Mr. Deep C. Anand, Founder, Anand and Chairman of the Deep C Anand Foundation was honoured with the 'Business Visionary Award 2012' at the thirteenth edition of the 'Lakshya' Awards held by NITIE (National Institute of Industrial Engineering), a leading Business School in India on the 16th October,2012.

Mr. Anand was recognised for his extraordinary leadership and exemplary vision in pioneering a number of major initiatives in the automotive industry in India and for his valuable contribution to society.

In his inspiring address to the audience comprising of Nitie students and other distinguished guests, Mr. Anand shared rare insights into the story of his life and how he translated his vision into the reality that Anand is today.

Every year, Nitie honours business visionaries who have carved the path to lead the nation to global corporate excellence. Lakshya, the flagship event of NITIE is the annual confluence of business legends across the country. At Lakshya, the students of NITIE felicitate exemplary business tycoons with the prestigious “Lakshya Business Visionary Award”. Lakshya Business Visionary Awardees over the years have included the likes of Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman, TATA Sons; Mr. Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej; Mr. Rahul Bajaj, Chairman, Bajaj Auto Limited; Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group; Mr. Keshub Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra & Mahindra; Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman, WIPRO; Mr. Nandan Nilekani, CEO, President & MD, Infosys; Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprises; Mr. R C Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India Limited among many others.

BUSINESS VISIONARY AWARD FOR MR. DEEP C ANAND, FOUNDER, ANAND & CHAIRMAN, DEEP C ANAND FOUNDATION