Hasina Kharbhih, Founder & Managing Director at Impulse Social Enterprises, has received this year's Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice.

Meghalaya-born Kharbhih received the award on November 3 at the Harmony International Conference in Mumbai.

A statement issued by Harmony Foundation, the international NGO, which offers the award, said Kharbih was given the award for social justice in recognition of her selfless service.

Noble laureates Dalai Lama, Malala Yousafzai, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad and voluntary organisation Médecins Sans Frontières are among those who were given the prestigious award in the past.