It was a celebration of beauty and brains at an International Indian Achiever’s Awards spearheaded by Aneel Murarka and Poonam Dhillon. Indian achievers, who have made their country proud on international soil, were honoured.

Alia Bhatt and Aneel Murarka

The awardees included Hard Kaur (entertainment, films and media, Yogesh Mehta (business and finance), Dr Jeevanandam Valluvam (medicine), Sanjeev Sanyal (literature), Vatsala Mathew (academics), Subra Suresh (science and IT), and Jacqueline Lundquist (Friend of India) and Arishaya Mutha (young achiever).