Brigade Group and Rotary Bangalore Midtown invite applications for “Young Achiever 2010”

Brigade Group and Rotary Bangalore Midtown today  announced the 5th annual Young Achiever Award 2010 and invite applications from young achievers who have proof of a demonstrable achievement, between the ages 16 to 28 years (born between 1 Jan 1982 to 1 Jan 1994), across Karnataka. The state-wide annual award was instituted four years ago to recognize and honor outstanding achievements of youth. The selected individual or team will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 1, 00,000 along with a trophy and citation.

Achievements may be in any area of endeavour. All entries should reach us on or before October 11, 2010. The detailed application process, eligibility criteria and the application form is available on the website at www.youngachiever.in. Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview, in Bangalore, where they will be required to make a presentation about their achievement(s).

Commenting on the Award, Mr M R Jaishankar, Chairman & Managing Director, Brigade Group, said, “Karnataka is brimming with young talent and we strongly believe that they need to be encouraged. The talents we have spotted earlier have gone on to achieve greater heights. We hope more youngsters benefit from this award and are motivated to pursue their dreams.” We are proud to be associated with Rotary Bangalore Midtown for this award.

Quote from President of Rotary Bangalore Midtown - “The Young Achievers Award is a unique opportunity for young performers in various fields to be recognized. Instituted in 2006, this prestigious Award has, time and again, provided a platform for youth from Karnataka to compete and excel."

The first Young Achiever Award 2006 was shared by international swimmer Shikha Tandon and Manasi Prasad, who displayed exceptional achievements in the fields of academics and music. In 2007, the prize was shared by international swimmer Rehan Poncha and Team Ashwa, a team of young professionals who designed and fabricated India’s first race car prototype and won two awards in their debut race in the FSAE event at Australia. In 2008, the prize was shared by Rohan Bopanna, one of India’s most promising stars on the professional tennis circuit since 2003, and Team Garuda, a remarkable group youngsters who have successfully created and test driven India’s first ever Supermileage car that runs for 180 km on a single litre of petrol. Anup Sridhar, One of India’s best known badminton players, received the special mention award.

Last year, the prize was shared by Pavitra Chalam, a documentary film maker and Aaron D’Souza, an ace swimmer.
If you know of anyone who has made a significant achievement and is not likely to apply on their own, you could nominate them. Please visit www.youngachiever.in to know more.

Brigade Group has initiated many socially purposeful projects which include development of roads in J.P. Nagar, renovating and re-developing a police station in Yeshwanthapur, landscaping several traffic islands and medians, adoption of animals of Bannerghatta zoo. It has also set up the Brigade Foundation, a not-for-profit trust, which runs The Brigade Schools at JP Nagar, Mahadevapura and Malleswaram.