- 300 award recipients from all over India from which only 40 shall be chosen for the highest honour in civil society around the world. These 40 people shall be chosen as the Karmaveer Puraskaar award recipients which are the global awards for social justice and citizen action.
- Apeejay KarmaYuga awards to boost voluntary heroes from all sectors to encourage individual social responsible practice of human values and fulfillment of fundamental duties as citizens.
- REX Karamveer Global Fellowships to award several champions of change who have potential to change our world for the better.
BCR NEWS (New Delhi) : The Indian youth’s call for change has brought new dimensions nationwide and in political fraternity. India is treading on the road of national development as the youth calls for change. Inspired by the righteous actions and not just talks REX (Right Every Wrong) instituted by iCONGO (International Confederation of NGOs) is being organised from March 21-23, 2015 at Jesus & Mary College, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. REX has been creating inspiration for millions of people across India by implementing their ‘Ideas into Action’ for social emancipation and national development cutting across sectors.
The opening day of nationally acclaimed REX CONCLiVE started with a performance by Stephen and Santosh, one of the most coveted pianist and singer duo in Indian Cinema. Their implausible performance was followed by introductory remarks by Mr. Jeroninio Almeida who deliberated on the importance and need of building a platform like REX where ideas are shared to increase cohesiveness amongst like-minded people from different sector. The premise of REX rests in building strength of ideas of individuals to drive national growth and development and boost missionary entrepreneurship.
REX CONCLiVE 2015 witnessed distribution of prestigious Karmaveer Puraskars to 300 unsung heroes from all over India. The ceremony held during March 21-23, 2015 saw an august gathering of more than 500 people from all over India. The hall resonated the rich ethos of Indian culture and positivity as the audience blew off their candle. The philosophical value base of all success stories was to work for people and planet with the missionary zeal of entrepreneurship. REX is organised every year to felicitate the unsung heroes who have been doing exemplary work in the society within their resource capacity. Over the years REX Karmaveer has become a highly coveted civil society and people’s awards.
The REX CONCLiVE helps world-changing innovators from around the globe become part of the REX community and with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities. The 2015 CONCLiVE was well attended by many though leaders, businesses, entrepreneurs, civil society leaders, actors and media.
Founder of REX Jeroninio Almeida said, ” We have always maintained a high moral ground, never taken unethical funds and treated everyone with equality and as a VIP. Jerry added, “Dr. Verghese Kurien who was the first Karmaveer Lifetime achievement award recipient had said that the Karmaveer is most credible and dear award for me since this is the only award where no one needs to lobby or buy an award because you can first get it by doing something to make a difference in our world.
What is Karmaveer Chakra award?
The Karmaveer Chakra awards are highly coveted global awards promoted and instituted by the International Confederation of NGOs (iCONGO) in partnership with the UN.
About REX Karamveer Global Fellows
REX Karmaveer Global Fellows are established or budding champions in their respective fields, inspirational role models and the architects of ideas for action. They are selected because they are impassioned people who have already proven their thought leadership/potential to be the game changers to make a difference in our world. Initiated by iCONGO and promoted by CtrlS, RKGF seeks out bringing the Global Fellows together in a supportive fraternity as well as provides exposure to several eminent and grassroots Noble Laureates, Mentors, Investors and Fellow Innovators to accentuate the ability of the Fellows to create long lasting positive impact in our society, nation and the world. RKGF is powered by REX, CtrlS – iCONGO Karmaveer Puraskaar and Apeejay Karmayuga.
About REX (Right Every Wrong)
REX Conclive – REX is Latin for KING and REX conclive is the king of all good thought leadership for CHANGE conclaves (with an eclectic mix of “ROCKSTAR SPEAKERS”, cause related performers, short film screenings & awards) where ideas speak out to encourage proactive action to change our world. This is an initiative under the auspices of the RIGHT every WRONG & Karmaveer awards movement, promoted by iCONGO- International Confederation of NGOs &CtrlS Foundation
About iCONGO
Established in 2004, iCONGO– International Confederation of NGOs passionately works with People, for encouraging social justice through citizen action. They also work with the People Sector (NGOs, CSOs and Not for profits) to reclaim and preserve public trust. iCONGO believes that it is not mindless & arrogant charity but humble & involved social justice that is wanting in our world . Managed by Volunteers including concerned citizens and eminent people, iCongo has been sensitizing “citizens at large” to “Be the change we want to see in our world” and go beyond just giving money. iCONGO has pioneered the process of citizen involvement by changing mindsets with initiatives that have become huge movements now like Joy of Giving, Right every WRONG, REX- Ideas for Action CONCLiVE and KarmaVeer global awards to recognize the real heroes making huge difference in our world with their simple but significant action. In 2009, they instituted Karmaveer Chakra with the UN to felicitate exemplary Voluntary Action. Under Karmayuga- The Right every Wrong Generation, they are trying to Democratize Heroism by creating a generation of Indians. Earlier this year iCONGO also launched Karma Kurry book series in partnership with Jaico – India’s largest non-fiction publishing house, to tell stories about real heroes. The book which has a preface by Mr. Nelson Mandela is a bestseller and iCONGO is signing the biggest landmark publishing agreement in India with the biggest royalty commitment, wherein all royalties from book sales shall be utilised for discovering and inspiring more real heroes through KarmaYuga. For more information please visit icongo.in.
