Mumbai: Sashakt Bharat 2022 on Friday awarded Godrej Industries chairman and managing director Nadir Godrej with the ‘Exemplary Industrialist of the Nation’ award for his outstanding contributions to the Indian industry and his role in bringing pride to the nation.

Nadir was named as the winner of this award in recognition of his achievements as a conscientious, well-respected, and prosperous industrialist.

He was awarded at the coffee table book launch ceremony at the Sashakt Bharat 2022, an initiative by Abhyudaya Vatsyalam to honour the glorious story of India’s development and the stellar personalities associated with it.

On winning this award, Nadir said, "It is indeed an honour to receive this prestigious award. I believe we at Godrej are privileged to be part of our country’s growth journey by being able to serve our nation through our innovative products and solutions. I wish to thank the esteemed board of guest editors for this recognition."

The launch ceremony witnessed the presence of Aditya Birla Centre community initiatives and rural development chairperson Rajashree Birla as the chief guest. HDFC group chairman Deepak Parekh was also the guest of honour, along with Nadir Godrej.

The board of guest editors for this year's list includes Shailesh Haribhakti and Associates chairman Shailesh Haribhakti, SEBI, LIC former chairman G. N. Bajpai, IndAsia Fund Advisors chairman Pradip Shah, EdelGive Foundation executive chairperson Vidya Shah, HDFC Mutual Fund MD & CEO Navneet Munot, SUD Life Insurance MD & CEO Abhay Tewari, Oswal Industries director Ravi Doshi and Universal Sompo General Insurance MD & CEO Sharad Mathur, among others.