06-26-2005, 02:51 AM
http://hindustantimes.com/news/181_1411718,0008.htm
Ninety-two Indian women are in the race for a Nobel Prize in 2005, thanks to a unique bid: a collective nomination of a thousand women from around the world working on various aspects of peace.
The nomination is the result of an innovative project launched in 2003 called '1,000 Women for Nobel Peace Prize 2005'. "The first woman peace prize recipient was Austrian Betha von Suttner in 1905. This year is the centenary of her award. So, we believe it is appropriate to honour the millions of women who do peace work everyday all over the world," says Dr Ruth-Gaby Vermont Mangold, Member of Swiss Parliament and of the Council of Europe, whose brainchild the project is.
The 1,000 women were nominated through the efforts of 20 coordinators who collected nominations from 20 regions of the world. "The quota for each country or region is fixed based on population, problems and work. In India we have all three: population, problems and a lot of good work; so we have the largest quota," explains Kamal Bhasin, co-ordinator for the South Asia region. Names of the nominees are being closely-guarded till the embargo on June 29.
However, discussions about criteria and the kind of work that would qualify for nomination reveal a few probables: <b>Irom Sharmila, on a fast unto death for over four years against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, in Manipur, Neidunho Angami, a social worker from Nagaland, Medha Patkar for her relentless campaign for the Narmada oustees, Teesta Setelvad for taking on communal forces and Aruna Roy for her outstanding work to empower the common person.</b>
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Ninety-two Indian women are in the race for a Nobel Prize in 2005, thanks to a unique bid: a collective nomination of a thousand women from around the world working on various aspects of peace.
The nomination is the result of an innovative project launched in 2003 called '1,000 Women for Nobel Peace Prize 2005'. "The first woman peace prize recipient was Austrian Betha von Suttner in 1905. This year is the centenary of her award. So, we believe it is appropriate to honour the millions of women who do peace work everyday all over the world," says Dr Ruth-Gaby Vermont Mangold, Member of Swiss Parliament and of the Council of Europe, whose brainchild the project is.
The 1,000 women were nominated through the efforts of 20 coordinators who collected nominations from 20 regions of the world. "The quota for each country or region is fixed based on population, problems and work. In India we have all three: population, problems and a lot of good work; so we have the largest quota," explains Kamal Bhasin, co-ordinator for the South Asia region. Names of the nominees are being closely-guarded till the embargo on June 29.
However, discussions about criteria and the kind of work that would qualify for nomination reveal a few probables: <b>Irom Sharmila, on a fast unto death for over four years against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, in Manipur, Neidunho Angami, a social worker from Nagaland, Medha Patkar for her relentless campaign for the Narmada oustees, Teesta Setelvad for taking on communal forces and Aruna Roy for her outstanding work to empower the common person.</b>
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<!--emo&:furious--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/furious.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='furious.gif' /><!--endemo--> Noble is being considered for crooks and scam artists also.. woow.. <!--emo&:furious--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/furious.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='furious.gif' /><!--endemo-->