Pravasi Bharatiya Samman


Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Medal and Ribbon
Awarded forto honour exceptional Overseas Indians
Sponsored byPresident of India
First awarded2003
Highlights
Total awarded136

The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Overseas Indian Award) is the highest Indian award for Overseas Indians or an organisation or institution established and run by Overseas Indian diaspora, constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Overseas Indian Day), to honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession.[1] The award is given by the President of India.[2] 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.[3]

Award criteria

Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award

Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (PBS) is conferred for outstanding contributions in any of the following areas:

  1. "Better understanding of India"
  2. "Support to India’s causes and concerns in a tangible way"
  3. "Building closer links between India, the overseas Indian community and their country of residence;"
  4. "Social and humanitarian causes in India or abroad"
  5. "Welfare of the local Indian community"
  6. "Philanthropic and charitable work"
  7. "Eminence in one’s field or outstanding work, which has enhanced India’s prestige in the country of residence; or"
  8. "Eminence in skills which has enhanced India’s prestige in that country (for non-professional workers)."[4][5]

Awardees for 2003

CountryNameDescription
 MauritiusRt. Hon’ble Sir Anerood JugnauthPrime Minister of Mauritius
 South AfricaProf. Fatima MeerShe took active part in political, social and philanthropic causes, deeply influenced by the Gandhian values and approach
 Hong KongDr. Hari N. HarilelaBusiness 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.
 OmanShri Kanaksi Gokaldas KhimjiThe Khimjis have utilized their proximity to the ruling family in the cause of the Diaspora and strengthening links between India and Oman.
 KenyaShri 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 KingdomNavnit Dholakia, Baron DholakiaLord 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 StatesShri Rajat GuptaShri 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.
 GuyanaSir Shridath Surendranath RamphalSir Shridath Ramphal is a distinguished Jurist having been Solicitor General and Attorney General of Guyana and Member of International Commission of Jurists. Sir Shridath 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. He is a former Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
 MalaysiaDato’ Seri S. Samy VelluDeputy 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.
 CanadaUjjal DosanjhIn 1991, Shri Dosanjh was elected as Member of the 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 British Columbia, which is first for a person of Indian origin in Canada.

Awardees for 2004

CountryNameDescription
 ThailandDipak JainDean, Kellogg School of Management
 United StatesKalpana ChawlaNASA Astronaut
 ZimbabweAhmed Moosa EbrahimSupreme Court justice
 GuyanaBharrat JagdeoPresident of Guyana
 FijiMahendra Pal ChaudhryFmr. Prime Minister of Fiji
 KuwaitDr. Marian Chisti
 United KingdomLord Meghnad DesaiEconomist, Writer, Labour politician
 United StatesNarinder Singh Kapany
 United StatesShashi TharoorPolitician, Diplomat, Writer
 New ZealandSukhi TurnerFmr. Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand
 IndiaP. Mohamed AliIndustrialist


Awardees for 2005

CountryNameDescription
 Hong KongM. ArunachalamPresident, Asia Pacific India Chambers of Commerce
 United StatesJagdish BhagwatiIndian American economist
 South AfricaAmina CachaliaWomen's activist, politician
 TanzaniaJ.K. ChandeChancellor, International Medical and Technological University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
 GermanyAlokeranjan DasguptaPoet, philosopher, academic
 South AfricaAhmed KathradaSouth African anti-apartheid activist
 United StatesSunil KhilnaniPolitical scientist, writer
 Trinidad and TobagoBasdeo PandayPrime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
 United KingdomBhikhu Parekhmember, British House of Lords
 United StatesSam PitrodaIndian American entrepreneur and Indian communications policymaker
 United KingdomVikram SethNovelist and poet
 United StatesM. Night ShyamalanIndian American film screenwriter, director and producer
 FijiVijay SinghIndo-Fijian golfer
 Sri LankaA VijayanDisaster Search & Rescue - Indian Ocean Tsunami
 United StatesSant Singh VirmaniRice scientist
 United Arab EmiratesM. A. Yusuff Ali Owner of Lulu Group International (Abu Dhabi headquartered Indian conglomerate)

Awardees for 2006

CountryNameDescription
 ThailandShivnath Rai Bajaj
 IsraelEliahu Bezalel
 MauritiusAbdool Raouf Bundhun
 PhilippinesPratima Kale
 Saudi ArabiaMajid Uddin Kazi
 QatarC. K. Menon
 United KingdomGulam Kaderbhai Noon
 United StatesSudhir M. Parikh
 GuyanaYesu Persaud
 SeychellesV. Ramadoss
 South AfricaSisupal Rambharos
 United StatesNiranjan S. Shah
 Hong KongRusy M. Shroff
 SingaporeShan V
 RéunionJean-Paul Virapoullé
 United StatesFareed Zakariajournalist, editor of Newsweek International

Awardees for 2007

CountryNameDescriptionField of Merit
 United StatesGopal Rajujournalist, founder-editor India AbroadMedia
 United KingdomLord Diljit RanaHon. Consul Belfast, Managing Director Andras HouseBusiness
 CanadaDave Sukhdip Singh HayerMember of Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaPublic Affairs
 United StatesDr. Madhavan AnirudhanPresident Essen NutritionBusiness
 South AfricaBilly NairMember of Parliament, ANC South AfricaPublic Affairs
 KenyaPheroze NowrojeeAdvocate, Human Rights ActivistCommunity Affairs
 United StatesNirmal K. SinhaCommunity Leader, Significant contribution to fostering friendship between India and USACommunity Affairs
 MalaysiaTan Sri Dato K.R. SomasundramExecutive Chairman, National Land Finance Co-operative SocietyPublic Affairs
 JamaicaKenneth S. BenjaminFounder and chairman of the Guardsman GroupBusiness
 GermanySibabrata RoyPresident Indo-German Society Hamburg, Promoter of Indian Culture in GermanyCommunity Affairs
 United Arab EmiratesSyed M. SalahuddinManaging director, ETA-Ascon GroupBusiness
 United Arab EmiratesDr.Bavaguthu Raghuram ShettyBusinessman Pharmaceuticals, Chairman Board of Governors Abu Dhabi Indian SchoolBusiness
 FijiSir Moti TikaramJustice, National President Fiji World Jurist AssociationPublic Affairs
 PortugalDr. Abdool Magid Karim VakilPresident Comunidade Islamica de LisboaBusiness
 United StatesDr. Panchapakesa JayaramanWriter, Promoter of Hindi language and literatureCulture

Awardees for 2008

CountryNameDescriptionField of Merit
 Saudi ArabiaDr. Mohammed RoshanktChairman of TCS-FNS
 BahrainDr. Ravi PillaiManaging director Nasser Al Hajri CorporationBusiness
 MauritiusDr. Navinchandra RamgoolamPrime Minister MauritiusPublic Affairs
 AustraliaNeville Joseph RoachChairman of TCS-FNS
 JapanA. P. S. ManiFounder and coordinator of Indian Community Activities in Tokyo
 New ZealandJudge Ajit Swaran SinghDistrict Judge in New Zealand
 Saudi ArabiaDr. Rafiudin FazulbhoyFounding member of the Indian school at Jeddah and the Indian Pilgrims' Welfare Forum
 SwedenBicky ChakrabortyCEO Elite Hotels, Sweden
 United Arab EmiratesKrishnamurthy KumarFounding governor of the Indian Business and Professional Council
 United KingdomLord Karan BilimoriaChancellor Thames Valley University
 United StatesDr. Thomas AbrahamFounder chairman Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO Inc.)
 United StatesJoy CherianCommissioner at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 Trinidad and TobagoNational Council of Indian CultureNGO dedicated to the promotion of Indian culture in Trinidad and Tobago

Awardees for 2009

CountryName[6]Field of Merit
 MalaysiaTan Sri G. VadivelooCommunity Service
 BahrainSoman BabyCommunity Service
 MauritiusShri Angidi ChettiarPublic Service
 MadagascarShri Ylias AkbaralyCommunity Service
 NetherlandsShri Ram LakhinaCommunity Service
 OmanP. N. C. MenonPhilanthropy
 South AfricaShri Parmananthan ‘Prema’ NaidooPublic Service
 SurinameShri Ramdien SardjoePublic Service
 United Arab EmiratesShri J. R. GangaramaniCommunity Service
 United KingdomBaroness Shreela FlatherPublic Service
 United StatesProf C. K. PrahaladManagement
 United StatesProf. Sumit GangulyPublic Service
 United StatesDr. Sampatkumar Shidramapa ShivangiCommunity Leadership

Awardees for 2010

CountryName[6]DescriptionField of Merit
 United Arab EmiratesDr. Azad MoopenChairman of Aster DM HealthcareHealthcare
 TanzaniaDr. Rajni KanabarWork with the Tanzania Heart Babies Project.Healthcare
 Brunei DarussalamShri Mohinder Singh BhullarCommunity Service
 FijiShri Yanktesh Permal ReddyCommunity Service
 JapanShri Ryuko HiraCommunity Service
 JapanSmt Dr. Ruby Umesh PawankarMedicine
 OmanShri Suresh Kumar VirmaniCommunity Service
 South AfricaShri Pravin Jamnadas GordhanPublic Service
 South AfricaDr. Tholisiah Perumal NaidooCommunity Service
 ThailandShri Deepak MittalBusiness
 Trinidad & TobagoDr. Lenny Krishendath SaithPublic Service
 USADr. Mani Lal BhaumikCommunity Service
 USAShri Ashok Kumar MagoCommunity Service
 USAShri Upendra J. ChivukulaPublic Service

Awardees for 2011

CountryNameDescriptionField of Merit
 AustraliaProf. Veena Harbhagwan SahajwallaScience
 CanadaDr. Rajni KanabarArts
 Hong KongShri Harindarpal Singh BangaBusiness
 PalestineSheikh Mohammad Munir Nazir Hassan Ansari  Community Service
 LiberiaShri Upjit Singh Sachdeva Community Service
 MalaysiaTan Sri Dato’ Ajit SinghPublic Affairs
 New ZealandSir Anand SatyanandPublic Affairs
 NetherlandsShri Saleh WahidCommunity Service
 QatarIndian Community Benevolent ForumCommunity Service
 Saudi ArabiaDr. Mohiaddin Syed KarimuddinPediatrician, JeddahCommunity Service
 Sri LankaShri Mano SelvanathanBusiness
 United Arab EmiratesShri Mohan JashanmalCommunity Service
 United KingdomSandip Verma, Baroness Verma Public Affairs

Awardees for 2012

CountryNameDescriptionField of Merit
 BahrainMr. P. V. Radhakrishna Pillai or Plavalil Kizhakkethil Vasudevan Radhakrishna Pillai
 CambodiaMr. Sachchidanand Sahai  
 CanadaIndo‐Canada Chamber of Commerce    
 Côte d'IvoireMr. Deepak Naraindas Shivdasani  
 GermanyMr. Victor Shahid Smetacek   
 IndonesiaMr. Prakash Lohia   
 MozambiqueMr. Jose Parayanken    
 OmanMr. Kiran Navinchandra Asher    
 QatarMr. Hassan Abdulkarim Chougule   
 SingaporeMr. S. R. Nathan — The former President of Singapore   
 South AfricaMs. Khorshed Noshir Ginwala    
 Trinidad and TobagoThe Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago   
 UkraineMr. Rajesh Kumar Saraiya  
 United StatesProf. Surendra Kumar Kaushik   
 United StatesKalpalatha Kummamuri Guntupalli    

Awardees for 2013

CountryNameDescriptionField of Merit
 MauritiusH E Mr. Rajkeswur PurryagThe President of the Republic of Mauritius
 United StatesNarendra R KumarA doctor specialising in otolaryngology head and neck surgery[7]
 United Arab EmiratesKT RabeeullahBusinessman - Chairman and Managing Director of Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group Middle EastCommunity Service
 United Arab EmiratesBava Haji Pandalingal
 IndiaPatricia Maria RozarioMusicContributions in the field of music "Outstanding achievements"[8]
 GermanyProfessor Gurusharan Singh ChatwalScience
 GuineaAshok S. Vaswani,community service
 MalaysiaTan Sri Ravindran MenonCommunity service
 MexicoDr. Rasik V.JoshiLiterature
 New ZealandDr.Satendra K.SinghCommunity service
 RéunionGilbert. C. MoutienBusiness
 South Africa Ismail E. EbrahimPublic Services
 United StatesSubhash RazdanPublic service

Awardees for 2014

CountryNameDescriptionField of Merit
 AustraliaSenator Lisa Maria SinghFirst member of South Asian descent in Australian Parliament
 BahrainDr Varghese KurianLeading overseas Indian businessman
 CanadaVasdev ChanchlaniEntrepreneur and philanthropist based in
 FijiRamakrishna Mission
 FranceBikas Chandra SanyalRenowned educationist
 NetherlandsSatnarainsing Rabin BaldewsinghSignificant contribution to promoting better understanding of India
 Papua New GuineaSasindran MuthuvelFirst Member of Parliament of Indian origin in Papua
 Saudi ArabiaShihabudeen VavaKunjuContributor to welfare of Indian community
 South AfricaEla GandhiContributions in promoting ties between India and South Africa, and the cause of freedom
 United Arab EmiratesShamsheer VayalilContribution in field of healthcare business and for promoting etter understanding of India
 United KingdomShailesh VaraFirst Indian origin Govt. minister for Conservative Party
 United StatesDr. Parthasarathy Chiramel PillaiContributions in field of science, and fostering closer relations between India and USA
 United StatesDr. Renu KhatorOne 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
 United StatesDr. Namita Roy-ChowdhuryFirst 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 2015

CountryName DescriptionField of Merit
 AustraliaMala 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 Ashraf Thamarassery 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 2017

CountryNameField of Merit

[9][3]

 AustraliaGorur Krishna HarinathCommunity Service
 BahrainV.K. Rajashekharan PillaiBusiness
 BelgiumAntwerp Indian AssociationCommunity Service
 BruneiNazeer Ahamed Mohamed ZackiriahCommunity Service
 CanadaMukund PurohitBusiness
 DjiboutiNalinkumar Sumanlal KothariCommunity Service
 FijiVinod PatelSocial Service
 FranceRaghunath Marie Antonin ManetArts & Culture
 IsraelLael Anson E. BestMedical Science
 JapanSandip Kumar Tagore  Arts & Culture
 LibyaAriful IslamCommunity Service
 MalaysiaTan Sri Dato Dr. Muniandy ThambirajahEducation and Community Service
 MauritiusPravind JugnauthPublic Service
 PortugalAntónio CostaPublic Service
 QatarRaghavan SeetharamanBusiness Management
 Saudi ArabiaZeenat Musarrat JafriEducation
 SingaporeSingapore Indian AssociationCommunity Service
 SwedenCarani Balaraman SanjeeviMedicine
 ThailandSusheel Kumar SaraffBusiness
 Trinidad and TobagoWinston Chandarbhan DookeranPublic Service
 United Arab EmiratesVasudev Shamdas ShroffCommunity Service
 United Arab EmiratesIndia Social and Cultural Centre, Abu DhabiPhilanthropy & Community Service
 United KingdomPriti PatelPublic Service
 United KingdomNeena GillPublic Service
 United States of AmericaHari Babu BindalEnvironmental Engineering
 United States of AmericaBharat Haridas BaraiCommunity Service
 United States of AmericaNisha Desai BiswalPublic Affairs
 United States of AmericaMahesh MehtaCommunity Service
 United States of AmericaRamesh ShahCommunity Service
 United States of AmericaSampatkumar Shidramapa ShivangiCommunity Leadership

Awardees for 2019

2019 Awardees[10]
Country of residenceNameField of Merit
 AustraliaNihal Singh AgarSocial 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 2021

2021 Awardees[11]
Country of residenceNameField of Merit
 ArmeniaNGO Cultural Diversity for Peaceful FuturePromoting 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 Priyanca Radhakrishnan 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

See also

References

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