<p>Instituted by the Capital Foundation, the award was given away at a function here at which Supreme Court Judge Altamas Kabir was also present. Jindal, an MP, is the founding chancellor of the O.P. Jindal Global University at Sonepat in Haryana. <br /><br />The Bhagwati Award was also given to Arun Mohan, a senior advocate in the Supreme Court, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution" to access to justice. <br /><br />Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid were conferred the Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer Award at the same ceremony.<br /><br />In his speech, Kalam stressed the need to address poverty, lack of education, ill health and other such challenges in rural areas worldwide.</p>
<p>Instituted by the Capital Foundation, the award was given away at a function here at which Supreme Court Judge Altamas Kabir was also present. Jindal, an MP, is the founding chancellor of the O.P. Jindal Global University at Sonepat in Haryana. <br /><br />The Bhagwati Award was also given to Arun Mohan, a senior advocate in the Supreme Court, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution" to access to justice. <br /><br />Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid were conferred the Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer Award at the same ceremony.<br /><br />In his speech, Kalam stressed the need to address poverty, lack of education, ill health and other such challenges in rural areas worldwide.</p>