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The 10th Asian Awards

Mumbai, Fairmont Hotel  ·  September 2026  ·  A Lemon Group Event

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Our story

Born from a simple vision

The Asian Awards were created to honour only the very highest levels of achievement from within the worldwide Asian community — a pioneering, unique and prestigious event that pays tribute to Asian success across all walks of life.

The inaugural ceremony was held on 26th October 2010 at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London, presented by Lord Sebastian Coe KBE. Since then the Awards have grown to encompass all Asian nations — over 25 countries — recognising excellence from South Asia to the Far East.

"We have begun to build a legacy for the Asian community and through the achievements of our winners, to inspire the millions of us who strive to be the best we can."

Paul Sagoo OBE, Founder — The Asian Awards
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A decade of extraordinary people

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Ratan Tata
Business Leader of the Year
Ratan Tata
1st Awards, 2010
Amitabh Bachchan
Lifetime Achievement
Amitabh Bachchan
1st Awards, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar
Outstanding Achievement in Sport
Sachin Tendulkar
1st Awards, 2010
Ravi Shankar
Fellowship Award
Ravi Shankar
2nd Awards, 2011
Freddie Mercury
The Founders Award
Freddie Mercury
2nd Awards, 2011
Asha Bhosle
Lifetime Achievement
Asha Bhosle
2nd Awards, 2011
Sir Ben Kingsley
Fellowship Award
Sir Ben Kingsley
3rd Awards, 2013
Bruce Lee
The Founders Award
Bruce Lee
3rd Awards, 2013
Jackie Chan
Fellowship Award
Jackie Chan
4th Awards, 2014
Shah Rukh Khan
Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
Shah Rukh Khan
5th Awards, 2015
Zayn Malik
Outstanding Achievement in Music
Zayn Malik
5th Awards, 2015
Jack Ma
Entrepreneur of the Year
Jack Ma
5th Awards, 2015
Mother Teresa
The Founders Award
Mother Teresa
6th Awards, 2016
Demis Hassabis
Science & Technology
Demis Hassabis
7th Awards, 2017
BTS
Outstanding Achievement in Music
BTS
8th Awards, 2018
Jay Shetty
Outstanding Achievement Online
Jay Shetty
9th Awards, 2019
Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla ♦ George Alagiah OBE ♦ Yash Chopra ♦ A R Rahman ♦ Ratan Tata ♦ Sachin Tendulkar ♦ Zarin Patel ♦ Sunil Mittal ♦ Professor Muhammad Yunus ♦ Dr Vijay Mallya ♦ Amitabh Bachchan ♦ Russell Peters ♦ Meera Syal OBE ♦ Akshay Kumar ♦ Jay Sean ♦ Anand Mahindra ♦ Muthiah Muralidaran ♦ Irene Khan ♦ Shiv Nadar ♦ Bunker Roy ♦ K P Singh ♦ Asha Bhosle ♦ Amit Singhal ♦ Amir Khan ♦ Ravi Shankar ♦ Freddie Mercury ♦ Hanif Kureishi ♦ Nina Wadia ♦ Anupam Kher ♦ Nicole Scherzinger ♦ Jiang Jianqing ♦ Kamui Kobayashi ♦ Narayana Murthy ♦ Masa Kogure ♦ Adi Godrej ♦ Ajay Bhatt ♦ Ravi Ruia ♦ Bruce Lee ♦ Sir Ben Kingsley ♦ Sir David Tang ♦ Gok Wan ♦ Irrfan Khan ♦ Norah Jones ♦ Dr Cyrus Poonawalla ♦ MS Dhoni ♦ Salil Shetty ♦ Lui Che Woo ♦ Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan ♦ Ahmed Kathrada ♦ Jackie Chan ♦ John Rocha CBE ♦ Hinduja Brothers ♦ Kumar Sangakkara ♦ Zayn Malik ♦ Sanjeev Bhaskar ♦ Shah Rukh Khan ♦ Sir Tejinder Virdee ♦ Gopi Gopalakrishnan ♦ Jack Ma ♦ Dr. Amar Bose ♦ Osman Yousefzada ♦ Sri Prakash Lohia ♦ Son Heung-Min ♦ Naughty Boy ♦ Kunal Nayyar ♦ Asif Kapadia ♦ Shuji Nakamura ♦ Rami Ranger ♦ Vikram Patel ♦ Anil Agarwal ♦ Mother Teresa ♦ Ajay Banga ♦ Ding Junhui ♦ Adnan Sami ♦ Krishnan Guru-Murthy ♦ Sunny Pawar ♦ Om Puri ♦ Demis Hassabis ♦ Sir Harpal Kumar ♦ Dr. Jack Preger ♦ Nisha Dutt ♦ Masayoshi Son ♦ Arundhati Bhattacharya ♦ Jahangir Khan ♦ BTS ♦ Anita Rani ♦ Bana al Abed ♦ Sridevi ♦ Pratibha Gai ♦ Kiran Bajracharya ♦ Ramesh and Pratibha Sachdev ♦ Sunny Varkey ♦ Anand Burman ♦ Mushtaq Ahmed ♦ Nitin Sawhney CBE ♦ Jay Shetty ♦ Nitin Ganatra ♦ Alan Yau OBE ♦ Rika ♦ Crazy Rich Asians ♦ Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE ♦ Tawakkol Karmen ♦ Arjun Waney OBE ♦ Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha ♦ Martys of Jalianwala Bagh ♦ Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla ♦ George Alagiah OBE ♦ Yash Chopra ♦ A R Rahman ♦ Ratan Tata ♦ Sachin Tendulkar ♦ Zarin Patel ♦ Sunil Mittal ♦ Professor Muhammad Yunus ♦ Dr Vijay Mallya ♦ Amitabh Bachchan ♦ Russell Peters ♦ Meera Syal OBE ♦ Akshay Kumar ♦ Jay Sean ♦ Anand Mahindra ♦ Muthiah Muralidaran ♦ Irene Khan ♦ Shiv Nadar ♦ Bunker Roy ♦ K P Singh ♦ Asha Bhosle ♦ Amit Singhal ♦ Amir Khan ♦ Ravi Shankar ♦ Freddie Mercury ♦ Hanif Kureishi ♦ Nina Wadia ♦ Anupam Kher ♦ Nicole Scherzinger ♦ Jiang Jianqing ♦ Kamui Kobayashi ♦ Narayana Murthy ♦ Masa Kogure ♦ Adi Godrej ♦ Ajay Bhatt ♦ Ravi Ruia ♦ Bruce Lee ♦ Sir Ben Kingsley ♦ Sir David Tang ♦ Gok Wan ♦ Irrfan Khan ♦ Norah Jones ♦ Dr Cyrus Poonawalla ♦ MS Dhoni ♦ Salil Shetty ♦ Lui Che Woo ♦ Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan ♦ Ahmed Kathrada ♦ Jackie Chan ♦ John Rocha CBE ♦ Hinduja Brothers ♦ Kumar Sangakkara ♦ Zayn Malik ♦ Sanjeev Bhaskar ♦ Shah Rukh Khan ♦ Sir Tejinder Virdee ♦ Gopi Gopalakrishnan ♦ Jack Ma ♦ Dr. Amar Bose ♦ Osman Yousefzada ♦ Sri Prakash Lohia ♦ Son Heung-Min ♦ Naughty Boy ♦ Kunal Nayyar ♦ Asif Kapadia ♦ Shuji Nakamura ♦ Rami Ranger ♦ Vikram Patel ♦ Anil Agarwal ♦ Mother Teresa ♦ Ajay Banga ♦ Ding Junhui ♦ Adnan Sami ♦ Krishnan Guru-Murthy ♦ Sunny Pawar ♦ Om Puri ♦ Demis Hassabis ♦ Sir Harpal Kumar ♦ Dr. Jack Preger ♦ Nisha Dutt ♦ Masayoshi Son ♦ Arundhati Bhattacharya ♦ Jahangir Khan ♦ BTS ♦ Anita Rani ♦ Bana al Abed ♦ Sridevi ♦ Pratibha Gai ♦ Kiran Bajracharya ♦ Ramesh and Pratibha Sachdev ♦ Sunny Varkey ♦ Anand Burman ♦ Mushtaq Ahmed ♦ Nitin Sawhney CBE ♦ Jay Shetty ♦ Nitin Ganatra ♦ Alan Yau OBE ♦ Rika ♦ Crazy Rich Asians ♦ Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE ♦ Tawakkol Karmen ♦ Arjun Waney OBE ♦ Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha ♦ Martys of Jalianwala Bagh
Recognition

Award categories

Celebrating achievement across every dimension of public life — from business and science to sport, arts and philanthropy.

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Outstanding Achievement in the Arts
Recognising those who have made the greatest global impact through arts, design and culture.
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Outstanding Achievement in Television
Celebrating a global name synonymous with success, integrity and longevity.
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Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
For those who have pushed the boundaries of film to new creative and commercial heights.
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Outstanding Achievement in Music
For creative pioneers demonstrating the most impressive combination of reach and critical acclaim.
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Outstanding Achievement in Science & Technology
Presented to a recognised pioneer who has pushed the boundaries of scientific endeavour.
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Outstanding Achievement in Sport
For a sporting star who has reached the pinnacle of achievement and best represents excellence.
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Business Leader of the Year
Recognising exceptional business acumen — for leaders of organisations with revenues exceeding £1bn.
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Public Servant of the Year
For outstanding public servants who have achieved organisational transformation.
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Philanthropist of the Year
Philanthropy is more than money — it is the gift of time, energy and commitment.
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Social Entrepreneur of the Year
For leaders with a proven track record of delivering on core social objectives.
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Entrepreneur of the Year
For champions of Asian entrepreneurialism with a minimum personal net worth of £1bn+.
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Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability
Recognising individuals whose work improves our utilisation of resources.
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Outstanding Contribution to the Community
For those who make a unique difference to the lives of others.
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The Rising Star Award
Recognising a young individual aged 25 or under who has made significant global impact.
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Lifetime Achievement Award
Recognising the profound legacy of a high-profile leader encompassing ambition and creativity.
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The Founders Award
Chosen by the Founder — recognising an individual from history who has had a major impact.
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The Asian Awards Fellowship
The highest honour — awarded to a living global icon in their respective field.

* The Asian Awards committee reserves the right to add or remove categories from year to year.

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The 10th Asian Awards

Mumbai, September 2026

The landmark 10th Asian Awards comes to Mumbai's iconic Fairmont Hotel — for an unforgettable evening celebrating a decade of extraordinary Asian achievement.

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