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The Chakra Award
It is an award given to an individual or a group by the Society for
channeling one’s energy to achieve distinction in the chosen field
of endeavor and to contribute to the betterment of humankind in
general, India and United States in particular.
The first Chakra Award saluted the pioneers of India Origin
posthumously, honoring Paramahansa Yogananda, Congressman Dalip
Singh Saund and Harry Singh of San Diego. Ambassador Prabhakar
Menon was the Chief guest.
The second Chakra Award was a salute to Indian Entrepreneurs. Dr.
Amar Bose, Chairman, Bose Corporation and Professor at M.I.T, Arjun
Waney, Chairman, Beeba’s Creations, Dr. John Kapoor,
Chairman, E.J. Financial Enterprises were the recipients of the
awards. Lalit Thapar, Chairman, Thapar Group was the chief guest,
and Ambassador Sati Lambah was the guest of honor.
The Third Chakra Award saluted Maestros Pundit Ravi Shankar and
Zubin Mehta. Dr. Jonas Salk was the chief guest and Francoise
Gilot–Salk was the guest of honor.
On October 5, 2006, Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen was
honored with the Fourth Chakra Award in the Great Hall, University
of California, San Diego. Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Chairman, Qualcomm
presented the award. Congressman Bob Filner, San Diego City Council
President Scott Peters and Dr. Sanjay Jha felicitated Dr. Sen. It
was a very memorable occasion. The Chakra, 10 inches in diameter,
is a replica of Konarak Wheel and was made of pure silver with
gold overlay.
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2006 - 4th Chakra Award
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen |
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Chief Guest -
Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Chairman, Qualcomm |
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Guest of Honor
- Congressman Bob Filner |
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1992 - 3rd Chakra Award
Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar Maestro
Zubin Mehta, Conductor, New York Philharmonic
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Chief Guest -
Dr. Jonas Salk, Discoverer of Polio Vacine and
Founder, Salk Institute |
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Guest of Honor
- Francoise Gilot-Salk, Painter, Author, Poet |
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1991 - 2nd Chakra Award
Dr. Amar Bose, Professor, MIT and Chairman, Bose
Corporation
Arjun Waney, Chairman, Beeba's Creations
Dr. John Kapoor, President, E.J. Financial Enterprises
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Chief Guest -
Lalit Thapar, Chairman, Thapar Group, India |
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Guest of Honor -
Sati Lambah, Ambassador of
India |
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1990 - 1st Chakra Award
Paramahansa Yogananda, Founder of Self Realization
Fellowship
Congressman Dalip Singh Saund, 1st Congressman of Asian
Decent
Harry Singh Sr., Tomato "King" of United States
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Chief Guest -
Prabhakar Menon, Ambassador and Representative of
India at U.N. |
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Guest of Honor
- Prabhakar Narwekar, Director, Deputy Managing
Director, IMF
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