BC-India Business Network’s Grand Diwali Gala

THE BC-India Business Network (BC-IBN) held its Grand Diwali Gala on October 25 at a Downtown Vancouver hotel with nearly 350 guests where Indian Consul General Masakui Rungsung extended warm greetings to members of the community, appreciating their role in celebrating festivities of India in Canada.

The event included cultural performances, the best of Indian cuisine, silent auction, door prizes and networking.

Dr. Vivek Savkur (Founder and President Emeritus) and Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan (President) welcomed the dignitaries and guests, who included Raj Chouhan, Speaker of the B.C. Legislature, on behalf of the board of BCIBN. Jatinder Dhir (Vice-President) proposed the thanks and expressed deep appreciation to all guests, performers and volunteers.

One of the major highlights of the evening was the presentation of four awards:

  1. BC–IBN Business Family of the Year Award 2024: Kalala Organic Estate Winery
  2. BC–IBN Community Leadership Award 2024: Joanne Curry
  3. BC–IBN Community Leadership Award 2024: James Howey
  4. Appreciation Award 2024: Dawood Shakir (For outstanding contribution to the success of BC–IBN)

BC-IBN is a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to building and maintaining economic, social and cultural ties between British Columbia and India through trade. (www.bcibn.com).

For more information contact savkur.vivek@gmail.com / 604-728-0971

 

All photos by JAY SHARMA of Mahi Photo Studio