Cricket maestro and Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar received an award for lifetime achievement in sports, last evening at this year's Giants International awards. Photo: Viral Bhayani
Some of the other awardees included Urvi Piramal (Business & Industry), Hemant Thacker (Medicine), Kulinkant Luthia (Social Service), Bahubali Shah (Journalism), Anu Malik (Music) and Patangrao Kadam (Education).
The foundation works on issues related to family planning, disaster management, flood relief, low-cost housing, AIDS, drugs abuse awareness, environment, saving the girl child and many more.
Giants International was founded Sep 17, 1972 by Nana Chudasama who is now its world chairman, with a purpose to serve humanity, promote unity, harmony and homogeneity among its members.
The awards were given away by the Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah at a function.
Bollywood danseuse Helen Salim Khan was also honoured for her lifetime contribution to films.
Sachin Tendulkar, Helen honoured with Giants International Awards