The second edition of Uttarakhand Achievers Awards was held on 21 November at Hotel Solitaire, Dehradun. The event was presented by Himalayan Buzz and The awards were presented by IPS Aparna Kumar. She is currently posted as the DIG, ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police), north Frontier in Dehradun. She is an avid mountaineer and has become the first civil servant and IPS officer to have completed the ‘7 Summits’ challenge.
Speaking on the occasion, she said, “This is an appreciable endeavor. These awards build a systematic approach of awarding achievers in their respective fields. Failure is not a crime, lack of effort is. Age should not be a handicap to your achievement and our young achievers have reasserted this fact. Hope all youngsters stay committed and continue to make a significant contribution to their fields.”
Here are the Winners
1. Education Entrepreneur of the Year Presented to Vaibhav Pandey (Founder at Twin Win Academy)
2. Agricultural Entrepreneur of the Year Presented to Dr. Mriganko Das (Founder at Pratyaksha Agrotech Private Limited)
3. Start-up of the Year Presented to “Xplore Away”
4. Media & Entertainment Entrepreneur of the Year Presented to Palaash Sharma & Rishabh Verma (Founders at Celebrino)
5. Travel Entrepreneur of the Year Presented to Pratyush Pandey (Founder at Holiday Xpress)
6. Health & Wellness Entrepreneur Presented to Komal Batra (Founder at Kairos Consciousness)
7. Cake Artist of the Year Presented to Hemlata Basumatary, (Founder at the Sweet Sensation)
8. Environmentalist of the Year Presented to Yogesh Lamba
9. Media Entrepreneur of the Year Presented to Mukul Chanchal Founder at Adorn Media Agency
10. Young Entrepreneur of the Year Presented to Avanish Chamoli Founder at PS Hearing & Speech
11. Salon Entrepreneur of the Year Presented to Vyankatesh Agrawal Founder at Padmaaksh Salon & Academy
12. Photography Entrepreneur of the Year Presented to Gautam Negi Founder at FStroke
13. Fashion Designer of the Year Presented to Rishu Sharma Founder at the House of Rishu
14. Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year Presented to Vibhor Gupta Founder at India Cult LifeStyle Fashion Week
15. Food & Beverage Entrepreneur of the Year Presented to Akash Gupta Founder at Ministry of Club
16. Model of the Year Presented to Ankesh Kothari
17. Sports Personality of the Year Presented to Aman Vohra
18. International Icon of the Year Presented to Abhishek Kapoor
19. Small Scale Entrepreneur of the year Presented to Ayushmaan Gujral (Owner at Gujral bakers)
20. An entrepreneur with a Social Cause Presented to Arpit Panjwani (Maa Anandmayee Memorial School)
21. Aspiring Model of the year Presented to Devashish Bisht