PRAVASI BHARATIYA SAMMAN

The 'Pravasi Bharatiya Samman' is an award constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in conjunction with the ''Pravasi Bharatiya Divas'', to honor exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession. The award is given by the President of India.

Contents
Awardees for 2007
Awardees for 2006
Awardees for 2005
Awardees for 2004
See also
References

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 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 R. 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. P. 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 Parikh
Yesu Persaud
V. Ramadoss
Sisupal Rambharos
Niranjan S. Shah
Rusy M. Shroff
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 Chotalal 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
Dr. Sant Singh Virmani Rice scientist
Yusuffali M.A. Owner of EMKE Group (Abu Dhabi based Indian congleramate)

Awardees for 2004


Country Name Description
Dipak Jain Dean, Kellogg School of Management
late Kalpana Chawla Astronaut
Justice Ahmed Moosa Ebrahim
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 Writer
Sukhi Turner Fmr. Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand

See also



Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin

References



Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards

Official Press release referring to the 2007 awards

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