Only Pandit Ravi Shanker has a better chance (if at all) than ARR... otherwise he should be able to beat the others hands down!
On 06/09/07, Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is an awesome news for us and definitely something the nation > should be proud about.. > > http://www.cinemayamedia.com/IAAA/awards.htm > > The Indian & American Achiever Awards (IAAA) will be presented in the > following categories to individuals and companies who have played a vital > role in enhancing the India-USA relationship: > > - Innovation, Science & Technology > - Arts, Entertainment and Media > - Multi-National Company (MNC) > - Gandhi Lifetime Achievement Award > > There will be two honorees in each category.one Indian and one American. > These two achievers will be individuals (and entities in the MNC category) > who have made a significant impact on the India-US relationship through > their work. > > AWARDS NOMINEES > > > INDIAN > AMERICAN > > > INNOVATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY > > > Professor Srinivasa S. R. Varadhan > Bill Gates Abel Prize Laureate - 2007. Professor at Courant Institute of > Mathematical Sciences at New York University > Chairman, Microsoft > > > N. R. Narayana Murthy > Samuel J. Palmisano Chairman and Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies > Limited > Chairman & CEO, IBM > > > Sam Pitroda > Jeffrey R. Immelt Chairman WorldTel Ltd., Founding Chairman of Telecom > Commission - Government of India, and Head of Knowledge Commission - > Government of India. > Chairman, General Electric > > > Dr Deepak Chopra, M.D. > W. James(Jim) McNerney, Jr. Chairman and co-Founder, Chopra Center > Chairman, President & CEO, Boeing > > > ARTS, ENTERTAIMENT AND MEDIA A R Rahman > Rupert Murdoch Music Director > CEO, News Corp Ltd > > > Subhash Chandra > Charles W. "Charlie" Ergen Chairman, Zee Entertainment Enterprises and > Promoter, Essel Group of Companies > Co-founder and CEO, Echostar Communications Corporation > > > Shah Rukh Khan > Tom Freston Film Actor > MTV Networks > > > Pandit Ravi Shankar > Richard Gere Sitar Maestro > Film Star > > > MNC > *Tata Group of Industries* > *Citigroup Inc.* *Zee Telefilms Ltd* > *Microsoft Corporation* *InfoSys Technologies Limited* > *General Motors* *Wipro Technologies* > *New York Life Insurance Co.* > > > GANDHI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT > Sri Sri Ravi Shankar > Bill Gates Art of Living > Founder, Gates Foundation > > > Late Dhirubhai Ambani > Bill Clinton Founder, Reliance Industries > Former President USA > > > Prof Amartya Sen > Jimmy Carter Noble Prize Winner, Economics > Former President USA > > > Atal Bihari Vajpayee > Al Gore Former Prime Minister of India > Former Vice President USA > > http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=767159 > CineMaya Media Group to Hold Press Conference in New York City > > NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - September 6, 2007) - CineMaya Media Group, > Inc. (PINKSHEETS: CNMY<http://www.marketwire.com/mw/stock.jsp?Ticker=CNMY>), > the leading South Asian media, entertainment, and marketing company > servicing the Indian Diaspora will hold a Press Conference today, September > 6, 2007 at 6:00 PM at the Consulate General of India in New York City to > announce their commemorative event, The Indian and American Achiever Awards, > being held on September 13, 2007 in Washington D.C. > > Supported by the US-India Business Council, this inaugural event is > celebrating the 60th Anniversary of India's Independence and recognizing > individuals and multi-national corporations (MNCs) who have contributed > towards the collective advancement and growth of the two largest democracies > in the world. CineMaya Media Group will be hosting this fantastic event at > The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. > > The gala event, which begins at 7:00 PM on September 13th, also features > performances by internationally acclaimed maestros of Indian music: > > -- Dr. Balamurali Krishna and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty (in a duet - > jugalbandi) > -- Pandit Birju Maharaj > -- Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma > > The evening is hosted by rising Bollywood star, Kunal Khemu. > > The National Anthems will be performed by Penn Masala, the world's first > and premier Indian a-cappella group. > > The prestigious awards are instituted to recognize individuals and > companies who have excelled in their fields, in four separate categories. > There will be two Honorees in each category, one an Indian and the other an > American. The categories are: > > -- Innovation, Science & Technology > -- Arts, Entertainment and Media > -- Multi-National Company > -- Gandhi Lifetime Achievement Award > > The list of Nominees is impressive as it includes great individual > achievers in their respective fields, such as President Bill Clinton, Rupert > Murdoch, Bill Gates, A. R. Rahman, N. R. Narayana Murthy, Shah Rukh Khan, > and Dr. Deepak Chopra, amongst other great individuals and corporations. For > a complete list of the Nominees, visit > http://www.cinemayamedia.com/IAAA/awards.htm. > > Commenting on the inspiration behind these awards, Sunil Hali, Chairman of > CineMaya Media Group says, "Mutual influence between India and the US is > thriving in the fields of business, technology, art and culture. Our goal is > to create a platform to recognize the contributions of both Indians and > Americans, whose collective contributions have helped create a bridge > between the two great nations, and shape a brighter future." > > The Chief Guest of the event, Honorable Ambassador from India to the > United States, Ronen Sen said, "I warmly welcome the initiative taken by > CineMaya Media Group to inaugurate its Indian and American Achiever Awards, > on the special occasion of the 60th Anniversary of India's Independence. I > look forward to joining the celebration of the achievements of Indians and > Americans who excelled in their respective fields, while contributing > significantly to India - US relations, at what promises to be a memorable > event, with performances by some truly outstanding exponents of Indian music > and performing arts." > > CineMaya Media Group has also instituted a Scholarship Endowment through > this event, which aims to encourage the efforts of deserving Indian-American > students who have displayed great potential in various subjects, and give > them knowledge, resources, and mentoring for advancement from the Honorees > in each category for one year. Four undergraduate students will be awarded > scholarships of $5,000 each (one per category of awards). > > The panel of esteemed BOARD OF ADVISORS & JUDGES will select the Honorees > in each category of awards. The panel consists of: Hon. Ambassador Robert D. > Blackwill; Hon. Ambassador Vijay Nambiar - Chef de Cabinet, United Nations; > Congressman Frank Pallone - Congressional Caucus on India and Indian > Americans; Ron Somers - President, US-India Business Council; Dr. Jayaraman > - Executive Director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan; and Prof. Sreenath Sreenivasan > - Dean of Students, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, and Co-Founder > SAJA. > > The principal sponsors of the event include Air France, Nationwide, > DIRECTV, and Air India. Patrons include State Bank of India, HSBC, and ICICI > Securities. > > For more information about The Indian & American Achiever Awards, visit > www.cinemayamedia.com/awards. > > Background > > The genesis of this event is a confluence of work produced by the founders > of CineMaya Media Group, who had produced The Music Festival of India in > 1997 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of India's Independence with a once > in a lifetime concert at Carnegie Hall and a national tour with India's most > renowned classical musicians. The event was the largest such celebration > outside of India. More information may be found on the corporate website, > http://www.cinemayamedia.com/events_mfi.htm. > > CineMaya Media Group also produced N-R-Eyes, a landmark millennium year > series to showcase the most successful Non-Resident Indians in the US. The > series was widely telecast on the Zee Network, and was subsequently adapted > into a coffee table book, and a syndicated series in The Indian Express > North American Edition. > > ABOUT CINEMAYA MEDIA GROUP > > CineMaya Media Group (PINKSHEETS: > CNMY<http://www.marketwire.com/mw/stock.jsp?Ticker=CNMY>) > was established in 2000, and is a pioneer in the ethnic media landscape and > entertainment in North America with its successful vertically integrated > business model encompassing Media (publication, Television, Broadcast, Radio > Broadcast and online) Entertainment ( film, television and events) and > Marketing Services (advertising agency, Creative BPO, KPO and marketing > programs). The company operates through offices in New York, New Jersey, > California, Toronto, Mumbai and New Delhi. > > The company has recently opened its operations in Mumbai for expansion of > its entertainment business in Film, Television and Event Production, and > operations in New Delhi for development of interactive/online services. > > >
