Shillong: Writer and creative entrepreneur Babatdor Dkhar has been named an India UK Achiever 2026 in the Arts, Culture, Entertainment & Sports category, with the honour announced at a Parliamentary Reception held at the House of Lords, UK Parliament, in London on 24 February 2026.
The recognition forms part of the India UK Achievers Honours, an initiative by the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK (NISAU) in partnership with the UK Government, which celebrates Indians who have pursued higher education in the United Kingdom and gone on to make significant contributions in their professional fields and communities.
The programme highlights individuals whose work strengthens intellectual, cultural and institutional ties between India and the United Kingdom.
The Achievers Class of 2026, the fourth cohort of the programme, was formally unveiled during the Parliamentary Reception in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace at the House of Lords.
Established in 2022 on the occasion of India’s 75th year of Independence, the India UK Achievers Honours recognise globally educated Indians whose work contributes to diplomacy, innovation, education, enterprise and cultural exchange across borders.
Dkhar was selected following a competitive international nomination process and joins a cohort of professionals and leaders from across sectors.
An alumnus of the University of Oxford and a Charles Wallace Creative Writing Fellow at the University of Kent, Dkhar is the founder and creative director of the creative and literary platform Half and One. The platform publishes writers and artists from around the world and develops original intellectual properties, including comic books, magazines, puzzles, board games and animation projects.
The India UK Achievers Honours celebrations are being held in London from 24 to 26 February 2026, bringing together leaders from education, entrepreneurship, research, public life and the creative industries.
The programme includes a Parliamentary Reception at the House of Lords, a networking reception, the India UK Education Conference and the Achievers Honours Gala Ceremony.
Dkhar is among a growing generation of globally educated Indian professionals whose work reflects the expanding intellectual and cultural partnership between India and the United Kingdom.
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