Derry consultant anaesthetist receives Points of Light Award

placeholder image — Dr Mukesh Chugh has worked in partnership with many organisations to celebrate cultural diversity and inclusion.

Dr Mukesh Chugh has worked in partnership with many organisations to celebrate cultural diversity and inclusion

Dr Mukesh Chugh, who is a consultant anaesthetist at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry was invited to 10, Downing Street, by Prime Minister Mr Rishi Sunak, for the celebration of Diwali(Festival of Light).

He was also awarded prestigious Points of Light Award that evening by Mrs and Mr Rishi Sunak for promoting interfaith harmony.

The Points of Light Awards are given to outstanding individual volunteers who are making a change in their community.

Dr Mukesh Chugh's Points of Light Award.

Mukesh has worked in partnership with many organisations to celebrate cultural diversity and inclusion, and to promote equal rights and develop a shared society in which ethnic communities play a full and equal part with a genuine sense of belonging. He is passionate about preserving and promoting multi-ethnic cultural heritage.

Diwali is a five-day festival featuring different ceremonies each day, with the third day being the main event.

Mrs and Mr Rishi Sunak celebrating the Festival of Diwali(Festival of Light).

The festival is marked by the ritual of cleaning and decorating homes, dressing up, and creating light displays.

It is a time for music, dancing, delicious food, and community feeling with friends; family and fireworks.

The festival usually falls during October or November, depending on the new moon, Next year the Diwali celebrations will coincide with Hallowe'en celebration.