ROBIN RAINA AWARDED
THE SOUTH ASIAN PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARD
ATLANTA, GA – May 21, 2008 —
Robin Raina Foundation has announced that its Founder Robin
Raina was recently awarded the coveted South Asian Personality
of the Year award at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.
The event hosted by Sony Entertainment Television Asia, was
made possible with the support of grand sponsors Wal-Mart
and Sam's Club. This is the second award received by Robin
in the last few days. On the business front, Ebix Inc. a company
he leads as the CEO and Chairman of the Board, was today named
as the second Best company in Georgia by the Atlanta Journal
Constitution, in a glittering ceremony at the Cobb Galleria,
Atlanta.
Over 400 guests, who included the crème de la crème
of the South Asian community, attended the two-and–a-half
hour black tie event. The glitzy event was also telecast to
Sony’s worldwide audience in the U.S., UK, Europe, Africa,
India, the Middle East, Pakistan and Australia.
The grand ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel reverberated
with thunderous applause as Robin Raina walked down the aisle
to receive the honor. Robin received the award from the Former
Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz and the U.S. Wal-Mart
stores CFO Michael Fung.
A philanthropist, Robin Raina has emerged as the voice of
the have-nots worldwide with his single minded dedication
to providing hope to the under privileged sections of the
society. Today, his foundation has adopted in excess of 3500
children across the Indian sub continent in addition to presently
carrying out the largest private charity initiative in the
Indian sub-continent, in terms of building 6000 homes free
of cost for the underprivileged.
Robin was awarded the South Asian Personality of the Year
award for excellence both in the area of social service and
business achievements over the past few years. The citation
for the award announced at the event recognized Robin’s
leadership in transforming Ebix, Inc. into a highly profitable
sustained business from a $19 million loss in 1999. The citation
also recognized Robin for his untiring work towards helping
the cause of the unprivileged around the world.
Robin Raina, in his brief speech upon receiving the award,
said, “I dedicate this award to the hundreds of millions
of underprivileged people in the world who struggle to provide
their family a single meal every day. Poverty knows no boundaries
of race, religion, color or geographies. Poverty has become
the single largest religion in the world today transcending
all these boundaries. The developed world and each one of
us who are fortunate in terms of wealth, need to make strong
efforts to eradicate poverty from the world map.”
Robin added, “I appeal to the million of viewers watching
this ceremony around the world to sponsor an underprivileged
child’s education or to sponsor the building of a home
for an underprivileged family in some part of the world.”
Speaking on the occasion at the post awards interview, former
Prime Minister Aziz said, “I am inspired by Robin’s
work in helping the cause of the under-privileged in the Indian
sub-continent. The biggest assets of the South Asian countries
are our people. They have achieved a lot for the community
wherever they have gone, and the community must now work for
peace, prosperity and progress of South Asia.”
About the Robin Raina Foundation
A 501(c) charity, Raina foundation has been setup to raise
funds for work to be carried out to empower under-privileged
children and their parents, who need help around the world.
The foundation's focus is to make a difference in the lives
of children - who are handicapped, blind, mentally challenged,
sick or in need of urgent medical help and underprivileged
kids who need education. For more information, log into www.rainafoundation.com
RRF Contact:
Sanjay Supehia, (678) 517-8688
ssupehia@rainafoundation.com
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