Shalin Manav Ratna Award – 2005
Shri Bhikhabhai Zaverbhai Patel (India)
Shri Bhikhabhai Zaverbhai Patel has led the Surat District Co-operative Union of farmers from South Gujarat. Shri Bhikhabhai Patel’s outstanding leadership has helped the co-operative movement achieve great progress and thereby has brought about positive changes in the lives of the families of hundreds of farmers in the region.