NRI in News, April 2007
Mira Nair to Receive ‘Pride of India’ Award
Mira Nair, the renowned New York based film director, will be honored with the prestigious ‘Pride of India’ award at a Bollywood awards show to be organized on May 26 at the Nassau Coliseum, New York.
NRI Businessman Gets ‘Citizen of the Year’ Award
Wednesday, April 18, 2007: Mahesh Nihalani, a leading NRI businessman
has won an award for ‘Citizen of the Year’ by Chamber of Commerce
in the Cupertino City in California.
Five Indian Americans Bag 2007 Guggenheim Fellowships
Tuesday, April 17, 2007: Five Indian Americans have bagged the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships this year. These are the grants that have been awarded annually to professionals who have displayed extra-ordinary capacity…
Suriname
Girl Crowned Miss India Worldwide
Tuesday, April 10, 2007: Suriname girl
Fareisa Joemmanbaks won the title of Miss India Worldwide 2007
at a glittering beauty pageant held in New Jersey.
Photo: Mumbai Skyline from Marine drive by Sirpurkar333, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
