Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Overseas Indian Honour/Award) is an award constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day), to honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession. The award is given by the President of India.[1] Since 2016, the Government of India has doubled the number of awardees each year to 30 after a decision to grant the award once every two years.[2]
| Pravasi Bharatiya Samman | |
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| Civilian award for contributions to International | |
 President of India and awardees at a Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in 2009 | |
| Awarded for | to honour exceptional NRIs and PIOs |
| Sponsored by | President of India |
| First awarded | 2003 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 136 |
Award criteria
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (PBS) is conferred for outstanding contributions in any of the following areas:
- "Better understanding of India"
- "Support to India’s causes and concerns in a tangible way"
- "Building closer links between India, the overseas Indian community and their country of residence;"
- "Social and humanitarian causes in India or abroad"
- "Welfare of the local Indian community"
- "Philanthropic and charitable work"
- "Eminence in one’s field or outstanding work, which has enhanced India’s prestige in the country of residence; or"
- "Eminence in skills which has enhanced India’s prestige in that country (for non-professional workers)."[3][4]
Awardees for 2019
| Country of residence | Name | Field of Merit |
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.svg.png){kind=small} | Nihal Singh Agar | Social Service |
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Rajinder Nath Khazanchi | Civil Engineering |
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Ramesh Chotai | Business |
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Amit Waikar | Business |
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Indian Community Association in Egypt | Community Service |
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Malini Ranganathan | Academics & Arts |
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Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha | Community Service |
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Bitthal Das Maheshwari | Business |
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Guna Sekhar Muppuri | Medical Science & Entrepreneurship |
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P. V. Sambasiva Rao | Technology |
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Prakash Madhavdas Heda | Medical Science |
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Rajpal Tyagi | Architecture |
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Banwarilal Satya Narayan Goenka | Business Management |
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Bhavdeep Singh Dhillon | Business |
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Himanshu Gulati | Public Service |
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Vinodan Verambally Thazhikuniyil | Business |
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Jagdeshwar Rao Maddukuri | Entrepreneurship |
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Purnendu Chandra Tiwary | Training & Simulation |
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Anil Sooklal | Diplomacy |
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Swami Saradaprabhananda | Community Service |
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Rajendra Kumar Joshi | Science |
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Shamim Parkar Khan | Public Service |
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Girish Pant | Business |
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Surender Singh Kandhari | Business |
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Zulekha Daud | Medical Science & Business |
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Rajesh Chaplot | Chartered Accountancy |
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Chandra Shekhar Mishra | Science |
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Gita Gopinath | Academics |
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Gitesh Jayantilal Desai | Structural Engineering |
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Kiran C Patel | Medical Science |
Awardees for 2017
| Country | Name | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|
| Gorur Krishna Harinath | Community Service |
 | V.K. Rajashekharan Pillai | Business |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Antwerp Indian Association | Community Service |
 | Nazeer Ahamed Mohamed Zackiriah | Community Service |
| Mukund Purohit | Business |
 | Nalinkumar Sumanlal Kothari | Community Service |
 | Vinod Patel | Social Service |
| Raghunath Marie Antonin Manet | Arts & Culture |
 | Lael Anson E. | Best Medical Science |
 | Sandip Kumar Tagore | Arts & Culture |
 | Ariful Islam | Community Service |
 | Tan Sri Dato Dr. Muniandy Thambirajah | Education and Community Service |
 | Pravind Jugnauth | Public Service |
 | António Costa | Public Service |
| Raghavan Seetharaman | Business Management |
 | Zeenat Musarrat Jafri | Education |
 | Singapore Indian Association | Community Service |
 | Carani Balaraman Sanjeevi | Medicine |
 | Susheel Kumar Saraff | Business |
 | Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran | Public Service |
| Vasudev Shamdas Shroff | Community Service |
| India Social and Cultural Centre, Abu Dhabi | Philanthropy & Community Service |
 | Priti Patel | Public Service |
| Neena Gill | Public Service |
| Hari Babu Bindal | Environmental Engineering |
| Bharat Haridas Barai | Community Service |
| Nisha Desai Biswal | Public Affairs |
| Mahesh Mehta | Community Service |
| Ramesh Shah | Community Service |
| Sampatkumar Shidramapa Shivangi | Community Leadership |
Awardees for 2015
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Donald Rabindernauth Ramaotar | President of Guyana and awarded for his work for the Indian diaspora. | Public Service |
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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 |
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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 |
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Rajmal Parakh | Leading philanthropist, active in social services and charitable work in Oman and India. | Social Service |
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Duraikannu Karunakaran | Justice of the Supreme Court of Seychelles | Judicial Service |
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Essop Goolam Pahad | Politician and Minister in the Presidency from 1999 to 2008 | Public Service |
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Shah Bharatkumar Jayantilal | Social worker known for contributions to charities and philanthropy. | Community Service |
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Ashraf Thamarassery | Social activist | Social Work |
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Mahendra Nanji Mehta | Indian-origin businessman | Public Service |
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Nathu Ram Puri | Founder of Purico and awarded for his contributions to the Indian diaspora. | Education & Community Service |
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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 |
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Satya Nadella | CEO of Microsoft | Business Management |
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Kamlesh Lulla | Chief Scientist for Earth Observation in the Human Exploration Science office at Johnson Space Center at NASA | Scientific Research |
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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
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Senator Lisa Maria Singh | First member of South Asian descent in Australian Parliament | |
| Dr Varghese Kurian | Leading overseas Indian businessman | |
| Vasdev Chanchlani | Entrepreneur and philanthropist based in | |
| Ramakrishna Mission | ||
| BikasChandra Sanyal | Renowned educationist | |
 | Satnarainsing Rabin Baldewsingh | Significant contribution to promoting better understanding of India | |
| Sasindran Mthuvel | First Member of Parliament of Indian origin in Papua | |
| Shihabudeen VavaKunju | Contributor to welfare of Indian community | |
| Ms. Ela Gandhi | Contributions in promoting ties between India and South Africa, and the cause of freedom | |
| Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil arambath | Contribution in field of healthcare business and for promoting etter understanding of India | |
| Shailesh Vara | First Indian origin Govt. minister for Conservative Party | |
| Dr. Parthasarathy Chiramel Pillai | Contributions in field of science, and fostering closer relations between India and USA | |
| 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 | |
| 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
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
| H E Mr. Rajkeswur Purryag | The President of the Republic of Mauritius | |
| 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 |
| Bava Haji Pandalingal | ||
 | Patricia Maria Rozario | Music | Contributions in the field of music "Outstanding achievements"[8] |
 | Professor Gurusharan Singh Chatwal | Science | |
| Ashok S. Vaswani, | community service | |
| Tan Sri Ravindran Menon | Community service | |
| Dr. Rasik V.Joshi | Literature | |
| Dr.Satendra K.Singh | Community service | |
| Gilbert. C. Moutien | Business | |
| Ismail E. Ebrahim | Public Services | |
| Subhash Razdan | Public service | |
Awardees for 2012
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. P. V. Radhakrishna Pillai or Plavalil Kizhakkethil Vasudevan Radhakrishna Pillai | ||
 | Mr.Sachchidanand Sahai | ||
| Indo‐Canada Chamber of Commerce | ||
 | Mr. Deepak Naraindas Shivdasani | ||
| Mr. Victor Shahid Smetacek | ||
 | Mr.Prakash Lohia | ||
 | Mr. Jose Parayanken | ||
| Mr. Kiran Navinchandra Asher | ||
| Mr. Hassan Abdulkarim Chougule | ||
| Mr.S. R. Nathan — The former President of Singapore | ||
| Ms. Khorshed Noshir Ginwala | ||
| The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago | ||
 | Mr. Rajesh Kumar Saraiya | ||
| Prof. Surendra Kumar Kaushik | ||
| Kalpalatha Kummamuri Guntupalli |
Awardees for 2011
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof.Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla | Science | |
| Dr. Rajni Kanabar | Arts | |
 | Shri Harindarpal Singh Banga | Business | |
| Shri Hohammad Munir Nazir Hassan Ansari | Community Service | |
 | Shri Upjit Singh Sachdeva | Community Service | |
| Tan Sri Dato’ Ajit Singh | Public Affairs | |
| Sir Anand Satyanand | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Saleh Wahid | Community Service | |
| Indian Community Benevolent Forum | Community Service | |
| Dr. Mohiaddin Syed Karimuddin | Pediatrician, Jeddah | Community Service |
 | Shri Mano Selvanathan | Business | |
| Shri Mohan Jashanmal | Community Service | |
| Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma | Public Affairs |
Awardees for 2010[9]
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr.Azad Moopen | Chairman of Aster DM Healthcare | Healthcare |
| 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 |
| Shri Mohinder Singh Bhullar | Community Service | |
| Shri Yanktesh Permal Reddy | Community Service | |
| Shri Ryuko Hira | Community Service | |
| Smt Dr. Ruby Umesh Pawankar | Medicine | |
| Shri Suresh Kumar Virmani | Community Service | |
| Shri Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan | Public Service | |
| Dr. Tholisiah Perumal Naidoo | Community Service | |
| Shri Deepak Mittal | Business | |
| Dr. Lenny Krishendath Saith | Public Service | |
| Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik | Community Service | |
| Shri Ashok Kumar Mago | Community Service | |
| Shri Upendra J. Chivukula | Public Service | |
Awardees for 2009[9]
| Country | Name | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|
| Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo | Community Service |
| Soman Baby | Community Service |
| Shri Angidi Chettiar | Public Service |
 | Shri Ylias Akbaraly | Community Service |
| Shri Ram Lakhina | Community Service |
| P. N. C. Menon | Philanthropy |
| Shri Parmananthan ‘Prema’ Naidoo | Public Service |
 | Shri Ramdien Sardjoe | Public Service |
| Shri J. R. Gangaramani | Community Service |
| Baroness Shreela Flather | Public Service |
| Prof C. K. Prahalad | Management |
| Prof. Sumit Ganguly | Public Service |
| Dr. Sampatkumar Shidramapa Shivangi | Community Leadership |
Awardees for 2008
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Mohammed Roshankt | Chairman of TCS-FNS | |
| Dr. Ravi Pillai | Managing director Nasser Al Hajri Corporation | Business |
| Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam | Prime Minister Mauritius | Public Affairs |
| Neville Joseph Roach | Chairman of TCS-FNS | |
| A. P. S. Mani | Founder and coordinator of Indian Community Activities in Tokyo | |
| Judge Ajit Swaran Singh | District Judge in New Zealand | |
| Dr. Rafiudin Fazulbhoy | Founding member of the Indian school at Jeddah and the Indian Pilgrims' Welfare Forum | |
| Bicky Chakraborty | CEO Elite Hotels, Sweden | |
| Krishnamurthy Kumar | Founding governor of the Indian Business and Professional Council | |
| Lord Karan Bilimoria | Chancellor Thames Valley University | |
| Dr. Thomas Abraham | Founder chairman Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO Inc.) | |
| Joy Cherian | Commissioner at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
| National Council of Indian Culture | NGO dedicated to the promotion of Indian culture in Trinidad and Tobago |
Awardees for 2007
| Country | Name | Description | Field of Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopal Raju | journalist, founder-editor India Abroad | Media |
| Lord Diljit Rana | Hon. Consul Belfast, Managing Director Andras House | Business |
| Dave Sukhdip Singh Hayer | Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | Public Affairs |
| Dr. Madhavan Anirudhan | President Essen Nutrition | Business |
| Billy Nair | Member of Parliament, ANC South Africa | Public Affairs |
| Pheroze Nowrojee | Advocate, Human Rights Activist | Community Affairs |
| Nirmal K. Sinha | Community Leader, Significant contribution to fostering friendship between India and USA | Community Affairs |
| Tan Sri Dato K.R. Somasundram | Executive Chairman, National Land Finance Co-operative Society | Public Affairs |
| Kenneth S. Benjamin | Founder and chairman of the Guardsman Group | Business |
| Sibabrata Roy | President Indo-German Society Hamburg, Promoter of Indian Culture in Germany | Community Affairs |
| Syed M. Salahuddin | Managing Director, ETA-Ascon Group | Business |
| Dr.Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty | Businessman Pharmaceuticals, Chairman Board of Governors Abu Dhabi Indian School | Business |
| Sir Moti Tikaram | Justice, National President Fiji World Jurist Association | Public Affairs |
| Dr. Abdool Magid Karim Vakil | President Comunidade Islamica de Lisboa | Business |
| Dr. Panchapakesa Jayaraman | Writer, Promoter of Hindi language and literature | Culture |
Awardees for 2006
| Country | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shivnath Rai Bajaj | |
| Eliahu Bezalel | |
| Abdool Raouf Bundhun | |
 | Pratima Kale | |
| Majid Uddin Kazi | |
| C. K. Menon | |
| Gulam Kaderbhai Noon | |
| Sudhir M. Parikh | |
| Yesu Persaud | |
| V. Ramadoss | |
| Sisupal Rambharos | |
| Niranjan S. Shah | |
| Rusy M. Shroff | |
| Shan V | |
| Jean-Paul Virapoullé | |
| Fareed Zakaria | journalist, editor of Newsweek International |
Awardees for 2005
| Country | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M. Arunachalam | President, Asia Pacific India Chambers of Commerce |
| Jagdish Bhagwati | Indian American economist |
| Amina Cachalia | Women's activist, politician |
| J.K. Chande | Chancellor, International Medical and Technological University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. |
| Alokeranjan Dasgupta | Poet, philosopher, academic |
| Ahmed Kathrada | South African anti-apartheid activist |
| Sunil Khilnani | Political scientist, writer |
| Basdeo Panday | Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Bhikhu Parekh | member, British House of Lords |
| Sam Pitroda | Indian American entrepreneur and Indian communications policymaker |
| Vikram Seth | Novelist and poet |
| M. Night Shyamalan | Indian American film screenwriter, director and producer |
| Vijay Singh | Indo-Fijian golfer |
| A Vijayan | Disaster Search & Rescue - Indian Ocean Tsunami |
| Sant Singh Virmani | Rice scientist |
| M. A. Yusuff Ali | Owner of Lulu Group International (Abu Dhabi headquartered Indian conglomerate) |
Awardees for 2004
| Country | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dipak Jain | Dean, Kellogg School of Management |
| Kalpana Chawla | NASA Astronaut |
 | Ahmed Moosa Ebrahim | Supreme Court justice |
| Bharrat Jagdeo | President of Guyana |
| Mahendra Pal Chaudhry | Fmr. Prime Minister of Fiji |
| Dr. Marian Chisti | |
| Lord Meghnad Desai | Economist, Writer, Labour politician |
| Narinder Singh Kapany | |
| Shashi Tharoor | Politician, Diplomat, Writer |
| Sukhi Turner | Fmr. Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Dr P Mohamed Ali |
Awardees for 2003
| Country | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rt. Hon’ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth | Prime Minister of Mauritius |
| Prof. Fatima Meer | she took active part in political, social and philanthropic causes, deeply influenced by the Gandhian values and approach |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Ujjal Dosanjh | In 1991 Shri Dosanjh was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly in the Vancouver Kensington constituency and then as Caucus Chair. He became the Minister for Human Rights, Multiculturalism, Sports and Immigration in 1995 and then was appointed the Attorney General of British Columbia. In a historic development, he was elected as the 33rd Premier and President of the Executive Council of the British Columbia, which is first for a person of Indian origin in Canada. |
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References
- "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.
- "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2017 conferred". Jagranjosh.com. 10 January 2017.
- "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, 2019" (PDF). www.cgihamburg.gov.in.
- "MEA | Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA)". www.mea.gov.in.
- "List of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees (PBSA) for the year 2019". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- "Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards-2017". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Patricia Rozario bags Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award". The Times of India.
- "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".
External links
- Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, Official webpage at Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Official Website
- List of Previous Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awardees MOIA archieved website
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