Er. Dr. Vikuotuolie Angami and Hotoshe Sema of Nagaland were awarded with ‘Bharat Ratna Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Excellence Award’ by former Speaker, Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, in a ceremony held at India International Center, New Delhi on January 14.
The India International Friendship Society (IIFS) in its conference on “Economic Growth and National Integration” honoured successful meritorious Indian personalities who have specialized in various fields of science and technology, education, industry, fine arts, politics and social work, in lieu of the yeoman services rendered for the growth of the nation.
At the programme prominent national leaders, Bhisma Narayan Singh, former Governor of Tamil Nadu, Maj. Ved Prakash of ACCI, J&K Speaker also spoke on the theme of the conference.
It may be noted that Er. Dr. Vikuotuolie Angami is a retired engineer in chief and now a renowned social and religious worker and a recipient of several awards and Hotoshe Sema, a school teacher, social worker and a recipient of Bharat Jyoti, National and Global Teacher Award.