Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation Invites Nominations from Tamil Nadu for the 30th National Mahaveer Awards

Chennai, June 2026: 

Marking three decades of celebrating compassion, service and social impact, the Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation has invited nominations for the 30th edition of the prestigious National Mahaveer Awards 2027.  Among India’s most distinguished awards recognising selfless service by outstanding individuals and institutions whose work has transformed lives and communities in the fields of Non-Violence & Vegetarianism, Education, Medicine, and Community & Social Service. Each award carries a cash prize of ₹10 lakh, along with a citation and memento. Nominations are open until July 31, 2026.

Celebrating service beyond boundaries, the Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation has, over the past three decades and including the recently announced 29th edition, honoured 101 exceptional individuals and institutions from 26 States and 2 Union Territories. Tamil Nadu has been among the most prominent contributors to the National Mahaveer Awards, with 17 awardees from the State over the years—one of the highest representations in the country. 

Indian citizens and institutions engaged in selfless service for the welfare of the needy, the underprivileged and the voiceless are eligible for nomination. The awardees will be selected by an eminent jury chaired by Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice of India, ensuring a rigorous and credible evaluation process befitting the stature of the awards.

Jury for the Mahaveer Awards

• Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah, Former Chief Justice of India – Chairman, Mahaveer Awards

• Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, Former Chief Justice of India

• S. Gurumurthy, Editor, Thuglak and Part-time Director, RBI

• Prof. B. M. Hegde, Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mangalore Kendra

• T. S. Krishnamurthy, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India

• D. R. Mehta, Former Chairman, SEBI

• Prabhat Kumar, Former Cabinet Secretary, Government of India and Former Governor of Jharkhand

• Justice G. S. Singhvi, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India

• Dr. Shiv Kumar Sarin, Director and Chancellor, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi

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