Two Indians have won the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018. One of them is Sonam Wangchuk. What is the name of the second Indian to win the award?

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answered Mar 2, 2022 by SiddhiSomnath (239k points)
selected Mar 2, 2022 by Anuragk

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Bharat Watwani

The correct answer is Bharat Watwani.

Bharat Vaswani and Sonam Wangchuk were won the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018.
Bharat Vaswani was recognized for his tremendous courage and healing compassion in embracing India's mentally-afflicted destitute.
Sonam Wangchuck's initiative to harness science and culture creatively for economic progress improved the lives of the Ladakhi youth.

The Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s premier prize, and highest honor celebrate the greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia.
The Award is presented to them in formal ceremonies in Manila, the Philippines on August 31st, the birth anniversary of the much-esteemed Philippine President whose ideals inspired the Award’s creation in 1957.

In 2019, Ravish Kumar an Indian Journalist, author, and media personality got this prestigious award.
Human rights activist, Vinoba Bhave was the 1st Magsaysay Award winner in 1958.
In the year 2000, Aruna Roy got this award in the field of Community Leadership.
In the year 2001, Rajendra Singh got this award in the field of Community Leadership.
In the year 2008, Prakash Amte got this award in the field of Community Leadership.