thiruvananthapuram the times group brand icons awards were presented by finance minister t m thomas isaac on friday those who received the awards were t s pattabhiraman kalyan silks for fashion and trends adeeb ahamed lulu international exchange for global business man of the year n i abraham nfc finance for financial services george l mathew duroflex for lifestyle s basant kshema power and infrastructure for social enterprises divyakumar jain jaihind group for young entrepreneur b govindan bhima jeweller for jewellery firoz meeran eastern group for best loved gourmet sebastian joseph live line group for marketing excellence mehroof i manalody gtec education in education sector stephen devassy muzik lounge for entertainmentdelivering the keynote address thomas isaac stressed the need for branding kerala to make it a region with a best infrastructural facility he said the natural beauty of the state its friendly population and the system of governance should be branded