AR Rahman, Richard Gere win award
15 Sep, 2007 12:16 pm ISTlUrvashi Ashar/INDIATIMES MOVIES
Musician AR Rahman joined the likes of Richard Gere, Narayana Murthy,
Bill Gates and many greats in Washington DC recently where they were bestowed
with the Indian and American Achiever Awards. On receiving the award, Rahman
said, "I'm very humbled that I was the chosen one. This will pave the way for
Indian and American students to excel in their fields, given the opportunity
for international exposure. It is a wonderful thought." And all these are
wonderful people.
The Indian & American Achiever Awards were held on Thursday, September 13, 2007
at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.
Amongst the winners were Indian achievers like N. R. Narayana Murthy, A.R.
Rahman, Tata Group of Companies & Late Dhirubhai Ambani while from the American
Diaspora Bill Gates, Richard Gere and New York Life Insurance won the awards in
respective category.
The awards ceremony was were interspersed with the performances by Dr.
Balamurali Krishna and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty (in a duet - jugalbandi ),
Pandit Birju Maharaj and Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma.
The artists received standing ovations from a black-tie audience. The evening
was eloquently hosted by rising Bollywood star, Kunal Khemu while Ronen Sen,
Honorable Indian Ambassador to the United States, was the Chief Guest of the
event.
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