Hari Krishna Chaudhary conferred with Rotary Lifetime Achievement Award

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Kolkata, October 13, 2015: Shri Hari Krishna Chaudhary, Chairman of Vikram Group of Industries was felicitated with the prestigious Rotary International Lifetime Achievement award at ‘Shreshtha Samman 2015’. The ceremony, held at Chowringhee’s Rotary Sadan, was graced by the Hon'ble Governor of West Bengal, Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi as the Chief Guest, besides eminent presence of Retd. Justice Ashok K Ganguly, Sharbani Das Roy and Utpal Chatterjee.

A successful businessman, renowned philanthropist and above all a selfless humanitarian, Shri Hari Krishna Chaudhary has been devotedly working towards upliftment of the society for the past four decades. He has touched and changed the lives of millions through his efforts and contributions in the field of education and poverty alleviation. He firmly believes that in order to realise the full potential of today’s youth, access to education is of the utmost importance. It not only transforms an individual’s life and future but that of the country too.

On receiving the award, Shri Hari Krishna Chaudhary said, “I feel deeply honoured to receive this award. I have always believed that education is the weapon to fight socio-economic challenges that our society is facing. I graciously accept this recognition, but not as a personal achievement- this is also a success for all those who helped me in my vision of an educated India.”

With an aim to fulfil his dream of an empowered India, Shri Chaudhary established BRHD Charitable Trust in 1977. Today, the BRHD Charitable Trust stands tall as the manifestation of a bold dream to enable transformation and build a country that will encourage and provide support to its youth to realise their potential.His contributions towards spreading literacy and making the rural and semi-urban Indian society functionally literate are noteworthy, some of which are mentioned below

• Heritage Group of Educational Institutions
• BRCM Public School
• Gyankunj, Bahal
• Vidyagram, Bahal
• BRCM College of Engineering & Technology, Bahal
• GDC Memorial College, Bahal
• RDNL VidyaMandir, Bahal
• Free School “Nanhe Kadam”, Bahal
• Agrasain Balika Shiksha Sadan, Howrah
• Agrasain Boys School

Born on 4th December 1943, Shri Hari Krishna Chaudhary graduated from BITS Pilani in 1961 and founded Vikram Group of Industries in 1974. With global footprints in more than 32 countries, Vikram Group today has more than 4000 employees.