Six diaspora achievers will be honoured at the upcoming Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) conference that will be held in Mumbai Jan 5-6. According to the Indo-Asian News Service report, the GOPIO conference is being held in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Diaspora Day) being held also in Mumbai from Jan 7-9.
Among the awardees are Farook Khan, journalist, social and animal rights activist of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; Keshavlal Amrutlal Shah, popularly known as Kishore Bhai, who has dedicated his entire life to community development and charity work in India; and Uka Solanki, a strong supporter of educational and medical charity activities in India, the US and other North American countries.
The others are John Mathai, a prominent leader of the two-million-strong Indian community in Dubai; Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, a former attorney general and rights activist of Trinidad and Tobago; and T. Marimuthu, a distinguished Malaysian who has made a mark both in academia and public life.
GOPIO will also honour S. Ramadurai, CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Mumbai, with the 'Special Recognition Award' for "placing Indian computer professionals around the world".
The conference will start with a session on country and region reports highlighting the issues and perspectives of the NRI/PIO communities from six regions of the world.
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