New York:  6 Indian-American Malayalees will be honored in New York for their outstanding achievements in their field of specialization and for their service to society by a community organisation, which represents Kerala diaspora.
The Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center will present its thirtieth  Annual Awards Banquet on October 22 in Elmont, which will be attended by India's Consul General Randhir Jaiswal and New York Senators Kevin Thomas and Anna Kaplan.

NeST Group Chairman Javad Hassan will receive a prize for outstanding business leadership. He has worked to bring prestigious US colleges to India so that Indian businesses can benefit from an international standard of education.
Police officer Thomas Joy of Suffolk County will receive a public service award. The India Association of Long Island recognised Joy in 2020 for his contributions to the neighbourhood during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bindiya Sabarinath, the creator of Mayura School of Arts, has been recognised in the field of Performing Arts.
Sabarinath, a graduate of Kalakshetra Chennai and educated in Bharatnatyam, Mohiniyattam, and Kuchipudi, has been introducing popular Indian dance forms to Americans.

She has devoted the last two decades years to teaching and performing Indian Classical Dance, and in 1998 she earned a Presidential Award for representing Mohiniyattam from Kerala on Republic Day.

Bindiya established the Mayura school of Arts in 2000 in the US. She has over 1,000 students and many branches in the New York and New Jersey area, according to her website.

Silvester Noronha, who will receive an award in the Applied Science category, is a native of Kerala's Kollam region. He is currently a Massachusetts Institute of Technology visiting professor (MIT).

He was a member of an MIT research group that created a sizable, high-temperature superconducting electromagnet as a first step toward the long-awaited nuclear power fusion that is intended to completely transform the world's energy system.

Both Jose Kaniyaly, Executive Editor and Partner of Kerala Express weekly newspaper, and P.T. Paulose have received recognition for their efforts in Malayalam media and journalism. Jose Kaniyaly's contributions to Pravasi Malayalam Literature were recognised.

"Since 1991, Kerala Center has recognised exceptional achievers. Every year, we ask for nominations, and the committee must select a winner in each category unanimously. This year is no different from previous years in terms of the nominees' accomplishments "In a press release, Thomas Abraham, the chairman of the trustee board and a member of the award committee, stated.

The exact number of Keralites living in the US is unknown, but the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMD), based in Thiruvananthapuram, estimates that there are at least 40 lakh Keralites living abroad, with at least 20% or even more of those living in the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand.

Kerala is officially preparing a data bank of Keralites, a step that will help the state find the number of Malayalis working abroad, particualrly in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Kerala CM opposing the Centre's move to impose Hindi as medium of education

Women murdered in 2 ‘human sacrifices’, 1 held

2 women sacrificed and.., sensational case of superstition reported from Kerala