Indian doctor awarded in Singapore for his work with Dyslexic children

SINGAPORE: Mumbai-born orthopaedic surgeon Jimmy Daruwalla has been honoured for his work with the less fortunate at theDyslexia 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 yesterday, 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.