{"id":11195,"date":"2014-02-11T11:52:02","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T11:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/02\/11\/british-indian-awards-2014-presented-by-bdo\/"},"modified":"2014-02-11T11:52:02","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T11:52:02","slug":"british-indian-awards-2014-presented-by-bdo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2014\/02\/11\/british-indian-awards-2014-presented-by-bdo\/","title":{"rendered":"British Indian Awards 2014 Presented By BDO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<h3>Book Your Place Now <\/h3>\n<div><strong\/><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1257\" height=\"1780\" align=\"middle\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" vspace=\"10\" hspace=\"3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/Image\/ArticleImages\/book%20now%20poster.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Oceanic Consulting are delighted to announce that <city w:st=\"on\"><place w:st=\"on\">Birmingham<\/place><\/city> will once again host the second annual British Indian Awards presented by business advisory and accountancy firm, BDO LLP. The prestigious event will be held on the 16<sup>th<\/sup> of May at the St. Johns Hotel.<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>&#13;<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/41HtlRkFRw8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>After months of fierce competition, nominations for this year\u2019s British Indian Awards presented by BDO have now closed. Thousands of nominations came in from across the country, and the race to be crowned at this year\u2019s awards ceremony guarantees to be an extremely tight contest. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Once again, Birmingham\u2019s St Johns Hotel will play host to the awards on the 16<sup>th<\/sup> May 2014 and will be an evening of recognition, rewarding the continuing strength of the British Indian community, recognising those who thrive, evolve and capture the multicultural spirit of Great Britain.<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>The British Indian Awards have partnered with the award-winning accountancy firm BDO, the largest global accountancy organisation aimed at the mid-market, operating in 138 countries and employing nearly 55,000 people worldwide. <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Twenty awards will be presented on the evening, whilst the Lifetime Achievement Award is kept under wraps, the awards and finalists are:<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div><strong><br clear=\"all\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>&#13;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Best in Science &amp; Engineering<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Dr. Shini Somara (London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Dr Santosh Bhanot (London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Dr Hinanya Peiris (London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Professor Sunil Vadera (Salford University, Salford)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Professor Sondipon Adhikari (Swansea University, Swansea)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Professor Awadhesh Jha (Plymouth University, Plymouth)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Professor Ravi Kumar (Strathclyde University, Glasgow)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Best in Civil Services &amp; Armed Forces<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Milkinder Jaspal (Wolverhampton)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Prit Patel MP (Witham)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Seema Malhotra MP (London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar (The Army, Bromwhich)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Captain Makand Singh (The Army, West Midlands)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Raj Kohli (Met Police, London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Sir Suma Chakrabarti (The European Bank, London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Best in Education<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Ranu Mehta-Radia (Sai School, London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Dame Asha Khamka (West Nottingham)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Professor Monder Ram (Birmingham)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Professor Aditi Lahiri (Oxford University, Oxford)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Dr Tarun Ramadoria (Oxford)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Professor Sugata Mitra (Newcastle University, Newcastle)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Professor Sunil Khilani (Kings India Institute, London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Spirit of Britain<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Joban Sher Gill <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Ninder Johal (Wokingham)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Reena Ranger (Middlesex)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Jas Jassal (London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Piara Power (London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Sanam Arora (London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>Mandeep Sanghera (London)<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div><strong>Arts &amp; 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