• April 07: Popular radio personality Lucky Dhillon, a multiple-award winning broadcaster, with a media career spanning more than two decades was presented with her OBE (Order Of The British Empire) by British royal QUEEN ELIZABETH II on April 07, 2009. ... ....Read

Two NRIs win Asian Women of Achievement Awards 2007 in London

London, May 25, 2007
Gurmukh Singh

Model Liz Hurley, who married Indian businessman Arun Nayar earlier this year, presented the Entrepreneur of the Year award 2007 to businesswoman Sharon Kaur. Sharon who founded Sahara Homes Ltd in Forest Gate, East London, in 1998, to provide residential care for women with learning difficulties. The company now has three homes across London.

Cherie Blair, 52, wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair presented an award to Lucky Dhillon, from Middlesex, who received the Media Professional of the Year award for the 10th anniversary of her awardwinning programme Amrit Vela on Spectrum Radio.

Lucky Dhillon is a multiple-award winning broadcaster, with a media career spanning more than two decades. She is recognised as one of Sunrise Radio’s original team of presenters and as the first person, in Europe, to broadcast live programmes from the prestigious Golden Temple. She moved to London from India at the age of 13. She has an honorary MBA from the University of East London and is the director of her own media business.

Amrit Vela” refers to the rising of the Sun, and that’s what time you would have to be listening to Spectrum Radio to hear the Amrit Vela programme. Hosted by popular Asian presenter Lucky Dhillon, this programme is on daily from 4am to 5am. Although it is a Sikh programme it attracts listeners of all faiths. Born and brought up in Amritsar, Lucky is the first presenter/producer in the UK's history of radio broadcasting, to broadcast a live feed from Amritsar India every day of the week. Her unique style and presentation sets this programme aside form other religious radio shows.The programme contents include a live link up to Amritsar for the daily Ardas and Hukumnama (holy prayers), plus a chance to hear informative discussions, devotional music and an opportunity for callers to come together and share their prayers and thoughts. Lucky also reads an excerpt from the “Guru Granth Sahib’

Other winners were the founder of a dance company, a scientist and a Red Cross volunteer.

Liz Hurley and Cherie Blair looked resplendent in Indian dress as they got into the spirit of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in London. Mrs Blair told the ceremony she was "delighted" to be a patron of the awards, and said all the women should be "extremely proud of their achievements

• Model Liz Hurley married Indian businessman Arun Nayar