Smriti Irani gives away the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award to Pravah and ComMutiny

NEW DELHI: Two organisations that look at training youth for leadership roles -- Pravah and ComMutiny -- won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award on Thursday instituted by the Schwab Foundation and JubilantBhartia Foundation. This year’s jury members for the award included, Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson and Editorial Director, HT Media Ltd, Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co – Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Sudha Pillai, Board Member, Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd and Former Member Secretary, Planning Commission, Government of India and Uday Kotak, President of the Confederation of Indian Industry. In 2010, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and Jubilant Bhartia Foundation came together to promote social innovation in India through the Social Entrepreneur of the Year India award,” a statement on behalf of the two foundations said. Applauding the work done by the finalists, Shyam S Bhartia, Chairman and Founder and Hari S Bhartia, Chairman and Co-Founder, Jubilant Bhartia Group and Founder Directors of Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, said: “It heartening to see that the finalists have brought disruption in their own fields with their innovative ideas and approach.