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INSTITUTE OF OBJECTIVE STUDIES, NEW DELHI
IOS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT A GLANCE
Since 2007
IOS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT A GLANCE
The main objective of the lOS Lifetime Achievement Award is to identify and publicly honour individuals/institutions/NGOs which have rendered an invaluable service to national life regardless ofthe distinctions of caste, class or creed, and whose dedicated contributions have touched, directly or indirectly,the lives of large numbers of people in the country.
The Award carries a memento, citation and a cash award of Rs.One lakh.This award was first presented in 2007.
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Conferred upon |
Date & Venue |
| Ist |
Justice A .M. Ahmadi, Former Chief Justice of India |
June 9, 2007 at India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi |
| 2nd |
Imarat-e-Shariah, Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand |
August, 10, 2008 at India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi |
| 3rd |
Dr. A R Kidwai, Former Governor of Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana and Former Chairman UPSC |
May 29, 2010 at Speaker Hall, Constitution Club, New Delhi |
| 4th |
Prof. B Sheikh Ali, Founder Vice Chancellor, University of Mangalore and Goa |
October 14, 2011 at Bangalore |
| 5th |
Ml. Dr. Saeed Al Azmi-Nadwi, Mohtamim, Nadwatul-ul-ulma, Lucknow |
February 15, 2013 at Constitution Club Annexe, New Delhi |
| 6th |
Mr. A G Noorani, Eminent Constitutional Expert/Prolific Author/ Historian/ Columnist & Well known Political commentator, Bombay
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May 23, 2015 at Constitution Club Annexe, New Delhi |
| 7th |
Prof. Akhtarul Wasey, President, Mulana Azad University, Jodhpur |
Yet to be decided |
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As we prepare to observe the 150th anniversary of 1857 events we are once again apt to ask ourselves the same old, unanswered questions: Was it a mutiny, first war of independence, or Jihad for the sake of Islam? William Dalrymple's account clearly shows that it had elements from all the three.