Sanmarg organized the first edition of the prestigious Sanmarg Business Awards, 2020 by honoring business leaders.

Mr. Sushil Goenka MD, Emami Ltd. received the Sanmarg Business Award 2020, Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Shri. R.S. Agarwal & Shri R.S. Goenka, Joint Chairmen, Emami for their relentless hard work and dedication and making Emami an internationally acclaimed brand.

In the Distinguished Awards category, Mr. Shashwat Goenka, Sector Head – Retail & FMCG, RP- Sanjiv Goenka Group was awarded the Business Leader of the Year, Mr. Arvind Agarwalla, Founder and CEO, FACT Software was awarded the Pravasi Bharat Award (NRI Businessman Of The Year), Mr. Bimal Patwari, President, Pinnacle Infotech was awarded the Bharat Abhiman Award(Rural Entrepreneur Of the Year) and Mr. Bikash Mandal, Mentor Mr. Subhajit Roy, Co-founder, Ms. Gargi Mazumdar, Co-founder) & Mr. Kaushik Mazumdar & Co-founder Krishworks Technology And Research Labs Private Limited were awarded the Naveen Soch Award (Start-Up/Innovator of the year).

In the Excellence Awards category, the awards were bestowed to Mr. Dinesh Jain (MD, Aum Capital), Ms. Shaleni Biswas (MD, Easy Note) from the Small Enterprise Category. In the Medium Enterprise Category, Mr. Vidur Gupta (Head Of Business Operations, UAL), Mr. Rohit Khaitan (Director – Shyam Agro), Mr. Abhishek Rungta (Founder & CEO, Indus Net), and Dr. Om Tantia (Director, ILS Hospitals) were awarded. Whereas, in the Large Enterprise Category, Mr. AtulChuriwal (Owner, Krishi Rasayan), Mr. Lalit Beriwala (Director, Shyam Steel), and Mr. Subhodeep Ghosh (General Manager, Swiggy) were bestowed with the Sanmarg Business Award 2020.

Gracing the occasion were Mr. Sanjay Budhia(Managing Director, Patton International Limited), Mr. Rohit Kapoor (CEO, India & South Asia, OYO), Mr. Satyam Roychowdhury (Managing Director, Techno India Group, Chancellor- Sister Nivedita University), Ms. Mamta Binani(National President – 2016, ICSI and a Practising Lawyer), Mr. Harish Agarwal (Partner &Managing Director, E&Y) & Mr. Anurag Singhi (Partner, Moore Stephens, Singhi & Co) among others.

The Jury who selected the awards were Ms. Mamta Binani (National President, ICSI & Lawyer), Mr. Rohit Kapoor (CEO, India & South Asia, OYO), Mr. Satyam Roychoudhury (Managing Director- Techno India Group Chancellor – Sister Nivedita University)& Mr. Satyabrata Dey (Chairman & Managing Director of Sreeleathers Limited).