Distinguished Leaders Honoured at Viksit Bharat Award 2026 and Rashtra Ratna Samman 2026 in New Delhi

VMPL New Delhi [India], September 7: The Viksit Bharat Award - 2026 and Rashtra Ratna Samman - 2026 were organised at the Deputy Speaker Hall, Constitution Club of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, to honour individuals for their significant contributions to their respective fields and nation-building. The ceremony was organised by the Institute for Social Reforms and Higher Education Charitable Trust (ISRHE) under the leadership of its President Dr. Atul Kumar Sharma and Secretary Dr. Reshu Gupta . The ceremony was also graced virtually by Hon'ble Shri Ramdas Athawale , Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, who joined the programme through video conferencing as a Chief Guest. Despite being unable to attend the ceremony in person due to official commitments, Shri Athawale addressed the gathering virtually and conveyed his best wishes to all the award recipients. Shri Ramesh Chandra Ratn , Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Former Chairman, Public Sector Committee (PSC), Ministry of Railways, Railway Board, Government of India, attended the ceremony as the Chief Guest . He is also associated with the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . The event was attended by distinguished Guests of Honour, including Shri Vishwendra Paswan , Member, Constituent Assembly of Nepal and Former Minister for Science, Technology & Environment, Government of Nepal; Prof. (Dr.) Devinder Singh , Vice-Chancellor, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat; Dr. Nitin Malik , Registrar, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar; Prof. (Dr.) Ashutosh Mishra , Registrar, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat; Dr. Parvinder Singh , Ambassador for World Peace, United Nations; Dr. Rajesh Pathak , Vice-Chancellor, Metro University, Greater Noida; and Shri Harshavardhan Gowda , Founder, Vardhan Group of Companies. The programme commenced with the National Anthem , followed by the presentation of awards recognising excellence in education, law, public service, social leadership, entrepreneurship and other fields . The ceremony was conducted by Miss Divyanshi Aggarwal and Miss Geet Sharma , who served as the Masters of Ceremony. Mr. Deepak Upadhyay and Master Om Sharma managed event coordination and backstage operations. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Atul Kumar Sharma said the awards aim to recognise individuals whose dedication and achievements contribute positively to society and support the broader vision of a Viksit Bharat . The ceremony brought together personalities from diverse sectors on a common platform to celebrate achievement, service and contribution towards national development. Organized by:Institute for Social Reforms and Higher Education Charitable Trust (ISRHE) Website: www.isrhe.org Organised by Institute for Social Reforms and Higher Education Charitable Trust (ISRHE) Website: www.isrhe.org List of Awardees:- 1. Prof. (Dr.) Ram Chet Chaudhary - Chairman, Participatory Rural Development Foundation, Gorakhpur 2. Ambassador Dr. Amudala Thejo Kumari - Global Peace & Human Rights Ambassador; UN Human Rights Communication Board Member 3. Prof. Sumit Sinha - Vice Chairman, Robotics Neurosurgery & Spine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka, New Delhi 4. Prof. (Dr.) Rajeev Kumar Dubey - Professor of Anaesthesiology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 5. Dr. S. C. Pandey - Chairman, R.N. Public School Group; Academic Director, Pandey Classes 6. Dr. D. L. Gangwal - CEO, Gangwal Homoeopathy Research Hospital, Jaipur 7. Dr. Shruti Sneha - Data Scientist 8. Children's Heart Foundation - Received by Mr. Sandeep Singh, Founder 9. Dr. Swati Sin gh - Sarpanch, Korsar, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh 10. Dr. Sushant Rajput - Vice President, eClerx Services Ltd., Bangalore 11. Dr. Pankaj Sudan - Vice President, World Culture & Environment Protection Commission, New Delhi 12. Dr. Sanjay Dhanka - Assistant Professor, Centre for Internet of Things, MITS-DU, Gwalior 13. Dr. Meraj Ahamad Ansari - Assistant Professor, State Lal Bahadur Shastri Homoeopathic Medical College, Prayagraj 14. Dr. Monika Kesarwani - Assistant Professor, State Lal Bahadur Shastri Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Prayagraj 15. Dr. Soni Gupta - Assistant Professor, State Lal Bahadur Shastri Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Prayagraj 16. Mr. Anant Pawan - MD & CEO, A1 Anvik International Marketing Pvt. Ltd., Ranchi 17. Amb. Dr. Chandra Lal Bharti - Vice President, World Human Rights Protection Commission 18. Acharya Ishwar Singh - TGT Sanskrit, Government High School, Nuh, Haryana 19. Mrs. Karminder Kaur (Dolly Nagi) - Entrepreneur & Beauty Industry Educator 20. Dr. Rohit Seth - Partner, Seth Trading Company 21. Mr. Kishor Kumar - Founder & Chairman, National Balgandharva Kala Academy Pariwar 22. Dr. Nivedita Mukherjee - Founder, Nivedita Tutorials, Ghaziabad 23. Mr. Prawin Kumar - Senior Section Engineer, Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala 24. Mr. Anirudh Chauhan - M.D., AITC 25. Dr. Prateek Aggarwal - Owner, Smile Savers Dental Clinic, Ghaziabad 26. Dr. Tony Pal Singh - Managing Director & Dentist, Bijarnia Hospital, Jhunjhunu 27. Mrs. Megha Malhotra - PGT, Geography 28. Dr. Ram Ashish Chouksey - Scientist F; Head, HRD Group; Director, TIRC 29. Mr. Abdul Malik Sofawala - TGT Mathematics, Lancers Army School, Surat 30. Mr. Nachiket Ajay Dandekar - Founder & Managing Director, Sana Cyber Forensics & Data Security Services 31. Mr. Dheerendra Kumar (Dheeru Yadav) - Film & Television Director, Mumbai 32. Mr. Jasmeet Singh - Director, Umenit Solutions LLP 33. Dr. Anjali Shokeen - Associate Professor, GGSIP University, Delhi 34. Dr. L. Jeyapraba - Associate Professor & Head, Department of Zoology, Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli 35. Dr. Sushma Eknath Lambhate - CEO, National Institute of Fire & Safety Engineering, Nagpur 36. Dr. Dayanidhi Kumar Sharma - Clinical Embryologist & Centre Head, Indira IVF Hospital 37. Mr. Devraj Ramesh Sonavane - Interior Ceiling & Partition Material Supplier 38. Mr. Sukhpal Singh - TGT, PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Faridabad 39. Dr. Manjoo Shree - Founder & Psychologist, Lifeolicious 40. Mr. Alok Kumar - Founder & CEO, Thore Network Pvt. Ltd. 41. Dr. Harita Mehta - Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Founder, Mehar Legal Services 42. Mrs. Trupti Pandit - Social Worker, Entrepreneur & Women Empowerment Activist 43. Mr. Shivam Pandey - Lead AI & Automation Engineer, MaxVal Group, Noida 44. Prof. (Dr.) Monika Thakur - Professor, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida 45. Dr. Anil Manohar Khadse - Managing Director, Zenith Helicopter Services & Aviation Marketing 46. Mrs. Shalu Sudam Tarmude - Project Coordinator, National Women Entrepreneurs & Small Business Development Centre 47. Mr. Rakesh Ashok Zade - Founder, Jeevan Rakshak Foundation, Wardha 48. Dr. Gangaprasad Durgaprasad Badgainya - Founder, Hariet Kranti Sena, Wardha 49. Mr. Bharat Dhyanoba Thorat - Social Reformer & Youth Empowerment Leader, New Delhi/Pune 50. Wing Commander Sanjay A. Patil (Retd.) - President, Anandsagar Charitable Trust; MD & CEO, Anandsagar Group 51. Dr. Savita - Former Researcher, Mahidol University, Thailand 52. Mr. Hitesh R. Bhatnagar - Business Head, DMI Housing Finance, Jaipur 53. Dr. Vandana Sharma (Hon.) - Founder & Chairperson, Sekhem Healing Centre 54. Ms. Ankita Beniwal - English Facilitator, Edify World School, Hyderabad 55. Dr. Akanksha Saxena - Assistant Professor, PSIT, Kanpur 56. Prof. (Dr.) Suchitra Vashisth - Dean & Professor, Sri Vishwakarma Skill University, Haryana 57. Ms. Geeti Mehra Singh - Spiritual Coach, Illuminated Journey by Geet 58. Mr. Sagar Shivaji Patil - Managing Director, SP9 Marathi Media 59. Dr. Govind Lal Mandawaria - Principal, Mahatma Gandhi Government School, Rajasthan 60. Er. Samir Pandhi - Director, Springles Edutech Pvt. Ltd., North India 61. Mr. Sachin Oberoi - Founder, Shri Satyanand Godham, Paonta Sahib 62. Ms. Shikha Agarwal - Founder & Clinical Nutritionist, Nurture by Shikha, Kolkata 63. Honorary Dr. Ranvir Singh - Officer, Lovely Professional University, Punjab 64. Ambassador Dr. Amudala Thejo Kumari - Global Peace & Human Rights Ambassador; UN Human Rights Communication Board Member 65. Dr. Shruti Sneha - Businesswoman, Rourkela 66. Prof. (Dr.) Rajeev Kumar Dubey - Professor of Anaesthesiology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 67. Ms. Amrin Painter - Secretary, Children's Heart Foundation 68. Mr. Kishor Kumar - Founder & Chairman, National Balgandharva Kala Academy Pariwar 69. Skill Ninja Academy - Received by Ms. Ritu Rai, Co-Founder 70. Dr. Divya Sharma - MDS (Dental Surgeon); Owner, Dental White, Gurgaon 71. Ms. Sneha Jain - Author, Researcher & Emotional Wellness Coach 72. Prof. Dr. Neeraj Bedi - Professor & Medical Superintendent, Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences 73. Ms. Astha Agarwal - Founder & Director, AsthaZ Self Defence Academy 74. Mrs. Ssavita Raane - Founder & Director, Book Kulture LLP 75. Dr. Ganesh Govindan - Co-Founder, NIR-Bhaya Self Defence Academy, Bangalore 76. Mr. Vijesh Malappurath Paramadam - Application Architect, IBM 77. Dr. Tamal Biswas - Assistant Professor, Techno India University, Tripura 78. Dr. Ramakrishna Rao Muthyala - Author & Researcher 79. Prof. Dr. Saraswati Raju Iyer - Professor, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur 80. Dr. Ganesh Govindan - Co-Founder, NIR-Bhaya Self Defence Academy, Bangalore 81. Dr. R. Udaya Bharati - Assistant Professor, GIET Engineering College, Andhra Pradesh 82. Dr. Amreen Khan - Postdoctoral Scholar, UNLV & IIT Bombay 83. Dr. Mahesh B. - Founder & CEO, Mahesh Buddha Tutorials, Karnataka (ADVERTORIAL DISCLAIMER: The above press release has been provided by VMPL. ANI will not be responsible in any way for the content of the same.)