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to the Board of Directors.
Mr. Sunil Singh passed on the
Club’s Symbolic Crystal Key to the new
Chairman, Mr. Siddharth Balachandran
and Vice Chairman, Mr. Sunil Sawlani
and also placed the sash on them.
H. E. Sanjay Verma, Consul General
of India, Dubai, Mr. Sunil Singh, Mr.
Siddharth Balachandran spoke on the
occasion.
On the occasion, H. E. Sanjay Verma,
Consul General of India, Dubai released
the book The Recollections the memoirs
of India Club. Copies of the same were
distributed to the MNC Members and all
the dignitaries present for the function. 0
Siddharth Balachandran
Siddharth Balachandran is a
qualified civil engineer from
Kerala who has done his Masters
from Delhi and Hyderabad. He has
various accomplishments to his
name such as
Won the national level “Best
Manager” competition held at
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in 1998
•Awarded the “MD’s Special
Leadership Award” in the year 2000,
during stint at Dun & Bradstreet,
India.•Won several state level
singing competitions •Secured
university 4th rank in the final year
of Bachelor of Engineering, Civil.
Patron trustee of the Indian Social
& Cultural Centre, Abudhabi.
•Director of board in WASTE TO
ENERGY PVT LTD. A joint venture
between the Chamber of Commerce,
Kochi and W2E Inc, a USA based
company. •Director of Board in
JAI HIND, a regional Malayalam
TV channel •Director of Board of
Chinmaya International Residential
School, Siruvani, Coimbatore.
His most notable philanthropic
activities are•Patron of Mahila
Mandiram, Kerala. •Donor to “
Udavum Karangal”, Tamilnadu.
•Patron of Animal Welfare Trust,
Tamilnadu •Supporter of “Dubai
Autism Centre” •Patron of
“DUCTAC” Dubai
Currently he is the managing
director of Bumga Group.
SUNIL SAWLANI
Sunil Sawlani is the managing
director and founder of Royal
Gardenscape LLC and Royal
Concrete Products in Dubai. He
graduated with a BBA honors
degree from the American College in
Switzerland, and is an accomplished
executive with domestic and
international business experience.
Began professional journey by training
in Osaka, Japan with C.ITOH
multinational conglomerate in 1986.
•Set up and managed family textile
company in Warsaw Poland, 1988-
1992. •Branched out into concrete
manufacturing in Dubai. Partnered
with UK company Bradstone in 2002
for exclusive distributorship for
paving products. •In 2003 launched
novel retail venture of garden
products with Royal Gardenscape.
•Director/Partner of Tiny Home
Montessori and Lady Bird
Montessori Nursery Schools in
Dubai Social and community
associations include
•Trustee of Indian High School and
India Club. •Member of Indian
Business and Professional Council,
Swiss Business Council, DIFC
Capital Club, EO International
•Freelance Columnist in Gulf News
Tabloid “Exploring Emirates” (2000)
•Toastmasters International
(2001-2003) •Sharjah City for
Humanitarian Services Appreciation
awarded in 1995 and 1996
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