Dubai :- Senior journalist Paramjit Singh Rangpuri was awarded the Sikh Award in the sports category at the 13th Da Sikh Award held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Paramjit Singh Rangpuri, who received the Da Sikh Award, has been associated with the field of media for the last 25 years. In his 25-year career, he has worked in the country’s big news agencies, national news channels as well as regional channels and for the last ten years he has been working as a producer in Star Sports, Jio Cinema, Sports Keeda and many other sports channels.
He has also received this award in the sports category. On this occasion, Paramjit Singh Rangpuri thanked the founder of The Sikh Award, Dr. Navdeep Bansal and his entire team. He said that Sikhs living all over the world are earning a lot of name and such awards should be organized to motivate them.
The Sikh Award was started by Dr Navdeep Singh Bansal, a resident of United Kingdom, for the last 12 years. Earlier, this award has been organized in London, Canada, Singapore, Dubai and many big countries. More than 400 prominent guests including international dignitaries, community leaders, sports personalities, celebrities and business leaders from countries like India, Canada, Kenya, UK, USA and UAE attended this program.
Dr Navdeep Bansal first started the Sikh Directory, then the 100 Powerful Sikhs of the World and The Sikh Award. Giving information about this, Navdeep Bansal said that the purpose behind organizing this award is to tell people about the achievements of the Sikh community settled all over the world and to encourage them by giving them awards. The Sikh Awards not only highlight the extraordinary contributions of Sikhs around the world, but also recognize their achievements in categories like business, charity, education, profession, media, seva (selfless voluntary service), sports and entertainment.
He said that nominations for this award are made and selected by the team of The Sikh Award and a jury of judges. Special honours at this event will include the People’s Choice Award, Lifetime Achievement Award and Special Recognition Award॰