Joined by Congressman Joe Kennedy and Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher, 440 People Gather to Honor 10 Shining Stars at New England Choice Awards Gala 2019

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WALTHAM, MA—Joined by Chief Guest Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher and US Congressman Joe Kennedy, over 440 entrepreneurs, corporate executives, philanthropists, educators and community leaders gathered last week at Westin Hotel in Waltham, MA, to honor 10 shining stars of New England.

Organized by INE MultiMedia, Inc., in collaboration with INDIA New England News, New England Choice Awards also Dr. Glimcher and Congressman Kennedy for  their services.

“As I said in my speech, success of a major production like NECA Awards rests on the two pillars: a dream and the team. There is nothing better than a dream to create a platform that honors our community and those who enrich us. Our team helped make that a reality,” said Manju Sheth, President of INE Multimedia and creator of the awards show. “As a woman doctor it was exciting to have Dr. Laurie Glimcher as Chief guest. Her speech was very informative. It was always on my wish list to have Congressman Joe Kennedy at our Award show. It was very thrilling to hear his heartfelt address at the gala.”

The 2019 New England Choice Awards 2018 Committee consisted of Anu Chitrapu, Upendra Mishra, Mandy Pant, Anupendra Sharma, Manju Sheth and Aditi Taylor. The judging committee consisted of several prominent members and entrepreneurs of the Indian American community.

Upendra Mishra, publisher of INDIA New England News, said that the New England Choice Awards gala was a great example of teamwork and a passion for honoring the best of the bests.

Left to right: Aditi Taylor, Anu Chitrapu and Mandy Pant

“New England Choice Awards honors those who have made great choices in their own life in order to succeed and give back to the community whether it is business, academia, healthcare or art and culture,” said Mr. Mishra. “We are gratuful to our organizing committee, judges, awardees and all the attendees of the event that was sold out two months before the event.”

Manju Sheth

In addition to Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 to Leader Bank Founder and CEO Sushil Tuli, other awardees were honored with the following awards:

Kuzhikkalail M. Abraham: Academic Excellence

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Roger Brown: Leadership in Art & Culture

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Udit Batra: Business & Entrepreneurship Award

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Subu Kota:Excellence in Community Service

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Dr. Om Ganda: Healthcare Pioneer

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Indian Circle of Caring USA: Best Non-Profit Organization 2019

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Dr. Shamim Dahod & Ashraf Dahod: Philanthropists of the Year

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Ritu Raman: Youth Leadership Award

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Sushil Tuli: Lifetime Achievement Award 2019

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NECA this year was supported by a number of businesses: Platinum Sponsor: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care; Gold Sponsor: Lahey Health; Silver Sponsor: BMW of Sudbury.

Supporting sponsors were: Alankar Event Planners & Decorators, Boston Sound and Light Co. and Art of Memories and Pervez Taufiq Photography.Community sponsors included: Indian Medical Association of New England, Miss India New England, Shah, Dixit & Associates PC, and Sraveo.

Indian American singer Anuradha Palakurthi was the featured artist. The dance performance was done was students of Angikam Dance Academy and was directed by Jasmine Shah. The food was catered by Masala Art.

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