The Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame 2014 award event organizers confirmed that an independent jury has been set up to select this year's recipient of the honour.
The award in its endeavour to recognize imminent personalities in the Indian community., and honor that one individual that enriched not just the community but also society at large. Having made significant achievements in New Zealand, and as such have contributed positively towards the progress of the country.
The honorable jury members met this past week and have laid down the guidelines for the nomination process for this year's Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame award.
An undeniable, recognition in his or her field of work, be it politics, business, sports, art, culture, or any other profession.
In search for that jewel among the Kiwi Indian community, we ask for you to nominate such distinguished men and women for getting inducted into the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame.
The second Hall of Fame will be held in Auckland in May with as much grandeur as the first event where the recipient of the honour was local MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi.
Prime Minister John Key was chief guest at last year’s function, which was attended by scores of dignitaries and guests totaling more than 200.
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GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATIONS
Inviting nominations for Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame 2014
The Indian Weekender calls upon nominations for those who have built a road to glory for themselves and left a path for the coming generations to tread on. Touching the lives of thousands and enriching society with their being. Bringing fame and respect to New Zealand and the Kiwi-Indian community. The Indian Weekender invites nominations for such personalities from the community for getting inducted into the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame 2014.
The guidelines, which need to be adhered to, for nominations, are as follows:
1. He/she needs to have an undisputable recognition in his or her field of work.
2. Nominated by a nominator of repute. Further, the nominator has to be in confirmation with the nominee.
3. The nominator has to provide their full contact details. No anonymous applications will be entertained.
4. All fields of work are welcome. For the purposes of this award, ‘field of work’ can be politics, business, sports, art, culture, or any profession.
5. The definition of Kiwi Indian, for the purposes of this award, hereby, is defined as follows: any person of Indian origin, from any part of the world, who has settled here in New Zealand. To be of Indian origin, at least one of the parents of the nominee have to be Indian, by blood. Thereby making the nominee of Indian lineage.
6. The nominee must have either a Permanent Residency (PR), or Citizenship of New Zealand to be eligible for consideration.
7. The nominee should have no prior convictions.
8. Age is no bar; for minors, achievers under the age of 18, parental consent will be required.
9. The successful candidate will be required to attend the ceremony in person. In case a person is not able to attend, due to any unforeseen circumstances, the jury will use its discretion.
10. The jury’s decision will be final and binding; and cannot be challenged.
