Harmony Silver Awards announced

The awards will be given at a ceremony on Wednesday at the Kokilaben Dirubhai Ambani Hospital. Actor Jeetendra will be the guest of honour at the function. On Tuesday,the NGO announced 10 winners,who will receive cash prizes and certificates.

Professor Annaswamy Ranganath Rao,103,will receive the award for his creative approach in making complicated mathematics theorems and equations easily understandable through the use of innovative games and puzzles. Ram Sanehi,80,is awarded for “rescuing sex workers” in Madhya Pradesh and Sekhar Raghavan,62,for inventing eco-friendly toilets which reduce the risk of groundwater contamination.

Dr Dilip Shrinivas Velaskar,69,from Mumbai will be honoured for his development of a “stroke-prediction kit”,which he says has the ability to prevent and diagnose heart attacks and strokes before they happen. Apart from simply being recognised for their exceptional work,the foundation also gives elderly a mouthpiece to communicate with the rest of society.