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Film Baahubali and ISRO honored at TIMES NOW ICICI Bank NRI of the Year Awards 2017
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Baahubali Actress Tamannaah Bhatia and Snooker Player Pankaj Advani graced the occasion Mumbai, 12th July, 2017: TIMES NOW, India’s No. 1 news channel and ...
- Baahubali Actress
Tamannaah Bhatia and Snooker PlayerPankaj Advani graced the occasion
Mumbai, 12th July, 2017:
TIMES NOW
, India’s No. 1 news channel and fourth edition
of ‘TIMES NOW ICICI Bank NRI of the Year Awards powered by Global Indian International School’
on 11th July
in Mumbai
. After its resounding success in the last 3 seasons, TIMES NOW and ICICI BANK organized the prestigious NRI of the Year Awards 2017, to salute the spirit of the Global Indian.NRI of the Year Awards, this year was open to all Non Resident Indians (NRI), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and Person of Indian origin (PIO) who reside in USA, Canada, UK, Middle East, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.The high profile jury for NRI of the Year Awards 2017, comprised of popular author
Amish Tripathi
, celebrated lyricist Prasoon Joshi, Satish Mahashinde
, columnist Bachi Karkaria
, and veteran journalist Kumar Ketkar
.Ms. Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank
graced the occasion and presented some of the key awards to the recipients. She conferred the Global Indian Award for Sports and for Science, India’s Global Icon Award and the Global India Impact Award 2017 to the winners. The gala event was hosted by TV actor Sophie Choudry.
The event was graced byTamannaah Bhatia
, Baahubali Writer Vijayendra Prasad,
Actress Sana Khan
, Choreographer Terence Lewis
and many moreThe fourth edition of TIMES NOW ICICI Bank NRI of the Year awards powered by
Global Indian International School
was awarded to 23 individuals
under 11 different categories
– Entrepreneur, Professional, Academics, Art & Culture, Philanthropy, Special Jury Award, India’s Global Icon Award, Global Indian Awards – Sports, Global Indian Awards - Science. NRI of the Year is India’s most distinctive awards recognizing the outstanding achievements of the Indian Diaspora globally. With their grit and perseverance, Non Resident Indians (NRIs) have achieved tremendous success in various fields in the countries they have chosen to adopt as their homes.
Many NRIs are accomplished politicians, scientists, sportsmen, businessmen, professionals and academicians in various countries. Through this awards TIMES NOW and ICICI Bank recognised the success of these achievers.
MK Anand, MD and CEO, TIMES NETWORK said,
“As India’s leading English broadcast network with over 100 million viewers in India and presence in 100 countries globally, Times Network has the best credentials to globally survey and recognize outstanding Indians and present them to our society as our true gems. The NRI of the Year Awards is an important component of our engagement with a critical constituency, not just as a Media group, but also for the Country and its global agenda. We hope to contribute towards building and strengthening the ties Global Indians have with their motherland and act as a force multiplier in their endeavor to contribute to nation building. After its resounding success in the last 3 seasons, TIMES NOW is back with the 4th edition of the prestigious NRI OF THE YEAR Awards 2017 to salute the spirit of the Global Indian. My heartiest congratulations to all winners.”
Speaking on the occasion,
Mr. Vijay Chandok, Executive Director, ICICI Bank
said, “ICICI Bank is happy to be associated with the ‘TIMES NOW ICICI Bank NRI of the Year’ awards. These awards, which are now in their 4th edition, give us the opportunity to honour members of the NRI community who have made an impact on society. With each passing year, these awards reach a new height due to the overwhelming response that we receive every year. ICICI Bank has been serving Indians across the globe for more than a decade. This platform gives us the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment of creating value for the NRI diaspora.”
Naveen Chandra, Head- International Business, TIMES NETWORK
shared, “The NRI of the Year awards is the most distinctive awards for Indians globally and we have received an overwhelming 25,000 registrations online and the multiple Jury rounds have ensured that the winners are of high quality. Among the winners this year are accomplished Neurologists, Oncologists, CEOs of global businesses and a former white house intern, and some very rich and accomplished Indians. We hope to take this further into more markets and reach out and cover more Indian Diaspora over the years ahead.”
Atul Temurnikar, Executive Chairman and CEO Global Schools Foundation, Singapore
added,
“We at Global Indian International School are proud to recognize the contribution of the Indian Diaspora around the world. As a K-12 educational institution catering to students in 7 countries, we hope to nurture our students into future global citizens like the distinguished individuals present today.
”
List of Winners 2017
Global Indian Impact Icon
Baahubali –
Tamannaah Bhatia
and V Vijayendra Prasad
(writer of Baahubali)India
India’s Global Icon
Shri A. S. Kiran Kumar
India
Special Jury Award
Vilanyur Ramachandran
USA
Global Indian Award – Science
Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai
India
Dr Koppillil Radhakrishnan
India
Global Indian Awards - Sports
Pankaj Advani
India
Academics
Suresh Bhargava
Asia Pacific
Shinjini Kundu
USA
Simran Vedvyas
Middle East
Abhinav Singla
Middle East
Professional
Rhys Concessao
UK
Byrappa Venkatesh
Asia Pacific
YKS Vishwanath
UK
Kuppusamy Uthaman
Middle East
Sitharama Iyengar
USA
Philanthropy
Ronald Colaco
Middle East
Start-up
Neil Parikh
USA
Art & Culture
Dhanoday Srivastava
UK
Entrepreneur
SanjeevTikam Mahtani
Asia Pacific
Shri Thanedar
USA
Sanjay Pitalia
UKBirbal Dana
Middle East
About TIMES NOW:
TIMES NOW has been India’s No. 1 English News channel for over a decade now. It is a channel that stands for credibility and unbiased approach in bringing news and reportage to the viewers. Sharp, incisive and direct, Times NOW is the nation’s voice in news. Its distinctive style and fearless approach makes it different from the others. TIMES NOW engages with viewers in 100 countries across the globe. For further information visit - www.timesnow.in.
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