Dr Shachi wins Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 14 2021:
Founder of Maol Keki Foundation (MKF), Dr Shachi Gurumayum was conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA), the highest honour conferred on overseas Indian.
He was amongst the 30 overseas Indian selected for the award which was announced on January 9, which is celebrated annually as 'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)' to mark the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in 1915, said a statement issued by Maol Keki today.
Dr Shachi founded the MaolKeki Foundation in December 2017 in memory of his late grandparents with the purpose of catalysing positive development in Manipur primarily in the areas of agriculture, education and healthcare, added the statement.
Till date MKF has trained over 1500 farmers, provided last-mile healthcare services to over 2500 individuals in rural areas and supported a selected number of students in their educational pursuits and its flagship program, the Agri Entrepreneurs Program in partnership with the Agri Entrepreneurs Growth Foundation has helped farmers become entrepreneurs through dedication, training, financial support and regular monitoring sessions during implementation, added the statement.
The statement added that Dr Shachi has worked in rural parts of many African countries to enable small scale farmers to adopt better practices and technologies to improve yield and quality and he is a director of Switzerland based AgriMayum GmbH.
He is a graduate of St Stephen's College (Delhi, completed Masters from University of Bristol (England) and got PhD from the same, added the statement.
Dr Shachi was also recognised by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in a reception programme held at Buckingham Palace for his contribution to British science, added the statement.