Dr. M. Sanjayan, Executive Vice President, Conservation International. M. Sanjayan is an American conservation scientist, writer and Emmy-nominated television news contributor, specializing in the role of conservation in improving human well-being, wildlife and the environment. He is referred to as Sanjayan, using one name as is Tamil custom. He is executive vice president and senior…
Dr. Rangaswamy Srinivasan, Inventor of LASIK, IBM. Rangaswamy Srinivasan is an inventor at IBM Research. One of the famous inventions he has contributed to is LASIK. President Obama awarded him the National Medal of Technology on Feb 2, 2013 for his contributions to laser eye surgery. In 1981, Srinivasan discovered that an ultraviolet excimer laser…
Dr. Ramanathan Raju, President and CEO, NY City Health and Hospitals Corporation. Ramanathan (Ram) Raju, MD, MBA, FACS, FACHE is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the largest municipal healthcare system in the nation. Dr. Raju was appointed by New York City Mayor Bill de…
Prof. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Senior Vice President of Knowledge Enterprise, Director, Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing, Foundation Chair, Computing and Informatics Prof Panchanathan moved to Arizona in 1997 as a tenured associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at ASU. In 2001, he was promoted to full professor and founded the Center for…
Mr. Krish Suthanthiran, President, Team Best Group, Founder and President of Kitsault Energy and President of Best Cure Foundation. Krishnan Suthanthiran immigrated to Canada from India in September 1969, after graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras, India, to pursue his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Carleton University,…
Mr.Bhi Bhiman, Folk Rock Singer Bhi Ramesvara Bhiman was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. Bhiman had an all- American childhood that he has referred to as “a sort of Brown Norman Rockwell existence with lots of running around in creeks and playing baseball”.He played in the city’s most competitive leagues from ages 7–17,…
Mr. Ahilan Arulanatham Deputy Legal Director,ACLU of Southern California, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project During his tenure at ACLU SoCal, Ahilan has successfully litigated several landmark cases, including Nadarajah v. Gonzales, the first Ninth Circuit case establishing limits on the government’s power to detain immigrants as national security threats; Rodriguez v. Robbins, which…
What a profound set of words calling for action from one of the great Tamil poets Bharathidhasan! Today we are honored to be among eminent professionals who have exemplified these words in their lives. We are celebrating the achievements, accomplishments and contributions of these pioneers to humanity. Be it Thiru Ahilan’s giving voice for the…
On behalf of San Francisco Bay Area Tamil Manram (BATM) and Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA), I would like to thank and congratulate the TAP Award Selection Committee for their excellent work in identifying, grading and coordinating this great TAP Award program. FeTNA is playing very responsible role in fostering Tamil Language…
Dear Friends, Congratulations to the 2015 Tamil American Pioneer (TAP) Awards selection committee for coming up with eminent Tamil pioneers in various disciplines for FeTNA’s 2015 TAP Awards. Congratulations to all the award recipients! Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA) is an umbrella organization consisting over 50 Tamil associations all over North America….