South Asians in the UK today occupy leadership positions across a range of fields, including politics, business and civil society. The Asian Achievers Awards recognise the outstanding work of such individuals within the South Asian community.
Established in 2000 and held annually since then, the next edition of the Awards will take place on 18 September 2026. We are consistently recognised by the community as the most prestigious and highly respected such Awards in the calendar. We’ve been commended by several British Prime Ministers, with Sir Keir Starmer most recently saying “it is wonderful so see so many British Asian change-makers being recognised tonight by the team at EPG.”
You can find more details here: asianachieversawards.com.
Last year’s Asian Achievers Awards hosted by actor Nitin Ganatra OBE and Sky News presenter Anila Dhami, with Nileeka Bose, who did the choreography for Marvel’s The Eternals film, hosting the red carpet. Performers included Indian-Canadian singer Raghav, stand-up comedian Eshaan Akbar, as well as Guiness record holder acrobat Klodi Dabkiewicz. Raghav is one of the most recognisable global Indian singers and sold over 1.4 million copies of his debut album ‘Storyteller’ which led to a MOBO Award, two UK Asian Music Awards, one Urban Music Award and four UK national top 10 singles.
Winners included Neerja Birla (billionaire founder and chairperson for the Aditya Birla Education Trust), Indhu Rubasingham MBE (artistic director of the National Theatre), Sunny Gill Singh (the first British South Asian referee in the Premier League) and Prof Selva Pankaj (Co-founder and CEO, Regent Global). For building the Taj Foods brand, Jimal, Nishal and Devik Solanki also won, alongside Syed Muhammad Faisal Sami for his humanitarian work. Simon Arora won after a successful exit of the leading High Street brand B&M Stores, with Emb Hashmi winning for her diverse contribution to media and Maulik Darji for his leadership role in head and cancer treatments in the NHS.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a statement said: “British Asians are a driving force behind much of the social, cultural and economic innovation we see in Britain today. This is why it is wonderful so see so many British Asian change-makers being recognised tonight by the team at EPG, honouring the contribution they in particular have made to public life, community service, arts, culture, business, technology and beyond.”
Link to further photos on our Facebook page and full details of the Winners can be found on the Asian Achievers Awards website.
