14th CAVINKARE ABILITY
AWARDS
Honoring the disabled achievers across
the country since 2003
Chennai 13th March, 2016:
Once again, at a scintillating evening of
music, diversity and range the 14th edition of the CavinKare Ability
Awards took place at Chennai at Sir
Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Auditorium, Chetpet. From among an extensive range of
countrywide achievers with disabilities, 5 lucky ones were the awardees
this time.
The recipients were picked out by the discerning jury members comprising Mr. Arun Jain – Chairman & MD,
Intellectual Design Arena Ltd, Mr. Mani
Ratnam – Film Maker, Ms. Mariazeena
Johnson – Director, Sathyabama University, Mr. Rajiv Lochan – MD & CEO, Kasturi & Sons (The Hindu
Group), Mr. Santosh Radhakrishnan –
Head, Corporate Business, Tamil Nadu & Kerala, Dainik Bhaskar Group and Mr. G Venkat Ram – Fashion Photographer,
who also were present at the event, gracing the grand occasion.
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| Cavinkare Ability Awards-Mr. Raja Receiving the award from Actor Vikram |
The
evening’s programme featured a galaxy of artists and creative minds. The master
of ceremonies was celebrated rapper, poet , singer and lyricist Blaaze. The musical evening had the presence of DJ Kave, internationally
known DJ and scratchmaster . A.R.Rahman’s Sunshine Orchestra conducted by Mr Srinivasa Murthy mesmerized the
audience with their presentation, while Irwin Victoria, who made the top ten in
Vijay TV’s Super Singer competition, captured everyone’s hearts with his
singing.
The
CavinKare Ability Awards are conducted together by CavinKare Pvt. Ltd., a leading FMCG corporate and Ability Foundation, a national NGO for
the empowerment of persons with disabilities.
The
awards aim to encourage and recognize the exceptional achievers with disabilities
from across the country – individuals who have defied conventional, social,
attitudinal, physical and other barriers in pursuit of their aims and
aspirations.
The
awards fall into two categories - Eminence & Mastery. The Eminence
Award salutes the excellent achievement of a person who has not just overcome
great odds towards achievement but has also contributed significantly to
society by initiating an organization of his/her own. This award carries a
citation, a trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh. The Mastery Awards is
presented to three individuals with disability in recognition of their
extraordinary achievement in any field of their choice. The recipients of this
award, each receives a citation, a trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh.
The
nomination process starts 3 to 4 months prior to the event where every
individual who desires to participate will have to nominate themselves for the
suitable award category. Based on the nominations the award category will be
filled in helping the jury to identify the right talent of the year. The
CavinKare Ability awards were announced on a National media platform covering
Print, Television, Radio and other NGO’s.
This year’s achievers are:
CavinKare Ability Award For Eminence
K R RAJA Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
K R Raja, who became
disabled due to polio, has found an unusual calling in life. His organization
Global Network for Equality works to support the children of prisoners serving
their time as life prisoners for homicide against their spouses. He believes
that such children are left with no childhood to speak of, and therefore there
is an imperative need for them to receive educational and all other support
from society.
CavinKare Ability Mastery Awards
JUSTIN JESUDAS Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Justin has a spinal
cord injury right from his neck downwards, as a result of a road accident in
2009. In a surprisingly short time, he has risen to become a star on the
international swimming circuit, and ranked among the top 20 at the IPC World
Swimming Championship in Glasgow in 2015. That he juggles the rigorous training
of competitive swimming with a full time job with an IT major is a tribute to
his zest, zeal and determination.
ANJAN SATHEESH Ernakulam, Kerala
Anjan is the youngest
member of the Kerala Cartoon Academy and an art and computer science teacher at
the Adarsh School. Given that he has cerebral palsy along with speech &
hearing disability, his achievements are the result of his innate abilities and
hard work, as well as tremendous family support.
ANKUR DHAMA New
Delhi
Ankur has several
championships on the international front to his credit, winning medals for
track and field athletics, as well as being a high achiever on the academic
front at St. Stephen's College, New Delhi. Not one to allow blindness to come
in the way of achievements, his list of accomplishments include gold medals at
the World Youth Championships, Colorado, USA, the Open Championship, Malaysia,
and a host of national meets. He has recently qualified for the Rio Paralympics
to be held in August this year and hopes to bring home more laurels and do his
country proud.
CavinKare
Ability Special Recognition Award
These apart, there is also one other award ,the CavinKare Ability Special Recognition Award , which is given to a person with disability
who is an acknowledged leader in the disability sector with exceptional
achievements – either on the personal or the organisational front – inspiring
awe and meriting a special mention in the Awards. This is an honorary award
that carries a citation and a trophy. This year’s Special Recognition award
recipientis:
MAJOR H P S AHLUWALIA from New Delhi.
Maj. H P S Ahluwalia
became a national hero from the moment he scaled Mt. Everest in 1965. Just
three months later, a bullet injury during the Indo-Pak conflict rendered him a
tetraplegic. While lesser men would have faltered and dithered, Major Ahluwalia
rose like a phoenix to create a state-of-art, one-stop destination for all
victims of spinal injury, and established the The Indian Spinal Injury Centre
that offers all required necessities in style.
Speaking
on the occasion Mr. CK Ranganathan, Chairman
& Managing Director, CavinKare Pvt. Ltd. said, “Disabled people
are, very often, a treasure trove of talent and fountain of inspiration. I have
drawn inspiration from such specially talented disabled people & have
explored a new perspective to life. Cavinkare Ability Awards is a felicitation
of disabled people who have gone on to achieve brilliance despite their
physical limitation. Each year, we embark to cast the net wider & drive
this inspiration with the support of our media partners. This 14th
Edition of the Cavinkare Ability Awards has truly been an eye-opener that
motivates me to embark on a new journey in life.”
Ms. Jayshree Raveendran, Founder &
Honorary Executive Director, Ability Foundation, "As
I always say, there are more role models amidst people with disabilities than
there are anywhere else in the country. To be able to highlight on just half a
dozen of these hi-fliers is an honour for us and a revelation for the others in
the country. It is with a sense of glee that I watch the members of the jury
struggle to pick out the recipients as we can award only so many per annum…
changing their mindsets first, then that of the audience and eventually the
country… it’s thrilling to be able to do that.
That’s what we’re here for, anyway. "
About
CavinKare Pvt. Ltd..!
A diversified FMCG major with brands
in personal care, foods, dairy and beverage. The brand portfolio consists of
Shampoos (Chik, Meera, Karthika and Nyle), Hair Wash Powders (Meera &
Karthika), Coconut Oil (Meera), Fairness creams (Fairever), Deodorant &
Talc (Spinz), Pickles & Snacks (Ruchi, Chinni’s & Garden), Hair Colours
(Indica & Raaga Professional), Beverages (Maa), Dairy (Cavin’s), and Beauty
Salons (Green Trends & Limelite).
Most of the brands are clear winners in
their respective product categories.A dedicated R&D center equipped with
latest equipment and technologies constantly supports the divisions in their
endeavor. Today, with a turnover of over Rs. 1200 crore, CavinKare has achieved
significant milestones and a competitive edge with sound understanding of mass
marketing dynamics and has established a firm foothold in the national
market.CavinKare’s success is based on it being firmly grounded to its
corporate mission ‘we shall achieve growth by continuously offering unique
products and services that would give customers utmost satisfaction and thereby
be a role model’.
About Ability Foundation..!
Celebrating 20 glorious years since it’s inception, Ability
Foundation is a national cross disability umbrella organization working across
the country and head quartered in Chennai. Moving steadfastly towards an
equitable society for every citizen with disability, the foundation focuses on
the empowerment and the potential of
persons with disabilities, and bridges the divide between people with and
without disabilities.
The areas of Ability Foundation's involvement include
information dissemination, advocacy, promotion of inclusive education, diversity
in the workplace, rights and public policy. Towards these, Ability Foundation's
activities range from publishing, employment, media, culture, implementation of
policy, legislation and human rights. Ability Foundation works on the strong
conviction that the disability itself is not as handicapping as people's
attitudes and man-made barriers. Given the right opportunities at the right
time, so much more is possible. All it takes is an open mind.
For Media Contact
G. Sreenivasan
Sr.Manager - Regional Media PR
#10/ 3C, 2nd Floor, Saga Kalyani Arcade,
Cenotaph Road
Teynampet,
Chennai 6000 18
mail id: sreeni@brand-comm.com
Mobile: + 91 98411 09712
Landline: + 91(44) 24312556, + 91(44) 24312557
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