Seeta Bala, G.S.A. India Expo Awards Jury Chair said the Pride of India Awardees would be given annually to outstanding Indians including the Indian diaspora under different categories in recognition of their inclusive leadership to empower the community
The Global Strategic Alliance (GSA) India @75 Expo USA announced the Pride of India awards which were presented to 75 outstanding Indians from different walks of life for their impactful work to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, reported UNI.
An initiative of Indian diaspora from Chicago in the US, Vikash Kumar Vikash, Inspector General Of Police and the Managing Director of Mysore Sales International Ltd, MSIL, Bangalore was named as one of the 75 Pride of India awardees for his dynamic leadership in MSIL’s outstanding growth post-covid particularly in promoting the use of renewable energy and aggressive marketing which made MSIL successfully venture into the tourism and hospitality sector which reaped profits, according to a press release.
Retired bureaucrat Pejavar Murari, Adviser to the President of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI), New Delhi, India was also awarded in recognition of his distinguished career in the Indian Administrative Service including being the former Secretary to President of India, R. Venkataraman.
The citation recalled Murari’s entrepreneurial leadership including being the current Chairman of Aban Offshore Ltd, Chairman, Advisory Board Lochan & Company and Chairman, Lepra India Trust, New Delhi. Murari also serves as the Director of Bajaj Auto, Xpro India, Idea Cellular and Fortis Mallar. He is also on the Governing Council of Loyola Institute of Business Administration, LIBA Chennai and the Business Advisory Council of Great Lakes Institute of Management.
Seeta Bala, GSA Awards Jury Chair announced the other Pride of India awardees, which included 17-year old Aryan Lakshmanan, a Grade 11 Student, L’école Chempaka School, Thiruvananthapuram, Keralain Praful Billore, CEO, MBA Chaiwala, Indore, India, Dr.Chitti
- Moorthy, Radiation Oncologist, Westchester, New York, Madhu Uppal, Community Activist, Naperville, Illinois, Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, Chancellor, Karunya University, Coimbatore, India, Cottalango Leon, 2016 Academy Award Winner, Scientific and Tech Achievement in Animation, Los Angeles, Rajkumar Rajappa, Chairman, President NHEL Small Scale Industries Association, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, Geeta Radhakrishnan, CPA, New York and many more.
AMOMG THE AWARDEES ARE:
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Vikash Kumar Vikash, Inspector General of Police and the Managing Director of Mysore Sales International Ltd (MSIL), Bangalore
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Pejavar Murari, retired bureaucrat, Adviser to the President of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI), New Delhi
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Aryan Lakshmanan, 17, a Grade 11 Student, L’école Chempaka School, Thiruvananthapuram
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Keralain Praful Billore, CEO, MBA Chaiwala, Indore, India
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Dr.Chitti R. Moorthy, Radiation Oncologist, Westchester, New York
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Madhu Uppal, Community Activist, Naperville, Illinois,
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Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, Chancellor, Karunya University, Coimbatore, India,
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Cottalango Leon, 2016 Academy Award Winner, Scientific and Tech Achievement in Animation, Los Angeles
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Rajkumar Rajappa, Chairman, President NHEL Small Scale Industries Association, Trichy, Tamil Nadu
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Geeta Radhakrishnan, CPA, New York
Dr. Vijay G Prabhakar, President, GSA India@75 Expo USA said that this epic one of kind Expo brought together Ancient and New India on a single platform that included a vibrant tradeshow, meaningful daily workshops, informative plenary sessions on India’s growth, interactive sessions on Yoga, Meditation and Ayurveda and a rich cultural extravaganza of India’s dance and music.
Dr. Ajit Pant, Chairman, GSA India@75 Expo USA said that the three-day Expo held at Lisle, Naperville was the most impactful event.
Shree Gurusamy, CEO GSA India@75 Expo USA that the theme of the Expo was ‘Made in India Made for the World’ and that the showcasing of India would continue through Amrit Kaal, the next 25 years.
Dr. Vasavi Chakka, Dean of the Global Eye International Institute of Leadership, New York announced that short term Leadership Training Programs to focus on US-India relationships in six sectors starting from June 2023 would be conducted to create tomorrow’s inclusive leaders today. This would be an excellent opportunity for both Indians and the Indian diaspora throughout the world to interact with the US Congressional leadership and network with experts in the different sectors, added Dr Chakka.
Seeta Bala, G.S.A. India Expo Awards Jury Chair said the Pride of India Awardees would be given annually to outstanding Indians including the Indian diaspora under different categories in recognition of their inclusive leadership to empower the community.
Seeta Bala said the impactful G.S.A. India @75 Expo was hosting sequels across North America, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Australia continents throughout Amrit Kaal.
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