Friday, March 18, 2011

Hall of Fame Award for The Hindu consultant

TheHindu's consultant V. Kalidas was conferred the ‘Hall of Fame' National Award for 2011 for his contribution to the media industry by Punjab Education Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan at a function here on Thursday.

The awards were given to 10 other public relations professionals on the opening day of the two-day fifth edition of the Global PR Conclave, organised by the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) here.

The other awardees are: Pragnya Ram (Aditya Birla Management Corporation Limited); S. Ramesh Krishnan (Maruti Suzuki); Deepak Jolly (Coca Cola); Renuka B. Salwan (Bureau of Indian Standards); Jayaprakash Rao K. (Regional PRO, DRDO, Bangalore); B.K. Usha Didi (Brahmkumaris, Mount Abu); K.S. Narahari (Texas Instruments Limited); C.K. Sardana; Ujjwal Chowdhury (ISB&M School of Communication); and Romesh Kumar Mattoo (Suzlon Energy Limited).

Mr. Kalidas has been associated with TheHindu group for the past 45 years. He was nominated mediaperson of the year in October 1994 by a Mumbai-based body of media professionals. He has also been associated with the Advertising Clubs and PRSI Chapters in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai.

Mr. Sekhwan also presented the annual Chanakya Awards to leading professionals and organisations for their contribution to the field of communication.

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