Indian-origin Krishna Vavilala receives US President's Lifetime Achievement Award

Indian-origin Krishna Vavilala receives US President's Lifetime Achievement Award

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Category : Awards Published on: December 12 2022

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  • US President Joe Biden has recognised Indian-American and a longtime Houstonian, Krishna Vavilala, with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement (PLA) Award.
  • The Presidential Lifetime Achievement (PLA) Awards, led by AmeriCorps, is an annual event held to honour citizens, who exhibit outstanding character, worth ethic, and dedication to their communities.
  • 86 years old Krishna Vavilala is from Andhra Pradesh and migrated to the United States. 
  • He is a retired Electrical Engineer and is the founder and Chairman of the Foundation for India Studies (FIS). 
  • It is a non-profit organisation, whose Indo-American Oral History Project'' won the 2019 Mary Fay Barnes Award for Excellence.
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