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there were some others too, but i included what it said about just hiten.
The wait is finally over! The Indo-American Society (IAS) is delighted to host its 6th Young Achiever Awards. IAS, an institution that works towards building Educational and Socio-Cultural relations between India and the United States of America, announced the winners for the 'Young Achiever Awards 2005'. The awards presented for the 6th year in succession, recognize extraordinary achievement amongst India's young talent in various walks of life, ranging from business and sports to theatre and art. The winners of the Young Achiever Awards - 2005 will be conferred at a star-studded awards ceremony in Mumbai IAS Young Achiever Awards are now a "brand" in its own right. This is a most eagerly awaited event by members and the general public wherein awards are presented in great style by top US officials and celebrities. The Young Achiever Awards credo has always been "celebrate excellence, and recognize talent - The Indo-American way."
This year, the Indo American Society's, Young Achiever Awards 2005, will felicitate 19 individuals based in India and the US, who have achieved excellence in different disciplines: Business, Social Service, Performing Arts, Music, Television and Journalism. The nominations received by IAS were selected by a high-powered Panel of Judges consisting of Chairman, H.F.Khorakiwala, CMD, Wockhardt Ltd., Sham Sunder Aggarwal, Chairman & MD, DBS Group, Asit Bhatia, MD, Bank of America N.A., Hital Meswani, Director, Reliance industries Ltd., Dominic Price, President IAS & MD & Senior Country Officer of J P Morgan, Past Young Achiever Awardee Sunil Sahjwani, CEO, Percept Picture Company, Chaitanya Padukone, Sr.Film & TV journalist and Dr.Arun C.Vakil, Chairman, IAS Programmes & US Visa & Immigration Consultant.
The Chief Guest at this year's Young Achiever Awards ceremony will be Mr. Robert O. Blake, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy, New Delhi who will be accompanied by US Consul General in Mumbai, Mr. Michael S. Owen. Famous Producer & Director, Mr. Ramesh Sippy will also be the Guest of Honour.
The awardees for the field of music, films & television are.
Hiten Tejwani- (Television) - His initial claim to fame was the popular soap Kutumb. Today we all know him as Karan of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. He has become heartthrobs of millions of viewers in India & US.
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