Tata Steel Foundation hosts ‘Sabal Awards 2022’

56 participants felicitated in various categories

Jamshedpur, July 8: Tata Steel Foundation organised the third edition of ‘Sabal Awards’ ceremony at Kudy Mahanty Auditorium, on Friday. The event was a commemoration of Tata Steel

Foundation’s engagement with PWD, and its message on inclusivity to the larger society.

The awards, this year, received more than 700 entries from 25 states and 5 UTs of India, of which 56 participants were selected across categories by a national award winning independent jury. You will meet some of the most humbling yet uplifting people who are accomplished singers, painters, dancers, writers and community workers – but are also abstract photographers despite being an autistic child, survivors of bomb blasts who live with an altered perspective, alms seekers from remote Chhatisgarh and much more. The awards are also creating their own buzz with Shankar Mahadevan, through his academy, coming on board for a project titled ‘Make Music Accessible’ which will provide yearlong mentorship to all participants in the musician and vocalist categories.

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Awards were given in various categories under Spirit of Expression and Spirit of Resilience. The winners included Mahendra Das, Manas Kumar Das, Deepali Sharma, Amit Kumar (SABAL-Artist), Sudha Kujur, Atre Mayuri Hemant, Shreya Yuvraj Gadhave, N Nzano Shitio, Basant Kewat, Balasubramaniyam Grandhi(SABAL-Vocalist), Dolly Singh, Gurjant Singh, Wakar Yunus, Alokita, Anchal Kayat (SABAL-Wordsmith), Vishwas K S, Shivani Deshwal, Aaishwari Devkinandan Chauhan, Mansuri Sahil, Prachi Chaudhary, Rosalinee Chaudhary (SABAL-Dancer), Sam Varghese, Anand G Ananya Halarnkar, Anurag Bhowmick, Shreyan Chakraborty, Gopikrishnan K Varma (SABAL-Performer), Hunny Bhagchandani, Bijal Harkhani (Sabal Design Thinking and Innovative Solutions)

Ketoulhoutuo Zuyie, Pratham Ashok rathod, Sukriti Pal and Raghunath Nag received awards under Sabal Musical Maestro category. 

Javed Ahmad Tak, Dr Roshan Jahan Jawad Ahmed Shaikh, Dr. Sai Kaustuv Dasgupta, Pooja Gupta, Vikram Agnihotri, Vishwas K.S., Perila Bhupendra Sheth, Mrs. Mamta Namdev Tambe, Pranay Purushottam Burde, Rahul Baghel received awards under Spirit of Resilience Sabal Role Model category.

Siddhant Shah, Amar Suryabhan Wadode, Apu Gayen, Asha Nair Category were awarded under Spirit of Resilience Sabal Saathi category.

Dr. Jitender Aggarwal, Dr. Malvika Iyer, Aashish Kumar, Poonam shroti, Swarnalatha J, MD Jainuddin, Tenik Kumar Mahato were awarded under Spirit of Resilience Sabal Change Maker category.

The Sabal Awards are designed as a step forward to reach out to several exemplary persons who are engaged in contributing to the larger cause of disability in their own unique ways.

The awardees included individuals whose journeys of relentless struggles and dauntless courage are an inspiration for thousands of people out there who are tiring hard to overcome the societal challenges.

Sourav Roy, Chief Executive Officer Tata Steel Foundation said: “Tata Steel Foundation believes in an equitable society, and encouraging a space for a discourse on disability is an integral part of this belief. We have been on a journey with Sabal for the past two years now. The Awards represent an effort at recognising and amplifying the stories that have inspired us the most”.

Sabal presently caters the need of persons with three major disabilities – sight impairment, hearing impairment and orthopedic impairment