January 10, 2025 12:59 am (IST)
Follow us:
PM Modi congratulates Nobel laureates Satyarthi, Malala
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated 2014 Nobel Prize Winners Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai, who are being honoured in Oslo in Norway.
"The entire nation watches the ceremony in Oslo with great joy and immense pride. Congratulations Kailash Satyarthi! I also congratulate the young Malala Yousafzai for the momentous achievement," the Prime Minister said.
In a proud moment for India and Pakistan, Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai received the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize amid thunderous applauds at a ceremony in Oslo in Norway on Wednesday.
The duo received the award for their fight against the oppression of children and their right to education.
Satyarthi, 60, and Yousafzai, 17, shared the $1.1-million Peace Prize.
To make the occasion even more special the Nobel Committee made maestros Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Amjad Ali Khan perform at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony.
Satyarthi, who gave up a career as an electrical engineer in 1980 to campaign against child labour, headed various forms of peaceful protest.
His organization Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement) has been credited with freeing more than 80,000 child labourers in India over 30 years.
He estimates that about 60 million children are still at work.
On the other hand the Pakistani teen dominated Noble coverage in the media. The youngest ever Nobel laureate had survived a near-fatal attack by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating girls’ right to education.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
SC refuses to hear petitions seeking review of its same-sex marriage judgement, says there is 'no error'
Thu, Jan 09 2025
'They should wind up the alliance': Omar Abdullah on AAP-Congress fight over Delhi elections
Thu, Jan 09 2025
Pune woman killed by her colleague in public view for not paying back his money, no one intervenes
Thu, Jan 09 2025
'Only one rogue nation': Priyanka Chaturvedi blames Pakistan for UK grooming gangs, Elon Musk agrees
Thu, Jan 09 2025
PETA India pays tribute to prominent journalist-film producer Pritish Nandy who passed away at 73
Thu, Jan 09 2025
PM Modi condoles death of six people in Tirupati stampede incident
Thu, Jan 09 2025