The Ambassador Group of Hotels Doyens of Madras award - 2014 presented by Governor K Rosaiah, and Dr S S Badrinath - Founder Sankara Nethralaya & The Sankara Nethralaya Academy(TSNA).

 

The Ambassador Group of Hotels Doyens of Madras award - 2014 presented by Governor K Rosaiah, and Dr S S Badrinath - Founder Sankara Nethralaya & The Sankara Nethralaya Academy(TSNA).

The 2^nd edition of Doyens of Madras Awards is celebrated on August 23. Organised as part of Madras Week by Ambassador Pallava, the event aims at recognising and honoring people who have made Chennai go global.. The list includes Padma Vibhushan Dr M S Swaminathan for Science, Padma Vibhushan Dr Prathap Reddy for Medicine, Padma Shri V Bhaskaran for Hockey, Padma Shri Vijay Amritraj for Tennis, A Vellayan and B A Kodandarama Setty for industry, Bhaskar Ramamurthy for Academics, and Priyadarsini Govind for Arts.

The awards will be presented by Governor K Rosaiah, and Dr S S Badrinath, chairman, Sankara Nethralaya, (who was a recipient of the previous year’s Doyen Award) will be delivering the keynote address, at the event on Saturday.

The 'Doyens of Madras' awards will be presented to four adyaries for their outstanding contributions in their respective fields. These awards will be presented on Madras Day (Aug 23rd ) by the Governor of Tamilnadu at Hotel Ambassador Pallava in Egmore.

 The recipients are Dr. MS Swaminathan, (Chairman, M.S Swaminathan Research Foundation), Dr. Bhaskar Ramamurthy ( Director, IIT Madras), Padmashri V Baskaran (former captain, Indian Hockey team) and Priyadarshini Govind ( Director of Kalakshetra).

The Ambassador Group of Hotels will honour eminent residents of Chennai who excelled in their chosen field by presenting Doyens of Madras Awards 2014.

Addressing mediapersons here yesterday, Ambassador Pallava general manager Krithivasan said that eight outstanding individuals would be awarded this year on 23 August by Tamilnadu Governor K Rosaiah.

He also said that these individuals had not only excelled in their profession but also put Chennai on the international map. Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Pallava management consultant V Chandrasekar said it is a rare opportunity to see eight distinguished

Indians who made India proud on a same stage. 'I think this would be the first time to see all eight on same stage,' he added. The awardees are M S Swaminathan for his contribution to science, Dr Prathap Reddy (Medicine), V Baskaran (Hockey), Vijay Amritraj (Tennis), A Vellayan (Industry), B A Kodandarama Setty (Industry) Bhaskar Ramamurthy (Academics) and Priyadarshini Govind (Arts).