Mumbai : Celebrating 12 years of achievement, honour and recognition, the Teacher’s Achievement Awards (TAA), one of the longest running and amongst the most reputed awards in India presented its 12th edition at the landmark Taj Lands End in Mumbai on Saturday, March 9, 2013. The Teacher’s Achievement Awards recognise and celebrate the true sense of individual excellence in diverse fields. The ceremony concluded with Ramesh Sippy being honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards underwent a stringent evaluation process by a distinguished panel of jury members before the final winners were announced in the city of dreams today.

The multi faceted and talented Boman Irani, hosted the evening. The evening opened with a stunning performance by the past Teacher’s Achievers’ Shiamak Davar, Sunidhi Chauhan, Prasoon Joshi and Boman Irani who came together and presented an ode to achievement to the distinguished audience. This was followed by a standup comedy act by Vikram Sathaye, Cyrus Sahukar and Ashwin Mushran. The grand finale saw a splendid fusion performance by Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan, Kailash Kher and Karsh Kale.

The evening saw past winners, jury members and key stakeholders of the Teacher’s Achievement Awards join the celebrations. Those present included Akshay Kumar, Sussanne Roshan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Irrfan Khan, Nargis Fakhri, Ramesh Sippy, Swara Bhaskar, Amrita Puri, Yukta Mookhey, Aditya Hitkari , Divya Palat , Vidya Malvade and many more. The event was managed by Wizcraft International.

As a precursor to the TAA, Beam Inc. commissioned a special television series, Teacher’s Achievement Awards presents Achievers’ Club, a 12-part series that showcases the glittery, glamorous and fabulous lives of self-made achievers of India. The Achievers’ Club is an exclusive series where India’s most celebrated achievers like Narayana Murthy, Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Priyanka Chopra, Mira Nair, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Ronnie Screwvala, Rahul Dravid and many more share their success mantras with the host Boman Irani. The series currently AIRs on Star World on Saturday @ 8pm.

Instituted in 2001, the Teacher’s Achievement Awards recognise the true potential of human endeavour. Over the years, the awards have welcomed into its family, achievers who are the nation’s most respected names in the realms of business, sports, entertainment, literature, fashion, lifestyle and communication. Today, it stands as the most definitive platform of recognition for India’s finest, most trailblazing achievers. Now in its 12th edition, the awards welcome the coming years by saluting the achievers who have made their ‘Mark of Achievement’.

Winners of 12^th Teacher’s Achievement Awards include:

Teacher’s Achievement Award for Lifetime Achievement:	Ramesh Sippy
Teacher’s Achievement Award for Business:	Priya Paul
Teacher’s Achievement Award for Communication (Culinary Art):	Vikas Khanna
Teacher’s Achievement Award for Entertainment:	Farhan Akhtar
Teacher’s Achievement Award for Sports:	Sushil Kumar Solanki
Teacher’ Achievement Award for Inspiring Integrity:	R Gopalakrishnan
People Teacher’s Achiever Award:	Sussanne Roshan and Akshay Kumar
Teacher’s Achievement Award for Artistic Versatility	Jacqueline Fernandez
Teacher’s Achievement Award for Innovation in Business	Deep Kalra
Teacher’s Global Indian Achiever Award	Irrfan Khan
Teacher’s Young Achiever Award	Nargis Fakhri