Awards & Inspiration

Awards:

Padmasri Award: Shortlisted for the prestigious Padmasri Award – 2010 (Govt. of India);

1. Best Youth Award – NYK, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India.
2. Martin Luther King Jr. Honour
3. Collector’s Prize to Persons for Their Merit
4. Collector’s Republic Day Award
5. Dr. Ambedkar National Award
6. Dr. Ambedkar Fellowship Award
7. MSPI Foundation National Youth Award(Enlisted among outstanding personalities
by MSPI Foundation, New Delhi)
8. Star of Loyola Award (awarded by Loyola College in 1998 – 1999 for the outstanding achievement)
9. His fluency in writing and eloquence won to his Alma Mater
the Best Fine Arts College Awardin the District in 1996-1997.











Award Rejected: The matter of pride is that he was selected to be awarded “The Best Citizen of India Award” (from Youth Section). The other awardee is the Cricket Star, Mr. Sachin Tendulkar (from sports section). But Justin proved to be the youthful champion of Human Rights by refusing to receive the award since he felt that speedy efforts were not taken to release the 19 marine workers (from Tamil Nadu) who were languished and tortured in the Pakistan Jail for around 2 years. He brought this incident to the attention of the UN. Thus, he works for and proved that the labourers are the apple of his eyes.

Inspiration include –

H. E. Rt. Rev. Dr. Soosa Pakiam, Bishop of Trivandrum Arch Diocese, Kerala, India.
H. E. Rt. Rev. Dr. Peter Remigius D.D, Bishop of Kottar Diocese, Tamil Nadu. India.

Dr. Ignacimuthu, Former Principal of Loyola College;
Former Vice - Chancellor, Madras and Bharathiar Universities
(Presently serving as the Director, Entomology Research Institute,
Loyola College, Chennai - 34, India)

Mr. Vishwanath Shegaonkar IAS (Former Collector of Kanya Kumari District)

Mr. Richard & Anne Griffis, UNO

Dr. J. Amaladas, Asian Co-ordinator, Movement for Better World (MBW).