Finalists announced for 2013 Scottish Curry Awards

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Finalists announced for 2013 Scottish Curry Awards

-The Scottish Curry Awards announce their shortlisted curry contenders-

 

After months of fierce competition, nominations for this year’s Scottish Curry Awards have now closed, and with well over 8000 nominations coming in from all over Scotland the race to be crowned at this year’s awards ceremony guarantees to be an extremely tight contest.

The sixth Scottish Curry Awards will take place in Thistle Hotel on the 10^thJune, it is set to be a fantastic evening. The judges will now visit these shortlisted Restaurants and takeaways from all over Scotland whilst they battle it out to make the best curry in the country!

 

 Yasmin Mahmood, Operations & Business Development Manager for event organiser Oceanic Consulting said:

“This year we have added a few categories to spice things up and received a great response to these new editions, as thousands of nominations flooded in, in support of the publics favourite. We wish all the finalists the best of luck and I am sure it will be fantastic evening.”

 

Both The Curry King/Queen Award and The Lifetime Achievement Award will be revealed on the night, for now we can share withy you the shortlisted nominees for this year’s The Scottish Curry Awards:

Curry Lover of the Year

Dani Downs (Hutchison Vales Ladies FC)

Aasmah Mir

Sandy Wilkie (Wiseman Dairies)

 

Team of the Year

Taj Mahal (Biggar)

Bombay Lounge (Dalkieth)

The Killermount Polo Club (Glasgow)

Maisha’s Restaurant (St. Andrews)

Turban Tandoori (Glasgow)

 

Chef of the Year

Matin Khan (Itihaas, Edinburgh)

Jagtar Singh (Taj Tandoori, Prestwick)

Purvaiz Mohammed (Heera, Glasgow)

Ajmal Mushtaq (Mushtaqs Restaurant, Hamilton)

Bamsi Ram Shrestha (Radhuni, Edinburgh)

 

Healthy Food Provider

Majestic India (Cambuslang)

Punjabi Tadka (East Kilbride)

Chilli Papas

Shimla Cottage (Coatbridge)

Omar Khayyam (Edinburgh)

 

Maitre D’ of the Year

Muhammad Sultan (Charcoals, Glasgow)

Mark Singh (Mister Singh’s India, Glasgow)

Akbar Ali (Kismot, Edinburgh)

Abed Ullah (Taj Mahal, Biggar)

Shamy Singh (Spice Lounge, Edinburgh)

 

Best Restaurant Design

Mithas (Edinburgh)

Akbar’s (Glasgow)

Zyka Bar and Grill (Glasgow)

Karma (Whitburn)

Bukharah (Glasgow)

Best Marketing Campaign

Kismot (Edinburgh)

Mushtaqs Restaurant (Hamilton)

Charcoals (Glasgow)

The Dhabba (Glasgow)

Indian Palms (Cambuslang)

 

Takeaway of the Year

North East

Qismat (Aberdeen)

Cinnamon @ Home (Aberdeen)

North West

Spicy Spot (Inverness)

Kebabish Curry House (Oban)

South East

Bangla Kitchen (Edinburgh)

Eastern Spices (Edinburgh)

South West

Shahed’s Tandoori (South Side, Glasgow)

Cafe India (Westend, Glasgow)

 

Best of Glasgow

Cafe India (Merchant City)

Akbar’s

Charcoals

Balbir’s (Church Street)

Kama Sutra

Mother India’s Cafe

Koolba

Shish Mahal

Chillies West End

Masala Twist

 

Restaurant of the Year

North East

Cinnamon (Aberdeen)

Tabla Restaurant (Perth)

Bombay Joe’s (Dundee)

Manzil Restaurant (Perth)

North West

Spice Tandoori (Fort William)

Cinnamon (Inverness)

Cafe Mango (Inverness)

Taste of India (Kyleakin)

South East

Bombay Brasserie (Dunfermline)

Jasmine Indian Restaurant (Glenrothes)

Prince of India (Peebles)

Taste of India (Leven)

South West

Rasoi Indian Restaurant & Deli (Lenzie)

Spice Indian Cuisine (Hamilton)

Kama Sutra (Stirling)

Masala Restaurant (Cumnock)

  

Best of Edinbugh

Shezan Restaurant

Kebabish Original

Mithas

Indian Cavalry Club

Britannia Spice

The Scottish Curry Awards 2013 are taking place at The Thistle Hotel, Glasgow on 10th June with the event raising money for The Well Foundation and includes a delicious five course meal, live entertainment, fundraising activities, several guest presenters and guarantees to be a great evening out. The winners will be announced shortly after the awards.

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Online 3D Art Exhibition to Showcase the stunning art of Balraj Khanna

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 Exclusive Online 3D Art Exhibition

to Showcase the Stunning Art of Balraj Khanna

  

 During the past few months, the Indian art market has enjoyed a boost in both exposure and sales. This is due in part to Sotheby’s recent sale of the Amaya Collection, in March 2013, which featured 43 pieces of art, resulting in almost $7m in revenues.  The increased exposure and results are a result of the growing new crowd of art collectors.

The Internet has also played a role in the growing market for Indian art. Collections exhibited in online galleries and sold on online auctions are drawing large numbers of interested seasoned buyers, as well as a crowd of new generation collectors, who often purchase artwork based on a digital image. A recent study by Hiscox revealed that as high as 89 percent of surveyed galleries have sold various pieces to clients through the Internet, and surprisingly, many collectors were willing to spend as much as £50,000 on their online art purchases.

The Indian Art Centre is one of the galleries that features exclusive online art exhibitions. Their innovative use of cutting-edge technology allows users to have a unique 3D experience in the comfort of their own homes. As collectors scroll through a dazzling panoramic display, they can select various works of art that will pop-up and allow them a closer inspection.

Beginning June 6 and continuing on through June 16, 2013, a stunning exhibition featuring works from celebrated artist and author Balraj Khanna will be online. The exhibition is titled “A Journey of His Own” and contains pieces created during the last 50 years of his distinguished career. This exclusive online pop-up exhibition promises to be very successful.

Sue Hubbard (The Independent), recently had this to say about Khanna's work,

“There is within this work the implicit belief that art should be both spiritual and uplifting. With its luminous colours and magical shapes, this is work that would sit well in public spaces to create moments of regeneration. You really don’t have to know much about art to appreciate the glowing colours and to understand that Balraj Khanna’s subjects are joy, harmony and the pleasure of living in the visual world.”

The dates of the online pop-up exhibition are aligned with the Modern and Contemporary Art auctions organised at the main international auction houses. Each piece that is featured will be available for purchase, and art collectors are in for a treat because a highly anticipated series of never-before-seen small format works is going to be available to the public during the event.

Those interested in Khanna’s art work can register at www.ajourneyofhisown.com to receive a catalogue of the exhibition and they will also receive notification when the show is live.  Interested parties are also able to arrange private viewings of the collection at the artist's studio in London.

Since Balraj Khanna was once described by Bryan Robertson as

“one of the most distinguished painters living in England,”

the high level of interest in his online pop-up art exhibition is not surprising. With talented artists like Khanna are at the forefront of the modern and contemporary Indian art movement, it seems rather likely that the demand for Asian art will continue to grow and prosper.

 

 

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Finalists for the British Indian Awards 2013

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Finalists for the inaugural British Indian Awards 2013

 

 

Following months of fierce competition, nominations have now closed for the inaugural British Indian Awards presented by the award-winning accountancy firm BDO LLP.

 

The prestigious British Indian Awards will be held on the 17^th of May at the St. Johns Hotel in Birmingham, and it is set to be an exceptional evening. Birmingham one of UK's largest cities and home to over a million people, with 42% of the residents being of ethnic background,hence the ideal location to host The British Indian Awards.

 

Amit Arora, Business Development Director (event organiser Oceanic Consulting) states:

“We are delighted and overwhelmed with such a great response of nominations from the public. The British Indian Awards are a great platform for people of Indian heritage to be recognised and rewarded for their achievements. We wish the finalist the best of luck!"

The main sponsors of the evening are BDO LLP, and Pratham UK are this year’s charity partner. Other sponsors and partners of the event include: Carlton International, Confederation of Indian Industry, Indo European Business Forum, Chilli Tickets, Saffron Events Uk, Asians UK - Magazine & Social Network, Grafx Media, De:strukt, Asian World, The English Curry Awards and the Asian Wealth Magazine.

 “The British Indian community continues to contribute to the British economy and has continued to grow in what is a difficult economic time.  This is through tenacity, perseverance and demonstrating great entrepreneurial skills, we at BDO are delighted to be involved in celebrating the great achievement of all the nominees.” commented Arbinder Chatwal, Head of India Advisory Services, BDO LLP.

 

Eighteen awards to be presented on the night

 

and the finalists are...

   Young Achiever of the Year

Dev Patel (British Indian Actor)

Sanju Pal (Accenture)

Anjali Pathak (Pataks )

Shireen Irani (I-Probono)

Natasha Mudhar (Sterling Media)

 

The Community Award

I-Partner India

Asian Foundation of Philanthropy

Loomba Foundation

Jas Jassal

Mandy Sanghera Foundation

Sports Achievement of the Year

Paranveer Singh Sethi (Watford FC)

Ravinder Bopara (England Cricketer)

Netan Sansara (FC Vestsjaelland)

Monty Panesar (England Crickter)

Akaash Bhatti (Professional Featherweight Boxer)

 

Best in Arts & Culture

Anish Kapoor (British Born Sculptor)

Tigerstyle

Gurinder Chadha (British Film Director)

Eternal Taal

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Best in Civil Service & Armed Forces

Baroness Shreela Flather

Parmjit Dhanda MP

Priti Patel MP

Aekta Mahajan (HM Government)

Keith Vaz MP

 

Best in Medical

Sam Singh (Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital)

Bijayendra Singh (Indian Orthopeadic Society)

Ramesh Mehta (British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin)

Sunita Verma (Sparkle Dental Boutique)

Kamlesh Khunti (Primary Care Diabetics Society)

 Best in Accountancy & Finance

Jagdeep Kaur Rai (Barclays Bank)

Baroness Shriti Vadera (Investment Banker)

Kamel Hothi (Lloyds Banking Group)

Dalip Puri (HSBC)

Sarika Patel (Zeus Capital)

 

Best in Legal Services

Gurjit Kaur Chahal (Charles & Co Solicitors)

Amarjit Singh (Dutton Gregory LLP Solicitors)

Mitesh Patel (Levenes Solicitors)

Renukah Pragalathan (DBS Law)

Ritu Sethi (The Sethi Partnership Solicitors)

 Best in Education

Sukhbir Singh Kapoor (World Sikh University)

Ravinder Maini (Imperial College)

Spinder Dhaliwal (University of Surrey)

Parthivadi Bhayankaram Anand  - (University of Bradford)

Dr Bela Aora (University of Wales)

 

Best in Media

Rajan Singh (Star TV)

Avtar Lit (Sunrise Radio)

Reeta Chakrabarti (BBC)

Dr Arun Bajaj (Radio XL)

Krishan Guru-Murthy (Channel 4 News)

 

Best in Creative Industries &Technology

Harvinder Hungin (OrbitSound Ltd­)

Moneeb Awan (eSAY Solutions Ltd)

Satwant Bains (Restaurant Sat Bains)

Arinder Bhullar (Arinder Bhullar|Asian Fashion & Bridal Couture)

Sheetal Walsh (Shanti Microfinance)

 

 Financial Director of the Year

Bidesh Sarkar (British Council)

Tarsem Dhaliwal (Iceland)

Kulwant Singh (Delcam Plc)

Ken Sawhney (AIB Foods Ltd)

Nilesh Pandya (Skrill)

 

Businesswoman of the Year

Perween Warsi (S&A Foods)

Shahshi Gossan (Pharmaclinix)

Dr Rabinder Buttar (Clintec International Group)

Helen Dhaliwal (Red Hot Buffet)

Kamal Basran (Authentic Indian Food Company)

 

Businessman of the Year

Ranjit Singh (2 Sisters Food Group)

Kuljinder Singh Bahia (Southall Travel Ltd)

Daksh Gupta (Marshall Motor Group)

Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia (Euro Car Parts)

Arora Brothers (B&M Retail Ltd)

Business of the Year

East End Foods

Perfection Foods

Siva Plastics Ltd

HT & Co (Drinks) Ltd

Park Garages Group Plc

 

Entrepreneur of the Year

Rajesh Agrawal (RationalFX)

Dr Kartar Lalvani (Vitabiotics)

Manoj Badale (Blemheim Chalcot)

Amit Bhatia (Swordfish Investments)

Deepak Kuntawala (DVK Group)

Best in Science & Engineering

Roma Agrawal (Chartered Structual Engineer)

Professor Tejinder Singh Virdee (Imperial College)

Professor Varinder Kumar Aggarwal (University of Bristol)

Professor Shankar Balasubramanian (University of Cambridge)

Professor Dr Kirpal Nandra (Max Planck Institute Extraterrestrial Physics)

 Outstanding Achievement Award

Ramesh and Pratibha Sachdev (Life Style Homes)

Harpal Singh Kumar (Cancer Research Technology)

Fauja Singh (British Centenarian Marathon Runner)

 

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The Urban Muslim Woman Show 13

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The Urban Muslim Woman Show 13

 

Saturday, 15^th June 2013, 5:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m.

LONDON

 

Saverah Events and its official partner Muslim Charity are pleased to announce the return of the annual Urban Muslim Woman show on Saturday 15^th June 2013 at the award winning London Novotel West.

 

Now in its third year, the Urban Muslim Woman Show is once again leading the way to promote strong Independent female professionals, entrepreneurs, designers and students within the Muslim community. It is a celebration of their many achievements and successes and aims to inspire future generations with messages of empowerment and support.

The UMW show has become an annual highlight of the Muslim calendar, bringing British consumers and community leaders together with talented and creative performers, designers and emerging entrepreneurs.

Motivational speakers will touch upon subjects such as fashion, business, religion, charity community awareness and education along with addressing women with words of encouragement and inspiration.

It will also provide a platform to showcase the creativity of best Islamic designers along with new talent who dare to challenge conventional thinking and demonstrate how modesty can be fabulously stylish.

 The Urban Muslim Woman show presents a unique opportunity to network, shop and show case one’s talents as well as products.

Exhibitions, catwalks, talks, entertainment and more will not only provoke and inspire but also motivate Muslim women to play an important role in an ever changing world.

 

The Show will take place at the London Novotel West on Saturday

15^th June 2013 - 5:00pm to 10:30pm.

 

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