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Smile Foundation staged the fourth edition of its unique initiative Ramp for Champs in the garden city of Bangalore. Initiated in 2011, this was the third Ramp for Champs in a row for the city. While the event has supported thousands of underprivileged children throughout its three seasons in Bangalore and Mumbai, this edition for Bangalore, presented by Skylark Mansions as the title partner, focused on sending 1000 girls to school.
The evening began with the lighting of the lamp by Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament, who was the chief guest for the occasion. A spectacular performance of classical guitar orchestra was given by the students of William Joseph International Academy for Performing Arts. This was followed by the ramp walk of celebrities, who were accompanied by children of Smile Foundation.
Among the multi-faceted and acclaimed celebrities extending their support for this event included Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament; Ms. Sudha Murthy, philanthropist, author and Chairperson of Infosys Foundation; Ms. Vani Ganapathi, classical dancer, choreographer and designer; Mr. Saleem Sheriff, Managing Director, Skylark Mansions; Mr. Upendra and Ms. Priyanka Upendra, Kannada actor; Ms. Tara, Kannada actress; Ms. Rubi Chakravarti, entertainment professional; Ms. Nisha Millet, national-level swimmer; Dr. Ashley Williams, Chairman, William Joseph Music Foundation and Director & Conductor, Indian National Symphony Orchestra; Mr. Kartik, Kannada actor; Dr. Mohammed Rehan Sayeed, Director, Motherhood; Mr. Rasheed Sait, Vice President & Managing Director, George P Johnson ; Mr. Srinivas Reddy, CEO & MD, Tusker Harley Davidson; Mr. Chandra Mauli, owner, Judge Press; Ms. Aviva Bidapa, super model and actress; Ms. Kate Elizabeth Hallam, singer; Mr. Vinod Valson, General Manager, Vivanta by Taj, M.G. Road; Ms. Lakshmi Rebecca, producer and anchor of India’s first award-winning online talk show Chai with Lakshmi; Ms. Nadira Iqbal, fashion designer and woman entrepreneur; Ms. Kulsum Shadab Wahab, Hothur Foundation; Ms. Naina Sultan Ahmed, Associate Director, EduMedia India; Rashmi Vallabhajosyula, CEO, Altius Consulting; Mr. T. K. Srivastava, Field General Manager, Union Bank , Ms. Vasanthi Hariprakash, media personality and Mr. Dakshath, Branch Head of Renault Bangalore.
The event was made successful with support from partners like title partner Skylark Mansions, powered by and hosted amid the beautiful ambience of Vivanta by Taj, M.G. Road, cause partner Renault, couture partner Nadira Iqbal, philanthropy partner Union Bank of India, outdoor media partner Ripple Media, co-partners Motherhood, George P. Johnson, Judge Press and EduMedia, printing partner Varada Flexography and kids fashion partner Megamart.
