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Thursday 06-Oct-2011

SKAL International's highest award conferred on an Indian

SKAL Club Bombay too receivies the award for Increase in Club Membership from the National President of Skal, India

By  Traveltechie Bureau | Mumbai

Mr.Nagendra Prasad was conferred Skal International's highest award MEMBRE D'HONNEUR at the recently concluded 72nd Annual International Congress in Turku, Finland on 20th September 2011 by Tony Boyle, president of SKAl International.

He is the FIRST INDIAN in 77 Years of SKAL history to get the prestegious award. Earlier, in 2003, he was presented the SKAL ORDER OF THE MERIT award at the 64th Annual International Congress in Chennai. He is the first and as yet the only Indian to be conferred the award. In 1986 he was elected as Asia Area SKAL President, once again the first Indian to be elected to that position. 

He has been an Active Member of TAAI for more than 50 years and served the Association is several capacity including as its President between 1991 to 1993.  

Also, the SKAl Club Bombay receivied an award for Increase in Club Membership from the National President of Skal, India.