Dr. Sunil Shroff, Managing Trustee, MOHAN Foundation was presented the prestigious K. Venkatanarayana TANKER Foundation Awareness Award by Dr. J. Radhakrishnan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu at TANKER Foundation’s 22nd Annual Charity & Awards Nite on 25th January 2015. The award was given in recognition of Dr. Shroff’s work as founder of MOHAN Foundation and for being a pioneer in India in creating “Awareness on Organ donation” across the country since 1997. The award carried a cheque for Rs. one lakh along with a citation and gold medallion.

Dr. Shroff accepting the award said that when he started MOHAN Foundation people felt that he had embarked on ‘Mission Impossible.’ But through perseverance and persistence, it had been proved that deceased organ donation was possible. He said, “This is an award for the team at MOHAN Foundation. The organ donation awareness initiatives have resulted in a paradigm shift in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala with families coming forward on their own to donate the organs of their loved ones.” He thanked Dr. Georgi Abraham, Founder, and Ms. Latha Kumaraswami, Managing Trustee, TANKER Foundation for the honor.