BY A STAFF REPORTER
CERRITOS, CA - Twenty two India Heritage award winners displayed their talents in academic excellence and stage performances at the 32nd India Heritage Awards event held on April 1, at the Sheraton Hotel here. Versha Nair of Rancho Santa Margarita won the top award of $2500 and revolving trophy in the high school category.
CERRITOS, CA - Twenty two India Heritage award winners displayed their talents in academic excellence and stage performances at the 32nd India Heritage Awards event held on April 1, at the Sheraton Hotel here. Versha Nair of Rancho Santa Margarita won the top award of $2500 and revolving trophy in the high school category.
BY A STAFF REPORTER
CERRITOS, CA - Twenty two India Heritage award winners displayed their talents in academic excellence and stage performances at the 32nd India Heritage Awards event held on April 1, at the Sheraton Hotel here.
Versha Nair of Rancho Santa Margarita won the top award of $2500 and revolving trophy in the high school category.
The scholarship award has been instituted by Sanjiv & Rajesh Chopra in memory of their parents Sarla & Kishan Gopal Chopra. Ashok Madan and his wife Manju presented the revolving trophy “Profiles in Excellence” instituted in memory of Madan’s parents, Thakar Singh and Shanti Rani Madan.
The second-place winner was Titash Biswas while the third-place winner was Bala Thenappan. The next seven winners were Suraj Srivats, Soumya Ravichandran, Sumedha Attanti, Amogha Koka, Sriram Kotta, Siddartha Sen, and Anvitha Soordelu. Interestingly, most of the winners were females.
Rhea Jethvani won the top award in the Middle School category. The award and revolving trophy has been instituted in memory of long time event sponsor Dr. Awtar Singh by his niece, Sonia Batra. The second-place winner was Debdeep Bandyopadhyay while the third-place winner was Abheerava Koka. The next five winners were Saachi Pavani, Deeksha Kasula, Komal Kaur, Monica Pal,and Saadhvi Narayanan. Harshini Mohan and Monica Pal won the Visual and Performing Arts awards instituted in honor of “Teachers, parents and family.” Titash Biswas, second place winner in High School category, also won Outstanding Achievement Award and revolving trophy in Visual & Performing Arts funded by Uka Solanki in memory of his mother Kadviben. Fourth place winner Suraj Srivats shared Outstanding Achievement Award and revolving trophy in sports with Karishma Muthukumar. The award and trophy are funded by Jagdish Khangura in memory of his wife Rajinde rKhangura. Fifth place winner Soumya Ravichandran shared Outstanding Achievement Award and revolving trophy in community service with Madhulika Shastry. The award and trophy is funded by Satpal Jandial in memory of his parents, Mani Ram and Gian Dai. Nitya Parthasarathy won Outstanding Achievement Award and revolving trophy in Math, Science and Technology instituted by Dr. Mani Bhaumik in recognition of the “most important numeral ZERO invented in India.” Eight of the high and middle school scholarship winners showed their excellence in dance or music by solo performances. The spell-bound audience gave repeated thunderous and sustained applause to encourage the young performers. A very entertaining cultural program was emceed by Vasu Pawar and Dilip Butani.
Addressing the gathering in a keynote speech was Deepi Singh, who, in India, was head, Foods and Nutrition Department in the Home Science College, Chandigarh, and in USA had held the position of director Food Services in Kaiser Hospital, Panorama City. She emphasized that one must have courage and determination to succeed in life. If someone has a handicap, he/she can conquer it with hard work, sincerity and will power. She did not let her handicap stand in her way of getting higher education or attaining other goals. She advised, “Make your handicap your strength.”
Inder Singh, in welcoming the attendees, appreciated the support by the sponsors who provided necessary funding for the continuity of the awards program. He also thanked the judges who undertook the grueling task of evaluating the applicants, and praised his “working crew” -- team of volunteers -- who worked hard to make the event a success. He said, “An individual, howsoever brilliant, intelligent and smart, would find it difficult, if not impossible to match the collaborative efforts of an effective team and he is blessed with a team which has been providing selfless service for the cause of our youth.” His team included Ashok Madan, Kewal Kanda, Aparna Hande, Amrit Bhandari, DilipButani, Deepi Singh, Prof Keshav Patel, Manju Madan, Navin Gupta, RajinderDhunna, Simi Singh, Vasu Pawer, and V.J Singh.
CERRITOS, CA - Twenty two India Heritage award winners displayed their talents in academic excellence and stage performances at the 32nd India Heritage Awards event held on April 1, at the Sheraton Hotel here.
Versha Nair of Rancho Santa Margarita won the top award of $2500 and revolving trophy in the high school category.
The scholarship award has been instituted by Sanjiv & Rajesh Chopra in memory of their parents Sarla & Kishan Gopal Chopra. Ashok Madan and his wife Manju presented the revolving trophy “Profiles in Excellence” instituted in memory of Madan’s parents, Thakar Singh and Shanti Rani Madan.
The second-place winner was Titash Biswas while the third-place winner was Bala Thenappan. The next seven winners were Suraj Srivats, Soumya Ravichandran, Sumedha Attanti, Amogha Koka, Sriram Kotta, Siddartha Sen, and Anvitha Soordelu. Interestingly, most of the winners were females.
Rhea Jethvani won the top award in the Middle School category. The award and revolving trophy has been instituted in memory of long time event sponsor Dr. Awtar Singh by his niece, Sonia Batra. The second-place winner was Debdeep Bandyopadhyay while the third-place winner was Abheerava Koka. The next five winners were Saachi Pavani, Deeksha Kasula, Komal Kaur, Monica Pal,and Saadhvi Narayanan. Harshini Mohan and Monica Pal won the Visual and Performing Arts awards instituted in honor of “Teachers, parents and family.” Titash Biswas, second place winner in High School category, also won Outstanding Achievement Award and revolving trophy in Visual & Performing Arts funded by Uka Solanki in memory of his mother Kadviben. Fourth place winner Suraj Srivats shared Outstanding Achievement Award and revolving trophy in sports with Karishma Muthukumar. The award and trophy are funded by Jagdish Khangura in memory of his wife Rajinde rKhangura. Fifth place winner Soumya Ravichandran shared Outstanding Achievement Award and revolving trophy in community service with Madhulika Shastry. The award and trophy is funded by Satpal Jandial in memory of his parents, Mani Ram and Gian Dai. Nitya Parthasarathy won Outstanding Achievement Award and revolving trophy in Math, Science and Technology instituted by Dr. Mani Bhaumik in recognition of the “most important numeral ZERO invented in India.” Eight of the high and middle school scholarship winners showed their excellence in dance or music by solo performances. The spell-bound audience gave repeated thunderous and sustained applause to encourage the young performers. A very entertaining cultural program was emceed by Vasu Pawar and Dilip Butani.
Addressing the gathering in a keynote speech was Deepi Singh, who, in India, was head, Foods and Nutrition Department in the Home Science College, Chandigarh, and in USA had held the position of director Food Services in Kaiser Hospital, Panorama City. She emphasized that one must have courage and determination to succeed in life. If someone has a handicap, he/she can conquer it with hard work, sincerity and will power. She did not let her handicap stand in her way of getting higher education or attaining other goals. She advised, “Make your handicap your strength.”
Inder Singh, in welcoming the attendees, appreciated the support by the sponsors who provided necessary funding for the continuity of the awards program. He also thanked the judges who undertook the grueling task of evaluating the applicants, and praised his “working crew” -- team of volunteers -- who worked hard to make the event a success. He said, “An individual, howsoever brilliant, intelligent and smart, would find it difficult, if not impossible to match the collaborative efforts of an effective team and he is blessed with a team which has been providing selfless service for the cause of our youth.” His team included Ashok Madan, Kewal Kanda, Aparna Hande, Amrit Bhandari, DilipButani, Deepi Singh, Prof Keshav Patel, Manju Madan, Navin Gupta, RajinderDhunna, Simi Singh, Vasu Pawer, and V.J Singh.
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