The awards have been the perfect platform for bringing South Asian leaders together to celebrate community milestones and as well as individual achievements. These individuals have been creating true impact and creating ripple effects across the world, alongside bettering the community. The spirit of greatness was evidently present in the air through the evening.
While in high school she worked full time as a television host covering events around the city and interviewing several celebrities that would visit Vancouver. Being on Zindagi, served as an impetus to a concrete realization that choosing a path in this field was a possibility.
Manreet Sandhu, is one of the best and the brightest minds within our community. A graduate of L A Matheson Secondary School and a recipient of a whopping $40,000 scholarship from the prestigious Cmolik Foundation. Surrey born and raised Sandhu has been actively engaged within the community and embodies a spirit of volunteerism.
Samriddhi Singh is a 19 year old Vancouver -based actress, model, self-love educator, violence prevention facilitator and a pageant coach. She is the first teen to be representing Canada at the Miss Teen International pageant that is set to take place this year in Ecuador.
To contribute to the cultural, social, and historical fabrics of Sikh history, Wanjara Nomad Collections is moving forward with the dream of setting up a museum as a repository of Sikh Heritage. More importantly, the ultimate goal is to instill the preservation of Sikh history into the conscious, and eventually, the subconscious of all - on an individual level.
Sarthak is one of the recipients of the $100,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship which is Canada’s most coveted undergraduate STEM scholarship. The Schulic Leadership Scholarship is awarded to enterpreneurial-minded high school graduates enrolling in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) program at 20 partner universities across Canada.
