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UKs Business Excellence Awards select Ashish Bhasin as the Chairman of the Year India (2013)
MUMBAI: Business Excellence Awards 2013 awarded Mr. Ashish Bhasin, Chairman India and CEO South East Asia for Aegis Media as the Chairman of the Year 2013 – India. Mr. Bhasin was announced as the prestigious winner amidst 200 attendees and 29 finalist businesses and honored guests at a fabulous gala dinner hosted at London.
With the belief that good businesses ensure their energy is focused on giving exceptional service, Business Excellence Awards seek out and develop talented, free-thinking people with the imagination and initiative to make a difference. They organize themselves to operate in ways that bring together the best team to do the job in hand and the one needed tomorrow. Their systems work to support their people, not the other way around.
They encourage involvement at all levels of the business so that clients and customers are impressed at the commitment regardless of which employee answers the ‘phone or opens the door to them. Great businesses go further, they look to provide the products and services others want to buy in a sustainable way. They use profit not just to pay themselves and employ their staff but to invest in the future. They try to change the world, albeit in a small way. It is this level of achievement that these awards set out to acknowledge and reward.
“We’re delighted by the success of the evening,” comments Julie Gingell, Co-Chair of the Business Excellence Awards. “The standard of entrants was extremely high this year, which caused quite a headache for our panel of judges when it came to choosing finalists and winners.”
On receiving the award, Ashish Bhasin, Chairman India & CEO South East Asia said “I am honored to receive this prestigious award and the lovely trophy. We’ve had a great run in India. This award is a testament to the fantastic and hardworking team I have at Aegis Media India and I dedicate it to my Team”.
The Aegis Media India group comprises Vizeum, Carat, the world’s largest independent media communications specialist, Posterscope the global OOH sector leader, Brandscope, Hyperspace (Retail), Carat Fresh Integrated (Experiential), PSI (Airports), Doosra (Creative), Isobar, the global communications agency with digital at its heart and iProspectCommunicate 2, the global leader in search and performance marketing.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
