AWARD WINNER: Dr. Chakri Yarlagadda, right, is in his native …

Photo by Lisa-Ann Ishihara | published: January 28, 2010

AWARD WINNER: Dr. Chakri Yarlagadda, right, is in his native India this week to receive the Hind Rattan (Jewel of India) Award given annually to nonresident Indians in recognition of their services, achievements and contributions in their fields. Dr. Yarlagadda, a cardiologist and vice president of the Ohio Heart Institute here, is accompanied on the trip by his friend Stephen Gerish, left, of Canfield, a load-limit inspector for the Ohio State Highway Patrol.