Flipkart presents 4th TiE-Aspire Young Achiever Awards
3 Talented Youngsters Inspire Entrepreneurs and win Rs 1 Lac each
  • Sports Womanandmountaineer with disabilities Arunima Sinha, 26
  • A prodigy Raga Pianist Utsav Lal, 20
  • Whiz-kid Actor and Film Director Kishan Shrikanth, 16
New Delhi, September 29, 2012: Celebrating the spirit of art, culture and sportsmanship, the New Delhi-NCR chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs and Aspire, todayhanded over the 4th TiE-Aspire Young Achiever Awards for three trailblazers. India’s largest e-commerce brand, Flipkart.com, joined hands to support these achievers and presented E-Gift vouchers worth Rs 1 Lac each to the three awardees.  
Aspire Human Capital Management, a Gurgaon-based company engaged in the field of employability in education, in association with The Indus Entrepreneurs  and Flipkart honoured the achievements of Arunima Sinha, Trekker and National Level Football and Volleyball player; Utsav LalPianist; and Kishan Shrikanth Actor and Film Director.
The awards were presented to the young achievers by Lord Karan Billimoria, chairman of the UK-India Business Council, a member of the UK-India Roundtable, and of the Prime Minister of India’s Global Advisory Council. .
Arunima Sinha, 26,climbed 21,110 ft of Mt. Chhamser Kangri* with an amputated leg and is a national level Football and Volleyball player. She had to undergo amputation of her left lower limb after she was thrown off a running train in Bareilly for resisting a chain-snatching attempt. Her passion and undying will has become a source of inspiration for all people with disabilities.
Gurgaon -based Pianist Utsav Lal, 20, has earned the unique title of ‘Raga Pianist’ by successfully creating pure sounds of Indian Ragas on the Piano and has won international acclaim and awards for his pioneering foray. He haspresented over 150 concerts of Indian music at worldwide venues and festivals since age 9.
The third prize winner Kishan Shrikanth, 16,is anActor, Film Director, Editor, Sound and Visual Effects Engineer. He has been recognized as one of top 15 genius children on the Oprah Winfrey show and holds the Guinness Record for being the World’s Youngest feature film director, directing a feature film at age 9. Winner of prestigious awards including the National Golden Lotus Award, National Award for Exceptional Achievement, Kishan is currently pursuing Masters in multimedia and animation and doing research in the field of Holography and Optical illusion.
At TieCon Delhi three young achievers shared their experiences and success stories with Mr. Amit Bhatia, Founder & CEO, Aspire Human Capital Management who said, “The 2012 winners are an amalgam of gift, conviction and courage. An inspiration to all, their dedication and determination is the key to success in any walk of life--including entrepreneurship. All of us at TiE take great pride in saluting these individuals who have fought all challenges to achieve their goals .”
Sachin Bansal, CEO and Co-Founder, Flipkart added, “Flipkart is delighted to honour such great young achievers. Their pioneering spirit resonates completely with what we treasure most at Flipkart. We are proud to be part of this initiative and hope to encourage more young Indians to follow their passion and make a difference.”
The last 3 year’s TiE-Aspire achievers are:
2011
Anu Vaidyanathan, Triathlete
Deeya S Bajaj, Cross country Skier and Kayaker
Sucheta Kadethankar, Trekker
2010
Prashant Karmakar, Swimmer
Ashish Kumar, Gymnast
Deepika Kumari, Archer
2009
Tania Sachdev, Chess Grandmaster
Athira Krishna, Prodigy Violinist,                                                                                                                               
Tathagat Avatar, Prodigy Academician
Notes to the Editors:  *Mt. Chhamser Kangri is at 21725 ft height
About The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) founded, in 1992 in Silicon Valley, by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and senior professionals with roots in the Indus region currently has over 13,000 members and over 2,500 charter members in 61 chapters across 15 countries.
TiE's mission is to foster entrepreneurship globally through mentoring, networking, and education. Dedicated to the virtuous cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the community, TiE's focus is on generating and nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs.
About Aspire Human Capital Management
AspireTM is an industry-promoted social enterprise offering Embedded Education for schools, colleges and universities to Enhance Employability and Life Skills. All Aspire products have Global Certifications: ProHireTM and EnglishProTM with University of
Cambridge (ESOL Examinations); ITProTM and RoboticProTM with iCarnegie (subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University); and, MBAProTM with content from Harvard Business Publishing (subsidiary of Harvard University). Aspire products are enabled by an Employability Education Management System (EEMSTM) which includes online learning management, e-learning and assessments (e.g., NESTTM). Declared "Education Czar" by Mint (2008), adjudged finalist of the John P. McNulty prize (2010), and profiled as “Who’s Next” by Fast Company (USA, 2011), Aspire enables Educators, Employers and Employees to Grow More. Please visit www.aspireindia.org for more information.
 About Flipkart.com:
Flipkart.com, India’s largest e-commerce brand for physical goods, started with books in 2007, and entered the consumer electronics category with the launch of mobile phones, in September 2010. Since then, it has grown rapidly with the introduction of innovative features like Cash/Card on Delivery (CoD), 30 day replacement guarantee and its own delivery network. Today, the portfolio is spread across 15 categories - from books to music, mobiles, computers, cameras, home & kitchen appliances, TV & home theatre systems, personal and healthcare products, stationery items and lifestyle products like perfumes, watches and health and beauty products. In addition to these, Flipkart has also made a foray into the emerging digital content market with the recent launch of Flyte, the digital music store. Flipkart is rapidly expanding its network of warehouses, distribution centers, procurement operations and 24/7 customer support teams. The company has its own delivery network in 50 cities and is set to expand this in the current financial year. With a team of around 4,800 members, the company operates from offices and warehouses in seven Indian cities.

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