DVK Group Ltd, a global, boutique commodity trading and finance company, was proud to support the third annual The Sikh Awards which took place last month at the Park Plaza in London.
The Sikh Awards is an established institution, held to recognise the contribution and excellence of the international Sikh community across a variety of industry sectors. Over 750 guests attended, including Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, BBC’s Head of religious programming Mr Tommy Nagra, Ms Charlotte Leslie MP, Mr Paul Uppal MP and Dr Kate Wharton from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s office.
DVK Group sponsored the award for Sikhs in Seva, which recognised an individual for his or her contribution to society through means of Seva (selfless voluntary service) or for an outstanding individual who has excellently demonstrated exceptional leadership and vision when helping others. Sikhs in Seva was awarded to Mr Surendra Singh Khandari from the United Arab Emirates. Surendra Singh is the youngest president of the Automobile Association of Andra Pradesh and the youngest captain of the Emirates Gold Club in Dubai. He is now the Chairman of Al Dovbowi Group, one of the largest tyre distribution companies in the world.
Other esteemed award recipients included Britain’s richest man Lakshmi Mittal, who received the Special Recognition Award from the world Sikh community for his joint venture between State-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Mittal Energy Ltd, in the Punjab region of India, Harpal Singh, CEO of Cancer Research who was awarded the Sikhs In Charities award, Ms Rashpal Kaur from India who was awarded the Sikhs In Sports award for her unprecedented sporting achievements despite losing her sight, and Mr Rajinder Singh Baryan from Kenya who was awarded the coveted Sikhs In Business – Businessman award.

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