On 30 November 2016, Bharati vidyapeeth’s New Law College in pune became a beehive of activity.
Members of pune’s International Longevity Center – India (ILC-I) gathered for the seventh annual ILC-I Awards ceremony and cheered on the winners with great enthusiasm and vigour. The awards are a tribute to individuals and organisations advocating the cause of silvers in India and is a coveted recognition that serves to promote the concept of active ageing, a notion close to Harmony-Celebrate Age’s heart.
Presiding over the ceremony were chief guest padma Shri Lila poonawalla, a pune-based industrialist and philanthropist; guest of honour Dr Shivajirao kadam, vice-chancellor of Bharati vidyapeeth; ILC-I president padma vibhushan Dr r A Mashelkar; ILC-I chairman Jayant Umranikar; and chairperson of the ILC-I awards selection committee padma vibhushan Dr k H Sancheti. As Dr Mashelkar proudly noted, “the average age of the distinguished panel was around 65 years”.
Listed below are the awardees that were honoured under four categories with a citation, memento and cash prize.
1. The Late Shri B G Deshmukh Award, given to organisations promoting qualitative excellence in ageing:
• The Jyeshtha Nagrik Sangha, Jalgaon, for developing a library with over 15,000 books for silvers, organising free health camps, arranging lectures onhealthy living and promoting intergenerational solidarity.
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