VP Awards

VP Awards or VisionPlus Awards is a recognized award for the optical and eyewear industry.

The jury members for the Awards in India were : Mr. B K Gupta, GKB Opticals, Kolkata; Mr. Surendra Gangar, Gangar Eyenation, Mumbai; Mr. Sudershan Binani, Himalaya Optical, Kolkata; Mr. Hemanth Manay, S R Gopal Rao Optical, Bangalore; Mr. Snehal Turakhia, Turakhia Opticians, Chennai [1]

The VP Awards were announced on March 9, 2014 at the Westin Mumbai Garden City in Goregaon. Singer Nakash Aziz, of Indian Idol fame, performed at the program. [2]

After its launch in the India market the awards collaborated with the Dubai World Trade Centre's Vision-X exhibition to bring out the awards under the title Vision-X VP Awards in the Middle East.[7][8]

The nominations Jury saw the coming together of some of the biggest names in the Middle Eastern eyewear retail.[9] Mr Kian Saadat represented Hassan’s; Mr Saeed Emam and Mr Khaled Mahmoud represented Magrabi Opticals; Mr Uday Shrikantiya and Mr Avinash Dudeja represented Rivoli EyeZone; Mr Mamdoh Rouhani represented Saudi Optic House; Mr Ali Yateem and Mr Mathews Jacob represented Yateem Opticians;

The awards were given away on the conclusion of the first day of the Vision-X exhibition,[10] Dubai