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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 and person of Indian origin|Non-Resident Indian]] Day), to honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession. The award is given by the [[President of India]].<ref name="eco">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/travel/visa-power/pravasi-bharatiya-divas-concludes-overseas-indian-doctors-ready-to-help-india/articleshow/7249551.cms|title=Pravasi Bharatiya Divas concludes; Overseas Indian doctors ready to help India|date=9 Jan 2011|work=Economic Times|access-date=29 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113140658/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/travel/visa-power/pravasi-bharatiya-divas-concludes-overseas-indian-doctors-ready-to-help-india/articleshow/7249551.cms|archive-date=13 January 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
The '''Pravasi Bharatiya Samman''' (Overseas Indian Honour/Award) is the highest Indian award for [[Non-resident Indian and Overseas Citizen of India]] or an organisation or institution established and run by Non-Resident Indians or Persons of Indian Origin, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pravasi Bharatiya Divas |url=https://pbdindia.gov.in/en/about-us#:~:text=Award%20is%20the%20highest%20honour%20conferred%20on%20a%20Non-Resident%20Indian,%20Person%20of%20Indian%20Origin;%20or%20an%20organisation%20or |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=pbdindia.gov.in}}</ref> The award is given by the [[President of India]].<ref name="eco">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/travel/visa-power/pravasi-bharatiya-divas-concludes-overseas-indian-doctors-ready-to-help-india/articleshow/7249551.cms|title=Pravasi Bharatiya Divas concludes; Overseas Indian doctors ready to help India|date=9 Jan 2011|work=Economic Times|access-date=29 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113140658/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/travel/visa-power/pravasi-bharatiya-divas-concludes-overseas-indian-doctors-ready-to-help-india/articleshow/7249551.cms|archive-date=13 January 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />


==Award criteria==
==Award criteria==
[[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman]] (PBS) is conferred for outstanding contributions in any of the following areas:
[[File:Pravasi bharatiya samman award.jpg|alt=Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award|thumb|Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award]]
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (PBS) is conferred for outstanding contributions in any of the following areas:
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| "Better understanding of India"
| "Better understanding of India"
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| "Eminence in skills which has enhanced India’s prestige in
| "Eminence in skills which has enhanced India’s prestige in
that country (for non-professional workers)."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cgihamburg.gov.in/pdf/PBD_01_2019.pdf|title=Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, 2019|website=www.cgihamburg.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/pravasi-bharatiya-samman.htm|title=MEA &#124; Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA)|website=www.mea.gov.in}}</ref>}}
that country (for non-professional workers)."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cgihamburg.gov.in/pdf/PBD_01_2019.pdf|title=Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, 2019|website=www.cgihamburg.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/pravasi-bharatiya-samman.htm|title=MEA &#124; Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA)|website=www.mea.gov.in}}</ref>}}
==Awardees for 2003==


== Awardees for 2019 ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+2019 Awardees<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/30941/List+of+Pravasi+Bharatiya+Samman+Awardees+PBSA+for+the+year+2019|title=List of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees (PBSA) for the year 2019|website=www.mea.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref>
! Country of residence!! Name !! Field of Merit
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Australia}}|| Nihal Singh Agar||Social Service
! Country !! Name !! Description
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Bhutan}}
| {{MUS}}|| [[Rt. Hon’ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth]] || Prime Minister of Mauritius
|Rajinder Nath Khazanchi
|Civil Engineering
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|{{ZAF}}|| Prof. [[Fatima Meer]] || She took active part in political, social and philanthropic causes, deeply influenced by the Gandhian values and approach
|Ramesh Chotai
|Business
|-
|-
|{{Flag|People's Republic of China}}
| {{HKG}}|| [[Hari Harilela|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.
|Amit Waikar
|Business
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Egypt}}
| {{Flag|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.
|Indian Community Association in Egypt
|Community Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|France}}
|{{KEN}}|| [[Manu Chandaria|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.
|Malini Ranganathan
|Academics & Arts
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Guyana}}
|{{GBR}}|| [[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.
|Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha
|Community Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|{{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.
|Bitthal Das Maheshwari
|Business
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Jamaica}}
|{{GUY}}|| [[Shridath Ramphal|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
|Guna Sekhar Muppuri
|Medical Science & Entrepreneurship
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
| {{MAS}}|| [[Samy Vellu|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.
|P. V. Sambasiva Rao
|Technology
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|{{CAN}}|| [[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.
|Prakash Madhavdas Heda
|}
|Medical Science
 
==Awardees for 2004==
{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Name !! Description
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Kuwait}}
|| {{THA}} || [[Dipak Jain]] || Dean, Kellogg School of Management
|Rajpal Tyagi
|Architecture
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Myanmar}}
|| {{USA}} || [[Kalpana Chawla]] || NASA Astronaut
|Banwarilal Satya Narayan Goenka
|Business Management
|-
|-
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|| {{ZIM}} || Ahmed Moosa Ebrahim ||Supreme Court justice
|Bhavdeep Singh Dhillon
|Business
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|| {{GUY}} || [[Bharrat Jagdeo]] || President of Guyana
|[[Himanshu Gulati]]
|Public Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Oman}}
|| {{FJI}} || [[Mahendra Chaudhry|Mahendra Pal Chaudhry]] || Fmr. Prime Minister of Fiji
|Vinodan Verambally Thazhikuniyil
|Business
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Poland}}
|| {{KUW}} || Dr. Marian Chisti ||
|Jagdeshwar Rao Maddukuri
|Entrepreneurship
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|| {{GBR}} || Lord [[Meghnad Desai]] || Economist, Writer, Labour politician
|Purnendu Chandra Tiwary
|Training & Simulation
|-
|-
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|| {{USA}} || [[Narinder Singh Kapany]] ||
|Anil Sooklal
|Diplomacy
|-
|-
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|| {{USA}} || [[Shashi Tharoor]] || Politician, Diplomat, Writer
|Swami Saradaprabhananda
|Community Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Switzerland}}
|| {{NZL}} || [[Sukhi Turner]] || Fmr. Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand
|Rajendra Kumar Joshi
|Science
|-
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|Shamim Parkar Khan
|Public Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|| {{IND}} || [[P. Mohamed Ali]] || Industrialist
|Girish Pant
|Business
|-
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|Surender Singh Kandhari
|Business
|-
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|[[Zulekha Daud]]
|Medical Science & Business
|-
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|Rajesh Chaplot
|Chartered Accountancy
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|Chandra Shekhar Mishra
|Science
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|[[Gita Gopinath]]
|Academics
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|Gitesh Jayantilal Desai
|Structural Engineering
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|[[Kiran C Patel]]
|Medical Science
|}
|}


==Awardees for 2017==


{| class="wikitable sortable"
==Awardees for 2005==
! Country!! Name!! Field of Merit
{| class="wikitable"
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/27911/Pravasi+Bharatiya+Samman+Awards2017|title=Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards-2017|website=www.mea.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-09}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/pravasi-bharatiya-samman-awards-2017-conferred-1484034060-1|title=Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2017 conferred|date=10 January 2017|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref>
! Country !! Name !! Description
|-
|| {{HKG}} || [[M. Arunachalam (businessman)|M. Arunachalam]] || President, Asia Pacific India Chambers of Commerce
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Australia}}||Gorur Krishna Harinath|| Community Service
|| {{USA}} || [[Jagdish Bhagwati]] || Indian American economist
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}||[[V.K. Rajashekharan Pillai]]|| Business
|| {{ZAF}} || [[Amina Cachalia]] || Women's activist, politician
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Belgium}}||Antwerp Indian Association|| Community Service
|| {{TZA}} || [[Jayantilal Chande|J.K. Chande]] || Chancellor, [[International Medical and Technological University]], [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Tanzania]].
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Brunei}}||Nazeer Ahamed Mohamed Zackiriah|| Community Service
|| {{DEU}} || [[Alokeranjan Dasgupta]] || Poet, philosopher, academic
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Canada}}||[[Mukund Purohit]]||Business
|| {{ZAF}} || [[Ahmed Kathrada]] || South African anti-apartheid activist
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Djibouti}}||Nalinkumar Sumanlal Kothari ||Community Service
|| {{USA}} || [[Sunil Khilnani]] || Political scientist, writer
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Fiji}}||[[Vinod Patel]]||Social Service
|| {{TTO}} || [[Basdeo Panday]] || Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
|-
|-
|{{Flag|France}}||Raghunath Marie Antonin Manet ||Arts & Culture
|| {{GBR}} || [[Bhikhu Parekh]] || member, British House of Lords
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Israel}}|| Lael Anson E. ||Best Medical Science
|| {{USA}} || [[Sam Pitroda]] || Indian American entrepreneur and Indian communications policymaker
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Japan}}||Sandip Kumar Tagore  ||Arts & Culture
|| {{GBR}} || [[Vikram Seth]] || Novelist and poet
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Libya}}||Ariful Islam||Community Service
|| {{USA}} || [[M. Night Shyamalan]] || Indian American film screenwriter, director and producer
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}|| Tan Sri Dato Dr. Muniandy Thambirajah ||Education and Community Service
|| {{FJI}}||[[Vijay Singh]] || Indo-Fijian golfer
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Mauritius}}||[[Pravind Jugnauth]]||Public Service
|| {{LKA}} || A Vijayan || Disaster Search & Rescue - Indian Ocean Tsunami
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Portugal}}||[[António Costa]]|| Public Service
|| {{USA}} || [[Sant Singh Virmani]] || Rice scientist
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Qatar}}|| [[Raghavan Seetharaman]]||Business Management
|| {{ARE}} ||[[M. A. Yusuff Ali]]
| Owner of [[Lulu Hypermarket|Lulu Group International]] (Abu Dhabi headquartered Indian conglomerate)
|}
 
==Awardees for 2006==
{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Name !! Description
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}||Zeenat Musarrat Jafri||Education
|{{THA}} || Shivnath Rai Bajaj||
|-
|{{ISR}} || Eliahu Bezalel||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Singapore}}|| Singapore Indian Association ||Community Service
|{{MUS}} || [[Raouf Bundhun|Abdool Raouf Bundhun]] ||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Sweden}}|| Carani Balaraman Sanjeevi||Medicine
|{{PHL}} || Pratima Kale||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Thailand}}||Susheel Kumar Saraff ||Business
|{{SAU}} || Majid Uddin Kazi||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}|| [[Winston Dookeran|Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran]]||Public Service
|{{QAT}} || [[Cheril Krishna Menon|C. K. Menon]]||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}|| Vasudev Shamdas Shroff||Community Service
|{{GBR}} || Gulam Kaderbhai Noon||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}|| India Social and Cultural Centre, Abu Dhabi ||Philanthropy & Community Service
|{{USA}} || [[Sudhir M. Parikh]]||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}||[[Priti Patel]]||Public Service
|{{GUY}} || Yesu Persaud||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}||[[Neena Gill]]||Public Service
|{{SYC}} || V. Ramadoss||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| Hari Babu Bindal||Environmental Engineering
|{{ZAF}} || Sisupal Rambharos||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| Bharat Haridas Barai||Community Service
|{{USA}} || Niranjan S. Shah||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| [[Nisha Desai Biswal]]||Public Affairs
|{{HKG}} || Rusy M. Shroff||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| Mahesh Mehta||Community Service
|{{SIN}} || Shan V||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| Ramesh Shah ||Community Service
|{{REU}} || [[Jean-Paul Virapoullé]]||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| Sampatkumar Shidramapa Shivangi|| Community Leadership
|{{USA}} || [[Fareed Zakaria]] || journalist, editor of ''Newsweek International''
|}
|}


==Awardees for 2015==
==Awardees for 2007==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Name
! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
!Description!! Field of Merit
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Australia}}|| Mala Mehta
|{{USA}} || [[Gopal Raju]] || journalist, founder-editor [[India Abroad]] || Media
|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
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Guyana}}
|{{GBR}} || Lord [[Diljit Rana]] || Hon. Consul Belfast, Managing Director Andras House || Business
|[[Donald Ramotar|Donald Rabindernauth Ramaotar]]
|President of Guyana and awarded for his work for the Indian diaspora.
|Public Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|{{CAN}} || [[Dave Hayer|Dave Sukhdip Singh Hayer]] ||Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia || Public Affairs
|[[Sanjaya Rajaram|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
|-
|-
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|{{USA}} || Dr. Madhavan Anirudhan || President Essen Nutrition || Business
|[[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
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Oman}}
|{{ZAF}} || [[Billy Nair]] || Member of Parliament, ANC South Africa || Public Affairs
|Rajmal Parakh
|Leading philanthropist, active in social services and charitable work in [[Oman]] and [[India]].
|Social Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Seychelles}}
|{{KEN}} || Pheroze Nowrojee || Advocate, Human Rights Activist || Community Affairs
|Duraikannu Karunakaran
|Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Seychelles]]
|Judicial Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|{{USA}} || Nirmal K. Sinha || Community Leader, Significant contribution to fostering friendship between India and USA || Community Affairs
|[[Essop Pahad|Essop Goolam Pahad]]
|Politician and Minister in the Presidency from 1999 to 2008
|Public Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|{{MAS}} || [[Tan Sri Dato K.R. Somasundram]] || Executive Chairman, National Land Finance Co-operative Society || Public Affairs
|Shah Bharatkumar Jayantilal
|Social worker known for contributions to charities and philanthropy.
|Community Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|{{JAM}} || Kenneth S. Benjamin || Founder and chairman of the Guardsman Group || Business
|[[Ashraf Palarakunnummal|Ashraf Thamarassery]]
|Social activist
|Social Work
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|{{DEU}} || Sibabrata Roy || President Indo-German Society Hamburg, Promoter of Indian Culture in Germany || Community Affairs
|Mahendra Nanji Mehta
|Indian-origin businessman
|Public Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|{{UAE}} || Syed M. Salahuddin || Managing Director, ETA-Ascon Group || Business
|Nathu Ram Puri
|Founder of Purico and awarded for his contributions to the Indian diaspora.
|Education & Community Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|{{UAE}} || Dr.[[B. R. Shetty|Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty]] || Businessman Pharmaceuticals, Chairman Board of Governors Abu Dhabi Indian School || Business
|[[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
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|{{FJI}} || Sir [[Moti Tikaram]] || Justice, National President Fiji World Jurist Association || Public Affairs
|[[Satya Nadella]]
|CEO of [[Microsoft]]
|Business Management
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|{{POR}} || Dr. Abdool Magid Karim Vakil || President Comunidade Islamica de Lisboa || Business
|Kamlesh Lulla
|Chief Scientist for Earth Observation in the Human Exploration Science office at [[Johnson Space Center]] at [[NASA]]
|Scientific Research
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|{{USA}} || Dr. [[Panchapakesa Jayaraman]] || Writer, Promoter of Hindi language and literature || Culture
|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 2008==
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Australia}}||[[Lisa Singh|Ms. Senator Lisa Maria Singh]]|| First member of South Asian descent in Australian Parliament ||
|{{KSA}} || Dr. Mohammed Roshankt || Chairman of TCS-FNS ||
|-
|-
|{{flag|Bahrain}}||[[Dr Varghese Kurian]]||Leading overseas Indian businessman||
|{{BHR}} || Dr. [[Ravi Pillai]] || Managing director Nasser Al Hajri Corporation || Business
|-
|-
| {{CAN}}||[[Vasu Chanchlani|Vasdev Chanchlani]]||[[Entrepreneur]] and [[philanthropist]] based in||
|{{MUS}} || Dr. [[Navinchandra Ramgoolam]] || Prime Minister Mauritius || Public Affairs
|-
|-
|{{FJI}}||[[Ramakrishna Mission]] ||||  
|{{AUS}} || Neville Joseph Roach || Chairman of TCS-FNS ||  
|-
|-
|{{Flag|France}}||[[Bikas C Sanyal |BikasChandra Sanyal]]||Renowned educationist||
|{{JPN}} || A. P. S. Mani || Founder and coordinator of Indian Community Activities in Tokyo ||  
|-
|-
|{{NLD}}||Satnarainsing Rabin Baldewsingh||Significant contribution to promoting better understanding of India||
|{{NZL}} || Judge [[Ajit Swaran Singh]] || District Judge in New Zealand ||  
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}||[[Sasindran Muthuvel]]||First Member of Parliament of Indian origin in Papua||
|{{SAU}} || Dr. Rafiudin Fazulbhoy || Founding member of the Indian school at Jeddah and the Indian Pilgrims' Welfare Forum ||  
|-
|-
|{{KSA}}||Shihabudeen VavaKunju||Contributor to welfare of Indian community ||  
|{{SWE}} || [[Bicky Chakraborty]] || CEO Elite Hotels, Sweden ||
|-
|-
| {{ZAF}}|| [[Ela Gandhi]] ||Contributions in promoting ties between India and South Africa, and the cause of freedom ||  
|{{UAE}} || Krishnamurthy Kumar || Founding governor of the Indian Business and Professional Council ||  
|-
|-
|{{UAE}}|| [[Shamsheer Vayalil]] ||Contribution in field of healthcare business and for promoting etter understanding of India ||  
|{{GBR}} || Lord [[Karan Bilimoria]] || Chancellor Thames Valley University ||
|-
|-
|{{GBR}}||[[Shailesh Vara]]||First Indian origin Govt. minister for Conservative Party ||  
|{{USA}} || Dr. [[Thomas Abraham]] || Founder chairman Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO Inc.) ||
|-
|-
| {{USA}}|| Dr. Parthasarathy Chiramel Pillai|| Contributions in field of science, and fostering closer relations between India and USA||
|{{USA}} || [[Joy Cherian]] || Commissioner at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ||  
|-
|-
| {{USA}} || [[Renu Khator|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]] ||
|{{TRI}} || National Council of Indian Culture || NGO dedicated to the promotion of Indian culture in Trinidad and Tobago ||
|-
| {{USA}} || 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==
==Awardees for 2009==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
! Country!! Name<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=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 |url=http://pibmumbai.gov.in/scripts/detail.asp?releaseId=E2011PR1283}}</ref>!! Field of Merit
|-
|-
| {{MUS}}|| H E Mr. [[Rajkeswur Purryag]]||The President of the Republic of Mauritius||
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}||[[Vadiveloo Govindasamy|Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo]]||Community Service
|-
|-
|{{USA}}||Narendra R Kumar||A doctor specialising in [[otolaryngology]] head and neck surgery<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/mauritius-president-among-pravasi-awardees/articleshow/17954251.cms |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904055334/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/mauritius-president-among-pravasi-awardees/articleshow/17954251.cms |archive-date=4 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>||
|{{BHR}}||Soman Baby||Community Service
|-
|-
|[[Middle East]]||[[KT Rabeeullah]] ||Businessman - Chairman  and Managing Director of Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group [[Middle East]]||Community Service
|{{MUS}}||Shri [[Angidi Chettiar]] || Public Service
|-
|-
|{{UAE}}|| Bava Haji Pandalingal || ||
|{{Flag|Madagascar}}||Shri Ylias Akbaraly||Community Service
|-
|-
|{{IND}}||[[Patricia Rozario|Patricia Maria Rozario]] || Music||Contributions in the field of music "Outstanding achievements"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Patricia-Rozario-bags-Pravasi-Bharatiya-Samman-Award/articleshow/17960406.cms|title=Patricia Rozario bags Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}||Shri [[Ram Lakhina]]|| Community Service
|-
|-
|{{DEU}}|| Professor Gurusharan Singh Chatwal|| ||Science
|{{Flag|Oman}} || [[P. N. C. Menon]] || Philanthropy
|-
|-
|{{GUI}}||Ashok S. Vaswani, ||||community service
|{{Flag|South Africa}}|| [[Prema Naidoo|Shri Parmananthan ‘Prema’ Naidoo]] ||Public Service
|-
|-
|{{MAS}}||Tan Sri Ravindran Menon||||Community service
|{{Flag|Suriname}}|| Shri [[Ramdien Sardjoe]]|| Public Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Mexico}}||Dr. Rasik V.Joshi|| || Literature
|{{UAE}}||Shri [[J. R. Gangaramani]]|| Community Service
|-
|-
|{{NZL}}||Dr.Satendra K.Singh||||Community service
|{{UK}}||[[Shreela Flather|Baroness Shreela Flather]]|| Public Service
|-
|-
|{{REU}}||Gilbert. C. Moutien |||| Business
|{{USA}}||[[C. K. Prahalad|Prof C. K. Prahalad]] || Management
|-
|-
|{{ZAF}}|| Ismail E. Ebrahim ||||Public Services
|{{USA}}|| Prof. [[Sumit Ganguly]]||Public Service
|-
|-
|{{USA}}|| Subhash Razdan|| ||Public service
|{{USA}}|| Dr. Sampatkumar Shidramapa Shivangi||Community Leadership
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Awardees for 2012==
==Awardees for 2010==
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
! Country !! Name<ref name="auto" />!! Description !! Field of Merit
|-
|-
|{{flag|Bahrain}} ||Mr. [[P. V. Radhakrishna Pillai]] or Plavalil Kizhakkethil Vasudevan Radhakrishna Pillai ||||
|{{UAE}} ||Dr. [[Azad Moopen]]||Chairman of [[Aster DM Healthcare]]||Healthcare
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Cambodia}}||Mr.[[Sachchidanand Sahai]] ||   ||  
|{{TZA}}||[[Dr. Rajni Kanabar]]|||Work with the Tanzania Heart Babies Project.||Healthcare
|-
|-
|{{CAN}} || Indo‐Canada Chamber of Commerce||     ||
| {{Flag|Brunei Darussalam}} ||Shri Mohinder Singh Bhullar|||| Community Service
|-
|-
|{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}||Mr. Deepak Naraindas Shivdasani||   ||  
|{{flag|Fiji}}||Shri Yanktesh Permal Reddy||||Community Service
|-
|-
|{{DEU}}|| Mr. Victor Shahid Smetacek ||    ||  
| {{Flag |Japan}} ||Shri Ryuko Hira ||||Community Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Indonesia}} || Mr.Prakash Lohia||    ||  
|{{Flag |Japan}} ||Smt Dr. [[Ruby Umesh Pawankar]] ||||Medicine
|-
|-
|{{flag|Mozambique}} ||Mr. Jose Parayanken||     ||  
|{{Flag|Oman}} ||Shri Suresh Kumar Virmani |||| Community Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Oman}}||Mr. Kiran Navinchandra Asher||    ||
|{{Flag|South Africa}} ||Shri [[Pravin Gordhan|Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan]] ||||Public Service
|-
|-
|{{QAT}}|| Mr. Hassan Abdulkarim Chougule||    ||
|{{Flag|South Africa}}||Dr. Tholisiah Perumal Naidoo||||Community Service
|-
|-
|{{SIN}}|| Mr.[[S. R. Nathan]]&nbsp;— The former President of Singapore||    ||
|{{Flag|Thailand}} ||Shri Deepak Mittal ||||Business
|-
|-
|{{ZAF}}||Ms. Khorshed Noshir Ginwala||     ||  
|{{Flag|Trinidad & Tobago}}||Dr. Lenny Krishendath Saith||||Public Service
|-
|-
| {{TRI}}|| The Hon. [[Kamla Persad-Bissessar]], [[List of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago|Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago]] ||    ||
|{{Flag|USA}} ||Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik|||| Community Service
|-
|-
|{{flag|Ukraine}} ||Mr. Rajesh Kumar Saraiya||   ||
|{{Flag|USA}} ||Shri [[Ashok Kumar Mago]] |||| Community Service
|-
|-
|{{USA}}||Prof. Surendra Kumar Kaushik||    ||  
|{{Flag|USA}} ||Shri [[Upendra J. Chivukula]] ||||Public Service
|-
|-
|{{USA}}|| Kalpalatha Kummamuri Guntupalli||     ||
|}
|}


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! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
|-
|-
|{{AUS}}|| Prof.Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla ||||Science
|{{AUS}}|| Prof. Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla ||||Science
|-
|-
|{{CAN}}|| [[Dr. Rajni Kanabar]] || ||Arts
|{{CAN}}|| [[Dr. Rajni Kanabar]] || ||Arts
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|}
|}


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==Awardees for 2012==
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
|-
|-
|{{UAE}} ||Dr.[[Azad Moopen]]||Chairman of [[Aster DM Healthcare]]||Healthcare
|{{flag|Bahrain}} ||Mr. [[P. V. Radhakrishna Pillai]] or Plavalil Kizhakkethil Vasudevan Radhakrishna Pillai ||||
|-
|-
|{{TZA}}||[[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
|{{Flag|Cambodia}}||Mr. [[Sachchidanand Sahai]] ||   ||  
|-
|-
| {{Flag|Brunei Darussalam}} || Shri Mohinder Singh Bhullar|||| Community Service
|{{CAN}} ||Indo‐Canada Chamber of Commerce||     ||
|-
|-
|{{flag|Fiji}}||Shri Yanktesh Permal Reddy||||Community Service
|{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}||Mr. Deepak Naraindas Shivdasani||   ||  
|-
|-
| {{Flag |Japan}} || Shri Ryuko Hira ||||Community Service
|{{DEU}}||Mr. Victor Shahid Smetacek ||    ||  
|-
|-
|{{Flag |Japan}} ||Smt Dr. [[Ruby Umesh Pawankar]] ||||Medicine
|{{Flag|Indonesia}} ||Mr. Prakash Lohia||    ||  
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Oman}} || Shri Suresh Kumar Virmani |||| Community Service
|{{flag|Mozambique}} ||Mr. Jose Parayanken||     ||  
|-
|-
|{{Flag|South Africa}} || Shri [[Pravin Gordhan|Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan]] ||||Public Service
|{{Flag|Oman}}||Mr. Kiran Navinchandra Asher||    ||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|South Africa}}|| Dr. Tholisiah Perumal Naidoo||||Community Service
|{{QAT}}||Mr. Hassan Abdulkarim Chougule||    ||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Thailand}} ||Shri Deepak Mittal ||||Business
|{{SIN}}||Mr. [[S. R. Nathan]]&nbsp;— The former President of Singapore||    ||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Trinidad & Tobago}}|| Dr. Lenny Krishendath Saith||||Public Service
|{{ZAF}}||Ms. Khorshed Noshir Ginwala||     ||  
|-
|-
|{{Flag|USA}} || Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik|||| Community Service
| {{TRI}}||The Hon. [[Kamla Persad-Bissessar]], [[List of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago|Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago]] ||    ||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|USA}} || Shri [[Ashok Kumar Mago]] |||| Community Service
|{{flag|Ukraine}} ||Mr. Rajesh Kumar Saraiya||   ||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|USA}} || Shri [[Upendra J. Chivukula]] ||||Public Service
|{{USA}}||Prof. Surendra Kumar Kaushik||    ||  
|-
|-
|{{USA}}||Kalpalatha Kummamuri Guntupalli||     ||
|}
|}


==Awardees for 2009<ref name="auto"/>==
==Awardees for 2013==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Country!! Name!! Field of Merit
! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}||[[Vadiveloo Govindasamy|Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo]]||Community Service
| {{MUS}}|| H E Mr. [[Rajkeswur Purryag]]||The President of the Republic of Mauritius||
|-
|-
|{{BHR}}||Soman Baby||Community Service
|{{USA}}||Narendra R Kumar||A doctor specialising in [[otolaryngology]] head and neck surgery<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/mauritius-president-among-pravasi-awardees/articleshow/17954251.cms |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904055334/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/mauritius-president-among-pravasi-awardees/articleshow/17954251.cms |archive-date=4 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>||
|-
|-
|{{MUS}}||Shri [[Angidi Chettiar]] || Public Service
|[[Middle East]]||[[KT Rabeeullah]] ||Businessman - Chairman  and Managing Director of Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group [[Middle East]]||Community Service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Madagascar}}||Shri Ylias Akbaraly||Community Service
|{{UAE}}|| Bava Haji Pandalingal || ||
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}||Shri [[Ram Lakhina]]|| Community Service
|{{IND}}||[[Patricia Rozario|Patricia Maria Rozario]] || Music||Contributions in the field of music "Outstanding achievements"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Patricia-Rozario-bags-Pravasi-Bharatiya-Samman-Award/articleshow/17960406.cms|title=Patricia Rozario bags Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Oman}} || [[P. N. C. Menon]] || Philanthropy
|{{DEU}}|| Professor Gurusharan Singh Chatwal|| ||Science
|-
|-
|{{Flag|South Africa}}|| [[Prema Naidoo|Shri Parmananthan ‘Prema’ Naidoo]] ||Public Service
|{{GUI}}||Ashok S. Vaswani, ||||community service
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Suriname}}|| Shri [[Ramdien Sardjoe]]|| Public Service
|{{MAS}}||Tan Sri Ravindran Menon||||Community service
|-
|-
|{{UAE}}||Shri [[J. R. Gangaramani]]|| Community Service
|{{Flag|Mexico}}||Dr. Rasik V.Joshi|| || Literature
|-
|-
|{{UK}}||[[Shreela Flather|Baroness Shreela Flather]]|| Public Service
|{{NZL}}||Dr.Satendra K.Singh||||Community service
|-
|-
|{{USA}}||[[C. K. Prahalad|Prof C. K. Prahalad]] || Management
|{{REU}}||Gilbert. C. Moutien |||| Business
|-
|-
|{{USA}}|| Prof. [[Sumit Ganguly]]||Public Service
|{{ZAF}}|| Ismail E. Ebrahim ||||Public Services
|-
|-
|{{USA}}|| Dr. Sampatkumar Shidramapa Shivangi||Community Leadership
|{{USA}}|| Subhash Razdan|| ||Public service
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Awardees for 2008==
==Awardees for 2014==
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
|-
|-
|{{KSA}} || Dr. Mohammed Roshankt || Chairman of TCS-FNS ||
|{{Flag|Australia}}||[[Lisa Singh|Senator Lisa Maria Singh]]|| First member of South Asian descent in Australian Parliament ||
|-
|{{flag|Bahrain}}||[[Dr Varghese Kurian]]||Leading overseas Indian businessman||
|-
|-
|{{BHR}} || Dr. [[Ravi Pillai]] || Managing director Nasser Al Hajri Corporation || Business
| {{CAN}}||[[Vasu Chanchlani|Vasdev Chanchlani]]||[[Entrepreneur]] and [[philanthropist]] based in||
|-
|-
|{{MUS}} || Dr. [[Navinchandra Ramgoolam]] || Prime Minister Mauritius || Public Affairs
|{{FJI}}||[[Ramakrishna Mission]] ||||  
|-
|-
|{{AUS}} || Neville Joseph Roach || Chairman of TCS-FNS ||  
|{{Flag|France}}||[[Bikas C Sanyal |Bikas Chandra Sanyal]]||Renowned educationist||
|-
|-
|{{JPN}} || A. P. S. Mani || Founder and coordinator of Indian Community Activities in Tokyo ||  
|{{NLD}}||Satnarainsing Rabin Baldewsingh||Significant contribution to promoting better understanding of India||
|-
|-
|{{NZL}} || Judge [[Ajit Swaran Singh]] || District Judge in New Zealand ||  
|{{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}||[[Sasindran Muthuvel]]||First Member of Parliament of Indian origin in Papua||
|-
|-
|{{SAU}} || Dr. Rafiudin Fazulbhoy || Founding member of the Indian school at Jeddah and the Indian Pilgrims' Welfare Forum ||  
|{{KSA}}||Shihabudeen VavaKunju||Contributor to welfare of Indian community ||  
|-
|-
|{{SWE}} || [[Bicky Chakraborty]] || CEO Elite Hotels, Sweden ||
| {{ZAF}}|| [[Ela Gandhi]] ||Contributions in promoting ties between India and South Africa, and the cause of freedom ||  
|-
|-
|{{UAE}} || Krishnamurthy Kumar || Founding governor of the Indian Business and Professional Council ||  
|{{UAE}}|| [[Shamsheer Vayalil]] ||Contribution in field of healthcare business and for promoting etter understanding of India ||  
|-
|-
|{{GBR}} || Lord [[Karan Bilimoria]] || Chancellor Thames Valley University ||
|{{GBR}}||[[Shailesh Vara]]||First Indian origin Govt. minister for Conservative Party ||  
|-
|-
|{{USA}} || Dr. [[Thomas Abraham]] || Founder chairman Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO Inc.) ||
| {{USA}}|| Dr. Parthasarathy Chiramel Pillai|| Contributions in field of science, and fostering closer relations between India and USA||
|-
|-
|{{USA}} || [[Joy Cherian]] || Commissioner at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ||  
| {{USA}} || [[Renu Khator|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]] ||
|-
|-
|{{TRI}} || National Council of Indian Culture || NGO dedicated to the promotion of Indian culture in Trinidad and Tobago ||
| {{USA}} || 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 2007==
==Awardees for 2015==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country !! Name !! Description !! Field of Merit
! Country !! Name
!Description!! Field of Merit
|-
|-
|{{USA}} || [[Gopal Raju]] || journalist, founder-editor [[India Abroad]] || Media
|{{Flag|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
|-
|-
|{{GBR}} || Lord [[Diljit Rana]] || Hon. Consul Belfast, Managing Director Andras House || Business
|{{Flag|Guyana}}
|[[Donald Ramotar|Donald Rabindernauth Ramaotar]]
|President of Guyana and awarded for his work for the Indian diaspora.
|Public Service
|-
|-
|{{CAN}} || [[Dave Hayer|Dave Sukhdip Singh Hayer]] ||Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia || Public Affairs
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|[[Sanjaya Rajaram|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
|-
|-
|{{USA}} || Dr. Madhavan Anirudhan || President Essen Nutrition || Business
|{{Flag|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
|-
|-
|{{ZAF}} || [[Billy Nair]] || Member of Parliament, ANC South Africa || Public Affairs
|{{Flag|Oman}}
|Rajmal Parakh
|Leading philanthropist, active in social services and charitable work in [[Oman]] and [[India]].
|Social Service
|-
|-
|{{KEN}} || Pheroze Nowrojee || Advocate, Human Rights Activist || Community Affairs
|{{Flag|Seychelles}}
|Duraikannu Karunakaran
|Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Seychelles]]
|Judicial Service
|-
|-
|{{USA}} || Nirmal K. Sinha || Community Leader, Significant contribution to fostering friendship between India and USA || Community Affairs
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|[[Essop Pahad|Essop Goolam Pahad]]
|Politician and Minister in the Presidency from 1999 to 2008
|Public Service
|-
|-
|{{MAS}} || [[Tan Sri Dato K.R. Somasundram]] || Executive Chairman, National Land Finance Co-operative Society || Public Affairs
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|Shah Bharatkumar Jayantilal
|Social worker known for contributions to charities and philanthropy.
|Community Service
|-
|-
|{{JAM}} || Kenneth S. Benjamin || Founder and chairman of the Guardsman Group || Business
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|[[Ashraf Palarakunnummal|Ashraf Thamarassery]]
|Social activist
|Social Work
|-
|-
|{{DEU}} || Sibabrata Roy || President Indo-German Society Hamburg, Promoter of Indian Culture in Germany || Community Affairs
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|Mahendra Nanji Mehta
|Indian-origin businessman
|Public Service
|-
|-
|{{UAE}} || Syed M. Salahuddin || Managing Director, ETA-Ascon Group || Business
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|Nathu Ram Puri
|Founder of Purico and awarded for his contributions to the Indian diaspora.
|Education & Community Service
|-
|-
|{{UAE}} || Dr.[[B. R. Shetty|Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty]] || Businessman Pharmaceuticals, Chairman Board of Governors Abu Dhabi Indian School || Business
|{{Flag|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
|-
|-
|{{FJI}} || Sir [[Moti Tikaram]] || Justice, National President Fiji World Jurist Association || Public Affairs
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|[[Satya Nadella]]
|CEO of [[Microsoft]]
|Business Management
|-
|-
|{{POR}} || Dr. Abdool Magid Karim Vakil || President Comunidade Islamica de Lisboa || Business
|{{Flag|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
|-
|-
|{{USA}} || Dr. [[Panchapakesa Jayaraman]] || Writer, Promoter of Hindi language and literature || Culture
|{{Flag|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 2006==
==Awardees for 2017==
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Country !! Name !! Description
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country!! Name!! Field of Merit
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/27911/Pravasi+Bharatiya+Samman+Awards2017|title=Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards-2017|website=www.mea.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-09}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/pravasi-bharatiya-samman-awards-2017-conferred-1484034060-1|title=Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2017 conferred|date=10 January 2017|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flag|Australia}}||Gorur Krishna Harinath|| Community Service
|-
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}||[[V.K. Rajashekharan Pillai]]|| Business
|-
|{{Flag|Belgium}}||Antwerp Indian Association|| Community Service
|-
|{{Flag|Brunei}}||Nazeer Ahamed Mohamed Zackiriah|| Community Service
|-
|{{Flag|Canada}}||[[Mukund Purohit]]||Business
|-
|{{Flag|Djibouti}}||Nalinkumar Sumanlal Kothari ||Community Service
|-
|{{Flag|Fiji}}||[[Vinod Patel]]||Social Service
|-
|{{Flag|France}}||Raghunath Marie Antonin Manet ||Arts & Culture
|-
|{{Flag|Israel}}|| Lael Anson E. ||Best Medical Science
|-
|{{Flag|Japan}}||Sandip Kumar Tagore  ||Arts & Culture
|-
|{{Flag|Libya}}||Ariful Islam||Community Service
|-
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}|| Tan Sri Dato Dr. Muniandy Thambirajah ||Education and Community Service
|-
|{{Flag|Mauritius}}||[[Pravind Jugnauth]]||Public Service
|-
|{{Flag|Portugal}}||[[António Costa]]|| Public Service
|-
|{{Flag|Qatar}}|| [[Raghavan Seetharaman]]||Business Management
|-
|-
|{{THA}} || Shivnath Rai Bajaj||
|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}||Zeenat Musarrat Jafri||Education
|-
|{{ISR}} || Eliahu Bezalel||
|-
|-
|{{MUS}} || [[Raouf Bundhun|Abdool Raouf Bundhun]] ||
|{{Flag|Singapore}}|| Singapore Indian Association ||Community Service
|-
|-
|{{PHL}} || Pratima Kale||
|{{Flag|Sweden}}|| Carani Balaraman Sanjeevi||Medicine
|-
|-
|{{SAU}} || Majid Uddin Kazi||
|{{Flag|Thailand}}||Susheel Kumar Saraff ||Business
|-
|-
|{{QAT}} || [[Cheril Krishna Menon|C. K. Menon]]||
|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}|| [[Winston Dookeran|Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran]]||Public Service
|-
|-
|{{GBR}} || Gulam Kaderbhai Noon||
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}|| Vasudev Shamdas Shroff||Community Service
|-
|-
|{{USA}} || [[Sudhir M. Parikh]]||
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}|| India Social and Cultural Centre, Abu Dhabi ||Philanthropy & Community Service
|-
|-
|{{GUY}} || Yesu Persaud||
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}||[[Priti Patel]]||Public Service
|-
|-
|{{SYC}} || V. Ramadoss||
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}||[[Neena Gill]]||Public Service
|-
|-
|{{ZAF}} || Sisupal Rambharos||
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| Hari Babu Bindal||Environmental Engineering
|-
|-
|{{USA}} || Niranjan S. Shah||
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| Bharat Haridas Barai||Community Service
|-
|-
|{{HKG}} || Rusy M. Shroff||
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| [[Nisha Desai Biswal]]||Public Affairs
|-
|-
|{{SIN}} || Shan V||
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| Mahesh Mehta||Community Service
|-
|-
|{{REU}} || [[Jean-Paul Virapoullé]]||
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| Ramesh Shah ||Community Service
|-
|-
|{{USA}} || [[Fareed Zakaria]] || journalist, editor of ''Newsweek International''
|{{Flag|United States of America}}|| Sampatkumar Shidramapa Shivangi|| Community Leadership
|}
|}


==Awardees for 2005==
== Awardees for 2019 ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country !! Name !! Description
|+2019 Awardees<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/30941/List+of+Pravasi+Bharatiya+Samman+Awardees+PBSA+for+the+year+2019|title=List of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees (PBSA) for the year 2019|website=www.mea.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref>
! Country of residence!! Name !! Field of Merit
|-
|{{Flag|Australia}}|| Nihal Singh Agar||Social Service
|-
|{{Flag|Bhutan}}
|Rajinder Nath Khazanchi
|Civil Engineering
|-
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|Ramesh Chotai
|Business
|-
|-
|| {{HKG}} || [[M. Arunachalam]] || President, Asia Pacific India Chambers of Commerce
|{{Flag|People's Republic of China}}
|Amit Waikar
|Business
|-
|-
|| {{USA}} || [[Jagdish Bhagwati]] || Indian American economist
|{{Flag|Egypt}}
|Indian Community Association in Egypt
|Community Service
|-
|-
|| {{ZAF}} || [[Amina Cachalia]] || Women's activist, politician
|{{Flag|France}}
|Malini Ranganathan
|Academics & Arts
|-
|-
|| {{TZA}} || [[Jayantilal Chande|J.K. Chande]] || Chancellor, [[International Medical and Technological University]], [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Tanzania]].
|{{Flag|Guyana}}
|Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha
|Community Service
|-
|-
|| {{DEU}} || [[Alokeranjan Dasgupta]] || Poet, philosopher, academic
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|Bitthal Das Maheshwari
|Business
|-
|-
|| {{ZAF}} || [[Ahmed Kathrada]] || South African anti-apartheid activist
|{{Flag|Jamaica}}
|Guna Sekhar Muppuri
|Medical Science & Entrepreneurship
|-
|-
|| {{USA}} || [[Sunil Khilnani]] || Political scientist, writer
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|P. V. Sambasiva Rao
|Technology
|-
|-
|| {{TTO}} || [[Basdeo Panday]] || Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|Prakash Madhavdas Heda
|Medical Science
|-
|-
|| {{GBR}} || [[Bhikhu Parekh]] || member, British House of Lords
|{{Flag|Kuwait}}
|Rajpal Tyagi
|Architecture
|-
|-
|| {{USA}} || [[Sam Pitroda]] || Indian American entrepreneur and Indian communications policymaker
|{{Flag|Myanmar}}
|Banwarilal Satya Narayan Goenka
|Business Management
|-
|-
|| {{GBR}} || [[Vikram Seth]] || Novelist and poet
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|Bhavdeep Singh Dhillon
|Business
|-
|-
|| {{USA}} || [[M. Night Shyamalan]] || Indian American film screenwriter, director and producer
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|[[Himanshu Gulati]]
|Public Service
|-
|-
|| {{FJI}}||[[Vijay Singh]] || Indo-Fijian golfer
|{{Flag|Oman}}
|Vinodan Verambally Thazhikuniyil
|Business
|-
|-
|| {{LKA}} || A Vijayan || Disaster Search & Rescue - Indian Ocean Tsunami
|{{Flag|Poland}}
|Jagdeshwar Rao Maddukuri
|Entrepreneurship
|-
|-
|| {{USA}} || [[Sant Singh Virmani]] || Rice scientist
|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|Purnendu Tiwary
|Training & Simulation
|-
|-
|| {{ARE}} ||[[M. A. Yusuff Ali]]
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
| Owner of [[Lulu Hypermarket|Lulu Group International]] (Abu Dhabi headquartered Indian conglomerate)
|Anil Sooklal
|}
|Diplomacy
 
==Awardees for 2004==
{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Name !! Description
|-
|-
|| {{THA}} || [[Dipak Jain]] || Dean, Kellogg School of Management
|{{Flag|South Africa}}
|Swami Saradaprabhananda
|Community Service
|-
|-
|| {{USA}} || [[Kalpana Chawla]] || NASA Astronaut
|{{Flag|Switzerland}}
|Rajendra Kumar Joshi
|Science
|-
|-
|| {{ZIM}} || Ahmed Moosa Ebrahim ||Supreme Court justice
|{{Flag|Tanzania}}
|Shamim Parkar Khan
|Public Service
|-
|-
|| {{GUY}} || [[Bharrat Jagdeo]] || President of Guyana
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|Girish Pant
|Business
|-
|-
|| {{FJI}} || [[Mahendra Chaudhry|Mahendra Pal Chaudhry]] || Fmr. Prime Minister of Fiji
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|Surender Singh Kandhari
|Business
|-
|-
|| {{KUW}} || Dr. Marian Chisti ||
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|[[Zulekha Daud]]
|Medical Science & Business
|-
|-
|| {{GBR}} || Lord [[Meghnad Desai]] || Economist, Writer, Labour politician
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|Rajesh Chaplot
|Chartered Accountancy
|-
|-
|| {{USA}} || [[Narinder Singh Kapany]] ||
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|Chandra Shekhar Mishra
|Science
|-
|-
|| {{USA}} || [[Shashi Tharoor]] || Politician, Diplomat, Writer
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|[[Gita Gopinath]]
|Academics
|-
|-
|| {{NZL}} || [[Sukhi Turner]] || Fmr. Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|Gitesh Jayantilal Desai
|Structural Engineering
|-
|-
|| {{IND}} || '''[http://pmohamedali.org/dr-p-mohamed-ali/ Dr P Mohamed Ali ]''' ||
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|[[Kiran C Patel]]
|Medical Science
|}
|}


==Awardees for 2003==
== Awardees for 2021 ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+2021 Awardees<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees (PBSA) for the year 2021|url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/33381/Pravasi+Bharatiya+Samman+Awards2021|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-03|website=www.mea.gov.in}}</ref>
! Country of residence!! Name !! Field of Merit
|-
|{{Flag|Armenia}}|| NGO Cultural Diversity for Peaceful Future ||Promoting Indian Culture
|-
|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|Dr. Rajani Chandra D’Mello
|Medicine
|-
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}
|Mr. Baburajan Vava Kalluparambil Gopalan
|Community Service
|-
|{{Flag|Botswana}}
|Mrs. Jamal Ahmad
|Business
|-
|{{Flag|Cameroon}}
|Mr. Janakiraman Ravikumar
|Closer ties with India
|-
|{{Flag|Curaçao}}
|[[Eugene Rhuggenaath]]
|Public Service
|-
|{{Flag|Czech Republic}}
|[[Debashish Chaudhuri]]
|Art and Culture
|-
|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
|Mr. Mohammed Husein Hasanali Sardharwala
|Business
|-
|{{Flag|Fiji}}
|Sai Prema Foundation
|Community Service
|-
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|Dr. Balasubramanian Ramani
|Education
|-
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
|Mr. Lal Lokumal Chellaram
|Community Service
|-
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|Dr. (Prof.) Muralidhar Miryala
|Science & Technology
|-
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|Mr. Rajib Shaw
|Education
|-
|{{Flag|Maldives}}
| Mr. Salil Panigrahi
|Tourism
|-
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|Dr. Ravi Prakash Singh
|Science & Technology
|-
|{{Flag| New Zealand}}
|[[Priyanca Radhakrishnan]]
|Public Service
|-
|{{Flag|Nigeria}}
|Indian Cultural Association (ICA)
|Community Service
|-
|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|Dr. Mohan Thomas Lazarus Pakalomattom
|Medicine
|-
|{{Flag|France}}
|[[Jean-Régis Ramsamy]]
|Media & Community Service
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|-
! Country !! Name !! Description
|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|[[Siddeek Ahmed]]
|Business
|-
|-
| {{MUS}}|| [[Rt. Hon’ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth]] || Prime Minister of Mauritius
|{{Flag|Sudan}}
|Dr. Anil Kumar Chotalal Mithani
|Medicine
|-
|-
|{{ZAF}}|| Prof. [[Fatima Meer]] || she took active part in political, social and philanthropic causes, deeply influenced by the Gandhian values and approach
|{{Flag|Suriname}}
|[[Chan Santokhi]]
|Public Service
|-
|-
| {{HKG}}|| [[Hari Harilela|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.
|{{Flag|Switzerland}}
|Dr. Shachi Gurumayun
|Bio-tech Agronomy
|-
|-
| {{Flag|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.
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|Mr. Vashdev Tikamdas Purswani
|Business
|-
|-
|{{KEN}}|| [[Manu Chandaria|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.
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|Resham Singh Sandhu
|Public Service
|-
|-
|{{GBR}}|| [[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.
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|Mr. Arvind Phukan
|Environment Technology
|-
|-
|{{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.
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|Ms. Nilu Gupta
|Promoting Indian Culture
|-
|-
|{{GUY}}|| [[Shridath Ramphal|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
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|Federation of Indian Associations NY, NJ & CT
|Community Service
|-
|-
| {{MAS}}|| [[Samy Vellu|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.
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
|Dr. Sudhakar Jonnalagadda
|Medicine
|-
|-
|{{CAN}}|| [[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.
|{{Flag|United States of America|Singapure}}
|Mukesh Aghi
| Business
|}
|}


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Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
Civilian award for contributions to International
President of India and awardees at a Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in 2009
Sponsored byPresident of India
First awarded2003
Highlights
Total awarded136

The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Overseas Indian Honour/Award) is the highest Indian award for Non-resident Indian and Overseas Citizen of India or an organisation or institution established and run by Non-Resident Indians or Persons of Indian Origin, 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.[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

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
Template:HKG 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.

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
Template:KUW 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 P. Mohamed Ali Industrialist


Awardees for 2005

Country Name Description
Template:HKG 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 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
File:Flag of the Seychelles.svg Seychelles V. Ramadoss
 South Africa Sisupal Rambharos
 United States Niranjan S. Shah
Template:HKG Rusy M. Shroff
 Singapore Shan V
Template:REU Jean-Paul Virapoullé
 United States Fareed Zakaria journalist, editor of Newsweek International

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 2008

Country Name Description Field of Merit
Template:KSA 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 2009

Country Name[6] Field of Merit
 Malaysia Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo Community Service
 Bahrain Soman Baby Community Service
 Mauritius Shri Angidi Chettiar Public Service
 Madagascar Shri Ylias Akbaraly Community Service
 Netherlands Shri Ram Lakhina Community Service
 Oman P. N. C. Menon Philanthropy
 South Africa Shri Parmananthan ‘Prema’ Naidoo Public Service
 Suriname Shri Ramdien Sardjoe Public Service
 United Arab Emirates Shri J. R. Gangaramani Community Service
 United Kingdom Baroness Shreela Flather Public Service
 United States Prof C. K. Prahalad Management
 United States Prof. Sumit Ganguly Public Service
 United States Dr. Sampatkumar Shidramapa Shivangi Community Leadership

Awardees for 2010

Country Name[6] Description Field of Merit
 United Arab Emirates Dr. Azad Moopen Chairman of Aster DM Healthcare Healthcare
 Tanzania Dr. Rajni Kanabar Work with the Tanzania Heart Babies Project. 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
Template:Country data 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 2011

Country Name Description Field of Merit
 Australia Prof. Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla Science
 Canada Dr. Rajni Kanabar Arts
Template:HKG 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
Template:KSA 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 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 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[7]
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"[8]
 Germany Professor Gurusharan Singh Chatwal Science
Template:GUI 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
Template:REU Gilbert. C. Moutien Business
 South Africa  Ismail E. Ebrahim Public Services
 United States Subhash Razdan Public service

Awardees for 2014

Country Name Description Field of Merit
 Australia Senator Lisa Maria Singh First member of South Asian descent in Australian Parliament
 Bahrain Dr Varghese Kurian Leading overseas Indian businessman
 Canada Vasdev Chanchlani Entrepreneur and philanthropist based in
 Fiji Ramakrishna Mission
 France Bikas Chandra Sanyal Renowned educationist
 Netherlands Satnarainsing Rabin Baldewsingh Significant contribution to promoting better understanding of India
 Papua New Guinea Sasindran Muthuvel First Member of Parliament of Indian origin in Papua
Template:KSA Shihabudeen VavaKunju Contributor to welfare of Indian community
 South Africa Ela Gandhi Contributions in promoting ties between India and South Africa, and the cause of freedom
 United Arab Emirates Shamsheer Vayalil Contribution in field of healthcare business and for promoting etter understanding of India
 United Kingdom Shailesh Vara First Indian origin Govt. minister for Conservative Party
 United States Dr. Parthasarathy Chiramel Pillai Contributions in field of science, and fostering closer relations between India and USA
 United States 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
 United States 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 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
File:Flag of the Seychelles.svg 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

Country Name Field of Merit

[9][3]

 Australia Gorur Krishna Harinath Community Service
 Bahrain V.K. Rajashekharan Pillai Business
 Belgium Antwerp Indian Association Community Service
 Brunei Nazeer Ahamed Mohamed Zackiriah Community Service
 Canada Mukund Purohit Business
 Djibouti Nalinkumar Sumanlal Kothari Community Service
 Fiji Vinod Patel Social Service
 France Raghunath Marie Antonin Manet Arts & Culture
 Israel Lael Anson E. Best Medical Science
 Japan Sandip Kumar Tagore   Arts & Culture
 Libya Ariful Islam Community Service
 Malaysia Tan Sri Dato Dr. Muniandy Thambirajah Education and Community Service
 Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth Public Service
 Portugal António Costa Public Service
 Qatar Raghavan Seetharaman Business Management
 Saudi Arabia Zeenat Musarrat Jafri Education
 Singapore Singapore Indian Association Community Service
 Sweden Carani Balaraman Sanjeevi Medicine
 Thailand Susheel Kumar Saraff Business
 Trinidad and Tobago Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran Public Service
 United Arab Emirates Vasudev Shamdas Shroff Community Service
 United Arab Emirates India Social and Cultural Centre, Abu Dhabi Philanthropy & Community Service
 United Kingdom Priti Patel Public Service
 United Kingdom Neena Gill Public Service
 United States of America Hari Babu Bindal Environmental Engineering
 United States of America Bharat Haridas Barai Community Service
 United States of America Nisha Desai Biswal Public Affairs
 United States of America Mahesh Mehta Community Service
 United States of America Ramesh Shah Community Service
 United States of America Sampatkumar Shidramapa Shivangi Community Leadership

Awardees for 2019

2019 Awardees[10]
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 2021

2021 Awardees[11]
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 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

References

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  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2017 conferred". Jagranjosh.com. 10 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, 2019" (PDF). www.cgihamburg.gov.in.
  5. ↑ "MEA | Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA)". www.mea.gov.in.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "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".
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Patricia Rozario bags Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards-2017". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "List of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees (PBSA) for the year 2019". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "List of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees (PBSA) for the year 2021". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 3 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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