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Detailed explanation-1: -Bengaluru/Chennai: Two Indians are among the winners of the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award-human rights activist Bezwada Wilson (50) and Carnatic musician Thodur Madabusi Krishna (40).
Detailed explanation-2: -Karnataka-born Bezwada Wilson, a prolific campaigner for eradication of manual scavenging in India, and Carnatic singer T M Krishna from Chennai, were today chosen for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2016.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award is Vinoba Bhave in 1958 under the category of Community Leadership.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees are Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia), Bernadette Madrid (Philippines), Tadashi Hattori (Japan) and Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia).