London, 03 October 2022: Hirander Misra, Chairman and CEO of GMEX Group, was awarded with the ‘Mahatma Gandhi Samman‘ Leadership Award by the NRI Welfare Society of India (UK Chapter) at the House Of Commons London on September 30th, 2022 in the presence of honourable MPs of Indian origin including Mr. Shailesh Vara, MP for North West Cambridgeshire, Mr. Virendra Sharma, the MP for Ealing, Southall, Lord Rami Ranger CBE and distinguished guests.
The award was in recognition of his contribution and dedication to worthy causes and his achievements to keep the flag of India flying high.
The occasion also celebrated Gandhi Jayanti, which is an event to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, which was 153 years to the day on 2 October. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in 2007 which declared that this day is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence as he was a non-violent freedom fighter.
