| |
|
|
Jury members: 2005 | ||||
|
Urvashi Butalia Co-founder of Kali for Women, India's first publishing house set up in 1984 to increase the body of knowledge on women in the Third World, Urvashi has recently launched a new venture, Zubaan, which is an imprint of Kali. A dedicated women's and civil rights activist, Urvashi Butalia is the co-founder of Kali, India's first publishing house set up in 1984. She writes on issues relating to women, the media, communications and communalismand has edited and authored many books including The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India, the critically-acclaimed and path-breaking chronicle of the untold stories of Partition, and has won international recognition. A Reader in the Delhi University teaching Book Publishing, she has served on the board of national and international organizations including Panos (London and South Asia) and Aman Trust. Urvashi was a member of the ARENA Executive Boards 1994-97 and 2000-03 and is instrumental to a large extent in bringing gender concerns to the forefront in ARENA. She has edited and authored several ARENA publications including Shadows Behind the Screen, Resurgent Patriarchies and The Disenfranchised, the second volume of Victims of Development in Asia. Medha Patkar Medha Patkar has been a central organizer and strategist of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), a people's movement organized to stop the construction of a series of dams planned for India's largest westward flowing river, the Narmada, one of the world's largest river development projects which threatens to submerge more than 37,000 hectares of forest and agricultural land and displace some 320,000 villagers, mostly from tribal communities, whose livelihoods depend on these natural resources. She is the recepeient of many natianal and international awards Late Barrister Nath Pai Award, Chattra Bharati Award, Prabha Puraskar etc., the right livelihood award, Goldman Environment prize, Green Ribbon Award for Best International Political Campaigner by BBC, England (1995) and the Human Rights Defender's Award from Amnesty International, Germany (1999). As an outgrowth of her work to stop dam construction, Patkar has helped establish a network of activists across the country - the National Alliance of People's Movements. Revathy Revathy is a well-known, highly acclaimed film actress with over 16 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has to her credit five Best Actress Filmfare awards for her performance in the Tamil films Mann Vasanai, Thevar Magan, Anjali, Telugu film Ankuram and Malayalam film Kakothi Kaavil Appoopan Thadigal. She was awarded the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Tamil film, Thevar Magan in 1992. In addition, she has also won the Tamilnadu State Award for Thalaimurai in 1998. 'Mitr My Friend' is her first directorial venture. Suparna Ganguly Suparna Ganguly is the founder trustee and President of the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre and the Founder Trustee & Hon. Vice President of Compassion Unlimited Plus Action - CUPA in Bangalore. She has worked extensively in Delhi with Crystal Rogers, a well known name in the field of animal welfare and is a member of various animal welfare and wildlife committess such as Bannerghatta Rehabilitation Centre Project at WRRC , Protected Area Development Fund - Dept. of Forests & Wildlife, Karnataka. She has also represented CUPA in the Asia Link Conference on Captive Wildlife organised by the World Society for the Protection of Animals - WSPA, U.K. at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in September 2003. Javagal Srinath The spearhead of the Indian pace attack for many years , Javagal Srinath and is the only bowler in India to produce the speeds generally associated with West Indian or South African pacemen. Whether in Test cricket or the limited overs game, whether in making the initial breakthrough with the new ball, breaking up a vital partnership in the middle order or cleaning up the tail, Srinath can always be depended upon to deliver the goods. Bowling with a smooth action, the `Karnataka Express' has been able to extract pace and bounce from even docile wickets. He has frequently displayed the entire repertoire of the fast bowler's art - the dipping inswinger, the late outswinger, the deadly yorker, the whistling bouncer. At the same time he has never compromised on the basic qualities of bowling i.e. the line and the length. His one-day bowling record is very impressive and he is also a useful tail-end batter and is capable of scoring runs at a brisk pace. |
| © 1999-2005 VMAAF.. All rights reserved. Contact: vmaaf@yahoo.com. | Designed and developed by Inscriptions |
