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Poland bizman who helped Indians escape Ukraine is among Pravasi Bharatiya awardees this year
Jan 08, 2023
Indore (MP), January 08 (ANI): Poland-based businessman Amit Kailash Chandra Lath, who helped Indian students in Ukraine during “Operation Ganga” last year, was chosen in the field of Business/Community Welfare. Amit Lath, also the director of the Europe-India Chamber of Commerce, Central-East Europe chapter, played a leading and outstanding role in the government's Operation Ganga mission to rescue Indians stuck in Ukraine and helped them get back home safely via Poland. After Russian president Vladimir Putin declared a "special military operation" in Ukraine on February 24, Amit Lath emerged as a beacon for thousands of Indian students trying to escape the conflict. In an interview with ANI, Amit Lath said that he is privileged to receive the award from the President and that the relationship between Poland and India today is at a different level.