Recognising and encouraging youngsters

Brigade Group instituted the annual, state-wide Young Achiever Award, in association with Rotary Bangalore Midtown, in 2006. The award has been instituted to recognise and encourage the achievements of young people in professional, cultural, social or other specific areas of endeavour.

The award is open to both individuals and teams. The only mandatory requirement is that applicants have to be below 25 years of age and residents of Karnataka.

This is not a competition, but recognition of the proven and demonstrable achievements of an individual / team. The selected individual / team receives a cash prize of Rs 100,000, accompanied by a trophy and a citation, at an awards ceremony in Bangalore. All entries will be evaluated by a jury comprising eminent personalities from different fields.

Young Achievers 2009

Pavitra Chalam and Aaron D’Souza share Young Achiever 2009 award
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Pavitra Chalam (Documentary Film maker) receives the Young Achiever Award 2009 from Mr M.R. Jaishankar, CMD, Brigade Group, as Rtn Nagendra (District Governor, Rotary Bangalore Midtown) and Chief Guest Pankaj Advani (World Champion in Snooker and Billiards) look on.		Champion swimmer Aaron D’Souza receives the Young Achiever Award 2009 from Mr M.R. Jaishankar, CMD, Brigade Group. Rtn Nagendra (District Governor, Rotary Bangalore Midtown) and Chief Guest Pankaj Advani (World Champion in Snooker and Billiards) are seen at either end.

Past winners:

• 2008: Tennis player Rohan Bopanna shared the award with Team Garuda, who designed and fabricated India's first ever super mileage car that runs for 180 km on a single litre of petrol.
• 2007: National swimmer Rehan Poncha shared the award with Team Ashwa, who designed and fabricated India's first race car prototype and won two awards in their debut race in Australia.
• 2006: National swimmer Shikha Tandon shared the prize with Manasi Prasad, who has exceptional achievements in the fields of academics and music.

For more information on the Young Achiever Award, visit YoungAchiever.in