Magsaysay Awardees Digital Collection

Rajendra Singh

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2001 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership from India. Rajendra Singh settled in Alwar, Rajasthan, a district where the degraded environment had rendered the land barren and the people destitute. He founded Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS, or Young India Association), which organized Alwar’s villagers to revive, repair and deepen their neglected johads (traditional earthen water reservoirs) to catch and store rainwater, eventually restoring moisture to the soil and revitalizing four rivers. Today, 8600 johads are found spread over 6500 sq.km. of Alwar. Mr. Singh also mobilized community-led institutions in each village, including the Mahila Mandal, which organizes local women’s savings and credit; and the River Parliament, with representatives from ninety villages, which collectively determines the allocation and price of water along the Arvari River. Mr. Singh is currently campaigning to clean and restore the polluted Yamuna River.

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Citation of Rajendra Singh as 2001 Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership

In electing RAJENDRA SINGH to receive the 2001 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership, the board of trustees recognizes his leading Rajasthani villagers in the steps of their ancestors to rehabilitate their degraded habitat and bring its…

Rajendra Singh's acceptance speech at the2001 Ramon Magsaysay Award Presentation Ceremony held in Manila on 31 August 2001.

Official biography of Rajendra Singh in connection to his Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 2001. This life story and work of Singh was carefully by Lorna Kalaw-Tirol.

Official public lecture of Rajendra Singh in relation to his Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 2001. His lecture was specifially entitled "Building Community Leaders for Resource Management - Working on People's Priorities."

He [referring to Rajendra Singh] transforms land and life in 650 villages in Rajasthan and makes dry rivers come alive.

Two of the news articles that give us an update on Rajendra Singh and his work.
First article highlights Singh as Ramon Magsaysay awardee launching a satyagraha or a silent protest in 2007 against the proposed games village for the 2010 Commonwealth…

A case study of the traditional practice of 'johad' as presented by the Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS) or the Young India Association led by Rajendra Singh, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership in 2001.

Two of the articles that give us an update on the works of Rajendra Singh. First article highlighted the efforts of Singh in promoting Ganga as the first National River of India. The article was published at thestatesman.net in April 2009. …

Book entitled "Story of a Rivulet Arvari from Death to Rebirth" written by Jasbhai Patel. This publication highlights Rajendra Singh and his Tarun Bharat Sangh in their efforts to save the Arvari River in India.

Cover of "The Promotion of Community Self-Reliance: Tarun Bharat Sangh in Action" written by Dr. Margaret Khalakdina."