Garshom Awards

Garshom Awards
Civilian award
Awarded for Prestigious Awards for Non Resident Keralites of India
First awarded 2003
Highlights
Total awarded 64

It was in 2002 that Garshom[1] instituted the Garshom Awards ഗർഷോം പുരസ്‌കാരം. The word "Garshom" means "Pravasi" – One who is away from his motherland. Garshom, a media company for Non Resident Keralites (NRKs), was also to recognise the contribution of the global community of Non Resident Keralites, to the society they are currently part of, the nation they had the privilege to be born to, and to Kerala, their motherland in particular. Till now 12 Garshom Award presentation ceremonies have been held in Bangalore[2] 2003, 2004, 2010, New Delhi 2005, Trivandrum[3] 2006, Hyderabad[4] 2007, Chennai[5] 2009, Kuwait[6][7] 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2012, Bangalore 2015, Malacca, Malaysia 2016 and Atlantis The Palm, Dubai 2017.

12th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Dr. P A Ibrahim[8] Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award Dubai
Prasanth Manghat[9] Garshom Business Excellence Award Abu Dhabi
Sri. Promoth Manghat [10] Garshom Business Excellence Award Abu Dhabi
Sri. A P Abdul Majeed [11] Garshom Young Businessman Award Saudi Arabia
Sri. Tino Thomas Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award India
Sri. N K Kurian [12] Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Kottayam, India
Miss. Ananya Vinay [13] Garshom Young Talent Award USA
Miss. Janet Mathews Chethipuzha [14] Garshom Young Talent Award Switzerland
Sri. Anilkumar Vasu [15] Garshom Special Jury Award Dubai
NIHONKAIRALI Garshom Best Malayalee Association Japan
Garden City University [16] Garshom Best Institution Award Bangalore, India

12th Garshom International Awards presentation ceremony held at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, UAE on 1 December 2017. Awards presented by Brigadier H. E Mohammed Ahmed Al Yammahi, Federal National Council Member, UAE, Sri. V Vaithilingam, Hon'ble Speaker, Puducheri Legislative Assembly and Sri. U T Khader, Minister for Food & Civil Supplies, Govt. of Karnataka. Guest of honour Sri. Thumbay Moideen, Chairman- Thumbay Group, UAE, Sri. Joseph Scaria, Asia Pacific Director, Habitat for Humanity International, Dr. Francis Cleetus, Sri. Ignatius Muscrinas, Advisor- LKL Healthcare, Malaysia, Sri. Ivan Nigli Ex MLA, Karnataka

11th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Dr. Francis Cleetus [17] Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Abu Dhabi
Smt. Mani Menon Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Malaysia
Dr. Rajesh Kumar N V [18][19] Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award USA
Sri. Manoj Mavelikkara Garshom Special Jury Award Kuwait
Sri. Shijo K. Francis Garshom Special Jury Award Bangalore, India
Malayalee Association for Arts & Culture Garshom Best Malayalee Association Hong Kong

The 11th Garshom international awards[20] presented at Cultural Center (Panggung Seri), Taman Budaya, Malacca, Malaysia on 17 December 2016. The Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister, Govt. of Malacca, Malaysia, Md. Yunos Husin inaugurated the 11th Garshom Awards presentation ceremony. The Hon'ble Minister for Human Resource Development, Govt. of Malacca, Malaysia, Datuk M. S. Mahadevan given away the awards. All Malaysia Malayalee Association president Datuk Suseela Menon, Program Organizing Committee Chairman Dr. N R Nambiar, Tan Sri Raveendran Menon, Garshom Awards 2016 Jury chairman Sri. Joseph Scaria Junior, Garshom Foundation Secretary Sri. Jins Paul, Garshom Infomedia Ltd. Executive Director Sri. Jaijo Joseph, Jolly Joseph and Malacca Kerala Samajam president Dr. Jayasankar are felicitated the awardees. The event hosted by Malacca Kerala Samajam (MKS) and Malaysia Hindu Malayalee Parishad (PAKAR) and Patronized by All Malaysia Malayalee Association (AMMA).

10th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Joseph Scaria Jr.[21] Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Philippines
Smt. Jeny Verma[22] Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Bangalore, India
Sri. Musthafa Hamza Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Kuwait
Sqn Ldr (retd.) P. P. Cherian[23] Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Kochi, India
Sri. Mathai Jacob[24] Garshom Special Jury Award Nigeria
Dr. Raghavan Nambiar Garshom Special Jury Award Malaysia
All India Malayalee Association[25] Garshom Best Malayalee Association Chennai, India

Tenth Garshom Awards[26] were presented by the Bangalore Development and Town Planning Minister Sri. K. J. George. During the tenth Garshom Awards presentation ceremony held in the Garden City College Ceremony Hall on Sunday 27 December 2015, the press secretary to the Indian President Sri. Venu Rajamony,[27] Dr. Aswath Narayan MLA, Honorary Consul of Maldives Dr. Joseph V.G, Dr. J. Alexander were the chief guests. The award for the Garshom Best Malayalee Association awarded to All India Malayalee Association (AIMA), Chennai was received by its President Sri. Gokulam Gopalan and Chairman Sri. Babu Panikker.[28] Former MLA Sri. Ivan Nigli, Managing Editor of Garshom Sri. Jins Paul and Executive Director of Garshom Sri. Jaijo Joseph also addressed the gathering.

9th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Dr. George Kakkanatt Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award USA
Dr. Johnson C Lukose[29] Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Kochi, India
Sri. Antochen Thomas Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Hyderabad, India
Smt. Valsala Rajaram Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Malaysia
Sri. Satheesh Gopalan Garshom Special Jury Award Malaysia
Confederation of Tamil Nadu Malayalee Association[30] Garshom Best Malayalee Association Chennai, India

The Hon. Minister- Prime Minister's Department, Govt. of Malaysia Datuk Seri G.Palanivel given away the 9th Garshom Awards at the Batu Caves Community Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 21 October 2012. The Hon. Deputy Minister- Information, Communication & Culture, Govt. of Malaysia Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz, Tan Sri. Datuk K.Ravindran Menon- President AMMA Malaysia, Ajay Tharayil- KPCC General Secretary, Garshom Infomedia Ltd. Managing Editor Mr. Jins Paul and Executive Director Mr. Jaijo Joseph, Datuk S. Nadarajah, Datuk A.Vaithilingam, Mrs. Saras Nair, Dr. N.R.Nambiar are felicitated the awardees.

8th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Sageer Thrikkarippur Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Kuwait
Dr. Sunitha Krishnan Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Hyderabad, India
Sri. T A Ramesh Garshom Special Jury Award Kuwait
Sri. V C Praveen Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Chennai, India
Sri. S Ahemed Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Trivandrum, India
All Malaysia Malayalee Association Garshom Best Malayalee Association Malaysia

8th Garshom awards were presented by the former Rajyasabha deputy Chairperson Dr. Najma Heptulla. During the 8th Garshom awards presentation ceremony held in the Indian Community school, Salmiya, Kuwait on Friday 27 May 2011, the acting Indian Ambassador Vidhu P Nair, Gen. Secy of Samajwadi Party Rajeev Rai were the chief guests. The chairman of the jury of the 8th Garshom awards Sri. Ivan Nigli, Managing Editor of Garshom Sri. Jins Paul, the organizing committee chairman Sri. Jacob Chennapeta and Sri. Jolly Joseph also addressed the gathering.

7th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Dr. P.K.S Madhavan Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Hyderabad, India
Sri. Tonio Thomas Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Australia
Smt. Meena Das Narayan Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award UAE
Sri. Jacob Channapetta Garshom Special Jury Award Kuwait
Sri. Joseph Thomas Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Calicut, India
KELI[31] Garshom Best Malayalee Association Switzerland

The Hon. Home Minister, Govt. of Karnataka, Dr.V S Acharya inaugurated the 7th Garshom Award Nite programme at the NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore on 20 February 2010. The Hon. Minister for Law & Justice, Govt. of India, Veerappa Moily given away the awards. Oommen Chandi- Opposition Leader, Govt. of Kerala, NA Haris MLA, Jayakar Reddy MLA and Sambaki MLA from Karnataka, Benny Behnan, Garshom Awards Jury chairman Sri. Ivan Nigli, Garshom Infomedia Ltd. Managing Editor Sri. Jins Paul, Executive Director Sri. Jaijo Joseph and 2008 Garshom Yuva Pravasi award winner Reji Kumar are felicitated the awardees.

6th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Sam Kuruvilla Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Qatar
Sri. Rejikumar Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Bangalore, India
Smt. Vimalah Nair Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Malaysia
Smt. Lekha Sreenivasan[32] Garshom Special Jury Award Trivandrum, India
Sri. Biji Eapen Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Kochi, India
Friends Of Kerala Garshom Best Malayalee Association Ghaziabad, India

The awards were presented by Dr. MM Rajendran, Former Governor of Orissa on 31 January 2009 at Hotel Courtyard by Marriott, Chennai. Dr. Oscar Nigli MLA, M S Viswanathan - music director, Dr. TP Sreenivasan - Former Ambassador to Austria, Dr. Parateep Philip IPS - IG of Police, Chennai, Dr. Saji D'Zousa and others were present for the award function. The award committee constituting Mr. K.Sukumaran (Retd. Chief General Manager, S.B.T.), Mr. Ivan Nigli (Ex. Karnataka MLA), Dr. B. Ashok Kumar, Mr. Polly Mathew Somatheeram, Mr.S.K.Nair (Administrator, Garden City College, Bangalore), Mr. Jins Paul (Managing Editor, Garshom Infomedia Ltd) selected the winners of the 6th Garshom Awards.

5th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. K V Shamsudeen Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award UAE
Dr. Saji D’zousa Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Hyderabad, India
Smt. Susan Abraham Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Singapore
Sri. D. Machingal Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Thrissur, India
Kerala Samajam Colourgn[33] Garshom Best Malayalee Association Germany

5th Garshom Awards were presented at Harihara Kalabhavan, Hyderabad, Andrapradesh on 29 December 2007 in a glittering function graced by Sri. Madhu, senior cine artist and Sri Jagathi Sreekumar, cine artist.

4th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Jolly Thadathil Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Germany
Sri. Syed Azhar Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Bahrain
Smt. Sicily Jacob[34] Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Nigeria
Sri. CV Raveendranath Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Kannur, India

4th Garshom Awards were presented by M V Rajasekharan, Minister of state for Planning, Govt. of India in a programme held at Somatheeram Health Resorts, Kovalam on 17 December 2006. The other guests included T U Kuruvilla- PWD minister, Govt. of Kerala, Ivan Nigli- MLA from Karnataka, George Mercian- MLA from Kerala, Madhu- senior cine artist and Baby Mathew Arambankudi- MD, Jeevan TV.

3rd Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Andrew Pappachan Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award USA
Sri. Abdulla Manjeri Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Dammam
Sri. Paul Jose Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Kochi, India

Oscar Fernandes, Hon. Minister for NRIs, Govt. of India, gave away the Garshom Awards in a function held at The Park, New Delhi on 9 December 2005. The other dignitaries who graced the occasion were Babu Diwakaran- Labour minister, Govt. of Kerala and Ivan Nigli- MLA from Karnataka.

2nd Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Joseph Melookaran Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award USA
Smt. Priaya Chacko Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Vienna
Sri. Baiju Radhakrishnan Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Kannur, India

The Hon. Chief Minister, Govt. of Karnataka N. Dharam Singh given away the Garshom Awards in a well attended function held at St.John's Medical College Auditorium, Bangalore on 12 December 2004. The guests included Ivan Nigli- MLA from Karnataka, K J George- Karnataka PCC Gen. Secretary and Mukesh, cine actor and had a wonderful dance show from artistes of Chitra School of Performing Arts, Bangalore.

1st Garshom Award

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Dr. Polly Mathew Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Germany

First Garshom Award was presented to Dr. Polly Mathew from Germany in a colourful function held at the Chowdaiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore by J. Alexander- MLA, Govt. of Karnataka on 27 July 2003. The other guests present were K. B. Ganesh Kumar- MLA from Kerala and Madhu- senior cine actor.

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