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1985 - The Kattabomman Youth Welfare Association was presented
with the Commonwealth Youth Services Award bv the Commonwealth Youth
prO2ramme based at London. M. Bakthavachalam was the first recipient
of this prestigious award. This award had been given in recognition of
the social services in general and in particular of the services in the
development of education and removal of illiteracy through this
association.
1986 - M. Bakthavachalam was presented with the Youth of the
Year State Award by the Leo Club of Bahoor Circle, Puducherry in
appreciation of my active social activities.
1987 - The prestigious
National Youth Award of the Government of India for the year
1986-1987 was presented to M. Bakthavachalam by our late Honorable Prime
Minister Mr. RA.JIV GANDHIJI which was for the voluntary work rendered
in the field of national development and social activities. It is also a
credit brought to the Union Territory of Puducherry by my voluntary
services.
1987 - M. Bakthavachalam had the honor of being selected as an
Youn Achiever from the Union Territory of Pondicherry by the Pondicherry
State sports Council. This selection was made in connection with the
celebration programs of 40th anniversary of Indian independence
to carry the sacred soil from Puducherry to New Delhi, along with the
. Selected political leaders and
eminent freedom fighters.
1988 - M. Bakthavachalarn
was appointed as a member of the "Consumer Advisory committee"
constituted by the Civil Supplies Department, Government of Puducherry.
1989 - M.Bakthavachalam was appointed, as a member of the
"working group on the VIII Plan on Youth Affaires and Sports"
constituted by the Planning Commission of India.
1990 - M. Bakthavachalam
was appointed as an honorary Counselor in the Family court
at Pondichern: I was the first person
from Puducherry to hold the
post. .
1992 - The Government of India had honoured M. Bakthavachalam
to act as member of the Telephone Advisory Committee during
1992-1994, 1996-1998, 2000-2001 and 2002-2004.
2004 - The Honorable Union Minister for Youth affairs, and Sports
Mr.Sunii Dutt has selected Kattapomman Youth Welfare Association as a
Youth Development Centre under the leadership of M. Bakthavachalam.
2008 - M. Bakthavachalam
has been selected for Thavathiru Kundrakudi Adhmlar Communal Harmony
Award in reorganization of my service rendered in upholding communal
Harmony and National Integration by the Government of Puducherry.
1983:-
Ariankuppam, Veerampattinam,
Kakayanthope, Manavely villages consists of
fisherman, non-fisherman and Harijan
community. Communal clashes between fisherman and non-fisherman
community used to take place very often.
- In such occasions, association pacified the agitators and
settled the clashes amicably. In 1983, the president of the association
was appointed as one among the 5 members Kakayantope Veerampattinam
Peace committee, under the leadership of Pondicherry Collector, District
Magistrate, Tasildar and a head of the village. Due to a communal clash
between the vanniar caste of Kakayantope and fisherman community of
veerampattinam, nearly 25 huts and houses were burnt and two men were
murdered each on both sides. Through various meetings and discussions,
it took nearly six months to establish peace and friendship between the
two communities. Government of Pondicherry upheld my services and
awarded a certificate.
1988 -
Communal clash between the students of vanniar caste and schedule caste:
In 1988, when the Thavalakuppam Higher Secondary School in
Ariankuppam constituency was indefinitely closed, due to
misunderstanding and communal clash between the students of vanniar
caste and schedule caste. A communal clash was at its peak. The schedule
caste students were unable to return home and they locked themselves in
school. The school Principal was not there at that period and the
Vice-Principal refused to take a decision and waited for higher
authorities. The police were also quiet because it was a clash between
students. At that right moment, the president of the association faced
the situation bravely and with the help of the police, took the schedule
caste students out from their classrooms and took them to their village
Abishegapakkam. Abishegapakkam was a harijan colony; they agitated
against us on the first sight because we belonged to the vanniar caste
with which they were in anger. The students explained to the village
people and to their parents that we supported them and helped to get
them out of their classes. The students calmed down the agitated people.
They were happy to see the children safe from school. Through various
meetings and discussions between the students first and latter among the
parents of both communities, our association took necessary efforts to
reopen the school -and formed a Parents Association to that school. From
that date onwards the school functions smoothly. |