Date:20/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/20/stories/2008052060081400.htm

National

Awards presented

— Photos: Shanker Chakravarty

SERVICE RECOGNISED: President Pratibha Patil presenting the 12th Mahaveer Award to S. Sankara Raman of Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudi, Tirunelveli district for excellence in community service at a function in New Delhi on Monday.

Rajashree Birla, chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Rural Development receives the ‘Polio Eradication Champion’ award.