Indian-origin co-founder of the British Indian Medical Association (BIMA), Harroop Singh Bola, 23, won the 2024 Diana Award for his work towards mentorship of Indian-origin medical students.

After the announcement on Thursday, Bola wrote on social media, “I am deeply honoured to be recognised as a 2024 Diana Award recipient for our nonprofit work with the British Indian Medical Association. The Diana Award is the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts.”

The Diana Award was launched by former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown in honour of the late Diana, Princess of Wales in 1999. The award honours young people ‘who work to improve the lives of others’.

Now, Diana’s sons William, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex support the award.

As this year’s award winner, Bola joined Imperial College London as a first-generation university student.

According to his social media, in 2020, during the height of the pandemic, the BIMA was launched to ‘foster a sense of community, leveraging collective support to bridge these gaps’. “Since 2019, the organisation has delivered over 275 events to a global audience of more than 7,500 individuals and mentored over 300 students,” he wrote.

In an official statement, the Prince of Wales, William, congratulated the 2024 Diana Award recipients.

“I am so proud of the impact every one of you has had on your communities and beyond. You are driven by kindness and compassion and through this, you are all changing the world for the better,” he said.

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