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United States President George W Bush [Images] has hailed
Speaking about
The American president also paid tribute to Mahathma Gandhi. "Indians were empowered by Mahatma Gandhi's [Images] message of hope and justice and on
Bush said that in its 60-year-old journey as an Independent nation,
Bush added that, "The bonds between the
In her message to the audience, President Pratibha Patil [Images] said that such award functions were significant as, "Such a recognition not only strengthens ties between the people of our two vibrant democracies, but these awards also honour and celebrate the achievements of Indians and Americans in critical areas of human endeavour."
"It is significant that these awards have been launched during the worldwide celebration of the 60th anniversary of
"In science and technology, arts and media, business entrepreneurship and industry,
"I take this occasion to pay a tribute to the Indian American community that symbolises the people to people contact between
The awards for Innovations in Science and Technology went to Infosys [Get Quote] founder Narayana Murthy and Microsoft founder Bill Gates [Images]. Music director A R Rahman and
The Tata Group and insurance company New York Life were the recipients of the award for outstanding multinational companies.
However, Rehman was the only winner present at the award function. The other awards were collected by representatives of the corporate sponsors of the awards.
The award ceremony was interspersed with performances by the bigwigs of Hindustani classical music and dance including Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Dr Balamurali Krishna, Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and Yogesh Samsi.
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