
Guwahati: Young and dynamic industrialist from North East India, Dr. Ghanshyam Das Dhanuka on Wednesday won the "Indian Achievers' Award" for the year 2021-22.
India's Most Coveted Award, presented by the Indian Achievers' Forum, recognizing achievements since 2000 announced the prestigious "Indian Achievers' Award 2021-22" for India today.
Dr. GD Dhanuka was educated at LSE and LUMS (U.K.), he pursued Leadership programs with Harvard Business School and IIM Ahmedabad, and also holds an LLB degree. He believes "India's Social and Economic Empowerment is not a one-time event, but a Journey in itself" and is a true epitome of the "Think Global, Act Local" ideology.
Taking over century-old family traditions from his father Ashok Kumarji Dhanuka, he is engaged in Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics (GRD Pharmaceuticals), Hospitality (Hotel Millennium), Green Energy, Real Estate, Infrastructural developments, and Food Industries.
His philanthropic initiatives include providing free ayurvedic treatment and medicines, providing free education for underprivileged girls, being a Danveer Member (Marwari Hospitals), providing shelters for animals (Shree Gauhati Gaushala).
He is also the Chapter Chair of the Young Presidents' Organisation (YPO), North East India, the Secretary of Laghu Udyog Bharati (LUB) North East India, the General Secretary of Marwari Hospitals, Guwahati, and the founder member of the Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO), Assam.
He was the only industrialist from North East India to be invited as a panel speaker in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Forum at the Global Investors Summit named "Advantage Assam".
Besides this year's "Indian Achievers' Award", he has been recognized as "Visionary Leader in Assam and North East" by the TIMES Group in the year 2020 and numerous other awards and certificates of excellence by various organizations and partners.
A firm devotee of the almighty and Maa Kamakhya, he believes in "doing his best and leaving the rest to God.
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