An event--Salute--organized by Annapurna Express to honor the contribution of 100 outstanding personalities has commenced at Hotel Yak & Yeti on Monday.

The 50 visionaries were presented with medals of honor while a new roster of 50 pioneers were also welcomed today.

The Annapurna Express picked 50 eminent personalities from different walks of life as a part of ‘My Vision for Nepal’, the signature initiative of The Annapurna Express. The list of 50 visions has now been compiled in a coffee-table book.

In keeping with the spirit of constant innovation ApEx has championed over the years, it now brings to you ‘ApEx Pioneers’. This feature honors another 50 personalities—one each week—who have revolutionized their fields and helped change Nepal for the better.

Who are our pioneers in business, bureaucracy, entertainment and politics? And who has done pioneering work in agriculture, linguistics and aviation? We try to cover a broad swath of national life. What, really, makes these pioneers tick and what can we learn from them?