The 7th edition of the ALERT Being Awards (ABA) was held on Feb.9 to honour and recognise good samaritans from various walks of life. ALERT, a voluntary non-profit organisation dedicated to making the ‘Right to Life’ a reality in India, organised the award ceremony and presented awards to 13 real-life heroes who have helped save or preserve lives in the following categories: individuals, organisations and people going above and beyond.
R.Seshasayee – Chairman of Adyar Cancer Institute and Asian Paints, and Padma Shri Dr Mohan Kameswaran – Managing Director of Madras ENT Research Foundation graced the awards ceremony as distinguished guests of honour and gave away the awards to real-life heroes selected by the distinguished members of the ABA jury.
The awards under the Individual category were presented to 5 real-life heroes who put their lives at stake – V.Anburaj, Mohan, Humesh Dayalan and Raghvendra Kumar. The category of Going Beyond Call of Duty was presented to M.Jeyalakshmi, a staff nurse from Tuticorin, who helped deliver a baby during floods. Under the Organisation category, the following were awarded: Nizam’s Institute of Medical Science for eICU, United Way of Chennai, Dhara Sansthan and Dharani Geotech Engineers India Private Limited. The ALERT Being Icon Awards were presented to the incredible Rat-hole miners (Uttarakhand tunnel collapse) and Pudukudi Melur (Srivaikuntam Floods). ALERT Being Award for Lifetime Achievement was conferred on Ratan Tata for living a lifetime of legendary philanthropy along with business excellence.
The distinguished members of the ABA Jury were Veena Kumaravel – Founder of Naturals Group of Salons, Md. Shakeel Akhtar, IPS – DGP (Retd.), Nawabzada Mohammed Asif Ali – Heir apparent and Dewan to the Prince of Arcot, Dr J.S.Rajkumar – Chairman and Chief Surgeon at Lifeline Hospitals, Sujith Kumar – Founder of Maatram Foundation and Anandakrishnan – serial entrepreneur. The event had advisors in Dr. Renuka David, Managing Director, Radiant Medical Services and C. K. Kumaravel, CEO and Co-Founder, Natural Group of Salons.
