At the annual International seminar of RIPE GLOBAL opened by the Honourable Governor of Tamil Nadu Dr K. Rosaiah on February 28, 2014 in Chennai, The ASTRA (Association of Soft Skills Trainers) Service Excellence Award 2014 was awarded to AusHeritage Chairman and India Vision Institute CEO Mr Vinod Daniel for sustainable contribution to the field of Human Resource Development and Human Resource Management relating to his work on “ Cultural Heritage and Blindness Prevention”.