Karamveer Awards

Mr. Noshir H. Dadrawala, Trustee, CAF India received the ‘Karmaveer Puraskar’ in New Delhi on November 26, 2009 in recognition of his services to the Voluntary / Philanthropic Sector in India.

The citation given to him states: “Noshir has been involved in this field for nearly a quarter of a century, building capacity for the voluntary sector across the country through training programs, consultancy service (mostly pro bono), writing and publishing useful resource books and enabling the growth of philanthropy by promoting research, networks and healthy partnerships across all sectors. He exploited the hidden potential and good intentions of the voluntary sector and provided it with professionalism and management skills to operate in a manner that could prove accountable, transparent and within the framework of the complex charity laws in this country”.

Karmaveer Puraskar is a National Award for Social Justice & Citizen Action. The Award recognizes individuals who have been pivotal for leading change beyond their business as usual by being committed at individual levels to work on social issues.