Hind Rattan Award

A14 – February 5, 2010 – INDIA-WEST
Hind Rattan Awards Presented on Republic Day Eve
By MICHEL W. POTTS
Special to India-West
On Jan. 25, the eve of Republic
Day in New Delhi, the non-profit
organization NRI Welfare Society
of India presented Genius Kids
founder Rennu Dhillon of Fremont, Calif., and Dr. Bhupendra
Khatri, of Aurora, Milwaukee’s St.
Luke’s Medical Center, with the
2010 Hind Rattan award.
The award, also known as the
Jewel of India award, recognizes
the economic and philanthropic
achievements of the Indian Diaspora. Now in its 29th year, the
Hind Rattan is presented each
year to 30 leading expatriates
from around the world.
Genius Kids, founded in 2001,
has five learning centers in Fremont, and employs educational
methodology of interactive learning where a balance of strong
academics, personality and public
Dr. Bhupendra Khatri
speaking are the focus in young
children.
Graduates of Genius Kids excel in formal school, local and
national competitions, many of
them getting promoted to the
next grade.
The Hind Rattan award adds to
the list of honors for Dhillon, who
received the Outstanding 50 Asian
Americans in Business in 2009 and
was a finalist for the America Business Awards 2009 Fastest Growing
Woman Owned Company.
“I am extremely honored to be
part of this prestigious group and
humbled to receive such recognition for my learning centers,”
Dhillon stated in a press release
to India-West.
“I live by the quote of Virginia
Wolfe, ‘a woman has no country,
her country is the whole world,’
and I hope to take Genius Kids
global.”
Khatri was selected for his
extensive contribution to the
field of multiple sclerosis and for
his work as medical director of
the Regional Multiple Sclerosis
Center at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center.
The Regional Multiple Sclerosis
Center, a not-for-profit Wisconsin
health care provider and a national leader in efforts to improve
health care quality, is one of the
largest of its kind in the nation and
offers comprehensive, individualized care for multiple sclerosis
patients.
Rennu Dhillon receiving the Hindi Rattan award from Dr. Karan Singh.
“I’m honored to receive this
recognition,” Khatri told PRNews-
wire. “Having multiple sclerosis
can be devastating, which is why
I have dedicated my career to
finding a cure.”
Indian American Exec Sachdeva Freed on Bail
HOUSTON (PTI) — A top Indian
American “shopaholic” executive
with a U.S.-based electronic goods
firm who was fired after she allegedly embezzled a whopping $31
million from the company fund
has been freed on bond.
Sujata Sachdeva, a former vice
president of finance at stereophone designer and marketer
Koss Corporation in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, pleaded not guilty to
embezzlement charges in Milwaukee’s federal courthouse Jan. 29.
It was her first public appearance
since the charges were filed.
Sachdeva was arrested by the
FBI for embezzling $4.5 million
from Koss just a few months
ago. Her attorney plans to show
her mental and emotional health
played a significant role in her
conduct.
She was fired on Christmas eve
last year, after a preliminary audit
by Koss determined the fraud exceeded $20 million since 2006.
Sachdeva refused to speak in
court and did not make any comment to reporters. Her medical
records have been delivered to
federal authorities. A judge earlier
had ordered a mental health evaluation of Sachdeva as a condition
of her release on a $50,000 signature bond.
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