Big B honoured with WEF Crystal Award
By Kolammal Shankar | Galatta | February 02, 2009 00:00 AM IST
Big B honoured with WEF Crystal Award
Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Crystal Award at Davos recently for his contribution to the world of art.
The WEF is a Geneva-based non-profit forum that brings together world's top business leaders, economists, political leaders and intellectuals to discuss critical issues concerning the world. This year, the 39th annual convention of the organization focused on the economic recession that has affected countries worldwide.
Famous Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer Mallika Sarabhai, Chinese martial actor and artist Jet Li and Venezuelan musician Jose Antonio Abreu were also honoured at the occasion.