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Author Haroon Rashid honoured with United Nations Karmaveer Chakra Award for his outstanding contribution to Literature, Art, Culture and Heritage across the Globe.
The prestigious Karmaveer Chakra Award conferred by the International Confederation of NGOs (iCONGO) in collaboration with the United Nations is a tribute to A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India. It recognizes individuals globally for their relentless courage across various fields. Its inspiring past awardees are Dr. Verghese Kurien (The Father of the White Revolution), Major General R.S. Pannu, Film Director Subhash Ghai and many more.
Every writer is different but he is one of those who has touched souls with even simplest expression of words. Recently on November 27, 2023, Prolific Haroon Rashid from Jammu and Kashmir, a Writer, Speaker, Poet, Artist and National Vice Chairman Youth India at Mother Teresa International Foundation (Representing 65 countries) was recently honoured with the globally acclaimed Karmaveer Chakra Award & Karmaveer Global Fellowship on at Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad.
Author Haroon Rashid is a world-famous Author for ‘We Fell Asleep In One World And Woke Up In Another’ and ‘Author Haroon Rashid Quotes’. Almost every soul including prominent global celebrities from Hollywood, Bollywood, Art Fields, Music Fields, Sports Field on their social media platforms and fund-raising events shared his most revered work ‘We Fell Asleep In One World And Woke Up In Another’ aka The Earth Poem that became a rage and one of the most celebrated and quoted literary work during the COVID times.
His writings speak for him at global level making him a renowned writer par excellence. Known for magic of his words, his many works has been translated into many languages including Spanish, French, German, Arabic, African, Indonesian, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Kannada, Tamil, Sanskrit, Mexican, Bolivian and so on. Amongst his other world-famous writings are ‘Time and its perspectives’, ‘Suicide Poem’, ‘Come Back from The Heaven’, ‘Skin’, ‘Will Meet Again’, ‘Human Trafficking’, ‘Humanity Poem’, ‘Faith’, ‘Mother’, ‘Spiritual Love’, ‘The World’, ‘Human in Uniform’, ‘Get Up’, ‘Meet A Person’ so on along with Endless Quotes.
For his contribution to literary works, he has been bestowed with the following recognitions and accolades:
Honorary Degree, Doctorate of Humanity by La Haye (Academy of Applied Sciences Supervisory Board) France.
Designated as an Ambassador for SDG4 and SDG13 by World Literary Forum for Peace and Human Rights in promoting world peace through Quality Education and Global Citizenship Education and combating climate change.
1st Prize in Exhibition Award 2023 at the 1st Silk Road International Poetry Spring Festival.
Representation for India at Designing Mexico and The World 11th Edition Mil Mentes Por Mexico association International 2023
Representation for India at Paper Fiber Fest 2023 conducted by China, Greece, Mexico, Peru for promoting More Poetry Less War.
Certificate of Appreciation by Greece on the occasion of International Day of Greek language Feb 9, 2023.
Global Peace Award 2022 at Mother Teresa International Foundation.
Sir Richard Francis Burton award (Awarded to the greatest personalities in the world within the framework of September 21 and September 26, European Day of Languages, signed by the Presidents representing the 5 continents).
The Cesar Vallejo Award 2022 (United Nations Global Marketplace) for his contribution to culture as well as literature.
The Golden Eagle Award for Literary Excellence’ from South America.
Honorary Award in recognition of his Excellence in Literature and Arts on the occasion of the 59th year of Independence for Trinidad and Tobago 2021.
Balkanska Pjesnicka unijapoetically godine Award 2021 from Serbia.
Invited to be a speaker at 3rd International Congress of Education, Designing the Future, Mexico, North America 2021.
Invited to be a peace protagonist on the occasion of International Peace Day in Mexico and Greece 2021.
Invited for famous Interview shows including Oprah Winfrey Show (featured in the Oprah Magazine)
While receiving the award he reinstated upon the importance of sustainability quoting:
“One should never forget the fact that…… “It’s our responsibility to create a better world for our future generations”
Author Haroon Rashid is truly an unusual success story to be cherished.
