The Venu Menon Young Achievers Award is meant to recognize efforts of children and youth and is open to individuals below 21 years of age. It carries a cash award, a certificate and a statuette. At times, this award has been withheld when nominations have been found to fall short on the criterion of national impact, but all entries in this category receive an appreciatory letter, certificate or memento.
1999
Satya Priya Gautam
Satya Priya Gautam, a young teenager from a town on the fringes of Corbett National Park, set up the Corbett Nature Club and through its various activities has been successful in reducing poaching in the forests around the tiger reserve. Satya Priya was responsible for bringing to light poaching by the armed forces in the regions surrounding Corbett and has also been involved in exposing tiger poaching in the area.
2000
Simantini Kishore Lara
Simantini Kishore Lara's achievements at the age of 18 include her being the Project Officer at a leading shelter, Help In Suffering, based in Jaipur.
2002
Harsha J.
Harsha J., a college student living in Bangalore, has rescued over 600 animals in the past few years. He attends urgent calls to rescue snakes round-the-clock in his home state of Karnataka, even if it means missing college. He has been working voluntarily with People for Animals for over two years. He has gone down deep wells, walked on narrow parapets, climbed walls and very often risked his own life to rescue an injured animal.
2005
Prannoy Pratim Goswami
Winner of the IFAW-WTI-HT Next All India Essay Competition, Prannoy Pratim Goswami's essay on the subject, Keep Wildlife Wild, stood out for its originality, maturity of thought and the way he wove in his own experience to enhance his argument. Studying in Class 7 at Delhi Public School, Numaligarh in Assam, he won in a field open even to Class 09 students. Though Prannoy enjoys Biology, he plans to study humanities and is interested in debating, dramatics, reading and wants to join the diplomatic services.
Namita Bhatia - 2nd Prize, IFAW-WTI-HT Next All India Essay Competetion
Runner-up of the All India Essay Competition, Namita Bhatia's essay on the subject, Keep Wildlife Wild, stood out for its balance between the use of good language and well-researched content. A student of Class 9 of Modern Vidya Niketan School, Faridabad, Namita enjoys mathematics, reading, and music. She wants to train as a biotech engineer.
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