Indian-American couple honoured in US
Houston, Oct 31 : An Indian-American couple has been honoured in the US for making significant contributions to the areas of literacy, education and healthcare in India.
Marie and Vijay Goradia received the Roy M Huffington Award here recently.
The Houston couple has made significant contributions in the areas of healthcare, literacy and education in India for decades now.
"We are pleased to announce that Goradias are being recognized by Asia Society Texas Center (ASTC) as the recipients of the 2018 Huffington Award," Asia Society said in a statement.
"Named after our co-founder Roy M Huffington, the award is symbolic of outstanding contributions that have furthered international understanding and diplomacy on a global scale," it said.
The Huffington Award is the highest honor granted by ASTC, and past award recipients include former Exxon CEO and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, former president George W Bush and Kevin Rudd, Australia's ex prime minister.
Vijay Goradia, 67, the founder and chairman of Vinmar International, that has been in business for 35 years with a record of continued growth and profitability.
In 1998, Vijay, who is originally from Mumbai, began seriously mulling ways to help the country he left behind, along with the American charities he supports as well.
He has since become one of the major fundraisers for Pratham, an education nonprofit organisation in India, and founded the first American chapter.
Through their noble act Pratham has affected the lives of more than 50 million underprivileged children in the past two decades. Pratham USA is listed as one of the top ten charities in Houston by Charity Navigator.
Marie, also from Mumbai, received a Master's degree in biochemistry and a PhD in molecular biology from Bombay University. One of four women to be selected by the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) for their training school, Marie was later appointed as a research officer there. She did her postdoctoral studies at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Columbia University in New York.
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Two-day Web Development Workshop organised by AI & DS Department at BIT Mangalore
Mangaluru: The Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI & DS) at Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT), Mangalore, successfully conducted a two-day workshop on Web Development on April 28 and 29, 2025. The event was held under the banner of the departmental student association, BIT-ADVA, in collaboration with Next Gen Dev’s, a dynamic student group comprising second-year AI & DS students.
The workshop aimed to equip participants with practical knowledge and hands-on experience in modern web development technologies. The sessions were designed to foster a peer-to-peer learning environment, encouraging student engagement, teamwork, and collaborative learning among the participants.
The event was coordinated by Dr. Mehaboob Mujawar, Head of the Department, AI & DS. The sessions were led by second-year students Mr. Aman, Mr. Bathisha, and Ms. Nisha, who served as the resource persons. Their sessions were well-received, with participants appreciating the clarity and depth of instruction.
The programme began with a welcome address by Ms. Nadiya, following which the inaugural session was held in the presence of the Principal of BIT Mangalore, Dr. S. I. Manjur Basha, and Dr. Mehaboob Mujawar. Several faculty members from the department were also present at the inauguration, lending their support to the initiative.
Around 60 students took part in the workshop, expressing enthusiasm throughout the two days. The event concluded on a positive note, with participants sharing encouraging feedback about the quality of the sessions and the value of student-led learning platforms.
