Sir J K Chande (left), founder of a school for deaf children in Tanzania and head of a non-profit organization, receives the award from the President. Chande is currently chancellor of the International Medical and Technological University in Dar es Salaam and trustee of the Tanzania-India Friendship Association.
He is also chairman of Tanzania Railways Corporation and has actively promoted India's business interests across various sectors in Tanzania.
Lord Bhiku Parekh (right), a Labour member of England's House of Lords, has made enormous contribution to political studies in Britain and India.
In 1981, he returned to India to serve as vice chancellor of the University of Baroda for three years.
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