<span style="color: #222222;">Solapur based social activist Ganesh Vilas Lengare has been awarded the Star 2020 Certificate by the World Book of Records, London. The organisation, found in 2017, honours personalities for their outstanding contribution towards humanity and universal peace.</span><br />” <br />”<span style="color: #222222;">Recognizing his efforts to help the needy during the coronavirus induced lockdown, Ganesh Lengare has been awarded the Star 2020 e-citation certificate. Out of the 21 schemes that were launched by him to assist the people, the most important was the COVID patient contact tracing, that was implemented with the help of Solapur district authorities.</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;<br />”Understanding the need for spreading awareness regarding maintaining hand hygiene, wearing masks and following social distancing, Mr. Lengare organised various online contests and produced educational videos. </span><br />” <br />”<span style="color: #222222;">Besides providing masks and water bottles to migrant labourers, who were using Solapur-Pune highway to reach their home town in neighbouring states, Mr. Lengare also arranged free distribution of grocery and vegetables for the poor. The social activist thus spread a spirit of hope and positivity during the testing times of COVID-19 pandemic, as is correctly stated in his citation.</span><br />” &nbsp;