Melbourne 18 Oct 2013 (Gurinder Kaur): The Sikh Awards recognise Sikh contributions and excellence in a variety of fields from nominations received from around the world. The Sikh Awards is a unique occasion to meet and network with Sikhs from all disciplines including business, scholars, politicians and respected non-Sikh community members from all faiths.
The ceremony will be held in London on Saturday 9th November 2013. The awards ceremony will be a night of celebration for all, the presentations will be carried out at a glittering and star studded ceremony which began with a mocktail reception followed by a delightful four course vegetarian banquet together with outstanding entertainment.
For the first time, there are two nominees for the Sikh Awards 2013 from Australia.
MS JATINDER KAUR
Jatinder Kaur is the Director of JK Diversity Consultants, which specialises in working with migrant and refugee communities. She was born in the U.K. and migrated to Australia in 1995. She has over 11 years of experience of working in policy, research and social work practice. In 2007, she conducted the first Australian research study in the child protection system and its interface with migrant and refugee families. She has published two academic papers. In July 2012, she launched the ‘Cultural Diversity and Child Protection’ report, which reviewed all the available Australian research evidence to establish ‘baseline knowledge’ for policymakers, practitioners and researchers.
Guests are attending from across the world including India, USA, Canada, Australia, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia.
SinghStation wishes very best wishes to all the participants.