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Vinod Bhanti Almost all awards are given to such people, who are close to Power, except very few who have really earned it.
sri venkat What did I get it for, asks Sister Nirmala
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090126/nation.htm#16
Kolkata January 25
"What did I get it for?" was the spontaneous reaction of Missionaries
of Charity superior general Sister Nirmala when she was informed this
evening that she has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan. "When she heard
the news, her first reaction was: 'what did I get if for?," MC sources
told PTI.
Later, when contacted, she said, "This is a recognition from the
Government of India of the little that we have been able to do for the
poorest of the poor." The mood in the Mother House, the order's
international headquarters here, was that of elation as the nuns
learnt of the award given to their global head.
"We are all very happy. This is an occasion of great joy for us," an
MC nun said, adding that the good news is being given to all houses of
the order in the country and abroad.
The Padma Vibhushan for Sister Nirmala is the highest Indian
recognition given to the Missionaries of Charity after the Bharat
Ratna which was awarded to the order's founder Mother Teresa in March
1980.
Mother Teresa, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, stepped
down as the MC superior general in 1996, handing over the reigns of
the organisation to Sister Nirmala. About a year after Sister Nirmala
became the MC superior- general, Mother Teresa died on September 5,
1997. — PTI
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