This morning, I was surprised and delighted to receive an email for being awarded Microsoft Community Contributor 2011 Award from Microsoft in recognition of my online community contributions!
My contributions have largely been in the areas of SharePoint Products and Technologies and SQL Server.
For me this was only possible to achieve with the trust from participants to my answers and replies to their problems, issues and questions. I’m glad that I’ve made the difference and in the process I have also gained learning opportunities from the communities.

Dear Chirag,

Congratulations! We’re pleased to inform you that your contributions to Microsoft online technical communities have been recognized with the Microsoft Community Contributor Award.

The Microsoft Community Contributor Award is reserved for participants who have made notable contributions in Microsoft online community forums such as TechNet, MSDN and Answers. The value of these resources is greatly enhanced by participants like you, who voluntarily contribute your time and energy to improve the online community experience for others.

Thank you for your commitment to Microsoft online technical communities and congratulations again!

For more information about the Microsoft Community Contributor Award, please visit this site: http://www.microsoftcommunitycontributor.com

Thanks Microsoft for recognising my contributions and giving a free 12 month subscription for “Microsoft Press E-Reference Library” which have hundreds of books in different formats, patterns and practices and whitepapers, etc.

For me the journey still goes on with constant and never-ending improvement…

Happy Sharing!