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Who among the following has NOT received the Ramon Magsaysay award as of August 2020?
1. Kiran Bedi
2. Prashant Bhushan
3. Arvind Kejriwal
4. Arun Shourie

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Prashant Bhushan

The Correct Answer is "Prashant Bhushan".

  • Kiran Bedi received the 1994 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service, the Board of Trustees recognizes her building confidence in India’s police through dynamic leadership and effective innovations in crime control, drug rehabilitation, and humane prison reform.
  • In 2006, Kejriwal was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in recognition of his involvement in the grassroots level movement Parivartan using right to information legislation in a campaign against government corruption.
  • Arun Shourie received the 1982 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts, the Board of Trustees recognizes a concerned citizen employing his pen as an effective adversary of corruption, inequality, and injustice.

  • The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award, which is named after seventh Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay who died in a plane crash in 1957. 
  • The award was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund with the cooperation of the Philippine government.
  • The award is conferred by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation to Asian individuals who achieve excellence in their respective fields and to honor those who selflessly serve to help others.
  • The award was traditionally given in five categories- journalism, literature, and creative communication arts; public service; government service; community leadership and peace and international understanding. Five categories, however, were discontinued in 2009. 
  • So far, the award has been conferred to more than 330 individuals including world leaders such as late Philippine President Corazon Aquino and Mother Teresa. 

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