Keshav Desiraju Memorial Award 2023

The Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, ILS, Pune is pleased to announce the ‘Keshav Desiraju Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service in Mental Health, 2023.’

The Keshav Desiraju Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service in Mental Health, 2023, was announced on 11 May 2023, during a virtual award ceremony to commemorate his birth anniversary.

The virtual award ceremony featured Mr Desiraju’s close friends and family including historian and biographer, Ramachandra Guha, Mr Desiraju’s niece, Sriya Iyer, and close companion Pravesh Chandra Gauniyal. The speakers offered a glimpse into their cherished recollections and heartfelt memories of Mr Desiraju.

Virtual Award Ceremony | 11 May 2023

Jury Members

Dr Soumya Swaminathan

CHAIRPERSON

M S Swaminathan
Research Foundation

Mr Amitabha Bhattacharya

FORMER PRINCIPAL ADVISOR (EDU. & CULTURE)

Planning Commission
(Government of India)

Dr Anant Bhan

GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCHER

Mentor and PI, Sangath
(Bhopal Hub)

RECIPIENT 2023

Rajani Partharsarathy

Rajani Partharsarathy is awarded the Keshav Desiraju Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service in Mental Health, 2023, for her remarkable contributions to advancing mental health in Karnataka.

Citation by the Jury

RECIPIENT 2023

R Prasana

R Prasana is awarded the Keshav Desiraju Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service in Mental Health, 2023, in recognition of his efforts in advancing mental health in Chhattisgarh.

Citation by the Jury