Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Gautam Gambhir were presented Castrol Awards on September 18, 2009. Gundappa Vishwanath was given the Castrol Lifetime Achievement award.
September 19, 2008: ‘Mukhaputa’ bags two international awards
Roopa Iyer’s debut film ‘Mukhaputa – The Cover Page’ has won the Best International Feature Film Award at the recently concluded Ireland international Film Festival.This film is about children suffering from HIV/AIDS and has also won the Silver Sierra Best Feature Film in California International Film Festival also. The award will be presented on October 23 in California.
September 16, 2009: Incredible India campaign gets GG2 Campaign of the Year’ (UK) award
The Incredible India campaign which promotes India as a Tourist Destination has won ‘GG2 Campaign of the Year’ award which is a prestigious award of UK. The award was received by Jagdish Chander, Director, India tourist Office, UK and Ireland.
The campaign was launched in 2002.
September 18, 2009: PETA Award to Parle
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has awarded biscuit maker Parle Products and ad agency Everest Brand Solutions for making a mint ad that highlights the plight of animals who are incarcerated at zoos.