Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, lighting the lamp. Also seen in the picture are (L-R) Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Chairman, Global Awards Advisory Committee and Mr. Nanik Rupani, Chairman Emeritus, Priyadarshni Academy

Mr.Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman, Priyadarshni Academy, giving a welcome speech

Mr. Nanik Rupani, Chairman Emeritus, Priyadarshni Academy, addressing the audience

Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Chairman, Priyadarshni Academy Global Awards Advisory Committee; addressing the audience.

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

Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman, Priyadarshni Academy, presenting a bouquet to Mrs. Geeta Rupani

Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, presenting a bouquet to Ms. Reena Rupani, Trustee, Priyadarshni Academy

Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman and Mr. Nanik Rupani, Chairman Emeritus, Priyadarshni Academy; presenting a bouquet to Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping

Mr. Nanik Rupani, Chairman Emeritus, Priyadarshni Academy; presenting a bouquet to Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways

Ms. Aafreen Rachel Vaz, Femina Miss India Supranational 2015 & Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania 2015, addressing the audience

A view of the audience

A view of the audience

Dr. A.S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation, Bangalore, receiving Priyadarshni Academy Global Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Development of Space Science and Technology (Institutional Award) and a Scroll, on behalf of Indian Space Research Organisation, from Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping. Also seen in the picture are (from left) Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman, Priyadarshni Academy; and Mr. Nanik Rupani, Chairman Emeritus, Priyadarshni Academy

Ms. Juhi Chawla Mehta, Actor and Social Activist, Mumbai, receiving Priyadarshni Academy Global Award for Outstanding Contributions to Social Causes from Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways. Also seen in the picture are (from left) Mr. Nanik Rupani, Chairman Emeritus, Priyadarshni Academy and Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman, Priyadarshni Academy

Ms. Katrina Kaif, Actress, Mumbai, receiving the Priyadarshni Academy Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress from Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping. Also seen in the picture is Mr. Nanik Rupani, Chairman Emeritus, Priyadarshni Academy

Mr. Anshu Gupta, Founder and Director, Goonj, Delhi, receiving Ramkrishna Bajaj Memorial Global Award for Outstanding Contributions to Promoting the Dignity of the Poor from Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping. Also seen in the picture are (L-R) Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman, Priyadarshni Academy; Mr. Niraj Bajaj, Chairman, Mukand Ltd.; Mrs. Minal Bajaj; and Mr. Nanik Rupani, Chairman Emeritus, Priyadarshni Academy

Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Chairman, Global Awards Advisory Committee, receiving Priyadarshni Academy Global Award for Path Breaking Nobel Prize Winning Work on Structure and Function of Ribosomes, on behalf of Nobel Laureate Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, Structural Studies Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Also seen in the picture are (from left) Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways; and Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman, Priyadarshni Academy

Dr. Frank-Jürgen Richter, Chairman, Horasis: The Global Visions Community, Switzerland, receiving Harish Mahindra Memorial Global Award for Outstanding Contributions to Global Economy from Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways. Also seen in the picture are (from left) Mr. Nanik Rupani, Chairman Emeritus, Priyadarshni Academy and Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman, Priyadarshni Academy

Dr. Uri Shani, Inventor and Entrepreneur in Agriculture and Water Technologies, Israel receiving Priyadarshni Academy Global Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scientific Research and Development of Innovative Water Technologies and Management from Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping. Also seen in the picture are (from left) Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman, Priyadarshni Academy; and Mr. Nanik Rupani, Chairman Emeritus, Priyadarshni Academy