{"id":5444,"date":"2017-01-28T16:57:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T16:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.YourChennai.com\/?p=5444"},"modified":"2017-01-28T16:57:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T16:57:03","slug":"hello-and-usk-foundation-presents-urja-awards-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourchennai.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/28\/hello-and-usk-foundation-presents-urja-awards-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello! and USK Foundation presents URJA Awards 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amruta Fadnavis, wife of the chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis presided over the ceremony and Chief Guest Rajashree Birla lit the ceremonial lamp<\/b><\/h3>\n

\"ActorsHello!, world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s leading royal and celebrity news brand in association with\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>URJA<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Awards<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>2017 celebrated the achievements and contributions of dignitaries who left a mark of their own, across diverse fields . The third edition of the\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>awards<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>witnessed eminent personalities from different walks of life, from entertainment, sports, business and education coming together to commemorate accomplishments of each other. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Chief guest\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Rajashree Birla<\/b> along with Amruta Fadnavis<\/b>, Usha Kakde and Sanjay Kakde\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>lit the ceremonial lamp at the event on\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>January 16 at Hyatt Regency.\u00c2\u00a0 The night was graced by personalities like Naseeruddin Shah, Raveena Tandon, her highness<\/b>Radhika Raje Gaekwad, Chetan Bhagat <\/b>among others.<\/p>\n

Divided into 14 categories,\u00c2\u00a0actor Naseeruddin Shah<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0was felicitated for Excellence in Cinema whereasRaveena Tandon<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0won the\u00c2\u00a0award\u00c2\u00a0for Bollywood category. Author\u00c2\u00a0Chetan Bhagat\u00c2\u00a0<\/b>bagged the literature\u00c2\u00a0award\u00c2\u00a0and Pt\u00c2\u00a0Shivkumar Sharma<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0was\u00c2\u00a0awarded\u00c2\u00a0for his immense contribution to music. USK Foundation known for its women empowerment initiatives presented the honor in women empowerment category to\u00c2\u00a0Ananya Birla<\/b>,\u00c2\u00a0a successful entrepreneur turned pop star.\u00c2\u00a0The evergreen actor Dharmendra<\/b>was felicitated with Cinematic Legend award whereas Rajashree Birla<\/b> was awarded with Lifetime achievement trophy. Apart from that Ajinkya Arun Firodia, Matyr Saurabh Farate, Anuradha Desai, Prarthna Thombre, Vishwajeet Kadam, Dr. Pervez Grant and her highness Radhika Raje Gaekwad<\/b>were\u00c2\u00a0awarded\u00c2\u00a0in Business & Industry, Bravery, Social Service, Sports, Education, Medicine and Indian Culture & Heritage\u00c2\u00a0awards\u00c2\u00a0category respectively.<\/p>\n

\"RajashreeDr. Usha Kakade Founder & President USK Foundation and Vice Chairperson Sanjay Kakade Group said,<\/b> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Today it gives me an immense sense of pride by stepping into third year of\u00c2\u00a0URJA\u00c2\u00a0awards\u00c2\u00a0I would like to make a mention of out media partner Hello! for their unending support in making this event what it is today. With our close association with the magazine brand we have reached new heights and created many milestones in terms of our reach in the society. It is our endeavor to acknowledge and honour the individuals who have made selfless contribution towards upliftment of the society and have extended their endless support to various causes with an aim to make our society a better place to live! In order to acknowledge the efforts we here at USK Foundation present\u00c2\u00a0URJA\u00c2\u00a0awards.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Commenting on the association, Ruchika Mehta, Editor, Hello! Magazine India said,<\/b> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hello! has always been at the forefront of admiring excellence, irrespective of the field. Our association with\u00c2\u00a0URJA\u00c2\u00a0Awards\u00c2\u00a0aims to celebrate the contributions of such personalities in their respective industry. This is our first association with USK foundation and we look forward for many more where we can join hands with them and support the same cause in which we both believe in.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Hosted by Ms. Yogini Gandhy,\u00c2\u00a0the awards night\u00c2\u00a0was organized by\u00c2\u00a0Usha Kakade,\u00c2\u00a0wife of Rajya Shabha MP Mr. Sanjay Kakade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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