Hindustan Group of Institutions Celebrates Golden Jubilee, Awards 50 Eminent Personalities for Contribution to Society

Updated On: July 31, 2017 06:29 pm IST

Hindustan Group of Institutions has awarded the 50 eminent personalities as a part of its Golden Jubilee celebrations.
The awards had been instituted in the name of its Founder, i.e., Late. ‘Dr. K.C.G Verghese Excellence Awards’.

Hindustan Group of Institutions Celebrates Golden Jubilee, Awards 50 Eminent Personalities for Contribution to Society

One of the premier educational institutes in India, Hindustan Group of Institutions which is known for providing quality education recently celebrated its fifty glorious years of existence. In view of the same, the institute recognised 50 eminent and renowned personalities in various fields who have made significant contributions towards the betterment of the society. An awards ceremony had been organised by the Institute to present awards to the deserving personalities in the presence of Prof. K.V. Thomas, Member of Parliament (MP) and Honourable Justice Dr. P. Jothimani, Judicial Member, Green Board of India.

These awards had been instituted in the name of its Founder, i.e., Late. ‘Dr. K.C.G. Verghese Excellence Awards’. Dr. Verghese’s vision of 'making every man a success & no man a failure’ has been long carried forward through excellence in education. These words have steered the path for the Group to reach its present position of delivering quality education to students from diverse backgrounds across India and abroad.

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Present Chairperson of Hindustan Group of Institutions, Dr. Elizabeth Verghese said that the institute was privileged to honour the 50 eminent personalities and confer them awards in the name of Founder Dr. K.C.G Verghese. It was his vision that had driven the group to achieve greater heights, he added. The contribution made by these people has significantly brought a difference in the lives of people.

Hindustan Group of Institutions recognised the contributions made by the eminent personalities across various categories.Please find below the list of winners:

Category	Awardee
Research Excellence	Dr. G. Giridhar, Deputy Director General / Head (SRRA), Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India Dr. M. S. Rajadurai, President, CEO & Head of Research and Development, Sharda Motor Industries Ltd. Dr. Indrani Karunasagar, Professor & Head Director UNESCO CENTRE for Marine Biotechnology Dr. S. K.Satheesh, Chairman, Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Mr. V. P. Premkumar Director-Marketing & Operations, NELCAST (Newton – Bhabha Funded Project)
Academic Excellence	Dr. Ganesh Rajagopalan, Vice President, Sukra Helitek and Professor, Iowa State University, USA Prof. J. Philip, President, Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore Dr. V. Sivasubramanian, Director, Phycospectrum Environmental Research Centre (PERC)
Corporate Excellence	Mr. Anand Sudarshan, Founder & Director of Sylvant Advisors Pvt. Ltd., Chairman, Littlemore Innovation Labs Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Anand Sundaresan, Vice Chairman and MD - Schwing Stetter (India) Mr. Akkineni Ramesh Prasad, MD, LV Prasad Film & TV Academy Mr. Akinori Urakawa, President & CEO, YASKAWA India Private Limited Mr. Kim Hyung Tae, Consulate of South Korea in Chennai India Dr. R K Malhotra, President, SAE India Mr. H R Mohan, Vice-Chairman, IEEE Madras Section Ar. C.N. Raghavendran, Managing Director, C.R. Narayana Rao(Consultants) Private Limited, Chennai Er. M. Rajamani, Chief Engineer, Highways Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu Mr. Ramesh K.B Menon, Director - HR and Lead, Director - Diversified Business Group, Murugappa Group Ms. Shobha Mishra Ghosh, Asst. Secretary General at FICCI, New Delhi Mr. Srinivasan Dwarakanath, CEO, Airbus India, New Delhi Mr. Thomas Verghese Simon, Vice-President – HR, Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai Vinod T. Simon, Chairman, Governing Council, Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC), Executive Director Simmco Rubber & Plastic (P) Ltd.
Women Achievers	Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chair-Managing Director, State Bank of India Ms. Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank Dr. K. R. Maalathi, Founder CEO, Auuro Educational Services Ms. Rekha Rangarajan, Director, Data Patterns India Limited Ms. Zai Whitaker, Director, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust/Centre for Herpetology
Sports Excellence	Ms. Anju Bobby George, Won Bronze medal in Long Jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. She was presented the Arjuna Award in 2002 Mr. Kishore Futnani, Secretary, South India Equestrian Federation
Youth Icon	Ms. Aishwarya Manivannan, Freelance Designer, Artist, Winner of Educator Design Excellence Award and Academic Excellence Award Ar. Ajay Kora Mani, Owner, Ajay Kora Mani Architects Mr. Girish Mathrubootham, Founder & CEO at Freshworks Inc. (formerly Freshdesk) Mr. Karthick Naren, Film Director Mr. Rifath Shaarook, Lead Scientist, Space Kidz Program, Tanishq Dwivedi, Yagna Sai, Mohammed Abdul Kashif AeroSpace Final Year, Hindustan University Dr. Sanjay Cherian, Vice President, Frontier Lifeline Hospital & Dr. K.M. Cherian Heart Foundation Mr. Sujith Kumar, HR Business Leader, Infosys Ltd, Chennai; President, National HRD Network Chennai Chapter; Founder, Maatram Foundation Mr. Vadlamudi Srinivas Murali Mohan, Founder & CEO, Indian Artists Computer Graphics, Visual Effects Supervisor, Indian Film Industry
Community Development Excellence	Mr. Joseph Kottoran, Regional Director, Y's Men International Mr. Rabi Panigrahi, Past Area President, Y's Men International
Lifetime Achievement	Dr. Arun Kumar Bhaduri, Distinguished Scientist & Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Chennai Dr. P. Sivakumar, Distinguished Scientist & Director, Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai Dr. S.Gomathinayagam, Former Director General, National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), Chennai Prof. Ved Prakash, Former Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India, Noida Prof. Dr. N. M Samuel, Project Director, International Health Group (IHG), India, Chennai Dr. Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai, Founder, Former- CEO and Managing Director, BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, Chennai