Canada India Foundation ("CIF") Chanchlani Global Indian Award

The CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award was established in 2008 to recognize excellence and celebrate achievement in the Global Indian Diaspora. The award is presented to a recipient who has demonstrated global leadership, vision and professional excellence, which has made all people of Indian origin extremely proud of the India heritage. The award is presented annually. The award is in the form of a trophy accompanied with donations of $50, 000.00 to approved charities in the name of the award recipient. The awards principal sponsor is Toronto based businessman Vasu Chanchlani. [cite news |author=PTI|title=Canada calls for stronger economic ties with India|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Foreign_Trade/Canada_calls_for_stronger_economic_ties_with_India/articleshow/2963944.cms|publisher=The Economic Times |date=2008-04-19 |accessdate=2008-05-03 ]

Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper and former Indian president Dr. Abdul Kalam presented the inaugral "CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award" to Sam Pitroda, along with a prize of $50,000 to be directed to charity. Mr. Pitroda was selected as the recipient of the "Global Indian Award" for his role as Chairman of the Knowledge Commission in India, his innovations as the holder of over 100 patents, and for his immense contribution to revolutionizing India's telecommunications industry. [cite news |author=Gurmukh Singh, Indo-Asian News Service |title=Global Indian award for Sam Pitroda|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080313/r_t_ians_tc_internet/ttc-global-indian-award-for-sam-pitroda-935afea.html |publisher=Yahoo |date=2008-03-13 |accessdate=2008-05-03 ] [cite news |author=The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper |title=Prime Minister urges stronger trade relations with India|url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2078|publisher=Prime Minister of Canada |date=2008-04-18 |accessdate=2008-05-03 ] [cite news |author=His Excellency Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam |title=Address at the Canada India Foundation, First Annual Gala, Toronto, Canada|url=http://www.abdulkalam.com/kalam/jsp/display_content.jsp?menuid=28&menuname=Speeches%20/%20Lectures&linkid=68&linkname=Recent&content=776&columnno=0&starts=0&menu_
Former President of India |date=2008-04-18 |accessdate=2008-05-03 ]

About Canada India Foundation ("CIF")

Canada India Foundation ("CIF") is a national not for profit organization established in 2007 and dedicated to promoting bi-lateral relations between Canada and India, while working to secure and promote the interests of Canada's dynamic Indo-Canadian community within the Canadian mosaic. The foundation's Board of Governors include notable Canadians (of Indian origian) such as Surjit Babra (CEO, Skylink Group), Ajit Someshwar (CEO, CSI Group), renowned Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Aditya Jha (CEO, Karma Candy Inc), David Singh (CEO, Destiny Groupf of Companies), Hotelier Steve Gupta, Scientist Lucky Laxmanan, Mover & Shaker Vikram Khurana, pharmaceutical leader Ramesh Chotaiand success magnet Vasudev Chanchlani

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