President Confers Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award at 18th PBD 2025
Award and Honour
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President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award to the recipient at the 18th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention in Bhubaneshwar Odisha on 10 January 2025.
The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention was held in Bhubaneswar on 8-10th January 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Convention on 8th January and the valedictory session was addressed by President Droupadi Murmu.
Since 2003,9th January has been observed as Pravasi Divas in India to mark the return of Mahatma Gandhi to India on this day in 1915 from South Africa.
The Ministry of External Affairs organises the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention and since 2015 it has been organised after every two years.
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards
The government of India instituted the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman to honour Non-Resident Indians(NRI), Persons of India Origin(PIO), and institutions /organisations established by them for their exemplary achievements in India or abroad.
The winner of the award is selected by a Jury-cum-Awards committee. The committee is headed by the Vice-President of India and the Minister for External Affairs is the vice-chairman of the committee.
The award is conferred by the President of India on the last day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention.
List of the 2025 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award winners
Following are the 27 persons/organisations honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2025 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on 10th January 2025.
|
Serial Number |
Award Winner |
Nationalities |
Profession |
|
1 |
Prof. Ajay Rane |
Australia |
Community Service |
|
2 |
Dr. Marialena Joan Fernandes |
Austria |
Education |
|
3 |
Dr. Philomena Ann Mohini Harris |
Barbados |
Medical Science |
|
4 |
Swami Sanyuktanand |
Fiji |
Community Service |
|
5 |
Saraswati Vidya Niketan |
Guyana |
Community Service |
|
6 |
Dr. Lekh Raj Juneja |
Japan |
Science & Technology |
|
7 |
Dr. Prem Kumar |
Kyrgyzstan |
Medical Science |
|
8 |
Soukthavy Chowdhury |
Lao People Democratic Republic |
Business |
|
9 |
Krishna Savjani |
Malawi |
Business |
|
10 |
Dr. Subramaniam K.V. Sathasivam |
Malaysia |
Politics |
|
11 |
Dr. Sarita Boodhoo |
Mauritius |
Community Service |
|
12 |
Abhaya Kumar |
Moldova |
Business |
|
13 |
Dr. Ram Niwas @ Hla Tun |
Myanmar |
Education |
|
14 |
Jaggannath Shekhar Asthana |
Romania |
Business |
|
15 |
Hindustani Samaj |
Russia |
Community Service |
|
16 |
Sudha Rani Gupta |
Russia |
Education |
|
17 |
Dr. Syed Anwar Khursheed |
Saudi Arabia |
Medical Science |
|
18 |
Atul Arvind Temurnikar |
Singapore |
Education |
|
19 |
Robert Masih Nahar |
Spain |
Community Service |
|
20 |
Dr. Kaushik Laxmidas Ramaiya |
Tanzania |
Medicine |
|
21 |
Christine Carla Kangaloo |
Trinidad & Tobago |
Public Affairs |
|
22 |
Ramakrishnan Sivaswamy Iyer |
United Arab Emirates |
Business |
|
23 |
Bonthala Subbaiah Setty Ramesh Babu |
Uganda |
Community Services |
|
24 |
Baroness Usha Kumari Prashar |
United Kingdom |
Politics |
|
25 |
Dr. Sharad Lakhanpal |
United States of America |
Medicine |
|
26 |
Dr. Sharmila Ford |
United States of America |
Community Services |
|
27 |
Ravi Kumar S. |
United States of America |
Business |
Details about the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2025
