The Sikh Awards is an annual

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dedicated to recognising the contributions of the Sikh community to a variety of fields. The first annual Sikh Awards ceremony was held on October 10, 2010 as a tribute to the skills, achievements, and successes of the Sikh community. The event was organized by The Sikh Directory.

The Sikh Directory

''The Sikh Directory'' was published in 2006 and has since been updated and published annually. It is currently the world’s largest and most comprehensive Sikh business directory. It is an established and trusted brand which educates the next generation, stimulates community networking and connects buyers and sellers. The Sikh Directory’s main objective is to serve, connect and unite the Sikh community around the world, to help promote and magnify the competitiveness and breadth of Sikh businesses internationally.

Award Categories

The awards are given to organisations and individuals that have shown considerable commitment to their respective fields, particularly

Sikhs Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Sikh'' ...

showing outstanding delivery of service and selfless voluntary service ( seva). *Sikhs in Business "For the organisation or individual that can best demonstrate how it has made exceptional financial returns, shown strong growth, innovative strategies and clear market leadership in its sector. This category also incorporates Business Man, Business Women and Entrepreneur awards." *Sikhs in Charity "For an individual, organisation, or society which can best demonstrate that it has the community at heart and has had a positive impact whilst improving the health and wellbeing of society." *Sikhs in Education "For any Sikh educational establishment, teacher or individual that is taking a strategic approach to recognising, educating and developing the talent and skills within the community." *Sikhs in Entertainment "This category recognises directors, presenters, comedians, instrumentalists and musical artists etc… respected role models who promote the Sikh identity within the entertainment industry." *Sikhs in Media "For an individual or organisation that has made a substantial positive impact within the media industry, including newspapers, websites, radio and television stations and all other media platforms." *Sikhs in Profession "Nominees in this category are employees whose contributions have made an exceptional difference on a local or global scale, in any field such as financial, medical, technology, government or legal." *Sikhs in Seva "This category recognises an outstanding individual who has shown exceptional vision and contribution to society through means of Seva (Selfless Voluntary Service)." *Sikhs in Sports "For an individual that has made a significant contribution to the sports industry on a regional, national or global scale whilst promoting their Sikh Identity." *The Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award "For a Sikh who has made a significant contribution to Sikhism on a global scale, an individual who has demonstrated a positive impact on society whilst progressing Sikhism to higher levels." *The Sikh People's Choice Award "Chosen by the community through the online voting process this category recognises an individual who has had a positive impact on people’s lives and has great admiration from others." *The Special Recognition Award "This highly respected honour is bestowed to a Sikh or non-Sikh that through their passion, dedication and commitment have made a significant contribution for the greater good of society."

Previous Award Winners

1st Awards Winners - 2010

* Sikhs in Business - Kartar Lalvani -

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

* Sikhs in Business -

Rabinder Buttar Rabinder Buttar , is the founder, CEO & Chair Person of the clinical research organisation CLINTEC, who has held a number of other positions in clinical companies in Scotland. Academia Dr Buttar was born in India and holds a BSc in biochemis ...

* Sikhs in Business - Mr Jasvinder Singh Sehmbi -

* Sikhs in Charity -

United Sikhs UNITED SIKHS is a civil and human rights, humanitarian aid non profit organization and disaster relief non-governmental organization which is also a United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization ...

* Sikhs in Education -

Tejinder Virdee Sir Tejinder Singh Virdee, ( Punjabi: ਤਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਿਰਦੀ, born 13 October 1952), is a Kenyan-born British experimental particle physicist and Professor of Physics at Imperial College London. He is best known for or ...

* Sikhs in Entertainment -

Jazzy B Jaswinder Singh Bains (born 1 April 1970), better known by his stage name Jazzy B, is an Indo-Canadian singer and songwriter of Punjabi music, he has also worked in Indian films mainly Punjabi and Hindi. Early life and career Jazzy B was ...

* Sikhs in Media - The Sikh Times -

* Sikhs in Seva - Dr Manjit Kaur Birdi -

* Sikhs in Sports - Satnam Dhillon -

* Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award -

Fauja Singh Fauja Singh () is a British Sikh and retired marathon runner of Punjabi Indian descent. He has beaten a number of world records in multiple age brackets, but none of his times have been ratified as records. His personal best time for the Lo ...

* Special Recognition Award - Bhai Sahib Dr Monhinder Singh Ji -

2nd Awards Winners - 2011

* Sikhs in Business - Analjit Singh -

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

* Sikhs in Business - Mrs Geeta Kaur Sidhu -

* Sikhs in Business - Mr Harvinder Singh -

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

* Sikhs in Charity - Sikh Aid International -

* Sikhs in Education -

Simon Singh Simon Lehna Singh, (born 19 September 1964) is a British popular science author and theoretical and particle physicist. His written works include ''Fermat's Last Theorem'' (in the United States titled ''Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve ...

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Gurmeet Kaur Sodhi -

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

* Sikhs in Media - Ravi Singh -

* Sikhs in Profession - Jodishwar Singh -

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

* Sikhs in Seva - Kulvinder Singh Sihra -

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

* Sikhs in Sports -

Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh (born 3 July 1980), also known by his nickname Bhajji, is a former Indian cricketer. He later became a politics, politician, serving as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha. He is also a fil ...

* Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Prof Kartar Singh Ji -

* Sikh People's Choice Award - Raminder Singh Ranger -

* Special Faith Award - Tariq Jahan -

* Special Recognition Award - Stephen Grosz -

3rd Award Winners - 2012

* Sikhs in Business - Rajinder Singh Baryan -

* Sikhs in Business - Mrs Sukhinder Singh -

* Sikhs in Business - Mr Suneet Singh Tuli -

* Sikhs in Charity -

Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organisation. It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and t ...

* Sikhs in Education - Dr Jagir Singh -

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Gurpreet Singh -

* Sikhs in Media - Guruka Singh -

* Sikhs in Profession -

Gurmant Grewal Gurmant Singh Grewal (born December 21, 1957) is an Indo-Canadian politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament. Gurmant and his wife, Nina Grewal, who represented Fleetwood—Port Kells from 2004 to 2015, were the first married co ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

* Sikhs in Seva - Surender S Khandari -

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

* Sikhs in Sports - Rashpal Kaur -

* Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Bibi Inderjit Kaur Ji -

* Sikh People's Choice Award -

Paul Uppal Paul Singh Uppal (born 14 June 1967) is a Conservative Party politician from the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South West from the 2010 general election to 2015. Uppal attempted to win the seat back at the ...

* Special Recognition Award -

Lakshmi Mittal Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (; born 15 June 1950 in Sadulpur, Rajasthan, Sadulpur, Rajasthan, India) is an Indian steel magnate, based in the United Kingdom. He is the executive chairman of ArcelorMittal, the world's second largest steelmaking company ...

4th Award Winners - 2013

* Sikhs in Business - Harpal Singh Saggu -

* Sikhs in Business - Ms Harpreet Kaur -

* Sikhs in Business - Kamalpreet Singh Virdi -

* Sikhs in Charity - Sikh Welfare Association -

* Sikhs in Education - Ms Tavneet Kaur Suri -

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Prabjot Kaur Randhawa -

* Sikhs in Media - Harbinder Singh Sewak -

* Sikhs in Profession - Harminder Dua -

* Sikhs in Seva - Dr Sarup Singh Alag -

* Sikhs in Sports - Avtar Singh Sohal -

* Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Jathedar Sant Baba Nihal Singh Ji -

* Sikh People's Choice Award - Jatinder Singh Durhailay -

* Special Recognition Award -

David Cameron David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. Until 2015, he led the first coalition government in the UK s ...

5th Award Winners - 2014

* Sikhs in Business -

Malvinder Mohan Singh Malvinder Mohan Singh is an Indian businessman. He was formerly the CEO of the now-defunct pharmaceutical firm Ranbaxy Laboratories. Along with his brother, Shivinder Mohan Singh, he has been charged in numerous cases of fraud related to his ha ...

* Sikhs in Business - Mrs Parminder Kaur -

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

* Sikhs in Business - Suki Singh Ghuman -

* Sikhs in Charity - Sikh Helpline -

* Sikhs in Education - Ms Gursharan Kaur Kandra -

* Sikhs in Entertainment -

Bhai Baldeep Singh Bhai Baldeep Singh (born 1969) is a Ragi known for his Shabad Kirtan. He is a researcher and revivalist for conventional string instruments like Dhrupadi Rabab, Saranda, Tambura (Tanpura), Dilruba used for Sikh music since Guru's Times. He is ...

* Sikhs in Media -

Sangat TV Sangat Television is a SKY TV channel, and is a Project of, and wholly owned by Sangat Trust, a Registered UK charity. The station commenced broadcasting on 1 September 2010, as part of a two-week test phase. Description Sangat TV is owned by S ...

* Sikhs in Profession - Amrit Singh Uppal -

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

* Sikhs in Seva - Swaran Singh Gharial -

* Sikhs in Sports - Navtej Singh -

* Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award -

Tarlochan Singh S. Tarlochan Singh (born 28 July 1933) is an Indian politician. He is a former member of the Parliament of India, representing Haryana. He served as Chairman National Commission for Minorities from 2003 to 2006 (Union Cabinet of India cabinet m ...

* Sikh People's Choice Award - Pardeep Singh Bahra -

6th Award Winners - 2015

* Sikhs in Business -

Kuldip Singh Dhingra Kuldip Singh Dhingra is an Indian entrepreneur and a co-owner of Berger Paints. Dhingra has been listed as one of Forbes India's richest Indians and also in its The World's Billionaires list among the highest Indians by net worth. Early life ...

* Sikhs in Business - Ms Indira Kaur Ahluwalia -

* Sikhs in Business - Ajinder Pal Singh -

Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...

* Sikhs in Charity - World Cancer Care -

* Sikhs in Education - Dr Raghbir Singh Bains -

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Sardar Mohinder Singh Sarna -

* Sikhs in Media - Bal Samra -

* Sikhs in Profession - Karan Singh Bajwa -

* Sikhs in Seva - Dr Parvinder Singh Pasricha -

* Sikhs in Sports - Sundeep Singh Sandhu -

* Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Bibi Parkash Kaur Ji -

* Sikh People's Choice Award - Kavanjit Singh Hayre -

7th Award Winners - 2016

* Sikhs in Business -

Bob Singh Dhillon Navjeet Singh "Bob" Dhillon is a Canadian property owner and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Mainstreet Equity Corp, headquartered in Calgary. Early life and education Navjeet Singh "Bob" Dhillon was born in 1965 in Kobe, Japan to P ...

* Sikhs in Business - Ms Kiran Singh -

* Sikhs in Business - Supreet Singh Manchanda -

* Sikhs in Charity -

Khalsa Aid Khalsa Aid, founded in 1999, is a UK based international non profit humanitarian organization providing support to victims of natural and man made disasters around the world. The organization has been acknowledged for providing relief during 201 ...

- UK * Sikhs in Education - Dr Birender Singh Mahon -

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Mrs Manika Kaur -

* Sikhs in Media - Akaal Television -

* Sikhs in Profession - Jaspal Singh Bindra -

* Sikhs in Seva - Gurmeet Singh -

* Sikhs in Sports - Ram Singh Nayyar -

* Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Sant Baba Iqbal Singh Ji -

* Sikh People's Choice Award - Natasha Mudhar -

* Special Recognition Award -

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (; born 15 July 1949) is an Emirati politician and royal who is the current ruler of Dubai, and serves as the Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, vice president and Prime Minister of the United Arab ...

8th Award Winners - 2017

* Sikhs in Business - Harmeek Singh - Dubai * Sikhs in Business - Balvinder Kaur Takhar - Canada * Sikhs in Business - Balbir Singh Kakar - Canada * Sikhs in Charity - Pakistan Sikh Council - Pakistan * Sikhs in Education - Panth Rattan Bhai Sahiba Bibi ji Inderjit Kaur - United States * Sikhs in Entertainment - Gurinder Kaur Chadha - United Kingdom * Sikhs in Profession - Jagmeet Singh Dhaliwal - Canada * Sikhs in Seva - Navdeep Singh Bhatia - Canada * Sikhs in Sports - Yuvraj Singh Dhesi - Canada * Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Sardarni Mann Kaur Ji - India * Sikh People's Choice Award - Jaspreet Singh Nyotta - United Kingdom * Special Recognition Award -

Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025. He led the Liberal Party from 2013 until his resignation in 2025 and was the member of Parliament ...

- Canada

9th Award Winners - 2018

* Sikhs in Business - Charanjit Singh Hayer -

* Sikhs in Business - Harjinder Kaur Talwar -

* Sikhs in Business - Harcharan Singh Ranauta -

* Sikhs in Charity - Sikh Womens Society -

* Sikhs in Education - Harpreet Singh Sareen -

* Sikhs in Entertainment - Satpal Prakash Sabherwal -

* Sikhs in Media -

Amardeep Singh Gill Amardeep Singh Gill (born 8 October 1968) is an Indian director, screenwriter, producer and lyricist associated with Punjabi cinema and Punjabi music. Early life Gill was born on 8 October 1968, to a Jatt-Sikh family in Bathinda, Punjab, bu ...

* Sikhs in Profession -

Arvinder Singh Reel Arvinder is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the given name include: * Arvinder Singh Bubber, Canadian academic administrator *Arvinder Singh Lovely (born 1968), India politician * Arvinder Singh Soin (born 1963), Indian surgeon ...

* Sikhs in Seva - Jasdip Singh Jassi -

* Sikhs in Sports - Jaspreet Singh Chatthe -

* Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award - Hindpal Singh Jabbal -

* Sikh People's Choice Award - Aman Singh Gulati -

* Special Recognition Award -

Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta ( born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. The son of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, he previously served as Prime Minister of Kenya, Deputy Pri ...

10th Award Winners - 2019

* Sikhs in Business - Balwinder Singh Sahni -

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...

* Sikhs in Business - Joginder Singh Sunner -

* Sikhs in Business - Varinder Kaur Virdy -

* Sikhs in Charity - Sikh Volunteers Australia -

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

* Sikhs in Education - Gurinderpal Singh Josan -

* Sikhs in Entertainment -

Rishi Rich Rishpal Singh Rekhi ( Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੈਖੀ, born 30 June 1976), better known by his stage name Rishi Rich, is a British-Indian music producer based in London. He began his career in the Asian Underground sce ...

* Sikhs in Media - Chardikla Time TV -

* Sikhs in Seva - Surinder Pal Singh Oberoi -

* Sikhs in Sports - Dal Singh Darroch -

* Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award -

Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh (26 September 1932 – 26 December 2024) was an Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician, and statesman, who served as the prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He was the fourth longest-serving prime minister after Jaw ...

* Sikh People's Choice Award - Sagarjeet Singh Ahuja

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

* Special Appreication Award - Khalsa Aid India -

* Special Faith Award - Harwant Singh Sahni -

References

External links

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