# Businessline Changemaker Awards jury meets Monday for 8th edition 2026-08-09T23:58:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The jury for the eighth edition of the businessline Changemaker Awards will meet on Monday in Chennai to evaluate shortlisted nominees. Retired Justice Prabha Sridevan chairs the 2026 jury, which includes Suresh Narayanan, Safeena Hussain, B. Santhanam, N.S. Nappinai, A. Balasubramanian, and Dr. Mukund Rajan. The awards celebrate people and organisations driving social, digital, and financial transformation, and will be presented on September 22 in New Delhi. SASTRA Deemed University is the presenting partner, and City Union Bank is the power partner. The awards received over 1,600 nominations across five categories after a public call on May 12. Businessline journalists and knowledge partners Ashoka Foundation and Deloitte also nominated candidates. The winners will be chosen in six categories, including Financial Transformation, Digital Transformation, Social Transformation, Young Changemaker, Changemaker of the Year, and Iconic Changemaker. Last year, DRDO won Changemaker of the Year, and the Azim Premji Foundation was named Iconic Changemaker. ## Coverage - thehindubusinessline.com Tags: businessline, Changemaker Awards, Chennai, CSR recognition, jury meeting, social impact Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/businessline-changemaker-awards-jury-meets-monday-for-8th-edition/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/businessline-changemaker-awards-jury-meets-monday-for-8th-edition/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.