Asian Business Awards

The Asian Business Awards, proudly hosted by the Asian Media Group (AMG), remain the UK’s most respected celebration of Asian entrepreneurial success. As Britain’s leading ethnic media organisation, AMG also publishes the renowned Asian Rich List, the definitive annual guide to the most successful high-net-worth individuals in the community.

Now in its 27th year, the Asian Business Awards continue to shine a spotlight on the talent, determination and drive that define Asian enterprise in Britain. It is the standout business event of the year, recognising exceptional leaders and outstanding companies across every major sector.

Each year, the event also marks the official unveiling of the Asian Rich List, offering a unique insight into the remarkable economic influence and contribution of South Asian businesses across the UK.

About Asian Media Group

Founded in 1968 with the launch of its flagship title Garavi Gujarat, produced from a terraced house in Wembley by founders Ramniklal Solanki CBE and Parvatiben Solanki.
Today, Asian Media Group is Britain’s largest Asian publishing house, operating across the UK, US and India, with a global footprint spanning print, digital and in-person events.
With 57 years of publishing expertise, we produce some of the UK’s most iconic and trusted Asian media brands, including Garavi Gujarat, Eastern Eye, Asian Trader, Pharmacy Business, Asian Hospitality, India Weekly, Hotel Realtor, the Asian Rich List, the GG2 Power List, and many more.
Asian Media Group’s digital platforms and publications collectively reach over 3 million readers every month, with more than 1 million unique online visitors each month.
The Group hosts some of the UK’s leading in-person events, ranging from black-tie award ceremonies to business seminars. Key events include the GG2 Leadership and Diversity Awards, Asian Business Awards, Eastern Eye Arts, Culture & Theatre Awards (ACTAs), Pharmacy Business Awards, Pharmacy Business Conference Asian Trader Awards, Eastern Eye Property Awards, GG2 Diversity Conference, Asian Trader Conference, Eastern Eye Restaurant Awards, Women of Colour Conference and the GG2 Diversity Hub.

Our History

Our beginnings may have been humble, but the ambitions of our founder, Mr Ramniklal Solanki CBE, were both noble and audacious.

The audacity of Mr Solanki was to start a Gujarati newspaper with no start up capital, at a time when there were few Indians in the UK and when the technology to produce such a paper did not exist in the country.

His ambition was to publish a Gujarati newspaper to unite and integrate the community and to keep India’s rich cultural heritage and the Gujarati language alive for future generations. Undeterred by the extraordinary challenges he faced, Mr Solanki and his wife Parvatiben launched Garavi Gujarat on 1st April 1968 as a hand written, cyclo-styled newssheet from a terraced house in Wembley, North West London.

Mr Solanki had collected some advance subscriptions to fund his new journalistic enterprise. From those difficult early beginnings when the paper was produced on a Gujarati typewriter, he travelled across Britain, going from town to town, knocking on doors and selling subscriptions for the paper.

A journalist to the core, his tenacity and thought-provoking columns won him and the paper many plaudits. The paper rapidly gained a loyal following, forging a reputation for fearless, campaigning journalism that was to become its hallmark in later years.

What to some was an April fool’s joke was to become the biggest-selling Gujarati publication outside India and the foundation for Asian Media Group to build a stable of market-leading publications serving the Asian community across the globe.

The rest as they say is history.

Our Brands

At Asian Media Group, we take great pride in our diverse portfolio of magazines, comprising seven unique and captivating brands. Each brand has its own distinct identity and caters to a specific audience, offering a wealth of information, entertainment, and inspiration. Allow us to introduce you to our remarkable range of publications: