The best images from the Awards night

The Stage is set: 6 October at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.

SIES students welcoming guests at the registration desk

IPAMA's Khurana and Paul along with AIFMP president Dev Nair Read link: http://www.printweek.in/News/390960,presidents-of-aifmp-and-ipama-discuss-indian-print-matters-face-to-face.aspx

Niten Shah of Vyoma - New substrates is the way to go and firms are tapping this opportunity

Kazutada Kobayashi, the president & CEO of Canon India with his colleagues, Puneet Dutta and Gurjit Singh

Shashi Ranjan shooting pictures of the Award winning samples

David Stedeford of Paper Tyger in conversation with Pankaj Shah of Supack

Noel D'cunha of PrintWeek and RK of TechNova - discussing the trends discussed in the Sunday Column

The team from Manipal Utility Packaging Solutions (MUPSPL)

Priya Iyer, the head of database operations & audience development and Ayesha Ansari, the winner of the PrintWeek India ad sales quiz

Networking in the pre-function area: Bridging the gap between buyer and print

Totally 88 print firms were short listed. Some of the 1,280 samples on view on the Awards Night

Mumbai-based Newstech headed by Roy Alex (extreme right)

Four of the jury members with Haresh Mehta of Jayna

The Desais of MOS with the Canon team

Vishnu Kamat of AGS who have been associated with the Brochure Printer of the Year award category since the last four years

Ramesh Kejriwal of Parksons Packaging and the ITC team

Suresh Ramakrishnan, publishing director, Haymarket India. Refer to http://www.printweek.in/News/390952,the-whos-who-of-print-lauded-by-suresh-ramakrishnan.aspx

Jaimini Pathak staging MAHADEVBHAI (1892 – 1942) who was Mahatma Gandhi’s personal secretary for 25 years from 1917 to 1942

MAHADEV DESAI kept a daily diary between 1917 to 1942 during which he was a witness to India's Satyagraha. Pathak has performed more than 300 shows in the towns and villages of India; as well as the big cities of the world

Delegates watching the jury video, produced by Radhika Joshi

Even as the Awards Night unfolded, the question on most lips was: will India unfold its print potential?

A sit down formal dinner - in which guests could savour gastronomic delights from all over India

There were discussions about how the traditional business model is changing keeping in line with new trends like Cloud, Web2Print, cross media

The young - and the younger

The BMPA Quartet including Faheem Agboatwala, the youngest president of the association

Harveer Sahni, back to the camera, posted on FB that "I congratulate Printweek India for creating an event that has pan national appreciation. Applauded to the fullest by leaders in print"

The chief guest, Tushar Gandhi who is the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and the son of journalist Arun Manilal Gandhi. He is the author of the book, Let’s Kill Gandhi.

The hosts for the Night: Amol Parashar (a mechanical engineer from IIT Delhi plus an actor who can be seen in films like Babloo Happy Hain and Rocket Singh); and Padma Damodaran (who has a Masters in Acting from East 15 Acting School in England and a trained Bharatnatyam and Mohiniattam dancer, and a Carnatic singer)

Wine and dine - may the best print firm shine. Canon India sponsored a special gift for Award winners

Book Printer (Academic & Trade) - Manipal Technologies

Book Printer (Specialty) - Pragati Offset

Brochure & Catalogue Printer - Lustra Print

Creative Repro Company - Studio 6

Cross Media COmpany - Silverpoint Press

Digital Photo Album Printer - Sri Sivarama Digital Press

Digital Printer - Silverpoint Press

Direct Mail Printer (Tie) - Mail Order Solutions

Direct Mail Printer (Tie) - Vishwakala Printers

Fine Art Printer (Tie) - Marvel Graphic Studio

Fine Art Printer (Tie) - Santi Arts Hi-Tech Medias

Green Printing Company - Repro India

Industrial Product Printer - Spectrum Scan

Innovative Printer - Screen Art Enterprises

Label Printer (Self-adhesive) - Any Graphics

Magazine Printer - Thomson Press (India)

Newspaper Printer - Anandabazar Patrika

Packaging Converter (FMCG) - International Print-o-Pac

Packaging Converter (Luxury) - Pragati Pack India

Packaging Converter (FMCG) - International Print o Pac

Post-Press Company - Replika Press

Pre-Press Company (Tie) - Creative Graphics

Pre-Press Company (Tie) - Shilp Gravures

PUR Book Maker - Pragati Offset

Screen Printer - Spectrum Scan

SME Company - PrintExpressions

Social Stationery Printer - Screen Art Enterprises

Student of the Year (Tie) - Pranav Nikam

Student of the Year (Tie) - Sonal Karkhanis

Wide-Format Printer - Liberty Graphics

PrintWeek India Printing Company - Quenby Transfers

Standing ovation for the Quenby team

The all-girls team from PrintExpressions. Established in 2008, the Gurgaon-based firm has been able to go from strength to strength and can count on companies like Nestle, Reebok, Coca-Cola, Apollo Munich Health Insurance, Greenpeace, Hyundai and Havells among their clients.

The 30 proud winners - the including students category

Thank you to the 17 category sponsors, three award partners, one wine gift partner, one paper partner, one print partner (Kala Jyothi).