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Guyanese businessman among top 25 most influential Indians in North America
Guyana-born Ashook Ramsaran was among nine persons of Indian-origin honoured at a very high profile awards event held on August 14 at the Sutton Hotel in Toronto.
Ramsaran was recognized for his many significant and notable achievements as an active and versatile civic leader both in the local New York community as well as the global Indian Diaspora community of Non-resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs). Ramsaran is Executive Vice President of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO International) and CEO of Ramex, Inc, his own electronics manufacturing company founded in 1988 and based in New York.
Canada’s Premier Dalton McGinty (left) presents the recognition accolade to Ashook Ramsaran
Ramsaran’s most recent and notably significant accomplishments include India’s prestigious 2011 Pravasi Samman Award conferred on him by the President of India on January 9, 2011, and the success of his initiatives and collaboration to establish the Kolkata Memorial which was unveiled on January 11, 2011 in Kolkata, India.
When asked how he felt to be among the top 25 most influential Indians in North America, Ramsaran remarked that “it is beyond my expectations and indeed quite an honour to be so recognized among stalwarts of Indian origin in North America”.
Presenting the awards at the ceremony was Dalton McGinty, Premier of Toronto who released the Global Indian Origin publication profiling the “Top 25 Most Influential Indians in North America” and presented recognition honours to nine persons.
Premier McGinty was assisted by Dr. Roseann Runte, President of Carleton University in Ottawa. Also participating was Indian Consul General in Toronto, Preeti Saran.
Participants included members of the POA Education Foundation, the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO International), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) from the Caribbean and India; Non-resident Indians (NRIs); members of the Greater Toronto area and media.
The “Top 25 Most Influential Indians in North America” is another in the series of notable publications from Global Indian Origin.
In a statement issued, editor and publisher Dr Anand Raj Giri said that, the “Top 25 Most Influential Indians in North America” publication profiles the lives and achievements of 25 prominent members of Indian Diasporic community of North America. While the success of Indian immigrants in newly adopted countries can be attributed to economic progress, they have integrated well in their host countries through good citizenship, hard work, discipline and philanthropy, he said.
The personalities included in the publication all have an excellent record of exemplary successes and outstanding achievements in all segments of society including business, entrepreneurship, politics, humanitarian deeds and philanthropic activities.
“As India has grown in recent years into an economic powerhouse, something we all have beheld with amazement, our strong ties to India have given us a competitive advantage that others envy”, said McGinty.
Indians share a long history of migration and the mobility of Indian people to faraway lands is evident today in many countries with significant populations of Indians and people of Indian origin, numbering over 25 million spread across 110 countries around the globe. The global Indian community is rapidly increasing, in particular in Canada, and making contributions in transforming major economies, adding to scientific innovation, participating in political processes, and contributing tremendously in their adopted countries.
Global Indian Origin is the world’s leading publisher of books on the Indian Diaspora, devoted to researching and chronicling their success stories. Through publications like table books and magazines, Global Indian Origin brings their struggles and achievements to the global audience.
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