Celebrating Excellence: Chinmaya Mission's Prestigious Awards and Recognitions
Honouring our unwavering commitment to Education, Healthcare, Rural Development, and Spiritual Enlightenment.
The Chinmaya Mission has many verticals with various organizations under it, in key service sectors for National Development. It is also recognized for its work in the fields of:
- Education
- Healthcare
- Environment
- Youth empowerment
- Culture
- Study and research centers
- Skill development
- Rural development
- Disaster relief and
- Spiritual enlightenment.
The Chinmaya Mission is involved in social services, including schools, colleges, university, hospitals, diagnostic centers, orphanage, old age homes, and rural village development projects.
Chinmaya Mission - Select List of Awards
Bharats TOP 2 Awards – PADMA SHRI and PADMA BHUSHAN
Dr. Meera Krishna, Project Coordinator of CORD, (a gynecologist and rural development leader) has also received several awards, including:
- Outstanding Woman Award: In March 2013, the National Commission for Women recognized her “selfless” service and honored her with the “Outstanding Woman” award for Empowering Mahila Mandals (Magalir Mandrams) and Sustainable waste management.
Swami Chinmayananda, the Founder of Chinmaya Mission (1951-1993) has been the recipient of many awards, including:
- 1992: The US magazine, Hinduism Today, conferred upon Swami Chinmayananda the Hindu Renaissance Award and the title of the “Hindu of the Year”
Swami Tejomayananda, the former Global Head of Chinmaya Mission (1993-2017) has been the recipient of many awards, including the following for the work done by him for Chinmaya Mission:
- 2004: The Gupta Award
- 2005: The “Hindu of the Year” award by Hinduism Today
- 2012: The Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati National Eminence Award by South Indian Education Society (SIES)
- 2014: The Newsmakers Broadcasting and Communication (NBC) “Newsmakers Achievers Award“
- 2016: The Padma Bhushan Award
Recognized among the top NGOs, Chinmaya Mission has raised over ₹2.56 Crores, ranking 3rd out of 250 organizations in the Tata Mumbai Marathon