Question

Who among the following Indians is the winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019 for harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless?
1. Sandeep Pandey
2. Nileema Mishra
3. Ravish Kumar
4. Sanjiv Chaturvedi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Ravish Kumar

The correct answer is Ravish Kumar.

• Ravish Kumar is the winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019 for harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless.

• Ravish Kumar is the Senior Executive Editor of the News channel NDTY India.
• Ramon Magsaysay Award:
  • The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.
  • The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered to be Asia’s Nobel Prize.
  • The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippines government.
  • Other Indian winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award are RK Laxman, P. Sainath, Arun Shourie, Kiran Bedi and Arvind Kejriwal.