Highlights
- A day after he won two Academy award nominations, Indian musician A R Rahman was honoured with the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum.
- Rahman received the award at the opening ceremony of the Forum's annual meet here, attended by 2500 global leaders from business, government, art, culture and religion.
A day after he wontwo Academy award nominations, Indian musician A R Rahman washonoured with the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum.
Rahman received the award at the opening ceremony ofthe Forum's annual meet here, attended by 2500 global leadersfrom business, government, art, culture and religion.
Khan, 44, clad in a embroidered black kurta, receivedthe award which is given annually by the WEF to outstandingartistes who use their talent for social and charitable work.
While the WEF recognised Rahman for his music in'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Bombay Dreams', it took note of hiswork in the field of child welfare.
Accepting the award, the 'Mozart of Madras', whohas won several national and international awards, includingthe two Grammys and two Oscars, said that he gets "motivation"from the social work.
Jose Carreras, an opera artist from Barcelona, wasalso given the Crystal Award for his work for the patients ofleukemia.
The award function was attended by several heads ofgovernments, including Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, topCEOs, religious leaders and academicians.
A strong 130-member delegation from India is attendingthe five-day annual WEF meet.