The Asian Achievers Awards (AAA), also known as The People's Choice Awards, organised by Asian Business Publications Limited (ABPL), is a star-studded event where the renown and crème de la crème attend to celebrate and acknowledge the contribution and hard work of the British Asians in today's society. The awards has been taking place annually; this will be the 16th ceremony and will be held at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel, in September 2016.
The awards recognises the outstanding work from the individuals from across all walks of life within the Asian community, and acknowledge the accomplishments of the finest in the UK's Asian community. Each year, the awards illustrate and celebrate a certain aspect of society, and this year there will be an emphasis on the Professional of the Year category.
There are ten categories for the Asian Achievers Awards. We shall tell you about the other categories in the coming weeks. This week we will talk about two categories: Sports Personality of Year and Uniformed & Civil Services.
The Sports Personality of Year is awarded to a sports person who is successful in the field of sport. Last year the celebrated cricketer, Mooen Ali took home the award. Shortlisted candidates included Rimla Aktar, chair of the Muslim Women’s Sport Foundation (MWSF) and the only muslim woman member among the 21 Football Association (FA) Council, Sheneela Ahmed, Britain’s and world’s only Asian female football agent approved by the Football Association (FA) and Ira Banerjee, Britain’s top badminton star.
The Uniformed & Civil Services, which was the main theme of the awards last year, is given in recognition for the outstanding achievements in uniformed and civil services or contribution to the community through any of the above services. Last year the theme for Asian Achievers Awards 2015 was Uniformed & Civil Services, it made winning the award even more special. Lance Corporal Tuljung Gurung of the Royal Gurka Rifles took home the award last year. Shortlisted candidates included Imam Asim Hafiz OBE MA is the dedicated Islamic Religious Advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff and Service Chiefs, Jaswant Kaur Narwal is the Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in South East region and Makhdum (Mak) Ali Chisty is a Chief Officer with Met Police leading on Community Engagement and also is the national lead responsible for Honour Based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation, and Religion and Belief.
There are many British Asians in the UK who deserve the recognition along with their contributions in their respective fields. If you know someone who has contributed to the community, has broken the glass celling and deserves recognition then nominate them online at www.asianachieversawards.com or register their details on the nomination form of Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar this week. Deadline for nominations is 31 July 2016.
