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Indian doctor awarded for his work with Dyslexia children

Singapore, Oct 4 (PTI) Mumbai-born orthopaedic surgeon
Jimmy Daruwalla has been honoured for his work with the less
fortunate at the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) for
the past two decades.
Daruwalla was presented the inaugural Community Champion
Award and a prize of 10,000 Singapore Dollars donated by the
State Bank of India and tabla, an English language weekly
largely catering to the Indian community of Singapore.
"The prize money would go to subsidising fees for 2,000
students at the 10 DAS learning centres in Singapore," said
Daruwalla, who is the founder president since 1991.
Receiving the award on Monday, Daruwalla said DAS was in
early stages of talks with the Education Ministry to set up a
primary school for dyslexia children in Singapore.
Daruwalla relocated to Singapore from Mumbai in 1980.
The award was presented by Singapore’s deputy speaker of
parliament Indranee Rajah.
"The award would be presented each year to a member of
the Indian community who has done exceptional work for the
less fortunate in Singapore," said tabla, which launched the
award on its third anniversary.
Coverage by the newspaper-based Singapore Press Holdings'
Friday weekly includes reports on Indian community and
individual activities in Singapore as well as highlights of
major events in India. PTI GS
MNS



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