An educationist in Bhutan, a doctor in Brunei and civil society activists in Ethiopia, Israel and Poland were among the 27 people chosen for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA).
Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and renowned Canadian scientist Dr Vaikuntam Iyer Lakshmanan are among 27 recipients of the 2023 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award — the highest honor conferred on overseas Indians.
PBSA is conferred by the Hon’ble President of India as part of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention on Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin or an organization/institution established and run by the Non-Resident Indians or Persons of Indian Origin in recognition of their outstanding achievements both in India and abroad.
The 17th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is scheduled to be held from 8–10 January 2023 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards will be conferred by the Hon’ble President of India at the PBD Convention in the valedictory session of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations.
Born to an Indo-Guyanese Muslim family, Ali took oath as Presiden in August 2020.
He will also be the chief guest at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention.
Polish businessman from Goa Amit Kailash Chandra Lath, 45, who helped in the evacuation of Indian students from Ukraine into Poland when war with Russia broke out, is also a recipient of the award.
Scientist and innovator Dr Vaikuntam Iyer Lakshmanan, who moved to Canada in 1974, channeled his passion for community service through supporting organizations like Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce and Canada-India Business Council.
He has sponsored clean drinking water systems and a mobile hospital in rural India, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce in 2019.
Among other recipients are FedEx Corporation CEO Rajesh Subramaniam, Australian economist Chennupati Jagadish, and Israel-based chef Reena Vinod Pushkarna.
A Jury-cum-Awards Committee, with Hon’ble Vice-President as the Chairman and Hon’ble External Affairs Minister as the Vice-Chair and other distinguished members from various walks of life considered the nominations for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards, 2023 and unanimously selected the awardees. The awardees represent the excellence achieved by our diaspora in various fields.
Following is the list of Awardees recommended by Jury-cum-Awards Committee for conferment of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2023:
Sr. No. Name Country Field
1
Prof. Jagadish Chennupati
Australia
Science & Technology/ Education
2
Prof. Sanjeev Mehta
Bhutan
Education
3
Prof. Dilip Loundo
Brazil
Art & Culture/Education
4
Dr. Alexander Maliakel John
Brunei Darussalam
Medicine
5
Dr. Vaikuntam Iyer Lakshmanan
Canada
Community Welfare
6
Mr. Joginder Singh Nijjar
Croatia
Art & Culture/Education
7
Prof. Ramjee Prasad
Denmark
Information Technology
8
Dr. Kannan Ambalam
Ethiopia
Community Welfare
9
Dr. Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyay
Germany
Community Welfare/Medicine
10
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali
Guyana
Politics/Community Welfare
11
Ms. Reena Vinod Pushkarna
Israel
Business/Community Welfare
12
Dr. Maqsooda Sarfi Shiotani
Japan
Education
13
Dr. Rajagopal
Mexico
Education
14
Mr. Amit Kailash Chandra Lath
Poland
Business/Community Welfare
15
Mr. Parmanand Sukhumal Daswani
Republic of Congo
Community Welfare
16
Mr. Piyush Gupta
Singapore
Business
17
Mr. Mohanlal Hira
South Africa
Community Welfare
18
Mr. Sanjaykumar Shivabhai Patel
South Sudan
Business/Community Welfare
19
Mr. Sivakumar Nadesan
Sri Lanka
Community Welfare
20
Dr. Dewanchandrebhose Sharman
Suriname
Community Welfare
21
Dr. Archana Sharma
Switzerland
Science & Technology
22
Justice Frank Arthur Seepersad
Trinidad & Tobago
Community Welfare/Education
23
Mr. Siddharth Balachandran
UAE
Business/Community Welfare
24
Mr. Chandrakant Babubhai Patel
UK
Media
25
Dr. Darshan Singh Dhaliwal
USA
Business/Community Welfare
26
Mr. Rajesh Subramaniam
USA
Business
27
Mr. Ashok Kumar Tiwary
Uzbekistan
Business
New Delhi
January 02, 2023
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