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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga and Indian media personalities Radhika and Prannoy Roy, executive co-chairpersons of NDTV, were honored at the American India Foundation’s annual Spring Awards Gala at The Sheraton here April 25.
All were recognized for their continued corporate and philanthropic leadership and their outstanding efforts in supporting solutions for persistent social issues the world over.
Dressed in colorful Indian clothes, guests mingled with each other over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres before heading for a sit-down dinner catered by Chef Jehangir Mehta, owner of Graffiti and Mehtaphor in New York City. Some of the prominent attendees included M.A. Ravi Kumar, CEO of AIF; Victor J. Menezes, member of the AIF board of directors; Anjali Sharma, chairperson of philanthropic engagement at AIF; and chef and actress Madhur Jaffrey.
Attendees also participated in a silent auction on items like diamond jewelry from Sej, corporate tickets to the US Open, a guitar signed by Carlos Santana, stay at Taj in Mumbai and Hyderabad, and many more. The gala was chaired by Chip Kaye, co-president of Warburg Pincus, LLC. Sheila Dharmarajan, markets reporter at Bloomberg Television was the compere.The mission of AIF is to catalyze social and economic change in India. It mobilizes resources in the United States and invests these to improve education, livelihoods and public health for the marginalized in India. Since its founding in 2001, the AIF has raised and deployed over $70 million to support its programs. President Bill Clinton serves as honorary chair and Sen chairs the advisory council.
