The honorees are Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Attorney Appen Menon, writer Dr. Sheela N.P., Dr. A.K.B. Pillai, Sheela Sreekumar and Ginsmon Zacharia.
Six Indian Americans will be honored for outstanding achievements in their respective fields of specialization during the 25th Anniversary celebrations of Kerala Cultural and Civic Center, New York.
The honorees are Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Attorney Appen Menon, writer Dr. Sheela N.P., Dr. A.K.B. Pillai, Sheela Sreekumar and Ginsmon Zacharia.
All six Indian Americans will be recognized at the center’s 25th Anniversary Awards Banquet to be held on November 4.
The event will have Consul General of India in New York Sandeep Chakravorty as the chief guest and Dr. Abraham George as the keynote speaker.
The event, which will be held in World’s Fair Marina, Flushing, will start at 6.30 p.m.
In addition to honoring the Indian American Malayalees, the event will also felicitate 25th Jubilee Year Life Time Achievers: Shanti Bhavan Founder Dr. Abraham George, Industrialist and Founder & Chairman of Sami-Sabinsa Group Dr. Muhammed Majeed; Philanthropist Sreedhar Menon; and, Columbia UniversityProfessor P Somasundaran and Entrepreneur Dilip Varghese.
“Kerala Center has been honoring outstanding achievers since 1991 and every year we invite nominations and the committee has to make a unanimous choice for a candidate in a category to receive the award and this year is no different from previous years in terms of their achievements,” said Kerala Center President Thambi Thalappillil in a press release.
According to founder and executive director of Kerala Center, since its inception 25 years ago, the center has recognized 140 achievers who have made outstanding contributions to the society.
After the award ceremony, the event will also showcase performances by Global Arts of New York.