マグサイサイ賞

for “her spirit of public service and the message of hope she continues to propagate among her people. At the same time, her work serves as a dire warning for the world to avoid war at all costs as its tragic repercussions can reach far into the future. She offers proof that it can never be too late to right the wrongs of war, and gain justice and relief for its hapless victims.”

"for his invaluable and enduring contributions towards harmonizing the richness of his country’s past with the diverse predicaments and prospects of its present, inspiring young Bhutanese to be proud of their heritage and confident in their future. Beyond his immediate horizon, his work engages all peoples and cultures around the world facing the same challenges, reminding them to look back even as they move forward.”

Karma Phuntsho

ブータン

"for his lifelong commitment to the use of art, specifically animation, to illuminate the human condition, especially lauding his devotion to children as the torchbearers of the imagination, to whom he has passed the light and spark of his own.”

Miyazaki Hayao

日本

"for their historic and continuing contribution to their people’s health—and perhaps just as importantly, to their recognition and fulfilment as citizens with basic rights. By championing the rural poor, the movement made sure to leave no one behind as the nation marches forward to greater economic prosperity and modernization.”

"for his indomitable spirit in uplifting the lives of local communities, his vision and passion in integrating local and indigenous cultures in his advocacy for the care of the environment and the well-being of people; and for being truly a man of and for his people, and thus for the world as well."

"for her deep, unwavering belief in the transformative power of non-violent strategies in peace building, her cool intelligence and courage in surmounting difficulties to convey the truth that it is through inclusion rather than division that peace can be won and sustained, and her unstinting devotion to the agenda of harnessing the power of women in creating a just and peaceful world."

Miriam Coronel-Ferrer

フィリピン

"for his devotion to his profession’s highest ideals of public service, his combination of skill, commitment, and compassion in pushing the boundaries of people-centered, pro-poor health care and cancer care, and for having built, without expectation of reward, a beacon of hope for millions in the Indian state of Assam, thus setting a shining example for all."

Ravi Kannan R

インド

"for his calm courage in surmounting deep trauma to become his people’s healer; his transformative work amidst great need and seemingly insurmountable difficulties, and for showing that daily devotion to the best of one’s profession can itself be a form of greatness."

"for his simple humanity and extraordinary generosity as a person and a professional; his skill and compassion in restoring the gift of sight to tens of thousands of people not his own; and the inspiration he has given, by his shining example, that one person can make a difference in helping kindness flourish in the world."

"for her unassuming and steadfast commitment to a noble and demanding advocacy; her leadership in running a multisectoral, multidisciplinary effort in child protection that is admired in Asia; and her competence and compassion in devoting herself to seeing that every abused child lives in a healing, safe, and nurturing society."

"for her passion and lifelong devotion to the scientific profession; her vision of building the human and physical infrastructure that will benefit the coming generation of Bangladeshi scientists, women scientists in particular; and her untiring contributions to vaccine development, advanced biotechnological therapeutics and critical research that has been saving millions of precious lives."

"for his unshakable belief in the goodness of man that inspires in others the desire to serve; his life lifelong dedication to humanitarian work, refugee assistance, and peace building; and his untiring pursuit of dignity, peace, and harmony for people in exceptionally difficult circumstances in Asia."

"for his inspiring determination in leading his fellow fisherfolk to revive a dying fishing industry by creating a sustainable marine environment for this generation and generations to come; and his shining example of how everyday acts of heroism can truly be extraordinary and transformative."

"for its highly principled crusade for an independent media organization, and digital technology in its effort to transform Indonesia's media landscape; and its commitment to a vision of the people themselves as makers of media and shapers of their own world."

"for his compositions and performances that have defined and inspired Filipino popular music across generations; his indomitable, undeterred confidence to selflessly seek, mentor and promote young Filipino musical genius for the global stage; and his showing us all that music can indeed instill pride and joy, and unify people across the many barriers that divide them."

Raymundo Pujante Cayabyab

フィリピン

"for his quiet courage in transforming private grief into the mission to protect Korea's youth from the scourge of bullying and violence; his unstinting dedication to the goal of instilling among the young the values of self-esteem, tolerance, and mutual respect; and his effectively mobilizing all sectors of the country in a nationwide driver that has transformed both policy and behaviors towards building a gentler, non-violent society."

Kim Jong-ki

大韓民国

"for his unfaltering commitment to a professional, ethical journalism of the highest standards; his moral courage in standing up for truth, integrity, and independence; and his principled belief that it is in giving full and respectful voice to the voiceless, in speaking truth bravely yet soberly to power, that journalism fulfills its noblest aims to advance democracy."

Ravish Kumar

インド

"for her unwavering courage in seeking justice for her husband and many other victims of violence and conflict in southern Thailand; her systematic, unflagging work to reform a flawed and unfair legal system, and the shining proof she is that the humblest ordinary person can achieve national impact in deterring human rights abuses."

Angkhana Neelaphaijit

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"for her pure humanitarianism in uplifting Timor Leste's poor; her courageous pursuit of social justice and peace; and her nurturing the development of autonomous, self-reliant, caring citizens, so vital in new, post-conflict nations in the world."

"for his quietly heroic half-century of service to the Filipino people; his abiding dedication to the pursuit of social justice and peace in achieving dignity and progress for the poor; and his being, by hid deeds, a true servant of his faith and an exemplary citizen of his nation."

"for his tremendous courage and healing compassion in embracing India's mentally-afflicted destitute, and his steadfast and magnanimous dedication to the work of restoring and affirming the human dignity of even the most ostracized in our midst."

"for her dauntless spirit and prodigious energy in rising above her condition; her creative, charismatic leadership in the sustained campaign to break down physical and mental barriers that have marginalized PWDs in Vietnam; and for being a shining, inspirational model for the young in her country and elsewhere in the world."

"for his uniquely systematic, collaborative and community-driven reform of learning systems in remote northern India, thus improving the life opportunities of Ladakhi youth, and his constructive engagement of all sectors in local society to harness sciences and culture creatively for economic progress, thus setting an example for minority peoples in the world."

Sonam Wangchuk

インド

"for his selfless, steadfast service to the Cambodian people; his inspiring leadership in empowering Cambodians to be proud stewards of their heritage; and his wisdom in reminding us all that cultural monuments like the Angkor Wat are shared treasures whose preservation is thus, also our shared global responsibility."

"for her unstinting, sustained leadership in building a credible and efficient Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), proving that the honest, competent and dedicated work of public servants can, indeed, redound to real economic benefits to millions of Filipinos."

"for his brave, self-sacrificing advocacy to give voice and face to his country's IP communities; his principled, relentless yet pragmatic leadership of the world’s largest IP rights movement; and the far-reaching impact of his work on the lives of millions of Indonesians."

Abdon Nababan

インドネシア

"for his quiet, abiding dedication to a simple act of kindness – sharing food with others – and his inspiring influence in enlarging this simple kindness into a collective, inclusive, vibrant volunteer movement that is nurturing the lives of many in Singapore."

"for its bold, collective contributions in shaping the theater arts as a force for social change; its impassioned, unwavering work in empowering communities in the Philippines; and the shining example it has set as one of the leading organizations of its kind in Asia."

"for their idealism and spirit of service in advancing the lives of communities other than their own, demonstrating over five decades that it is indeed when people live, work, and think together that they lay the true foundation for peace and international solidarity."

"for his moral energy and prodigious skill in leading a grassroots movement to eradicate the degrading servitude of manual scavenging in India, reclaiming for the dalits the human dignity that is their natural birthright."

Bezwada Wilson

インド

"for redefining the landscape of zakat-based philanthropy in Indonesia, unleashing the potential of the Islamic faith to uplift, irrespective of their creed, the lives of millions."

"for her moral courage and commitment to justice in taking head-on one of the most intractable problems in the Philippines; and promoting by her example of incorruptibility, diligence, vision and leadership, the highest ethical standards in public service."

Conchita Carpio Morales

フィリピン

"for its heroic work in saving Laotian lives in a time and place of great need, under the most deprived of circumstances, inspiring by their passionate humanitarianism a similar generosity of spirit in many others."

"for her fearless, indomitable spirit to revive and develop the ancient Laotian art of silk weaving, creating livelihoods for thousands of poor, war-displaced Laotians, and thus preserving the dignity of women and her nation's priceless silken cultural treasure."

"for her single-minded crusade in preserving the endangered artistic heritage of southern Philippines, and in creatively propagating a dance form that celebrates and deepens the sense of shared cultural identity among Asians."

Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa

フィリピン

"for his creative vision in transforming the culture of giving in India; his enterprising leadership in treating cloth as a sustainable development resource for the poor; and in reminding the world that true giving always respects and preserves human dignity."

Anshu Gupta

インド

"for his generous compassion in addressing the fundamental needs of both the living and the dead in Myanmar – regardless of their class or religion – and his channeling personal fame and privilege to mobilize many others toward serving the greater social good."

Kyaw Thu

ミャンマー

"for her unrelenting commitment to truthful, relevant, and unassailable journalism; her fearless promotion of transparency and accountability in business and public governance; and her leadership in blazing the way for more profession and independent-minded media practices in China."

Hu Shuli

中華人民共和国

"for her ennobling passion to protect and improve the lives of Indonesia's forest people; and her energizing leadership of volunteers in SOKOLA's customized education program that is sensitive to the lifeways of indigenous communities and the unique development challenges they face."

Saur Marlina Manurung

インドネシア

"for his courage, labor, and leadership in protecting Afghan cultural heritage, rebuilding an institution vital for Afghanistan's future; and remind his countrymen and peoples everywhere that in recognizing humanity's shared patrimony, we can be inspired to stand together in peace."

Omara Khan Massoudi

アフガニスタン

"for the social vision and high-level professionalism of its founders and those who run its schools in successfully pursuing their conviction that, with sustained civil responsiveness, quality education made available to all – irrespective of religion, gender, or economic status – is the key to Pakistan's brighter future."

"for his discerning and forceful leadership – through scholarly work, disciplined advocacy, and pro bono public interest litigation – in ensuring that the enlightened and competent practice of environmental law in China effectively protects the rights and lives of victims of environmental abuse, especially the poor and the powerless."

Wang Canfa

中華人民共和国

"for its fiercely independent and successful campaign against corruption in Indonesia, combining the uncompromising prosecution of erring powerful officials with farsighted reforms in governance systems, and the educative promotion of vigilance, honesty and active citizenship among all Indonesians."

Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi

インドネシア

"for her quietly inspiring and inclusive leadership – in the midst of deep ethnic divides and prolonged armed conflict – to regenerate and empower damaged communities and to strengthen local NGOs in promoting a non-violent culture of participation and dialogue as the foundation for Myanmar's peaceful future."

"for transforming their lives in service to other human trafficking survivors; for their passionate dedication towards rooting out a pernicious social evil in Nepal; and for the radiant example they have shown the world in reclaiming the human dignity that is the birthright of all abused women and children everywhere."

"for the pure altruism of her giving, which reflects a deep, consistent, quiet compassion, and has transformed the lives of the numerous Taiwanese she has unselfishly helped."

Chen Shu-chu

台湾地区

"for his visionary zeal, profound faith in community energies and sustained programs in pursuing the holistic economic empowerment of thousands of women and their families in rural India."

"for her uncompromising courage and impassioned leadership in a campaign of judicial activism in Bangladesh that affirms the peoples right to a good environment as nothing less than their right to dignity and life."

Syeda Rizwana Hasan

バングラデシュ

"for his creative fusion of practical science and collective will that has inspired and enabled vast numbers of farmers in Cambodia to become more empowered and productive contributors to their country's economic growth."

"for his steadfast passion in placing the power of discipline of science in the hands of Filipino farmers, who have consequently multiplied their yields, created productive farming communities, and rediscovered the dignity of their labor."

Romulo Davide

フィリピン

"for their collective vision, technological innovations, and partnership practices to make appropriate technologies improve the lives and livelihoods of the rural poor in upland Philippine communities and elsewhere in Asia."

"for his passionate and pragmatic efforts to put solar power technology in the hands of the poor, through a social enterprise that brings customized, affordable, and sustainable electricity to India’s vast rural populace, encouraging the poor to become asset creators."

Harish Hande

インド

"for his holistic, community-based approach to pesantren education in Indonesia, creatively promoting values of gender equality, religious harmony, environmental preservation, individual achievement, and civic engagement among young students and their communities."

"for his determined and courageous leadership of the sustained campaign to build an enlightened, organized and vigilant citizenry who will ensure fair and free elections – as well as demand accountable governance by their elected officials – in Cambodia's nascent democracy."

"for her determined and collaborative efforts to promote micro hydropower technology, catalyze needed policy changes, and ensure full community participation, in bringing electricity and the fruits of development to the rural areas of Indonesia."

Tri Mumpuni

インドネシア

"for his enterprising leadership and undeniable success in demonstrating how village-level economic development can be achieved without damage to the environment."

"for his selfless and unrelenting efforts, despite formidable odds, to save China's great river Huai and the numerous communities who draw life from it."

"for his pioneering leadership in mainstreaming persons with disabilities in the development process of Bangladesh, and in working vigorously with all sectors to build a society that is truly inclusive and barrier-free."

"for his bold pursuit of a national environmental program, insisting on state and private accountability, encouraging state-citizen dialogue, and raising the environment as an issue of urgent national concern."

"for their purposeful commitment to both science and nation, ensuring innovative, low-cost, and effective basic education even under Philippine conditions of great scarcity and daunting poverty."

"for his vision and leadership in bringing professionalism to the NGO movement in India by effectively combining 'head' and 'heart' in the transformative work of rural development."

Deep Joshi

インド

"for placing pharmaceutical rigor at the service of patients through her untiring and fearless dedication to producing much-needed generic drugs in Thailand and elsewhere in the world."

"for harnessing the technology and power of information to address China's water crisis, and mobilizing pragmatic, multisectoral and collaborative efforts to ensure sustainable benefits for China's environment and society."

Ma Jun

中華人民共和国

"for his path-breaking and passionate crusade to engage Filipinos in acts of enlightened citizenship that maximize the power of law to protect and nurture the environment for themselves, their children, and generations still to come."

"for fusing social science knowledge with a deep sense of social justice, in assisting dam-affected communities in China to shape the development projects that impact their natural environment and their lives."

"for his dedicated efforts in Thailand to provide inexpensive, practical, and comfortable artificial limbs to even the poorest amputees."

"for enhancing the capacity of the Madia Gonds to adapt positively in today's India, through healing and teaching and other compassionate interventions."

Prakash Amte

インド

Mandakini Amte

インド

"for his principled career as a publisher, placing discrimination, human rights, and other difficult subjects squarely in Japan’s public discourse."

"for guiding Muslims to embrace tolerance and pluralism as the basis for justice and harmony in Indonesia and in the world at large."

Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif

インドネシア

"for his spirited personal commitment to bring appropriate and effective psychosocial services to survivors of war and natural disasters in Sri Lanka."

Ananda Galappatti

スリランカ

"for his innovative application of wireless computer technology in Nepal, bringing progress to remote mountain areas by connecting his village to the global village."

Mahabir Pun

ネパール

"for his passionate commitment as a journalist to restore the rural poor to India's consciousness, moving the nation to action."

Palagummi Sainath

インド

"for guiding China to meet its mounting environmental crisis by heeding the lessons of its global neighbors and the timeless wisdom of nature itself."

"for his irrepressible passion for justice in leading ordinary Chinese citizens to assert their legitimate rights under the law."

Chen Guangcheng

中華人民共和国

"for his proactive and compassionate response to AIDS in China and to the needs of its most vulnerable victims."

"for harnessing the faith and generosity of Filipinos the world over to confront poverty in their homeland and to provide every Filipino the dignity of a decent home and neighborhood."

"for her courageous example in placing the truth-telling press at the center of the struggle for democratic rights and better government in the Philippines."

Eugenia Duran Apostol

フィリピン

"for placing Nepal at the forefront of developing safe, effective, and economical procedures for cataract surgery, enabling the needlessly blind in even poorest countries to see again."

Sanduk Ruit

ネパール

"for activating India's right-to-information movement at the grassroots, empowering New Delhi's poorest citizens to fight corruption by holding government answerable to the people."

Arvind Kejriwal

インド

"for her leadership of Chennai's Cancer Institute (WIA) as a center of excellence and compassion for the study and treatment of cancer in India."

Viswanathan Shanta

インド

"for his hopeful efforts to promote sustainable development in Laos by training and motivating its young people to become a generation of leaders."

Sombath Somphone

ラオス人民民主共和国

"for wielding the power of the press to crusade against acid throwing and to stir Bangladeshis to help its many victims."

Matiur Rahman

バングラデシュ

"for her catalytic role in enabling Cheonan's civil society to exercise its social responsibilities dynamically and democratically."

"for leading fellow farmers in demonstrating that the model of self-reliant local enterprises, supported by active community learning, is the path to rural prosperity in Thailand."

"for cultivating in the youth of Bangladesh a love for books and their humanizing values through exposure to the great works of Bengal and the world."

Abdullah Abu Sayeed

バングラデシュ

"for reaching across a hostile border to nurture a citizen-based consensus for peace between Pakistan and India."

Laxminarayan Ramdas

インド

Ibn Abdur Rehman

パキスタン

"for his steadfast commitment to indigenous Filipinos and their hopes for peace and better lives consonant with their hallowed ways of life."

"for guiding the people of Andhra Pradesh to end the scourge of child labor and send all of their children to school."

"for leading a groundbreaking collaborative effort to develop investigative journalism as a critical component of democratic discourse in the Philippines."

"for his passionate commitment to ease the pain of war, disease, and calamity among refugees and the mountain poor of the Afghanistan-Pakistan borderlands."

Tetsu Nakamura

日本

"for his twenty-year crusade to green the deserts of China in a spirit of solidarity and peace."

"for his courageous stand for justice and the rule of law during East Timor’s turbulent passage to nationhood."

Aniceto Guterres Lopes

東ティモール

"for her humane and fearless response to the urgent medical needs of thousands of refugees and displaced persons along the Thailand-Burma border."

Cynthia Maung

ミャンマー

"for developing professional journalism in Nepal and unleashing the democratizing powers of a free media."

"for his compassionate attention to the human cost of Korea's bitter division and his hopeful appeal for reconciliation."

Pomnyun Sunim

大韓民国

"for the empowering example of his commitment to the transformation of India's marginalized poor."

Sandeep Pandey

インド

"for leading Rajasthani villagers in the steps of their ancestors to rehabilitate their degraded habitat and bring its dormant river back to life."

Rajendra Singh

インド

"for his life of dazzling creativity in expression of the rich heritage and protean vitality of Sri Lankan music."

Wannakuwattawaduge Amaradeva

スリランカ

"for his efforts to promote peace and international cooperation by fostering a common bond of stewardship for the world's cultural treasures."

Ikuo Hirayama

日本

"for her resolute activism on behalf of working people and their place in Indonesia’s evolving democracy."

"for rising courageously to confront and eliminate sex trafficking and gender violence in Cambodia."

Dita Indah Sari

インドネシア

"for empowering Indian villagers to claim what is rightfully theirs by upholding and exercising the people's right to information."

Aruna Roy

インド

"for his formative role in laying the institutional and profession foundations for a new era of press freedom in Indonesia."

Atmakusumah Astraatmadja

インドネシア

"for extending the lessons of community building in India to Southeast Asia and Africa and helping the urban poor of two continents improve their lives by learning from one another."

"for helping rural Bangladeshi women assert their rights to better livelihoods and to gender equality under the law and in everyday life."

"for his enlightened commitment to the principle that, above all, a newspaper is a public trust."

"for revitalizing the theatrical arts in Taiwan with modern dance that is at once eloquently universal and authentically Chinese."

Lin Hwai-min

台湾地区

"for her selfless commitment to helping war-traumatized women and children rebuild their spirits and lives in the wake of Cambodia's great national tragedy."

"for enhancing China’s cultural dialogue with the world-at-large and with its own rich heritage through a brilliant and preserving life in the theater."

"for giving radiant moral force to the nonviolent movement for democracy in the Philippines and in the world."

Corazon Aquino

フィリピン

"for her compelling example in bringing humane assistance and healing arts to the poorest Filipinos."

"for her compassionate crusade through art and activism to claim for tribal peoples a just and honorable place in India's national life."

Mahasweta Devi

インド

"for invoking the moral authority of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to insist that behind the right of every refugee to asylum lies the greater right of every person to remain at home in peace."

Sadako Ogata

日本

"for tapping the ancient wellsprings of Hindu civilization to inspire spiritual renewal and social transformation in modern India."

"for exploring the mysteries of the Filipino body and soul in sixty inspired years as a writer."

Nick Joaquin

フィリピン

"for enlisting community leaders from fifty countries in the common cause of secure, sustainable, and equitable livelihoods for the world's rural people."

"for improving rural Taiwan with good deeds and sturdy bridges."

"for illuminating with brilliant stories the historical awakening and modern experience of the Indonesian people."

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

インドネシア

"for setting regionwide standards for excellence and relevance in training Asians to manage Asia's business and development."

Asian Institute of Management (AIM)

フィリピン

"for acting courageously to heal the sick and instruct the young among the Afghan refugee community in Pakistan and in her war-torn homeland."

Sima Samar

アフガニスタン

"for giving Chinese substance to the modern social sciences and applying them rigorously to the needs of China and its people."

Fei Xiaotong

中華人民共和国

"for applying his intellect and journalistic skills to champion national independence, cultural revival, and democratic nation-building in Malaysia."

"for fostering a collaborative search for humane and practical solutions to the housing crisis among Asia’s urban poor."

"for guiding Southeast Asia’s largest Muslim organization as a force for religious tolerance, fair economic development, and democracy in Indonesia."

Abdurrahman Wahid

インドネシア

"for asserting the central place of the vernacular tradition in framing a national identity for modern Filipinos."

Bienvenido Lumbera

フィリピン

"for heeding the call of the true physician in a lifetime of service to Japan's Asia neighbors."

"for nurturing self-reliant development and bringing hope to the forgotten peoples of high Pakistan."

Shoaib Sultan Khan

パキスタン

"for enriching India and the world with his sublime mastery of the sitar and with music 'that colors the mind.'"

Ravi Shankar

インド

"for fostering economic growth and mutual understanding in Asia through professionalism, public-spirited enterprise, and his own esteemed example."

Washington SyCip

フィリピン, アメリカ合衆国

"for reawakening Taiwan’s modern people to the ancient Buddhist teachings of compassion and charity."

Shih Cheng Yen

台湾地区

"for enriching rural Karnataka with the world's best films and the delight and wonder of the living stage."

"for guiding Asia's press to look beyond national borders and speak intelligently to complex issues of regional change and development.

"for nurturing hundreds of abandoned and handicapped children to adulthood in an atmosphere of beauty and love."

"for employing his gifts as writer, theatrical director, and broadcaster, but most of all as teacher, to make the performing arts and mass media a vital force for good in the Philippines."

"for shaping a new generation of engineers and managers committed to Asia in an atmosphere of academic excellence and regional camaraderie."

"for his demonstration to small farmers everywhere that natural farming offers a practical, environmentally safe, and bountiful alternative to modern commercial practices and their harmful consequences."

Masanobu Fukuoka

日本

"for moving rural Bangladeshis to self-reliance and economic security through an efficiently and honestly managed village cooperative."

"for creating modern theater from traditional Sinhalese folk dramas and awakening Sri Lankans to their rich cultural and spiritual heritage."

"for its concerted national and international effort to curtail opium growing by bringing worthy livelihoods to Thailand’s hill tribes."

"for his contribution in improving the diets and promoting the good health of millions of Thai children."

"for her contribution of economic reporting and business journalism to Taiwan's industrial and commercial vitality."

"for his 35 years of sustained commitment of mind and heart to helping Bangladeshis build their national life."

Richard William Timm

アメリカ合衆国, バングラデシュ

"for their education and guidance of the urban poor to create vigorous, humanly sound satellite communities."

"for its crucial role in using truth to depose an oppressive and corrupt regime and restore Filipino faith in the electoral process."

"for its training of agrarian development workers from four continents, enabling them to share experience and ideas for more effective progress."

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)

フィリピン

"for his engineering of Bangladesh’s new drug policy, eliminating unnecessary pharmaceuticals, and making comprehensive medical care more available to ordinary citizens."

Zafrullah Chowdhury

バングラデシュ

"for making cinema a vital social commentary, awakening public consciousness to disturbing realities of life among the Filipino poor."

Lino Brocka

フィリピン

"for encouraging international utilization of the Sloping Agricultural Lang Technology created by him and his coworkers to help the poorest of small tropical farmers."

"for enabling the neediest rural men and women to make themselves productive with sound group-managed credit."

Muhammad Yunus

バングラデシュ

"for his incisive, witty, never malicious cartoons illuminating India's political and social issues."

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman

インド

"for winning the participating of remote Nepalese villagers in researching their problems, resulting in practical benefits of potable water supplies and rapid ropeway transport across mountain gorges."

"for stimulating Javanese villagers to genuine self-reliance with simple, readily applicable appropriate technology."

Ir. Anton Soedjarwo

インドネシア

"for enriching his country's 'world of song and music' with spiritual and human rejoicing."

"for mobilizing European and American support to succor acutely deprived Korean youngsters, homeless elderly and infirm."

Aloysius Schwartz

アメリカ合衆国, 大韓民国

"for his inspiration and guidance of Chipko Andolan, a unique, predominantly women’s environmental movement, to safeguard wise use of the forest."

Chandi Prasad Bhatt

インド

"a concerned citizen employing his pen as an effective adversary of corruption, inequality and injustice."

Arun Shourie

インド

"for application of his surgical genius and his joining of doctors, craftsmen and community in a popular program enabling the crippled and limbless to resume near normal lives."

"for his sagacious courage and ardent humanism in defense of individual and press freedom amidst pressures and threats from left and right."

"for his practical democracy and use of regional cooperation to foster economically and humanly sound credit unions."

"for his organizational skill in demonstrating that Bangladeshi solutions are valid for needs of the rural poor in his burdened country."

Fazle Hasan Abed

バングラデシュ

"for his intellectual courage and his concern for and encouragement of Asian and other writers and artists, for many of whom his Solidaridad Book Shop is a cultural mecca."

F. Sionil José

フィリピン

"for building constructive relations between Japanese and others through shared knowledge of their diverse histories, needs and national aspirations."

"“for creating a self-sustaining rural health and economic betterment movement in one of the poorer regions of West-Central India."

Rajanikant Arole

インド

Mabelle Arole

インド

"for his preserving for the people of Sri Lanka and the world the 2,000-year-old tradition of classical art found in their great Buddhist temples."

"for its supplanting national jealousies that led to confrontation, with increasingly effective cooperation, goodwill among the neighboring peoples of Southeast Asia."

"for leading rural Bangladeshi Muslim women from the constraints of purdah toward more equal citizenship and fuller family responsibility."

"for his more than 1,000 poems and songs that over 40 years have fostered joyful, positive values among Korean children."

Yoon Suk-joong

大韓民国

"for his persuasive presentation of the case for developing Asia's basic needs in the councils of world decision making."

Soedjatmoko Mangoendiningrat

インドネシア

"for making a reality of the Gandhian principle of self-help among the depressed work of forced of self-employed women."

Ela Ramesh Bhatt

インド

"for his chronicling of Nepal's past and present, enabling his people to discover their origins and delineating national options.

"for its quality of teaching and research, fostering a sharing of knowledge in modernizing Southeast Asian agriculture."

"for bringing to his country's most depressed citizens the highest type of technically competent and humanely inspired health care, thus creating a model for rural medicine."

Toshikazu Wakatsuki

日本

"for creating a relevant theater movement in India by superb production, acting and writing."

"for his signal contribution towards India's technical modernization, complementing industrialization with human concern."

Henning Holck-Larsen

デンマーク, インド

"for her effective service to the cause of equal judicial rights for the liberation of Korean women."

"for his superior developmental reporting of Indian society, balancing factual accounts of achievements, shortcomings and carefully-researched alternatives."

"for mobilizing international support and foreign volunteers to modernize livestock farming in his adopted country."

"for her lifetime labors advancing with exemplary political integrity her countrywomen's public and personal freedom."

Fusaye Ichikawa

日本

"for his standards of editing and publishing interesting, accurate and constructive farm news."

"for his multinational education and inspiration of rural leaders prompting their return to and love of the land."

"for demonstrating that a doctor dedicated to service can overcome the most stubborn of obstacles in bringing effective health services to neglected and impoverished rural people."

"as the 'voice of her people' in their struggle against the industrial pollution that has been distorting and destroying their lives."

Michiko Ishimure

日本

"for its inspired outreach to non-literate tribespeople, recording and teaching them to read their own languages and enhancing their participation in the larger community of man."

Summer Institute of Linguistics

アメリカ合衆国, フィリピン

"for his practical propagation of new crops and promotion of better methods among Sumatra's small farmers who have learned to trust and profit from his ideas."

"for his cogent advocacy of the interests, rights and well-being of the Japanese consumer, especially the hard-pressed housewife."

"for his 44 years of creative work in education, particularly his conception and promotion of barrio high schools for rural Filipino youth."

Pedro Orata

フィリピン

"for his contributions as scientist, educator of both students and farmers, and administrator toward generating a new confidence in India’s agricultural capabilities."

M.S. Swaminathan

インド

"for his use of pictorial satire and humor for over three decades in unswerving defense of the public interest."

"for his sustained and forceful advocacy of genuine Japanese partnership in the economic progress of her Asian neighbors."

Saburō Ōkita

日本

"for his sturdy, productive leadership of fellow refugees and other landless countrymen in reclaiming for themselves new agricultural land from the sea."

"for his founding and inspired guidance of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, combining voluntary service in meeting village needs with an awakening of man's potential when he cultivates his best instincts."

Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne

スリランカ

"for his 44 years of discerning design of Japan’s superior educational radio and television broadcasting system."

"for its seven years of innovative, interdisciplinary teamwork by Asian and Western scientists, unprecedented in scope, that is achieving radical, rapid advances in rice culture."

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

アメリカ合衆国, フィリピン

"for his incisive contributions toward modernization of Japan's agriculture and the sharing of its experience with developing nations."

Seiichi Tobata

日本

"for their wise management of accredit cooperative that soundly improves life in their low-income barrio, without incurring bad debts."

"for his enduring commitment to free inquiry and debate."

Tôn Thất Thiện

ベトナム

"for its constructive humanitarianism, fostering dignity among the needy in Asia and on three other continents for over 22 years."

"for vigorously defending the interests of Thai farmers, critically challenging government policies with the pragmatism of a man who knows the soil."

Sithiporn Kridakorn

タイ

"a politician administering with quiet, efficient and innovative urgency the reshaping of his society for the benefit of all."

Abdul Razak Hussein

マレーシア

"for his uncompromising use of the film as an art, drawing themes from his native Bengali literature to depict a true image of India."

Satyajit Ray

インド

"for his practical humanitarianism, enhancing cooperation in agriculture by learning through multinational experience."

"for his example of Christian principles practically applied to improve agriculture and imbue rural life with new joy and dignity."

"for her enduring creativity with handicrafts and cooperatives, as in politics, art and the theater."

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

インド

"for its purposeful progress toward harnessing one of Asia's greatest river systems, setting aside divisive national interests in deference to regional opportunities."

"for his constructive articulation of a public conscience for modern India."

Jayaprakash Narayan

インド

"for his marshalling of talents and resources to provide one-fifth of Singapore's burgeoning population with decent, moderately-priced housing amidst attractive surroundings."

"for his perceptive use of the film to probe the moral dilemma of man amidst the tumultuous remaking of his values and environment in the mid-20th century."

Akira Kurosawa

日本

"for their projection of a warm and artistic portrayal of the Filipino people to audiences on five continents."

"for his extraordinary valor in defense of freedom, strengthening among a beleaguered people the resolution to resist tyranny."

Nguyễn Lạc Hoá

ベトナム

"for his steadfast determination in mobilizing the savings of his community to provide workable credit facilities for its productive needs."

"for their accuracy, impartiality and continuing research for facts and insights in recording Asia’s quest for economic advancement."

"for her unstinting personal commitment to the cause of literacy in India and other Asian countries whose teachers have sought her guidance."

Welthy Honsinger Fisher

アメリカ合衆国, インド

"for her indomitable role in the emancipation and education of Korean women and sustained participation in civic affairs, symbolizing to Korean women their awakening."

Helen Kim

大韓民国

"for their creative coordination of government and private enterprise to improve the supply of an essential food and sanitation in one of Asia's largest and most crowded urban complexes and to raise living standards among village producers."

Verghese Kurien

インド

Dara Nusserwanji Khurody

インド

Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel

インド

"in recognition of the Peace Corps Volunteers serving in the Near East, Africa and Latin America."

Peace Corps in Asia

アメリカ合衆国

"for their practical philanthropy working in partnership with Government and struggling cultivators to promote rural welfare in the Colony of Hong Kong."

"for their championship of the workers' cause through vigorous advancement of responsible and free trade unionism."

Palayil Narayanan

マレーシア

Koesna Poeradiredja

インドネシア

"for his editorial integrity in publication of a nonpartisan forum to encourage dynamic participation by intellectuals in national reconstruction."

Chang Chun-ha

大韓民国

"for her merciful cognizance of the abject poor of a foreign land, in whose service she has led a new congregation."

Mother Teresa

アルバニア, インド

"for her volunteer participation and leadership in developing constructive civic enterprises that have given women a new and creative role in Thailand."

"for his establishing of a model for resettlement and rehabilitation of refugees that enhances their self-respect and productive capabilities."

"for his scrupulous and probing investigative reporting in protection of individual rights and community interests."

"for her international citizenship and guidance to full and useful lives of those in other lands afflicted like herself."

"for his guidance of a multiracial society through its constitutional struggle for independence, toward communal alliance and national identity."

Tunku Abdul Rahman

マレーシア

"for his continuing concern for the whole man and molding his social institutions, rather than simply refashioning the physical environment."

Y.C. James Yen

台湾地区

"for their compassionate concern for others whom society had cast aside."

"for his leadership of the Tibetan community's gallant struggle in defense of the sacred religion that is the inspiration of their life and culture."

Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

チベット

"for their defense of civil rights and press freedom and their able stewardship of the power of the press which they have discharged with a sense of responsibility in keeping with the highest traditions of journalism."

Tarzie Vittachi

スリランカ

Edward Michael Law-Yone

ミャンマー

"for her gift of service to the Ceylonese people and the example she has set by her full life of dedication as a private citizen to the needs of others."

"for his furtherance of the cause of arousing his countrymen toward voluntary action in relieving social injustice and economic inequalities."

Vinoba Bhave

インド

"for the courageous and constructive contribution each has made in the profession of journalism as a power for the public good."

Robert McCulloch Dick

イギリス, フィリピン

Mochtar Lubis

インドネシア

"in acknowledgement of the spirit of service to other peoples in a time of need, with which it was conceived and has been carried forward, as well as the international amity it has fostered."