NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center, Inc. (The Kerala Center) will honor seven Indian American Malayalees for their outstanding achievements in their fields of specialization and for their service to the society, at its 33rd Annual Awards Dinner to be held on October 25, 2025. Public officials and leaders from the USA and India are expected to attend this prestigious event.
“The Kerala Center has been honoring outstanding achievers since 1992. Every year we invite nominations, and the Award Committee makes a unanimous choice for a candidate in a category to receive the award, and this year is no different from previous years in terms of their achievements,” said Dr. Thomas Abraham, Kerala Center’s Trustee Board Chairman and Award Committee Member. “Kerala Center is very happy to honor American Malayalees who excel in their professions and who work for social progress — their examples should be an inspiration for others,” said Dr. Madhu Bhaskaran, Chairman of the Board and Award Committee.
This year’s honorees and their categories of recognition are: Inspector Shibu Madhu – Govt. and Public Service; Diya Mathews – Legal Service; Priscilla Samuel – Nursing; Jayan Varghese – Pravasi Malayalam Literature; Koshy O. Thomas – Community Service; Nandini Menon – Education; and Joharath Kutty – Engineering.
The keynote speaker is Dr. Suresh U. Kumar, a 5 x INC 500 ranked serial entrepreneur, professor of entrepreneurship at New Jersey Institute of Technology, ex-President of TIE-New Jersey, member NJ-India commission and author of Amazon #1 Bestselling novel, “The Girl in Scarlet Hijab.”
The awardees will be honored on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 5:30 PM at the Kerala Center, 1824 Fairfax St., Elmont, New York. There will be variety entertainments and a fabulous dinner for the evening.
Other members of the Award Committee are: Varkey Abraham, Daisy P. Stephen and Marilyn George.
Kerala Center President Alex K. Esthappan said that the Center has recognized over 190 American Malayalees in the last 32 years and it is great to see them continue to rise higher in their careers and serve the society. All are invited to join this Annual Awards Dinner. Please contact the Kerala Center to reserve your seats at: 516-358-2000 or at email: kc@keralacenterny.com.
For further information, please contact: Alex Esthappan, President, 516 503 9387, Raju Thomas, General Secretary, 516 434 0669, G. Mathai, Program Chair, 516 816 4915.
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