Mr. Ashok Chavan, lighting the traditional lamp on the occasion of Priyadarshni Academy’s 26th Anniversary Global Awards. Mr. Anil Deshmukh, Dr. R. A. Mashelkar and Mr. Nanik Rupani look on.

Ms. Reena Rupani, Trustee, Priyadarshni Academy and Master of Ceremonies; addressing the audience.

Mr. Ashok Chavan, releasing the book ’25 Glorious Years’, a documentation of Academy’s events. Mr. Anil Deshmukh, D. R. A. Mashelkar and Mr. Nanik Rupani look on.

Mr. Ashok Chavan, Chief Guest, addressing the audience.

Prof. Anil Gupta, Executive Vice Chairman, National Innovation Foundation, Ahmedabad, receiving the Global Award for Outstanding contribution to the promotion of Grass Roots Innovation from Mr. Ashok Chavan, Chief Guest and Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Others seen in the picture are Dr. R. A. Mashelkar and Mr. Nanik Rupani..

Mr. Ole Johansson, President and CEO, Wartsila NSD Corporation, Helsinki, Finland, being presented the Global Award for Outstanding contribution to the Development of Sustainable Energy Infrastructure by Mr. Ashok Chavan. Dr. R.A. Mashelkar and Mr. Nanik Rupani look on.

Mr. Martin Luther King III, handing over a copy of the Dutch version of ‘Kautilya’s Arthashastra: The Way of Financial Management and Economic Governance’ after releasing it to Ms. Sharda Nandram, Founder, Praan Solutions & Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, who translated the book in Dutch.

A view of the audience.

Mr. Ashok Chavan, with Mr. Martin Luther King III.

Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Member, Atomic Energy Commission, Mumbai receiving the Global award for Outstanding contribution to the Development of Nuclear Technology from Mr. Ashok Chavan. Others seen in the picture are Mr. Anil Deshmukh, Maharashtra Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Dr. R. A. Mashelkar and Mr. Nanik Rupani.

Mr. Anil Deshmukh, being presented with a bouquet.

Mr. Suresh Prabhu. being presented with a bouquet.

Mr. Martin Luther King III, President and CEO King Center for Non-violent Social Change, Atlanta, USA, being presented with the Academy’s First Ramakrishna Bajaj Memorial Global Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion of Human Rights by Mr. Ashok Chavan. Also seen in the picture (L-R) are Mr. Niraj Bajaj, Director, Bajaj Group, Mr. Nanik Rupani and Mrs. Minal Bajaj.

Mr. A. M. Naik, Chairman and Managing Director, Larsen and Toubro, Mumbai, receiving the Harish Mahindra Memorial Global Award for Outstanding Contribution to Corporate Leadership from Mr. Ashok Chavan. Others seen in the picture are Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Ms. Radhika Nath (from Mahindra family) and Mr. Nanik Rupani.

Mr. Yoshihiro Nishida, Vice Chairman, Yokohama India Centre, Japan, receiving the Global Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion of Indian Business and Culture abroad from Mr. Ashok Chavan. Others seen in the picture are Dr. R. A. Mashelkar and Mr. Nanik Rupani.

Mr. Raul Diez Canseco Terry, Director, Universidad San Ignacio De Loyola, Lima, Peru, being presented the Global Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion of Education by Mr. Ashok Chavan as Dr. R. A. Mashelkar and Mr. Nanik Rupani look on.

Ms. Vidya Balan, Film Actress, Mumbai, receiving the Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress from Mr. Ashok Chavan. Others seen in the picture are Dr. R. A. Mashelkar and Mr. Nanik Rupani.

Mr. Ashok Chavan, being presented a memento by Mr. Nanik Rupani. Also seen in the picture is Dr. R. A. Mashelkar.

A view of the audience.