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AWARDS AND HONOURS - February 2023

Feb 2023

Apr 19, 2023

Raj Subramaniam Honoured with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

Raj Subramaniam, the CEO of FedEx, a renowned global transportation company, and an Indian-American, was honoured with the distinguished Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award. This award is the highest civilian recognition bestowed by India upon individuals of Indian descent and Indian diaspora. Due to travel restrictions, Subramaniam, aged 55, received the award from Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India's Ambassador to the US, at a ceremony held at India House instead of receiving it in India earlier this year (2023).
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman is an award presented by the Government of India to individuals of Indian origin and diaspora who have made significant contributions in their respective fields and have enhanced India's image in the international community. The award was instituted in 2003 to coincide with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day) celebrations. Recipients of this award are chosen based on their achievements in various fields, including science, business, arts, and philanthropy, among others. It is considered the highest civilian award given by India to individuals of Indian origin residing outside the country.

Apr 17, 2023

TIME Most Influential People of 2023 list released

TIME Magazine has published a list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023, which includes Jennifer Coolidge (Actor), Doja Cat (Recording Artist), Bob Iger (CEO of The Walt Disney Company), and Salman Rushdie (Writer).
There is no particular order to the rankings.
Six categories: Artists, Icons, Pioneers, Leaders, Titans, and Innovators
Indian Actor Shahrukh Khan and Indian Director S.S. Rajamouli were listed in Icon and Pioneer categories, respectively.

Apr 16, 2023

Amit Shah Confers 'Maharashtra Bhushan' on Appasaheb Dharmadhikari

Union Home Minister Amit Shah conferred the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' Award on renowned social worker and reformer Dattatreya Narayan Dharmadhikari, alias Appasaheb Dharmadhikari.
On February 8, (2023) Appasaheb Dharmadhikari, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2017, was named for the prestigious 2022 'Maharashtra Bhushan Award', comprising a medal, a citation and Rs. 25 lakh.
Incidentally, his father and the renowned preacher-reformer, the late Dr. Narayan Vishnu Dharmadhikari, revered as Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari was also conferred the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' 2008 award.

Apr 13, 2023

Kumar Mangalam Birla Receives AIMA's 'Business Leader of the Decade' Award

Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, received the Business Leader of the Decade Award. In his acceptance speech, Birla said, "It is a very special award because it recognises longitudinal contribution over a period of ten years."
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, presented the 13th AIMA Managing India Awards to India's high-performing management leaders and institutions for their contribution to nation-building.
Scindia congratulated the awardees and called the awards a wonderful portrayal of Indian capability.
Apart from Birla, T.V. Narendran, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel was awarded with AIMA JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award on the occasion, Sanjiv Bajaj, MD of Bajaj Finserv received the Transformational Business Leader Award and Venu Srinivasan, Chairman Emeritus, TVS Motor Company was given the Outstanding Institution Builder Award for making the TVS Group a significant force in the domestic and international automotive markets.

Apr 10, 2023

Indian-American mathematician CR Rao to be conferred with International Prize in Statistics 2023

Prominent Indian-American mathematician and statistician, Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao will be conferred with International Prize in Statistics 2023. The prize is equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the field. Rao is being felicitated with for his monumental work 75 years ago that revolutionised statistical thinking.
Rao's work, more than 75 years ago, continues to exert a profound influence on science, the International Prize in Statistics Foundation said in a statement.
Rao, who is now 102, will receive the prize, which comes with a USD 80,000 award, this July at the biennial International Statistical Institute World Statistics Congress in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
"In awarding this prize, we celebrate the monumental work by C R Rao that not only revolutionised statistical thinking in its time but also continues to exert enormous influence on human understanding of science across a wide spectrum of disciplines," said Guy Nason, chair of the International Prize in Statistics Foundation

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