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CAVINKARE ABILITY AWARDS - 2011 |
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| Location: |
Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall,
No. 7, Harrington Road,
Chetpet, Chennai 600 001. |
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Dr.Mohini Giri, Chairperson, Guild of Service
Mr. N Murali, Sr. Managing Director, The Hindu
Justice A.P. Shah, Former Chief Justice, Delhi High Court
Mr. Mani Ratnam, Film Maker and
Mr. Aneil Mahajan, COO-Corporate Affairs,
Bhaskar Group |
| Guest of Honor: |
Major-General Sunil Kumar Razdan
Writer and historian Ramachandra Guha |
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| The Recipients of Year 2011 |
THE CAVINKARE ABILITY AWARD FOR EMINENCE
HARMAN SINGH SIDHU, CHANDIGARH |
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Rather than be dejected and yield to a life of resigned acceptance or curse fate for an accident that left him paralysed neck below, Harman decided to look beyond himself and chose to save lives from road accidents. While lesser people might have taken to a life of retreat, Harman chose to establish an NGO " Arrive Safe" where the mission was to advocate policy level changes and create awareness on road safety. Today, Harman has become a spokesperson in most matters relating to road safety and has represented the country at international forums. Thanks to his determined and persistent efforts, several roads have become safer today and several traffic regulations have been brought about as well. |
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THE CAVINKARE ABILITY MASTERY AWARDS
BABLI GAMBHIR, JAORA, MADHYA PRADESH |
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Being shunned by public because of her short hands only made Babli more determined to excel in a field that required persistent and dexterous use of hands. Beauty services were what she chose to do ... confident that she would dispel stereotypes. They now call her the girl with the " golden hands ". A great triumph when one also considers the economically low background that she comes from. Turning a seeming "weakness" into her greatest "strength", today, she owns a most sought after beauty parlour in Jaora ... one that is acclaimed for its client services. What started as a small set-up is currently also an employment opportunity for other economically backward girls. |
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| SUJATHA BURLA, HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH |
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TV anchor, woman entrepreneur as well as initiating her own NGO ... there are no full stops for Sujata Burla. With a story behind her that cannot be described briefly, Sujata can only be looked up to as a beauty with brains and an example to be emulated by everyone of us, not only as a successful businesswoman and a media personbut also as a person with a heart of gold lending a helping hand to orphans with disabilities ... indeed, living up to her organisation's tagline, "Life beyond imagination." |
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| VARUN JAIN, RISHIKESH, UTTARAKHAND
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Adventure... thy name is Varun. Becoming a wheelchair user at age twenty... when life was seemingly near perfect, his infallible never-say-die spirit of adventure, goaded him on to not just becoming financially independent but also move on to routes where "angels fear to tread" ... river rafting, mountaineering, kayaking, lonely road trips on a quad-bike... passions that set one's adrenalin rushing... and all these with a determined purpose too, to create awareness for accessible infrastructure and equal status for persons with disabilities. In his own words, "Adversity causes some people to breakdown and others to break records. |
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