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  • India TV’s Salaam India Awards 2014 left the attendees dazzled

    India TV’s Salaam India Awards 2014 left the attendees dazzled

    MUMBAI: India TV honored the Bravehearts of the nation through the second edition of “Salaam India Awards” with even greater passion and perseverance.

     

    The awards were presented in a dazzling ceremony in New Delhi on Sunday, September 21st. The ceremony that was attended by who’s who of the nation was presided over as Chief Guest by Sh. Rajnath Singh, Honorable Union Home Minister. The ceremony also glittered through a powerful battery of dignitaries present that included personalities like Sh. Ravishankar Prasad, Sh.  Salaman Khurshid, Gen. (Retd.) V.K. Singh, Sh. Kalraj Mishra, Shri Janardan Dwivedi, Maulana Mahmood Madani, Sh. Ram Gopal Yadav, Sh. Amar Singh, Dr. Kiran Bedi,  Col. (Retd.) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Liqour Baron Mr. Kishore Chhabria, noted galzal Singer Gulam Ali, Manoj Tiwari and Dr. Naresh Trehan to name a few.

     

     

    It was a perfect blend of courage, emotions, selflessness and glory, brought alive on the stage. Fitting the ceremony were the touching performances by Ability Unlimited, a dance troupe comprising differently-abled  dancers & by Sand Artist, Nitish Bharti who took those present at the ceremony to a completely different level.

     

    The selection of the final 14 Braveheats was done by a high-powered Jury that comprised, India TV Chaiman & Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Rajat Sharma, Former IPS, Dr. Kiran Bedi, General (Retd.) Deepak Kapoor, Former Army Chief and Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Ace Olympian & MP. The Jury was chaired by India’s former CEC, Dr. S.Y. Quraishi.

     

    Addressing the august gathering, Chief Guest, Sh. Rajnath Singh highlighted, “Salaam India Awards is a great “point of reference” initiative by India TV. Our society that is fast transforming, needs many more similar initiatives. This will surely motivate all of us to rise above of our selfish motives for the larger societal good.”

     

    India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Rajat Sharma, while congratulating the winners, observed, “These bravehearts are the real heroes. It’s an honor for all of us present here to be able to honor such heroics.”

    “It’s inspiring for us all and such opportunity will go a long way in further stimulating us all as a nation to keep the humanity going.” He added.

      

    Ritu Dhawan, MD & CEO, India TV, said, “We on behalf of India TV promise that we will be working on more such initiatives & further our humble attempt as a responsible news channel to not only honor the extraordinaire but also motivate the society at large.”

    This year’s initiative was presented by Officer’s Choice packaged drinking water in association with Amrapali Group. Dainik Bhaskar & Pioneer Publicity were the media Partners. The event was executed by Showtime events.

     

    Salaam India awards as an initiative was started by India TV in 2013 with an intention to honor those common people who have displayed exemplary sense of courage, valor & selflessness to safeguard others while not caring for their own lives.

     

     

    Winners’ List for Salaam India Awards 2014

     

    Bravery Awards

    1.       Payal Senani

    2.       Late Nitin Yeolekar (posthumous)

    Gallantry Awards

    1.       Gunjan Sharma

    2.       Late Aryan Raj Shukla (posthumous)

    3.       Rosy Ara

    Jyoti Singh Awards

    1.       Fatima Khatun

    2.       Sakshi Vidhyarthi

    Special Awards

    1.       Inspector Gaurav Godbole

    2.       Constable Sunil Kumar T.P.

    3.       Late Sepoy Vikram (posthumous)

    4.       Nathu Singh Uttam Adhikari (QA)

    5.       Late Lt Cdr Manoranjan kumar (posthumous)

    6.       Aadesh Kumar Sea I CD III

    7.       Riffat Abdullah

  • India TV honours nations bravehearts with Salaam India Awards

    India TV honours nations bravehearts with Salaam India Awards

    MUMBAI: As a part of its effort to honour the bravehearts of the nation with the first edition of the “Officer’s Choice Salaam India Awards”, India TV also instituted a bravery award in the memory of Jyoti Singh, the brave girl who lost her life after fighting the gruesome gang rape in a bus in Delhi but awakened the society and the nation on crime against women.

    Jyoti Singh Bravery Awards were also presented at a gala ceremony in New Delhi on Saturday. Other categories for which the Awards were given away included Bravery, Gallantry & Special Awards etc.

    The 13 winners included Shareef Ibrahim Kutty for risking his life to save many innocent lives, Late Barun Biswas (posthumous) for his crusades against anti-social elements & eventually putting up his life for the cause he lived for, Captain Bikramjeet Singh for his exemplary display of valour during the recent Uttarakhand crises. Lakshmi for her decisive fight against the menace of acid attacks was one of the three winners of the Jyoti Singh Awards.

    India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma, in his address, congratulated the winners and dedicated the awards as a salute to Bravehearts of the nation who through their selfless & altruistic acts have kept the trust running into humanity. He also said that such deeds inculcate a spirit of courage and humanity among fellow citizens.

    The winners were decided on the basis of a stringent process that included call for entries, short-listing by a high-power editorial board and final winners’ selection by a Grand Jury headed by noted Jurist Ram Jethmalani. The Jury included India TV Chairman and Editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma, first Woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi, Retired Army Chief, Gen. V.K. Singh and Retired Chief Election Commissioner Dr. S.Y. Querashi.

    Amongst the powerful battery of dignitaries present included personalities like L.K. Advani, Rajnath Singh, Murli Manohar Joshi, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Smriti Irani, Meenakshi Lekhi, Gulam Nabi Azad, Harish Rawat, Vijay Bahuguna, Shakeel Ahmed, Farooq Abdullah, Gen. VK Singh, KC Tyagi of JDU, Maninderjit Singh Bitta, Sudhindra Bhadoria, BSP and Gulshan Grover etc.

    Senior BJP Leader, L.K. Advani said, “I am glad that Rajatji initiated Salaam India Awards to honour the extraordinary courage displayed by ordinary citizens. As proven by the exceptional individuals here, bravery should not only be a characteristic to the Defence personnel. For the cause of the great nation, that India is, individuals from every walk of life need to embody bravery and courage. This initiative by India TV is will act like a catalyst.”


    Union Health Minister, Gulam Nabi Azad, observed, “Unlike other awards, Salaam India Awards have the genuine potential to inspire individuals to step forward and replicate such exemplary acts of bravery. A great benchmark initiative by India TV.”

    Ritu Dhawan, MD and CEO, India TV stressed upon the need of such initiatives as humble but necessary steps towards a safer & cordial India. She also promised that India TV as a responsible news channel will keep on working on such initiatives that not

     only felicitate the extraordinaire but also at the same time motivates the country at large.
    Officer’s Choice packaged drinking water is the sole presenting sponsor on the initiative.
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