulkarni A potent actor, who captures the soul and spirit of a character he portrays on screen and thereby captivates the minds of his audiences with his quality acting potential is what Atul Kulkarni can be best described as. The focus of limelight fell over Atul for the first time, after his entry into the professional theatre due to his role of Mahatma Gandhi in the widely acclaimed Marathi play 'Gandhi Viruddha Gandhi'. Through several Marathi films like films like 'Dahavi F', 'Devrai', 'Matimaaya', 'Valoo', 'Bhet' and 'Sukhant' and Bollywood Hindi films like 'Hey Ram', 'Chandani Bar', 'Page 3', 'Rasta', 'Dum', 'Khakee', 'Rang De Basanti','Delhi 6' and 'Bum Bum Bhole' one can notice the dazzling glory of the genuine acting and the intensive study he conducts of each character he intends to portray on screen.Along with Marathi and Hindi films, Atul has also performed his skill with equal strength not only in various South Indian films but also in the films shot in English. Accorded with a national award twice so far, the peak of his acting career is the character of Guna Kagalgaokar, Atul has played in the widely acclaimed Marathi film 'Natarang'.   Girish Wagh It has been the long tradition of the Tata Group of Industries to lead Indian people toward prosperity by deploying innovative technology.The supremely significant milestone in this saga of committing themselves to the public welfare is the launching of the 'Nano' Car by Tata Industries. It was Mr. Ratan Tata, who saw a formidable dream of making a car available to the common Indian people at an affordable price as low as Rs. 1,00,000 and it was Mr. Girish Wagh who made a significantly pioneering contribution to make this dream a reality.He made the dream 'Nano Car' a tangible reality. 'Nano' Car has triggered an unprecedented revolution not only in the Indian but throughout the length and breadth of the world automobile industry today and now Mr. Girish Wagh is looking forward to make an 'Eco Friendly' Nano.   Dr. Ajit Phadke Dr.Ajit Phadke is the most respectable medical professional who has deployed his skill to bless the well being of health over to the thousands of his patients and to effectively cultivate a sound healthy society eventually. After earning the graduate degree of M.B.B.S. from Mumbai University, Dr. Phadke proceeded to undertake an intensive training of Urology from Montreal in Canada before launching his medical career. Through the decades ahead, having been propelled by intense earnestness for serving the patients and thorough commitment to the medical science, Dr. Phadke has set a glorious example of a fresh and ideal medical professional.Even while being active in the medical profession,Dr. Phadke has preserved his commitment towards the society as a whole.   Kavita Raut In the race of life what is necessary to surge ahead is formidable will power, arduous efforts and above all insuperable perseverance and it was the exceptional runner Kavita Raut who emerged to be an outstanding example of these positive attributes. Even while striving against extreme adversities in the absence of sufficient equipments Kavita started her running expeditions on the racing tracks of athletics and achieved a new record feat in the Commonwealth Sports Competition organized in the year 2010 at New Delhi. Forced by the circumstances, Kavita, who would at times run even without proper shoes, won a bronze medal in the 1000 metres race in the Commonwealth Sports Competition held in October, 2010. After a whopping period of 50 years India secured a personal track medal, thanks to Kavita, who proved to be the first female runner of India to secure this medal. Kavita also won the bronze and silver medals in the 18th Asian Athletic Champion Competition in China. Today, the highest performance of running in a 10 Kilometre race in India, is recorded after her name. Universally acclaimed as 'Sawarpada Express', Kavita Raut is now poised to win a medal in the upcoming Olympic Competitions.   Prakash Thorat By adopting modern techniques, a genius farmer proved to be a commendable achiever of an innovative feat of cultivating rich harvest from barren land. Captain Prakash Thorat, who was an erstwhile captain from Indian Navy, has set a massive record of producing 100 tons of ginger per acre by deploying a novel technique called 'Soilless Farming' at village Kayagao in Maharashtra.Captain Thorat has set an ideal example of how a farmer can overpower any adverse environmental conditions while contributing massive efforts along with adhering to innovative technique. Almost 5,000 farmers from the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Kerala have sought the guidance from Captain Prakash Thorat,not only Maharashtra alone but the entire nation is proud of him for his ground-breaking method of farming that uses farming techniques developed in Israel.   Sanjay Nahar Sanjay Nahar, a man profoundly committed to national integrity, has glowed the flame of education in the turbulent international border areas of India. Founder president of a social service organization called 'Sarhad' which helps rehabilitate the widows, children and other citizens severely affected by the terrorism in Kashmir Sanjay went about implementing an innovative initiative called 'Know India' in order to preserve the cultural bond of the children and youth from the burning Kashmir with the mainland of India.Sanjay Nahar did not hesitate to launch the expeditions of his organization in Kashmir when it started experiencing bloodbaths triggered by the sparks of international terrorism to prevent the youth there to be victims of that cross-border conspiracy aiming at ruining the peace and tranquility of Kashmir. Today, Sanjay Nahar has founded a school, college and a resident hostel on behalf of his institution 'Sarhad' and has adopted more than 105 children from Kashmir.