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Namma Bengaluru Foundation today launched the 9th edition of its flagship initiative – ‘Namma Bengaluru Awards 2017’ at a press conference held at Century Club. NBA aims at recognizing,

honouring and celebrating the real heroes, who are determined towards Reclaiming Bengaluru. These awards truly are the city’s way of saying ‘Thank You’ to its Real heroes. Present at the

occasion were, famed Sandalwood actress Shraddha Srinath and previous NBA winners.

Bengaluru has witnessed a steady rise in citizen participation over the last couple of years and we take pride in such active Bengalureans, who have taken keen interest in the city’s

well-being.  Committed, courageous and resolute, these Bengalureans are unstoppable. 

Nomination for the awards has kickstarted and citizens can hereby nominate extraordinary Bengalureans under the following categories latest by November 30, 2017:

Apart from the above categories, an award will also be presented to the most outstanding contribution in the year 2017 – the Namma Bengalurean of the Year. An esteemed jury comprising of 23

well-revered Bengalureans will be involved in the process starting today. The winners will be announced at a gala event on March 25, 2018.

Nominations received will be duly audited in December 2017. Based on certain criteria of assessment, the jury will deliberate on the nominations and shortlist 5-6 people per category. Those

who make the cut will be invited for a personal interaction with the jury, following which the final winner will be decided. The winners’ names will be revealed on March 25, 2018.

Bengalureans can fill in their nominations by logging into https://nammabengaluruawards.org/

Pradeep Kar, Chairman of the Jury and Chairman and Managing Director, Mircoland said, “In day to day life we come across many people who are working selflessly towards the betterment of

society. I request all the Bengalureans to nominate these unsung heroes so they their work can be an example for rest of us. City needs more just heroes who can fight for the betterment of

the society.”

Dr. Ashwin Mahesh, Founder, Social Technology Firm, MapUnity said, “There are so many people in our city who are working for betterment of city and its citizens, without any recognition.

Through Namma Benagluru Awards, we aim to recognize these unsung hero’s and honour them for their selfless work towards socity.”

Shraddha Srinath, Actress said, “I moved to Bengaluru in the year 2008 and since then I have seen Bengaluru changing in terms of population and in terms of climate. So many people are

working for the city and for the society whose work needs to be highlighted as they set as an example for the rest of us. I thank Jury of the esteemed Namma Bengaluru Awards for their

efforts to recognize these unsung heroes and honour them.”

Founded and supported by Rajya Sabha member Shri. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Namma Bengaluru Foundation works towards making Bengaluru a model city, with well-planned infrastructure, well laid

out neighborhood community models and people-driven governance measures. NBF aims to be the voice of the people; a voice that needs to be heard for Bengaluru to become a truly Global City.

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