page_title: British Asian
section_title: Awards and achievements
hierarchical_section_title: British Asian / Cultural influence / Awards and achievements
caption_attribution_description: English: Organisers and Hosts of the Asian Professional Awards
context_page_description: British Asians are persons of predominantly South Asian, and sometimes of broader Asian descent, who reside in the United Kingdom. In British English usage, the term Asian usually refers to people who trace their ancestry to South Asia, in particular the former British Raj and Ceylon.
  Since the 2001 census, British people of general Asian descent have been included in the "Asian/Asian British" grouping of the UK census questionnaires. Categories for British Indians, British Pakistanis, British Bangladeshis, British Chinese and Other Asians have existed under an Asian British heading since the 2011 census.
  Immigration of small numbers of South Asians to England began with the arrival of the East India Company to the Indian subcontinent in the 17th century. Indians came to Britain, for educational or economic reasons, during the British Raj, with most returning to India after a few months or years, and in greater numbers as the Indian independence movement led to the partition of 1947, eventually creating the separate countries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
context_section_description: With the increasing number of high achievers and trail blazers within the Asian community across a variety of professions, the British Asian community has over the years set up a variety of high-profile Award ceremonies to recognise Asian achievements across the full spectrum of professions and industries. These organisations and ceremonies include:
  Asian Achievers Awards organised by Asian Voice since 2000 with women dominating the nominee list for the first time in 2017 
  Asian Women of Achievement Awards organised by Pinky Lilani CBE DL since 1999 
  Asian Legal Awards organised by the Society for Asian Lawyers since 1994 making it one of the oldest Asian awards ceremonies 
  Asian Curry Awards celebrating the best of Asian restaurants since 2010
  The Asian Awards organised by the Lemon Group since 2010 and usually attended by a host of leading celebrities 
  The Asian Professional Awards organised by Jasvir Singh OBE and Param Singh since 2014 aimed at celebrating success within the City professions 
  The British Curry Awards founded by restaurateur Enam Ali MBE in 2005.
  Indian International Chef of the Year Competition founded in 1991 by celebrity chef and restaurateur Mohammad Ajman "Tommy" Miah MBE.
caption: The Asian Professional Awards from left to right: Onkardeep Singh MBE; Jasvir Singh OBE; Sunny & Shay Grewal; Harry Virdee; Param Singh MBE
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