Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
| Pravasi Bharatiya Samman | |
|---|---|
| Civilian award for contributions to International | |
| Awarded for | to honour exceptional NRIs and PIOs |
| Sponsored by | President of India |
| First awarded | 2003 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 136 |
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Overseas Indian Honour/Award) is an award constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day), to honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession. The award is given by the President of India.[1]
The official list of awardees can be found on the website of the Indian Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.[2]
Awardees for 2015
- 1.Mala Mehta, for her contribution to Hindi language. She is founder of Indo- Australian Bal Bharatiya Vidyalaya in Thornleigh suburb in Sydney. Since its establishment, she has been pursuing the growth of Hindi in Australia.
- 2.Donald Rabindernauth Ramaotar, President of Guyana and awarded for his work for the Indian diaspora in Guyana.
- 3.Dr Rajaram Sanjaya, an India-born Mexico scientist, is winner of the '2014 World Food Prize' for developing 480 wheat varieties that have been released in 51 countries.
- 4.Kanwal Singh Bakhshi, He is Member of Parliament (MP) from New Zealand. He is also known for work he had done for the Indian diaspora in New Zealand.
- 5.Rajmal Parakh, a leading philanthropist, active in social services and charitable work in Oman and India.
- 6.Duraikannu Karunakaran, Justice of the Supreme Court, Republic of Seychelles
- 7.Essop Goolam Pahad, He is a South African politician. He was Minister in the Presidency from 1999 to September 2008 in South Africa.
- 8.Shah Bharatkumar Jayantilal, senior social worker for charities and philanthropic work in UAE.
- 9.Ashraf Palarkunnummal, Malayalee Social activist, UAE
- 10.Mahendra Nanji Mehta, a Uganda-based businessman of Indian roots
- 11.Professor Nathu Ram Puri, of Purico Group. He is founder of Purico Group are also chosen for their contribution to Indian diaspora.
- 12.Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Corporation
- 13.Dr. Nandini Tandon, She has been given this award for her work in life sciences and Healthcare and IT in USA and India along with other emerging markets.
- 14.Dr. Kamlesh Lulla, He is chief scientist for Earth observation in the Human Exploration Science Office at the Johnson Space Centre at NASA. He has named for the award for his exceptional service to the space science.
- 15.Raj Loomba, Baron Loomba, is a philanthropist and founder of clothing company Rinku Group. He is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, United Kingdom.
Awardees for 2014
- 1. Ms. Senator Lisa Maria Singh – First member of South Asian descent in Australian Parliament
- 2. Kurian Varghese – Leading overseas Indian businessman in Bahrain
- 3. Vasdev Chanchlani – Entrepreneur and philanthropist based in Canada
- 4. Ramakrishna Mission – Fiji
- 5. Bikas Chandra Sanyal – Renowned educationist in France
- 6. Satnarainsing Rabin Baldewsingh – Significant contribution to promoting better understanding of India in The Netherlands
- 7. Sasindran Muthuvel – First Member of Parliament of Indian origin in Papua New Guinea
- 8. Shihabudeen Vava Kunju – Contributor to welfare of Indian community in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- 9. Ms. Ela Gandhi – Contributions in promoting ties between India and South Africa, and the cause of freedom in South Africa
- 10. Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath – Contribution in field of healthcare business and for promoting better understanding of India in UAE
- 11. Shailesh Lakhman Vara – First Indian origin Govt. minister for Conservative Party in UK
- 12. Dr. Parthasarathy Chiramel Pillai – Contributions in field of science, and fostering closer relations between India and USA
- 13. Dr. Renu Khator – One of the first persons of Indian origin to head a higher system and a research university in the United States. Chancellor of the University of Houston System and President of the University of Houston.
- 14. Dr. Namita Roy-Chowdhury – First Indian woman to become a full professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. Discoverer of the genetic bases of inherited jaundice (Crigler-Najjar syndrome and Gilbert Syndrome).
Awardees for 2013
- 1. H E Mr. Rajkeswur Purryag – The President of the Republic of Mauritius.
- 2. Narendra R Kumar – a doctor specialising in otolaryngology (head and neck surgery)
- 3. Mohammed Rabeeh Karuvanthodi – He runs polyclinics in the Middle East.
- 4. Bava Haji Pandalingal – United Arab Emirates.
- 5. Patricia Maria Rozario – Her contributions in the field of music, is the Only Women who won this Award.
- 6. Professor Gurusharan Singh Chatwal, Germany (Science).
- 7. Ashok S. Vaswani, Guinea (community service).
- 8. Tan Sri Ravindran Menon, Malaysia (Community service).
- 9. Dr. Rasik V.Joshi, Mexico (Literature).
- 10. Dr. Satendra K. Singh, New Zealand (Community service).
- 11. Gilbert. C. Moutien, Reunion Island (Business).
- 12. Ismail E. Ebrahim, South Africa (Public service).
- 13. Subhash Razdan, US, (Public service).
Awardees for 2012
- 1. Mr. Radhakrishna Plavalil Kizhakkethil Vasudevan Pillai, Bahrain.
- 2. Mr. Sachchidanand Sahai, Cambodia
- 3. Indo‐Canada Chamber of Commerce, Canada
- 4. Mr. Deepak Naraindas Shivdasani, Côte d'Ivoire
- 5. Mr. Victor Shahid Smetacek, Germany
- 6. Mr. Prakash Lohia, Indonesia
- 7. Mr. Jose Parayanken, Mozambique
- 8. Mr. Kiran Navinchandra Asher, Oman
- 9. Mr. Hassan Abdulkarim Chougule, Qatar
- 10. Mr. S. R. Nathan — The former President of Singapore
- 11. Ms. Khorshed Noshir Ginwala, South Africa
- 12. The Rt. Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
- 13. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Saraiya, Ukraine
- 14. Prof. Surendra Kumar Kaushik, USA
- 15. Ms. Kalpalatha Kummamuri Guntupalli, USA
Awardees for 2011
- 1. Prof. Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla, Australia (Science)
- 2. Ms. Lata Pada, Canada (Arts)
- 3. Shri Harindrapal Singh Banga, Hong Kong (Business)
- 4. Shri Hohammad Munir Nazir Hassan Ansari, Israel (Community Service)
- 5. Shri Upjit Singh Sachdeva, Liberia (Community Service)
- 6. Tan Sri Dato’ Ajit Singh, Malaysia (Public Affairs)
- 7. Sir Anand Satyanand, New Zealand (Public Affairs)
- 8. Shri Saleh Wahid, Netherlands (Community Service)
- 9. Indian Community Benevolent Forum, Qatar (Community Service)
- 10. Dr. Mohiaddin Syed Karimuddin, Pediatrician, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Community Service)
- 11. Shri Mano Selvanathan, Sri Lanka (Business)
- 12. Shri Mohan Jashanmal, U.A.E. (Community Service)
- 13. Baroness (Dr.) Sandip Verma, U.K. (Public Affairs)
Awardees for 2010
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dr. Azad Moopen | Chairman of Aster DM Healthcare | Healthcare |
Awardees for 2009
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ram Labhaya Lakhina | Founder and Executive President of the Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce and Trade (NICCT) | Community Affairs |
Awardees for 2008
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dr. Mohammed Roshankt | Chairman of TCS-FNS | |
 | Dr. Ravi Pillai | Managing director Nasser Al Hajri Corporation | Business |
 | Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam | Prime Minister Mauritius | Public Affairs |
 | Neville Joseph Roach | Chairman of TCS-FNS | |
 | A. P. S. Mani | Founder and coordinator of Indian Community Activities in Tokyo | |
 | Judge Ajit Swaran Singh | District Judge in New Zealand | |
| Dr. Rafiudin Fazulbhoy | Founding member of the Indian school at Jeddah and the Indian Pilgrims' Welfare Forum | |
 | Bicky Chakraborty | CEO Elite Hotels, Sweden | |
| Krishnamurthy Kumar | Founding governor of the Indian Business and Professional Council | |
 | Lord Karan Bilimoria | Chancellor Thames Valley University | |
 | Dr. Thomas Abraham | Founder chairman Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO Inc.) | |
| Joy Cherian | Commissioner at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
 | National Council of Indian Culture | NGO dedicated to the promotion of Indian culture in Trinidad and Tobago |
Awardees for 2007
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopal Raju | journalist, founder-editor India Abroad | Media |
| Lord Diljit Rana | Hon. Consul Belfast, Managing Director Andras House | Business |
 | Dave Sukhdip Singh Hayer | Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | Public Affairs |
| Dr. Madhavan Anirudhan | President Essen Nutrition | Business |
 | Billy Nair | Member of Parliament, ANC South Africa | Public Affairs |
 | Pheroze Nowrojee | Advocate, Human Rights Activist | Community Affairs |
| Nirmal K. Sinha | Community Leader, Significant contribution to fostering friendship between India and USA | Community Affairs |
 | Tan Sri Dato K.R. Somasundram | Executive Chairman, National Land Finance Co-operative Society | Public Affairs |
 | Kenneth S. Benjamin | Founder and chairman of the Guardsman Group | Business |
 | Sibabrata Roy | President Indo-German Society Hamburg, Promoter of Indian Culture in Germany | Community Affairs |
| Syed M. Salahuddin | Managing Director, ETA-Ascon Group | Business |
| Dr.Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty | Businessman Pharmaceuticals, Chairman Board of Governors Abu Dhabi Indian School | Business |
 | Sir Moti Tikaram | Justice, National President Fiji World Jurist Association | Public Affairs |
 | Dr. Abdool Magid Karim Vakil | President Comunidade Islamica de Lisboa | Business |
| Dr. Panchapakesa Jayaraman | Writer, Promoter of Hindi language and literature | Culture |
Awardees for 2006
| Country | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Shivnath Rai Bajaj | |
 | Eliahu Bezale | |
| Abdool Raouf Bundhun | |
 | Pratima Kale | |
| Majid Uddin Kazi | |
 | C. K. Menon | |
| Gulam Kaderbhai Noon | |
| Sudhir M. Parikh | |
 | Yesu Persaud | |
 | V. Ramadoss | |
| Sisupal Rambharos | |
| Niranjan S. Shah | |
 | Rusy M. Shroff | |
 | Shan V | |
 | Jean-Paul Virapoullé | |
| Fareed Zakaria | journalist, editor of Newsweek International |
Awardees for 2005
| Country | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M. Arunachalam | President, Asia Pacific India Chambers of Commerce |
| Jagdish Bhagwati | Indian American economist |
| Amina Cachalia | Women's activist, politician |
 | J.K. Chande | Chancellor, International Medical and Technological University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. |
| Alokeranjan Dasgupta | Poet, philosopher, academic |
| Ahmed Kathrada | South African anti-apartheid activist |
| Sunil Khilnani | Political scientist, writer |
| Basdeo Panday | Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Bhikhu Parekh | member, British House of Lords |
| Sam Pitroda | Indian American entrepreneur and Indian communications policymaker |
| Vikram Seth | Novelist and poet |
| M. Night Shyamalan | Indian American film screenwriter, director and producer |
| Vijay Singh | Indo-Fijian golfer |
 | A Vijayan | Disaster Search & Rescue - Indian Ocean Tsunami |
| Sant Singh Virmani | Rice scientist |
| Yusuff Ali M.A | Owner of Lulu Group International (Abu Dhabi headquartered Indian conglomerate) |
Awardees for 2004
| Country | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dipak Jain | Dean, Kellogg School of Management |
| Kalpana Chawla | NASA Astronaut |
 | Ahmed Moosa Ebrahim | Supreme Court justice |
| Bharrat Jagdeo | President of Guyana |
| Mahendra Pal Chaudhry | Fmr. Prime Minister of Fiji |
 | Dr. Marian Chisti | |
| Lord Meghnad Desai | Economist, Writer, Labour politician |
| Narinder Singh Kapany | |
| Shashi Tharoor | Politician, Diplomat, Writer |
| Sukhi Turner | Fmr. Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand |
 | Dr P Mohamed Ali |
Awardees for 2003
| Country | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | Rt. Hon’ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth | Prime Minister of Mauritius |
| South Africa | Prof. Fatima Meer | she took active part in political, social and philanthropic causes, deeply influenced by the Gandhian values and approach |
| Hong Kong | Dr. Hari N. Harilela | Business ventures and community welfare activities, he has been long considered the standard-bearer and the most recognizable symbol of the Indian Diaspora in Hong Kong. |
| Oman | Shri Kanaksi Gokaldas Khimji | The Khimjis have utilized their proximity to the ruling family in the cause of the Diaspora and strengthening links between India and Oman. |
| Kenya | Shri Manilal Premchand Chandaria | He has used his resources to propagate Indian ethos and values. He helped set-up Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Academy Society and Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund in Kenya. |
| United Kingdom | Shri Manilal Premchand Chandaria | Lord Dholakia made significant contributions in the fields of community care and issues relating to ethnic unrest. He played an important role in addressing the sensitive issue of racial discontent. |
| USA | Shri Rajat Gupta | Shri Gupta has embarked on work relating to community welfare and social and Philanthropic causes. He played a key-role in the establishment of the Indian School of Business at Hyderabad. |
| Guyana | Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal | Sir Ramphal is a distinguished Jurist having been Solicitor General and Attorney General of Guyana and Member of International Commission of Jurists. Sir Ramphal also held positions of responsibility in international organizations such as Independent Commission on International Development Issues, Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues, Independent Commission of International Humanitarian Issues and World Commission on Environment and Development, Chairman UN Committee for Development Planning and President, World |
| Malaysia | Dato’ Seri S. Samy Vellu | Deputy Minister of Local Government and Housing (1978–79); Minister for Works (1979–85) and Minister of Energy, Tele communications & Posts, Malaysia (1989–95). He has been a Member of the House of Representatives of the Malaysian Parliament since 1974. |
| Canada | Shri Ujjal Dosanjh | In 1991 Shri Dosanjh was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly in the Vancouver Kensington constituency and then as Caucus Chair. He became the Minister for Human Rights, Multiculturalism, Sports and Immigration in 1995 and then was appointed the Attorney General of British Columbia. In a historic development, he was elected as the 33rd Premier and President of the Executive Council of the British Columbia, which is first for a person of Indian origin in Canada. |
References
- ↑ "Pravasi Bharatiya Divas concludes; Overseas Indian doctors ready to help India". Economic Times. 9 Jan 2011.
- ↑ Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Archived 3 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. MOIA website.
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