Earned through products and firsts.
A cabinet of awards from the Government of India, industry bodies and the press — each one ratifying a decision Kunwer Sachdev had already taken, often years earlier.
The Awards Cabinet
Government, industry and brand honours — the residue of the way he chose to work.
National Award for Quality Products
Ministry of MSME, Government of India — issued in his name, for outstanding manufacturing of inverters; presented during PM Dr. Manmohan Singh's tenure.
Sectoral Export Award
Electronics & Computer Software Export Promotion Council, Ministry of Commerce — for the highest exports in the Consumer Electronics category.
Business Superbrand
Among only 74 brands chosen from 987 contenders — among the first Indian power-solutions companies to earn the Superbrand label. Trophy presented by Sh. L. K. Advani.
Marico Innovation Award
Marico Innovation Foundation's 'Innovation for India' — awarded for Innovation in Business Model, recognising Su-Kam's dealer-and-service distribution architecture.
ISA Technovation Award
India Semiconductor Association, in the competitive solar/energy category — trophy presented by five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand in Bangalore.
ELCINA-EFY Award for R&D
Excellence in Research & Development — selected by a joint Government-and-industry panel from 100+ shortlisted entries; the only power-backup company recognised for R&D by the Dept. of Science & Technology.
Entrepreneur of the Year
Conferred at The Claridges, Surajkund — among multiple entrepreneur honours including Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Bharat Shiromani, and Hurun's Most Respected Entrepreneurs.
Consumer Superbrand & Powerbrand India
Repeated brand-trust recognition across India's most-respected-brand programmes.
International Certifications
CE (EU), UL (US & Canada), ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 — earned early, when no Indian inverter brand of any size was chasing export-grade certification.
The full account of each award — and the decision behind it — is chronicled by a former Su-Kam associate, alongside the original Su-Kam awards deck.
The Solar Man of India.
— India Today, December 2017
The Inverter Man of India.
— Widely credited across Indian media
Innovation of the Decade.
— India Today, on the CHIC plastic-body inverter
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