THE AWARD WINNERS

  Himmat Ram Bhambhu   (born 14 February 1956) is a nature activist, wildlife conservationist and environmental activist.   He has received   Padma Shri   from Indian Government. Personal life Bhambhu was born on 14 February 1956. He was born in Sukwasi village,  Nagaur district ,  Rajasthan . Social work  Bhambhu was involved in planting trees, conserving birds and wildlife and forest conservation. Awards Padma Shri  (2020) [7] Rajiv Gandhi Environment Protection Award (2014) [7] Rajasthan State Amrita Devi Vishnoi award (2003)

Popatrao Baguji Pawar   (born 1960) is the farmer   sarpanch   of   Hiware Bazar , a   gram panchayat   in   Ahmednagar district   of   Maharashtra   India .   He was the only post graduate in the village. In 2020, he received the   Padma Shri   honor from the   Government of India   for his contribution in the field of social work. He is the Executive Director of Maharashtra state government's Model Village program. He is credited to have transformed it from an impoverished village into a model of development that the government of Maharashtra wishes to implement across the state. Pawar led Hiware Bazar's transformation from a drought- prone village to a green and prosperous model village, thus successfully reproducing Anna Hazare's Ralegaon Siddhi model of village development. He featured in an India Today cover story as the person who demonstrated how rural water re...