Celebrate an everyday man across Tamil Nadu whose persistent empathy, quiet support, and integrity have created enduring change in your family, workspace, or neighborhood.

Choose online submission or download the offline package to prepare responses at your own pace with colleagues and family.

Think of the man

Tell us who he is

Tell us his story

Choose someone you know personally whose everyday actions have made a real difference to you or others.

Your name, age, district, contact details, how you know him and for how long; his full name, age, district, occupation and how we may reach him.

Why he inspires others, one specific incident, and the sustained actions that show accountability, inclusiveness and contribution across family, work or community.

Add support and consent

What makes a strong nomination

Optionally attach documents, consented photographs or independent references. Confirm you agree to be contacted, and that we may contact the nominee and references for verification.

A strong nomination is specific (what happened, when), shows a pattern over time rather than one event, and comes from someone who has seen it first-hand.

Accessibility support: Need help to nominate or prefer another language or format? Write to mail@aware.org.in.

What happens to nominations: After you nominate, we may invite people who know the nominee (family, colleagues, community members) to share confidential feedback on a short questionnaire. Individual answers are never shared with nominees or sponsors.

— How nominees are selected

Nominations pass through three stages before the jury sees them, ensuring every story of personal character and community impact is reviewed with sensitivity and rigor.

Pre-screen

Structured interview

Independent verification

A short phone call to check eligibility, specific examples, duration of impact, any concerns and references.

A conversation on family, workplace and community examples, ethical choices, self-awareness and feedback.

Two to three reference calls to corroborate impact, consistency across settings and any safeguarding concerns.

10–12 min

Call duration

20–25 min

Dialogue duration

2–3 calls

Reference check

Informed consent is taken for interviews, references and public storytelling.

Personal data is accessible only to authorized screening staff and jury members.

Jury members declare conflicts of interest and step aside where appropriate.

Allegations are handled fairly and confidentially, not automatically made public.

How the jury scores
(100 points; minimum 70 to be considered)

Scores are one part of the decision; eligibility and safeguarding review always come first.

The schedule must be confirmed by the operations team before it is published.

Nominations open

Nominations close

Screening, interviews and verification

Date, launch planned mid-October 2026

Date TBC

Dates TBC

Finalists announced

Research release, International Men's Day programme and awards ceremony

Date TBC

19 or 20 November 2026, venue TBC

• Nominations Now Open

Honor an ordinary man whose quiet care, empathy, and patient mentorship have shaped your family, workplace, or neighborhood.
Share his story today.