1st Global Gujarati Award Gala, organised by Global Gujarati Network and Vipul Jani, was held on May 25 at the prestigious Red Rose Convention Centre in Mississauga (Canada) was attended by approximately 330 prominent and successful business and community leaders from Canada and beyond. The best part was that the Gujarati Award Gala had several non-Gujarati movers and shakers in the audience, among them six members of parliament from different political parties are Ramesh Sangha, Kamal Khera, Yasmin Ratansi, Deepak Obhrai, Tony Clement, Bob Saroya.
Ten successful Gujaratis from Canada, USA, India, Mozambique and UK were recognised with a Global Gujarati Award for their outstanding achievements and contributions. They are (from L to R) representative of Dr. Vikram Shah (a globally recognized authority in Knee Surgeries and founder-owner of Shalby Hospitals – India) and Dr. Darshini Shah (One of the leading Dentists in India). Mr. Mark Mehta and Mr Sam Mehta, C B Patel (Publishers/Editor, largest selling ethnic news weeklies Gujarat Samachar and Asian Voice), Vipul Jani (Global Gujarati Network), MG Vassanji – Best selling Canadian Author and a recipient of Order of Canada, Yasmin Ratansi, (MP), Rizwan Adatia (Chairman, COGEF Group and a major philanthropist – Mozambique), Haren Sheth (Surati Sweet Mart – Canada), Dr. Sudhir Parikh (Well-known Allergy Specialist and Media Barons – America), Sunil Nayak (Successful Hotelier – America).
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