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Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awarded for to honour exceptional NRIs and PIOs Sponsored by President of India First awarded 2003 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] Since 2016, the Government of India has doubled the number of awardees each year to 30 after a decision to grant the award once every two years.[2]
Award criteria [ ]
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (PBS) is conferred for outstanding contributions in any of the following areas:
"Better understanding of India" "Support to India’s causes and concerns in a tangible way" "Building closer links between India, the overseas Indian community and their country of residence;" "Social and humanitarian causes in India or abroad" "Welfare of the local Indian community" "Philanthropic and charitable work" "Eminence in one’s field or outstanding work, which has enhanced India’s prestige in the country of residence; or" "Eminence in skills which has enhanced India’s prestige in
that country (for non-professional workers)."[3] [4]
Awardees for 2021 [ ]
2021 Awardees[5]
Country of residence
Name
Field of Merit
Armenia
NGO Cultural Diversity for Peaceful Future
Promoting Indian Culture
Azerbaijan
Dr. Rajani Chandra D’Mello
Medicine
Bahrain
Mr. Baburajan Vava Kalluparambil Gopalan
Community Service
Botswana
Mrs. Jamal Ahmad
Business
Cameroon
Mr. Janakiraman Ravikumar
Closer ties with India
Curaçao
Eugene Rhuggenaath
Public Service
Czech Republic
Debashish Chaudhuri
Art and Culture
Ethiopia
Mr. Mohammed Husein Hasanali Sardharwala
Business
Fiji
Sai Prema Foundation
Community Service
Germany
Dr. Balasubramanian Ramani
Education
Hong Kong
Mr. Lal Lokumal Chellaram
Community Service
Japan
Dr. (Prof.) Muralidhar Miryala
Science & Technology
Japan
Mr. Rajib Shaw
Education
Maldives
Mr. Salil Panigrahi
Tourism
Mexico
Dr. Ravi Prakash Singh
Science & Technology
New Zealand
Vinodan Verambally Thazhikuniyil
Public Service
Nigeria
Indian Cultural Association (ICA)
Community Service
Qatar
Dr. Mohan Thomas Lazarus Pakalomattom
Medicine
France
Jean-Régis Ramsamy
Media & Community Service
Saudi Arabia
Siddeek Ahmed
Business
Sudan
Dr. Anil Kumar Chotalal Mithani
Medicine
Suriname
Chan Santokhi
Public Service
Switzerland
Dr. Shachi Gurumayun
Bio-tech Agronomy
Thailand
Mr. Vashdev Tikamdas Purswani
Business
United Kingdom
Resham Singh Sandhu
Public Service
United States of America
Mr. Arvind Phukan
Environment Technology
United States of America
Ms. Nilu Gupta
Promoting Indian Culture
United States of America
Federation of Indian Associations NY, NJ & CT
Community Service
United States of America
Dr. Sudhakar Jonnalagadda
Medicine
United States of America
Mukesh Aghi
Business
Awardees for 2019 [ ]
2019 Awardees[6]
Country of residence
Name
Field of Merit
Australia
Nihal Singh Agar
Social Service
Bhutan
Rajinder Nath Khazanchi
Civil Engineering
Canada
Ramesh Chotai
Business
People's Republic of China
Amit Waikar
Business
Egypt
Indian Community Association in Egypt
Community Service
France
Malini Ranganathan
Academics & Arts
Guyana
Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha
Community Service
Italy
Bitthal Das Maheshwari
Business
Jamaica
Guna Sekhar Muppuri
Medical Science & Entrepreneurship
Kenya
P. V. Sambasiva Rao
Technology
Kenya
Prakash Madhavdas Heda
Medical Science
Kuwait
Rajpal Tyagi
Architecture
Myanmar
Banwarilal Satya Narayan Goenka
Business Management
New Zealand
Bhavdeep Singh Dhillon
Business
Norway
Himanshu Gulati
Public Service
Oman
Vinodan Verambally Thazhikuniyil
Business
Poland
Jagdeshwar Rao Maddukuri
Entrepreneurship
Qatar
Purnendu Tiwary
Training & Simulation
South Africa
Anil Sooklal
Diplomacy
South Africa
Swami Saradaprabhananda
Community Service
Switzerland
Rajendra Kumar Joshi
Science
Tanzania
Shamim Parkar Khan
Public Service
United Arab Emirates
Girish Pant
Business
United Arab Emirates
Surender Singh Kandhari
Business
United Arab Emirates
Zulekha Daud
Medical Science & Business
Uganda
Rajesh Chaplot
Chartered Accountancy
United States of America
Chandra Shekhar Mishra
Science
United States of America
Gita Gopinath
Academics
United States of America
Gitesh Jayantilal Desai
Structural Engineering
United States of America
Kiran C Patel
Medical Science
Awardees for 2017 [ ]
Awardees for 2015 [ ]
Country
Name
Description
Field of Merit
Australia
Mala Mehta
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.
Education & Community Service
Guyana
Donald Rabindernauth Ramaotar
President of Guyana and awarded for his work for the Indian diaspora.
Public Service
Mexico
Dr Rajaram Sanjaya
India-born Mexico scientist and winner of the 2014 World Food Prize for developing 480 wheat varieties that have been released in 51 countries.
Scientific Research
New Zealand
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
Member of Parliament (MP) from New Zealand. He is also known for his work for the Indian diaspora in New Zealand.
Public Service
Oman
Rajmal Parakh
Leading philanthropist, active in social services and charitable work in Oman and India .
Social Service
Seychelles
Duraikannu Karunakaran
Justice of the Supreme Court of Seychelles
Judicial Service
South Africa
Essop Goolam Pahad
Politician and Minister in the Presidency from 1999 to 2008
Public Service
United Arab Emirates
Shah Bharatkumar Jayantilal
Social worker known for contributions to charities and philanthropy.
Community Service
United Arab Emirates
Social activist
Social Work
Uganda
Mahendra Nanji Mehta
Indian-origin businessman
Public Service
United Kingdom
Nathu Ram Puri
Founder of Purico and awarded for his contributions to the Indian diaspora.
Education & Community Service
United Kingdom
Raj Loomba, Baron Loomba
Philanthropist and founder of clothing company Rinku Group. He is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords
Public Service
United States of America
Satya Nadella
CEO of Microsoft
Business Management
United States of America
Kamlesh Lulla
Chief Scientist for Earth Observation in the Human Exploration Science office at Johnson Space Center at NASA
Scientific Research
United States of America
Nandini Tandon
Awarded for her contributions to life sciences, healthcare and Information technology in USA, India as well as other emerging economies.
Management of Healthcare and Business
Awardees for 2014 [ ]
Awardees for 2013 [ ]
Country
Name
Description
Field of Merit
Mauritius
H E Mr. Rajkeswur Purryag
The President of the Republic of Mauritius
United States
Narendra R Kumar
A doctor specialising in otolaryngology head and neck surgery[8]
Middle East
KT Rabeeullah
Businessman - Chairman and Managing Director of Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group Middle East
Community Service
United Arab Emirates
Bava Haji Pandalingal
India
Patricia Maria Rozario
Music
Contributions in the field of music "Outstanding achievements"[9]
Germany
Professor Gurusharan Singh Chatwal
Science
Guinea
Ashok S. Vaswani,
community service
Malaysia
Tan Sri Ravindran Menon
Community service
Mexico
Dr. Rasik V.Joshi
Literature
New Zealand
Dr.Satendra K.Singh
Community service
Réunion
Gilbert. C. Moutien
Business
South Africa
Ismail E. Ebrahim
Public Services
United States
Subhash Razdan
Public service
Awardees for 2012 [ ]
Country
Name
Description
Field of Merit
Bahrain
Mr. P. V. Radhakrishna Pillai or Plavalil Kizhakkethil Vasudevan Radhakrishna Pillai
Cambodia
Mr.Sachchidanand Sahai
Canada
Indo‐Canada Chamber of Commerce
Côte d'Ivoire
Mr. Deepak Naraindas Shivdasani
Germany
Mr. Victor Shahid Smetacek
Indonesia
Mr.Prakash Lohia
Mozambique
Mr. Jose Parayanken
Oman
Mr. Kiran Navinchandra Asher
Qatar
Mr. Hassan Abdulkarim Chougule
Singapore
Mr.S. R. Nathan — The former President of Singapore
South Africa
Ms. Khorshed Noshir Ginwala
Trinidad and Tobago
The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar , Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Ukraine
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Saraiya
United States
Prof. Surendra Kumar Kaushik
United States
Kalpalatha Kummamuri Guntupalli
Awardees for 2011 [ ]
Country
Name
Description
Field of Merit
Australia
Prof.Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla
Science
Canada
Dr. Rajni Kanabar
Arts
Hong Kong
Shri Harindarpal Singh Banga
Business
Israel
Shri Hohammad Munir Nazir Hassan Ansari
Community Service
Liberia
Shri Upjit Singh Sachdeva
Community Service
Malaysia
Tan Sri Dato’ Ajit Singh
Public Affairs
New Zealand
Sir Anand Satyanand
Public Affairs
Netherlands
Shri Saleh Wahid
Community Service
Qatar
Indian Community Benevolent Forum
Community Service
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohiaddin Syed Karimuddin
Pediatrician, Jeddah
Community Service
Sri Lanka
Shri Mano Selvanathan
Business
United Arab Emirates
Shri Mohan Jashanmal
Community Service
United Kingdom
Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma
Public Affairs
Awardees for 2010[10] [ ]
Country
Name
Description
Field of Merit
United Arab Emirates
Dr.Azad Moopen
Chairman of Aster DM Healthcare
Healthcare
Tanzania
Dr. Rajni Kanabar
In recognition of the philanthropic work done under the Tanzania Heart Babies Project. He was instrumental in facilitating surgeries of 1300 children from Tanzania in India who were suffering from congenital heart defects. Founder of the Regency Medical Centre in Dar es Salaam
Healthcare
Brunei Darussalam
Shri Mohinder Singh Bhullar
Community Service
Fiji
Shri Yanktesh Permal Reddy
Community Service
Japan
Shri Ryuko Hira
Community Service
Japan
Smt Dr. Ruby Umesh Pawankar
Medicine
Oman
Shri Suresh Kumar Virmani
Community Service
South Africa
Shri Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan
Public Service
South Africa
Dr. Tholisiah Perumal Naidoo
Community Service
Thailand
Shri Deepak Mittal
Business
Trinidad & Tobago
Dr. Lenny Krishendath Saith
Public Service
USA
Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik
Community Service
USA
Shri Ashok Kumar Mago
Community Service
USA
Shri Upendra J. Chivukula
Public Service
Awardees for 2009[10] [ ]
Awardees for 2008 [ ]
Country
Name
Description
Field of Merit
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohammed Roshankt
Chairman of TCS-FNS
Bahrain
Dr. Ravi Pillai
Managing director Nasser Al Hajri Corporation
Business
Mauritius
Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam
Prime Minister Mauritius
Public Affairs
Australia
Neville Joseph Roach
Chairman of TCS-FNS
Japan
A. P. S. Mani
Founder and coordinator of Indian Community Activities in Tokyo
New Zealand
Judge Ajit Swaran Singh
District Judge in New Zealand
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Rafiudin Fazulbhoy
Founding member of the Indian school at Jeddah and the Indian Pilgrims' Welfare Forum
Sweden
Bicky Chakraborty
CEO Elite Hotels, Sweden
United Arab Emirates
Krishnamurthy Kumar
Founding governor of the Indian Business and Professional Council
United Kingdom
Lord Karan Bilimoria
Chancellor Thames Valley University
United States
Dr. Thomas Abraham
Founder chairman Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO Inc.)
United States
Joy Cherian
Commissioner at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Trinidad and Tobago
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
United States
Gopal Raju
journalist, founder-editor India Abroad
Media
United Kingdom
Lord Diljit Rana
Hon. Consul Belfast, Managing Director Andras House
Business
Canada
Dave Sukhdip Singh Hayer
Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Public Affairs
United States
Dr. Madhavan Anirudhan
President Essen Nutrition
Business
South Africa
Billy Nair
Member of Parliament, ANC South Africa
Public Affairs
Kenya
Pheroze Nowrojee
Advocate, Human Rights Activist
Community Affairs
United States
Nirmal K. Sinha
Community Leader, Significant contribution to fostering friendship between India and USA
Community Affairs
Malaysia
Tan Sri Dato K.R. Somasundram
Executive Chairman, National Land Finance Co-operative Society
Public Affairs
Jamaica
Kenneth S. Benjamin
Founder and chairman of the Guardsman Group
Business
Germany
Sibabrata Roy
President Indo-German Society Hamburg, Promoter of Indian Culture in Germany
Community Affairs
United Arab Emirates
Syed M. Salahuddin
Managing Director, ETA-Ascon Group
Business
United Arab Emirates
Dr.Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty
Businessman Pharmaceuticals, Chairman Board of Governors Abu Dhabi Indian School
Business
Fiji
Sir Moti Tikaram
Justice, National President Fiji World Jurist Association
Public Affairs
Portugal
Dr. Abdool Magid Karim Vakil
President Comunidade Islamica de Lisboa
Business
United States
Dr. Panchapakesa Jayaraman
Writer, Promoter of Hindi language and literature
Culture
Awardees for 2006 [ ]
Country
Name
Description
Thailand
Shivnath Rai Bajaj
Israel
Eliahu Bezalel
Mauritius
Abdool Raouf Bundhun
Philippines
Pratima Kale
Saudi Arabia
Majid Uddin Kazi
Qatar
C. K. Menon
United Kingdom
Gulam Kaderbhai Noon
United States
Sudhir M. Parikh
Guyana
Yesu Persaud
Seychelles
V. Ramadoss
South Africa
Sisupal Rambharos
United States
Niranjan S. Shah
Hong Kong
Rusy M. Shroff
Singapore
Shan V
Réunion
Jean-Paul Virapoullé
United States
Fareed Zakaria
journalist, editor of Newsweek International
Awardees for 2005 [ ]
Country
Name
Description
Hong Kong
M. Arunachalam
President, Asia Pacific India Chambers of Commerce
United States
Jagdish Bhagwati
Indian American economist
South Africa
Amina Cachalia
Women's activist, politician
Tanzania
J.K. Chande
Chancellor, International Medical and Technological University , Dar es Salaam , Tanzania .
Germany
Alokeranjan Dasgupta
Poet, philosopher, academic
South Africa
Ahmed Kathrada
South African anti-apartheid activist
United States
Sunil Khilnani
Political scientist, writer
Trinidad and Tobago
Basdeo Panday
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
Bhikhu Parekh
member, British House of Lords
United States
Sam Pitroda
Indian American entrepreneur and Indian communications policymaker
United Kingdom
Vikram Seth
Novelist and poet
United States
M. Night Shyamalan
Indian American film screenwriter, director and producer
Fiji
Vijay Singh
Indo-Fijian golfer
Sri Lanka
A Vijayan
Disaster Search & Rescue - Indian Ocean Tsunami
United States
Sant Singh Virmani
Rice scientist
United Arab Emirates
M. A. Yusuff Ali
Owner of Lulu Group International (Abu Dhabi headquartered Indian conglomerate)
Awardees for 2004 [ ]
Country
Name
Description
Thailand
Dipak Jain
Dean, Kellogg School of Management
United States
Kalpana Chawla
NASA Astronaut
Zimbabwe
Ahmed Moosa Ebrahim
Supreme Court justice
Guyana
Bharrat Jagdeo
President of Guyana
Fiji
Mahendra Pal Chaudhry
Fmr. Prime Minister of Fiji
Kuwait
Dr. Marian Chisti
United Kingdom
Lord Meghnad Desai
Economist, Writer, Labour politician
United States
Narinder Singh Kapany
United States
Shashi Tharoor
Politician, Diplomat, Writer
New Zealand
Sukhi Turner
Fmr. Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand
India
[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
Navnit Dholakia, Baron Dholakia
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.
United States
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
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.
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^ "Pravasi Bharatiya Divas concludes; Overseas Indian doctors ready to help India" . Economic Times . 9 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011 .
^ a b "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2017 conferred" . Jagranjosh.com . 10 January 2017.
^ "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, 2019" (PDF) . www.cgihamburg.gov.in .
^ "MEA | Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA)" . www.mea.gov.in .
^ "List of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees (PBSA) for the year 2021" . www.mea.gov.in . Retrieved 3 September 2021 .
^ "List of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees (PBSA) for the year 2019" . www.mea.gov.in . Retrieved 6 September 2019 .
^ "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards-2017" . www.mea.gov.in . Retrieved 9 September 2019 .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019 .CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
^ "Patricia Rozario bags Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award" . The Times of India .
^ a b "Press Information Bureau: Government of India news site, PIB Mumbai website, PIB Mumbai, Press Information Bureau, PIB, India's Official media agency, Government of India press releases, PIB photographs, PIB photos, Press Conferences in Mumbai, Union Minister Press Conference, Marathi press releases, PIB features, Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, Public Information Campaign, Bharat Nirman Campaign, Public Information Campaign, Indian Government press releases, PIB Western Region" .
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