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Ash honoured with EU award
Friday, November 25, 2005
London (Europe): Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai was today (Nov 25,
2005) honoured by the European Union for her contribution to
diversity.
The former Miss World was presented with the 'Global Diversity
Award' at a one-day conference on 'Celebrating Diversity in the
European Union' at Lord's Cricket Ground here.
"It is very humbling. I shall cherish this award for all times to
come," Rai told PTI after receiving the award.
She thanked the Indian community for supporting her in all her
ventures.
"I will also like to thank God and people at large for appreciating
my contribution, particularly as a woman and as an Asian," she
said.
"Aishwarya Rai is a symbol of what Asian women can achieve and a
real international symbol for diversity," Keith Vaz MP and Co-Chair
of the conference had said yesterday.
Vaz said the conference would help EU to "refocus our goals and
inspire the minds of leading individuals across Europe."
"We are in dire need of a fresh approach to integration and of
finding inspiration in a diverse environment which recognizes and
nurtures the talents of all people within our great European
community, regardless of religion, culture or ethnicity," he
said.
