Real Heroes Award, is a social initiative by
CNN-IBN
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in collaboration with
Reliance Industries
Reliance Industries Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate company, headquartered in Mumbai. It has diverse businesses including energy, petrochemicals, natural gas, retail, telecommunications, mass media, and textiles. Reliance is ...
,
instituted in 2008 to honour
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
ns for their contribution to society. The objective of recognising the ordinary citizens who have devoted their lives towards shaping a better society. The first annual ceremony was in 2008, and featured 24 awards.
Jury
Judged by a panel of the selection process involves checking of quoted events, persons and places.
Slogan
''Ordinary People Extraordinary Service''
Categories
Honouring unsung heroes every year, the award acknowledges the service of people in diverse fields including:
* Women Empowerment
* Youth
* Social Welfare
* Health& Disability
* Education& Children
* Sports
* Environment
* A Life Time Achievement Award is also given to a person who has dedicated his/her life towards the betterment of the society.
Images
Image:Honouring the Real Heroes.jpg
Image:Winners of Real Hero Awards 2012.jpg
References
External links
{{Commons category, Real Heroes Award
Official siteReal Heroes
Indian awards
Awards established in 2008
Humanitarian and service awards