The Chariots Awards 2024, annually presented by the Rotary Madras Southwest (RMSW), were given to eminent persons from various fields at a function here on Sunday.
Arvind Datar, senior advocate, Supreme Court of India, was the chief guest at the function.
A release by RMSW said the ‘For the Sake of Honour’ award was presented to D. Chandrasekhar, president of Madras Dyslexia Association; the ‘Vocational Excellence’ award was given to D. Vijayagopal Reddy, promoter and managing director of Vijay Garments; the ‘Lifetime of Professional Excellence’ award was presented to Lingam Gopal, who is part of the board of governors of Sankara Nethralaya; the ‘Youth Excellence in Sports’ award was given to skater Avikshit Vijay Viswanath; and the ‘Youth Excellence in Arts’ award was given to carnatic vocalist Srividhya Vasudevan.