The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is the highest honour offered to a non-resident Indian, an individual of Indian origin, or an organisation founded by an Indian.
An Indian diaspora award commemorates the contribution of Indian diasporas to better understanding India abroad and supporting India’s causes. Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards are presented to eminent members of the Indian diaspora in the presence of His Excellency Rashtrapati Ji.
PRAVASI BHARATIYA SAMMAN AWARD List
Sr No. | Country | Name of the Awardees | Year | Field |
1 | Canada | Shri Ujjal Dosanjh | 2003 | Public Affairs |
2 | Guyana | Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal | 2003 | Public Affairs |
3 | Hong Kong | Dr. Hari N. Harilela | 2003 | Business |
4 | Kenya | Shri Manilal Premchand Chandaria | 2003 | Business |
5 | Malaysia | Dato Seri S. Samyvellu | 2003 | Public Affairs |
6 | Mauritius | R. T. Hon’ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth | 2003 | Public Affairs |
7 | Oman | Shri Kanaksi Gokaldas Khimji | 2003 | Business |
8 | South Africa | Prof. Fatima Meer | 2003 | Public Affairs |
9 | UK | Lord Navnit Dholakia | 2003 | Public Affairs |
10 | USA | Shri Rajat Gupta | 2003 | Management |
11 | Fiji | Shri Mahendra Pal Chaudhry | 2004 | Public Affairs |
12 | Guyana | H.E. Bharat Jagdeo | 2004 | Public Affairs |
13 | Kenya | Shri Fitz Remedios Santana DE Souza | 2004 | Public Affairs |
14 | Kuwait | Dr. Mariam Chisti | 2004 | Public Health |
15 | New Zealand | Smt. Sukhi Turner | 2004 | Public Affairs |
16 | Oman | Shri P. Mohammed Ali | 2004 | Business |
17 | UK | Lord Meghnad Desai | 2004 | Public Affairs |
18 | USA | Prof. Dipak C. Jain | 2004 | Management |
19 | USA | Dr. Kalpana Chawla (Posthumously) | 2004 | Astronaut |
20 | USA | Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany | 2004 | Business |
21 | USA | Shri Shashi Tharoor | 2004 | Literature |
22 | Zimbabwe | Justice Mr. Ahamed Mossa Ebrahim | 2004 | Public Affairs |
23 | Fiji | Shri Vijay Singh | 2005 | Sports |
24 | Germany | Prof Alokeranjan Dasgupta | 2005 | Poetry |
25 | Hong Kong | Shri M. Arunachalam | 2005 | Business |
26 | Philippines | Dr. Sant Singh Virmani | 2005 | Agricultural Science |
27 | South Africa | Ms. Amina Cachalia | 2005 | Public Affairs |
28 | South Africa | Shri Ahmed Kathrada | 2005 | Public Affairs |
29 | Tanzania | Sir (Dr.) J.K. Chande | 2005 | Public Affairs |
30 | Trinidad & Tobago | Shri Basdeo Panday | 2005 | Public Affairs |
31 | UAE | Shri Yusuffali M.A. | 2005 | Business |
32 | UK | Lord Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh | 2005 | Political Science |
33 | UK | Shri Vikram Seth | 2005 | Literature |
34 | USA | Prof Sunil Khilnani | 2005 | Political Science |
35 | USA | Dr. Sam Pitroda | 2005 | Technology |
36 | USA | Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati | 2005 | Economics |
37 | USA | Shri Manoj Night Shyamalan | 2005 | Films |
38 | Guyana | Shri Yesu Persaud | 2006 | Business |
39 | Hong Kong | Shri Rusy M. Shroff | 2006 | Business |
40 | Israel | Shri Eliahu Bezalel | 2006 | Agriculture |
41 | Mauritius | Shri Abdool Raouf Bundhun | 2006 | Public Affairs |
42 | Philippines | Smt. Pratima Kale | 2006 | Rural Development |
43 | Qatar | Shri C. K. Menon | 2006 | Community Leadership |
44 | Reunion Island | Shri Jean-Paul Virapoulle | 2006 | Public Affairs |
45 | Saudi Arabia | Dr. Majid Uddin Kazi | 2006 | Medicine |
46 | Seychelles | Dr. V. Ramadoss | 2006 | Community Leadership |
47 | South Africa | Shri Sisupal Rambharos | 2006 | Philanthropy |
48 | Thailand | Shri Shivnath Rai Bajaj | 2006 | Business |
49 | UK | Sir Gulam Kaderbhai Noon | 2006 | Business |
50 | USA | Dr. Sudhir Parikh | 2006 | Community Leadership |
51 | USA | Shri Niranjan S. Shah | 2006 | Community Leadership |
52 | USA | Shri Fareed Zakaria | 2006 | Journalism |
53 | Canada | Shri Dave Sukhdip Singh Hayer | 2007 | Public Affairs |
54 | Fiji | Sir Moti Tikaram | 2007 | Public Affairs |
55 | Germany | Shri Sibabrata Roy | 2007 | Community Affairs |
56 | Jamaica | Shri Kenneth S. Benjamin | 2007 | Business |
57 | Kenya | Shri Pheroze Nowrojee | 2007 | Community Affairs |
58 | Malaysia | Tan Sri Dato Dr. K. R. Somasundram | 2007 | Public Affairs |
59 | Portugal | Dr. Abdool Magid Abdool Karim Vakil | 2007 | Business |
60 | South Africa | Shri Billy Nair | 2007 | Public Affairs |
61 | UAE | Shri Syed M. Salahuddin | 2007 | Business |
62 | UAE | Dr. B.R. Shetty | 2007 | Business |
63 | UK | Lord Diljit Rana | 2007 | Business |
64 | USA | Shri Gopal Raju | 2007 | Media |
65 | USA | Shri Nirmal K. Sinha | 2007 | Community Affairs |
66 | USA | Dr. P. Jayaraman | 2007 | Culture |
67 | USA | Dr. M. Anirudhan | 2007 | Business |
68 | Australia | Shri Neville Joseph Roach | 2008 | Community Service |
69 | Bahrain | Dr. Ravi Pillai | 2008 | Business |
70 | Japan | Shri A. P. S. Mani | 2008 | Community Service |
71 | Mauritius | Dr. the Hon. Navinchandra Ramgoolam | 2008 | Public Service |
72 | New Zealand | Judge Ajit Swaran Singh | 2008 | Public Service |
73 | Saudi Arabia | Shri Rafiudin Shamsudin Fazulbhoy | 2008 | Community Service |
74 | Sweden | Shri Bicky Chakraborty | 2008 | Business |
75 | Trinidad & Tobago | National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) | 2008 | Community Service |
76 | UAE | Shri Krishnamurthy Kumar | 2008 | Community Service |
77 | UK | Lord Karan Bilimoria | 2008 | Business |
78 | USA | Dr. Thomas Abraham | 2008 | Community Service |
79 | USA | Dr. Joy Cherian | 2008 | Public Service |
80 | Bahrain | Shri Soman Baby | 2009 | Community Service |
81 | Canada | Shri Deepak Obhrai | 2009 | Public Service |
82 | Madagascar | Shri Ylias Akbaraly | 2009 | Community Service |
83 | Malaysia | Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo | 2009 | Public Service |
84 | Mauritius | Shri Angidi Veeriah Chettiar | 2009 | Public Service |
85 | Oman | Shri P.N.C. Menon | 2009 | Philanthropy |
86 | South Africa | Shri Parmananthan ‘Prema’ Naidoo | 2009 | Public Service |
87 | Suriname | Shri Ramdien Sardjoe | 2009 | Public Service |
88 | The Netherlands | Shri Ram Lakhina | 2009 | Community Service |
89 | UAE | Shri J.R. Gangaramani | 2009 | Community Service |
90 | UK | Baroness Shreela Flather | 2009 | Public Service |
91 | USA | Prof. C.K. Prahalad | 2009 | Management |
92 | USA | Prof. Sumit Ganguly | 2009 | Public Service |
93 | Brunei Darussalam | Shri Mohinder Singh Bhullar | 2010 | Community Service |
94 | Fiji | Shri Yanktesh Permal Reddy | 2010 | Community Service |
95 | Japan | Shri Ryuko Hira | 2010 | Community Service |
96 | Japan | (Smt.) Dr. Ruby Umesh Pawankar | 2010 | Medicine |
97 | Oman | Shri Suresh Kumar Virmani | 2010 | Community Service |
98 | South Africa | Shri Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan | 2010 | Public Service |
99 | South Africa | Dr. Tholisiah Perumal Naidoo | 2010 | Community Service |
100 | Tanzania | Dr. Rajni Kanabar | 2010 | Medicine |
101 | Thailand | Shri Deepak Mittal | 2010 | Business |
102 | Trinidad & Tobago | Dr. Lenny Krishendath Saith | 2010 | Public Service |
103 | UAE | Dr. Azad Moopen | 2010 | Medicine |
104 | USA | Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik | 2010 | Community Service |
105 | USA | Shri Ashok Kumar Mago | 2010 | Community Service |
106 | USA | Shri Upendra J. Chivukula | 2010 | Public Service |
107 | Australia | Prof. Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla | 2011 | Science |
108 | Canada | Ms. Lata Pada | 2011 | Arts |
109 | Hong Kong | Shri Harindrapal Singh Banga | 2011 | Business |
110 | Israel | Shri Hohammad Munir Nazir Hassan Ansari | 2011 | Community Service |
111 | Liberia | Shri Upjit Singh Sachdeva | 2011 | Community Service |
112 | Malaysia | Tan Sri Dato’ Ajit Singh | 2011 | Public Affairs |
Sr No. | Country | Name of the Awardees | Year | Field |
113 | Canada | Shri Ujjal Dosanjh | 2010.948842 | Public Affairs |
114 | Guyana | Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal | 2011.021419 | Public Affairs |
115 | Hong Kong | Dr. Hari N. Harilela | 2011.093997 | Business |
116 | Kenya | Shri Manilal Premchand Chandaria | 2011.166574 | Business |
117 | Malaysia | Dato Seri S. Samyvellu | 2011.239152 | Public Affairs |
118 | Mauritius | R. T. Hon’ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth | 2011.311729 | Public Affairs |
119 | Oman | Shri Kanaksi Gokaldas Khimji | 2011.384307 | Business |
120 | South Africa | Prof. Fatima Meer | 2011.456884 | Public Affairs |
121 | UK | Lord Navnit Dholakia | 2011.529462 | Public Affairs |
122 | USA | Shri Rajat Gupta | 2011.602039 | Management |
123 | Fiji | Shri Mahendra Pal Chaudhry | 2011.674616 | Public Affairs |
124 | Guyana | H.E. Bharat Jagdeo | 2011.747194 | Public Affairs |
125 | Kenya | Shri Fitz Remedios Santana DE Souza | 2011.819771 | Public Affairs |
126 | Kuwait | Dr. Mariam Chisti | 2011.892349 | Public Health |
127 | New Zealand | Smt. Sukhi Turner | 2011.964926 | Public Affairs |
128 | Oman | Shri P. Mohammed Ali | 2012.037504 | Business |
129 | UK | Lord Meghnad Desai | 2012.110081 | Public Affairs |
130 | USA | Prof. Dipak C. Jain | 2012.182659 | Management |
131 | USA | Dr. Kalpana Chawla (Posthumously) | 2012.255236 | Astronaut |
132 | USA | Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany | 2012.327814 | Business |
133 | USA | Shri Shashi Tharoor | 2012.400391 | Literature |
134 | Zimbabwe | Justice Mr. Ahamed Mossa Ebrahim | 2012.472969 | Public Affairs |
135 | Fiji | Shri Vijay Singh | 2012.545546 | Sports |
136 | Germany | Prof Alokeranjan Dasgupta | 2012.618124 | Poetry |
137 | Hong Kong | Shri M. Arunachalam | 2012.690701 | Business |
138 | Philippines | Dr. Sant Singh Virmani | 2012.763279 | Agricultural Science |
139 | South Africa | Ms. Amina Cachalia | 2012.835856 | Public Affairs |
140 | South Africa | Shri Ahmed Kathrada | 2012.908434 | Public Affairs |
141 | Tanzania | Sir (Dr.) J.K. Chande | 2012.981011 | Public Affairs |
142 | Trinidad & Tobago | Shri Basdeo Panday | 2013.053589 | Public Affairs |
143 | UAE | Shri Yusuffali M.A. | 2013.126166 | Business |
144 | UK | Lord Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh | 2013.198743 | Political Science |
145 | UK | Shri Vikram Seth | 2013.271321 | Literature |
146 | USA | Prof Sunil Khilnani | 2013.343898 | Political Science |
147 | USA | Dr. Sam Pitroda | 2013.416476 | Technology |
148 | USA | Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati | 2013.489053 | Economics |
149 | USA | Shri Manoj Night Shyamalan | 2013.561631 | Films |
150 | Guyana | Shri Yesu Persaud | 2013.634208 | Business |
151 | Hong Kong | Shri Rusy M. Shroff | 2013.706786 | Business |
152 | Israel | Shri Eliahu Bezalel | 2013.779363 | Agriculture |
153 | Mauritius | Shri Abdool Raouf Bundhun | 2013.851941 | Public Affairs |
154 | Philippines | Smt. Pratima Kale | 2013.924518 | Rural Development |
155 | Qatar | Shri C. K. Menon | 2013.997096 | Community Leadership |
156 | Reunion Island | Shri Jean-Paul Virapoulle | 2014.069673 | Public Affairs |
157 | Saudi Arabia | Dr. Majid Uddin Kazi | 2014.142251 | Medicine |
158 | Seychelles | Dr. V. Ramadoss | 2014.214828 | Community Leadership |
159 | South Africa | Shri Sisupal Rambharos | 2014.287406 | Philanthropy |
160 | Thailand | Shri Shivnath Rai Bajaj | 2014.359983 | Business |
161 | UK | Sir Gulam Kaderbhai Noon | 2014.432561 | Business |
162 | USA | Dr. Sudhir Parikh | 2014.505138 | Community Leadership |
163 | USA | Shri Niranjan S. Shah | 2014.577716 | Community Leadership |
164 | USA | Shri Fareed Zakaria | 2014.650293 | Journalism |
165 | Canada | Shri Dave Sukhdip Singh Hayer | 2014.72287 | Public Affairs |
166 | Fiji | Sir Moti Tikaram | 2014.795448 | Public Affairs |
167 | Germany | Shri Sibabrata Roy | 2014.868025 | Community Affairs |
168 | Jamaica | Shri Kenneth S. Benjamin | 2014.940603 | Business |
169 | Kenya | Shri Pheroze Nowrojee | 2015.01318 | Community Affairs |
170 | Malaysia | Tan Sri Dato Dr. K. R. Somasundram | 2015.085758 | Public Affairs |
171 | Portugal | Dr. Abdool Magid Abdool Karim Vakil | 2015.158335 | Business |
172 | South Africa | Shri Billy Nair | 2015.230913 | Public Affairs |
173 | UAE | Shri Syed M. Salahuddin | 2015.30349 | Business |
174 | UAE | Dr. B.R. Shetty | 2015.376068 | Business |
175 | UK | Lord Diljit Rana | 2015.448645 | Business |
176 | USA | Shri Gopal Raju | 2015.521223 | Media |
177 | USA | Shri Nirmal K. Sinha | 2015.5938 | Community Affairs |
178 | USA | Dr. P. Jayaraman | 2015.666378 | Culture |
179 | USA | Dr. M. Anirudhan | 2015.738955 | Business |
180 | Australia | Shri Neville Joseph Roach | 2015.811533 | Community Service |
181 | Bahrain | Dr. Ravi Pillai | 2015.88411 | Business |
182 | Japan | Shri A. P. S. Mani | 2015.956688 | Community Service |
183 | Mauritius | Dr. the Hon. Navinchandra Ramgoolam | 2016.029265 | Public Service |
184 | New Zealand | Judge Ajit Swaran Singh | 2016.101843 | Public Service |
185 | Saudi Arabia | Shri Rafiudin Shamsudin Fazulbhoy | 2016.17442 | Community Service |
186 | Sweden | Shri Bicky Chakraborty | 2016.246997 | Business |
187 | Trinidad & Tobago | National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) | 2016.319575 | Community Service |
188 | UAE | Shri Krishnamurthy Kumar | 2016.392152 | Community Service |
189 | UK | Lord Karan Bilimoria | 2016.46473 | Business |
190 | USA | Dr. Thomas Abraham | 2016.537307 | Community Service |
191 | USA | Dr. Joy Cherian | 2016.609885 | Public Service |
192 | Bahrain | Shri Soman Baby | 2016.682462 | Community Service |
193 | Canada | Shri Deepak Obhrai | 2016.75504 | Public Service |
194 | Madagascar | Shri Ylias Akbaraly | 2016.827617 | Community Service |
195 | Malaysia | Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo | 2016.900195 | Public Service |
196 | Mauritius | Shri Angidi Veeriah Chettiar | 2016.972772 | Public Service |
197 | Oman | Shri P.N.C. Menon | 2017.04535 | Philanthropy |
198 | South Africa | Shri Parmananthan ‘Prema’ Naidoo | 2017.117927 | Public Service |
199 | Suriname | Shri Ramdien Sardjoe | 2017.190505 | Public Service |
200 | The Netherlands | Shri Ram Lakhina | 2017.263082 | Community Service |
201 | UAE | Shri J.R. Gangaramani | 2017.33566 | Community Service |
202 | UK | Baroness Shreela Flather | 2017.408237 | Public Service |
203 | USA | Prof. C.K. Prahalad | 2017.480815 | Management |
204 | USA | Prof. Sumit Ganguly | 2017.553392 | Public Service |
205 | Brunei Darussalam | Shri Mohinder Singh Bhullar | 2017.62597 | Community Service |
206 | Fiji | Shri Yanktesh Permal Reddy | 2017.698547 | Community Service |
207 | Japan | Shri Ryuko Hira | 2017.771124 | Community Service |
208 | Japan | (Smt.) Dr. Ruby Umesh Pawankar | 2017.843702 | Medicine |
209 | Oman | Shri Suresh Kumar Virmani | 2017.916279 | Community Service |
210 | South Africa | Shri Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan | 2017.988857 | Public Service |
211 | South Africa | Dr. Tholisiah Perumal Naidoo | 2018.061434 | Community Service |
212 | Tanzania | Dr. Rajni Kanabar | 2018.134012 | Medicine |
213 | Thailand | Shri Deepak Mittal | 2018.206589 | Business |
214 | Trinidad & Tobago | Dr. Lenny Krishendath Saith | 2018.279167 | Public Service |
215 | UAE | Dr. Azad Moopen | 2018.351744 | Medicine |
216 | USA | Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik | 2018.424322 | Community Service |
217 | USA | Shri Ashok Kumar Mago | 2018.496899 | Community Service |
218 | USA | Shri Upendra J. Chivukula | 2018.569477 | Public Service |
219 | Australia | Prof. Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla | 2018.642054 | Science |
220 | Canada | Ms. Lata Pada | 2018.714632 | Arts |
221 | Hong Kong | Shri Harindrapal Singh Banga | 2018.787209 | Business |
222 | Israel | Shri Hohammad Munir Nazir Hassan Ansari | 2018.859787 | Community Service |
223 | Liberia | Shri Upjit Singh Sachdeva | 2018.932364 | Community Service |
224 | Malaysia | Tan Sri Dato’ Ajit Singh | 2019.004942 | Public Affairs |
Sr No. | Country | Name of the Awardees | Year | Field |
225 | Canada | Shri Ujjal Dosanjh | 2019.077519 | Public Affairs |
226 | Guyana | Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal | 2019.150097 | Public Affairs |
227 | Hong Kong | Dr. Hari N. Harilela | 2019.222674 | Business |
228 | Kenya | Shri Manilal Premchand Chandaria | 2019.295251 | Business |
229 | Malaysia | Dato Seri S. Samyvellu | 2019.367829 | Public Affairs |
230 | Mauritius | R. T. Hon’ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth | 2019.440406 | Public Affairs |
231 | Oman | Shri Kanaksi Gokaldas Khimji | 2019.512984 | Business |
232 | South Africa | Prof. Fatima Meer | 2019.585561 | Public Affairs |
233 | UK | Lord Navnit Dholakia | 2019.658139 | Public Affairs |
234 | USA | Shri Rajat Gupta | 2019.730716 | Management |
235 | Fiji | Shri Mahendra Pal Chaudhry | 2019.803294 | Public Affairs |
236 | Guyana | H.E. Bharat Jagdeo | 2019.875871 | Public Affairs |
237 | Kenya | Shri Fitz Remedios Santana DE Souza | 2019.948449 | Public Affairs |
238 | Kuwait | Dr. Mariam Chisti | 2020.021026 | Public Health |
239 | New Zealand | Smt. Sukhi Turner | 2020.093604 | Public Affairs |
240 | Oman | Shri P. Mohammed Ali | 2020.166181 | Business |
241 | UK | Lord Meghnad Desai | 2020.238759 | Public Affairs |
242 | USA | Prof. Dipak C. Jain | 2020.311336 | Management |
243 | USA | Dr. Kalpana Chawla (Posthumously) | 2020.383914 | Astronaut |
244 | USA | Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany | 2020.456491 | Business |
245 | USA | Shri Shashi Tharoor | 2020.529069 | Literature |
246 | Zimbabwe | Justice Mr. Ahamed Mossa Ebrahim | 2020.601646 | Public Affairs |
247 | Fiji | Shri Vijay Singh | 2020.674224 | Sports |
248 | Germany | Prof Alokeranjan Dasgupta | 2020.746801 | Poetry |
249 | Hong Kong | Shri M. Arunachalam | 2020.819378 | Business |
250 | Philippines | Dr. Sant Singh Virmani | 2020.891956 | Agricultural Science |
251 | South Africa | Ms. Amina Cachalia | 2020.964533 | Public Affairs |
252 | South Africa | Shri Ahmed Kathrada | 2021.037111 | Public Affairs |
253 | Tanzania | Sir (Dr.) J.K. Chande | 2021.109688 | Public Affairs |
254 | Trinidad & Tobago | Shri Basdeo Panday | 2021.182266 | Public Affairs |
255 | UAE | Shri Yusuffali M.A. | 2021.254843 | Business |
256 | UK | Lord Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh | 2021.327421 | Political Science |
257 | UK | Shri Vikram Seth | 2021.399998 | Literature |
258 | USA | Prof Sunil Khilnani | 2021.472576 | Political Science |
259 | USA | Dr. Sam Pitroda | 2021.545153 | Technology |
260 | USA | Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati | 2021.617731 | Economics |
261 | USA | Shri Manoj Night Shyamalan | 2021.690308 | Films |
262 | Guyana | Shri Yesu Persaud | 2021.762886 | Business |
263 | Hong Kong | Shri Rusy M. Shroff | 2021.835463 | Business |
264 | Israel | Shri Eliahu Bezalel | 2021.908041 | Agriculture |
265 | Mauritius | Shri Abdool Raouf Bundhun | 2021.980618 | Public Affairs |
266 | Philippines | Smt. Pratima Kale | 2022.053196 | Rural Development |
267 | Qatar | Shri C. K. Menon | 2022.125773 | Community Leadership |
PRAVASI BHARATIYA SAMMAN AWARD
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is the highest honour offered to a non-resident Indian, an individual of Indian origin, or an organisation founded by an Indian.
An Indian diaspora award commemorates the contribution of Indian diasporas to better understanding India abroad and supporting India’s causes. Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards are presented to eminent members of the Indian diaspora in the presence of His Excellency Rashtrapati Ji.
Sr No. | Country | Name of the Awardees | Year | Field |
1 | Canada | Shri Ujjal Dosanjh | 2003 | Public Affairs |
2 | Guyana | Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal | 2003 | Public Affairs |
3 | Hong Kong | Dr. Hari N. Harilela | 2003 | Business |
4 | Kenya | Shri Manilal Premchand Chandaria | 2003 | Business |
5 | Malaysia | Dato Seri S. Samyvellu | 2003 | Public Affairs |
6 | Mauritius | R. T. Hon’ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth | 2003 | Public Affairs |
7 | Oman | Shri Kanaksi Gokaldas Khimji | 2003 | Business |
8 | South Africa | Prof. Fatima Meer | 2003 | Public Affairs |
9 | UK | Lord Navnit Dholakia | 2003 | Public Affairs |
10 | USA | Shri Rajat Gupta | 2003 | Management |
11 | Fiji | Shri Mahendra Pal Chaudhry | 2004 | Public Affairs |
12 | Guyana | H.E. Bharat Jagdeo | 2004 | Public Affairs |
13 | Kenya | Shri Fitz Remedios Santana DE Souza | 2004 | Public Affairs |
14 | Kuwait | Dr. Mariam Chisti | 2004 | Public Health |
15 | New Zealand | Smt. Sukhi Turner | 2004 | Public Affairs |
16 | Oman | Shri P. Mohammed Ali | 2004 | Business |
17 | UK | Lord Meghnad Desai | 2004 | Public Affairs |
18 | USA | Prof. Dipak C. Jain | 2004 | Management |
19 | USA | Dr. Kalpana Chawla (Posthumously) | 2004 | Astronaut |
20 | USA | Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany | 2004 | Business |
21 | USA | Shri Shashi Tharoor | 2004 | Literature |
22 | Zimbabwe | Justice Mr. Ahamed Mossa Ebrahim | 2004 | Public Affairs |
23 | Fiji | Shri Vijay Singh | 2005 | Sports |
24 | Germany | Prof Alokeranjan Dasgupta | 2005 | Poetry |
25 | Hong Kong | Shri M. Arunachalam | 2005 | Business |
26 | Philippines | Dr. Sant Singh Virmani | 2005 | Agricultural Science |
27 | South Africa | Ms. Amina Cachalia | 2005 | Public Affairs |
28 | South Africa | Shri Ahmed Kathrada | 2005 | Public Affairs |
29 | Tanzania | Sir (Dr.) J.K. Chande | 2005 | Public Affairs |
30 | Trinidad & Tobago | Shri Basdeo Panday | 2005 | Public Affairs |
31 | UAE | Shri Yusuffali M.A. | 2005 | Business |
32 | UK | Lord Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh | 2005 | Political Science |
33 | UK | Shri Vikram Seth | 2005 | Literature |
34 | USA | Prof Sunil Khilnani | 2005 | Political Science |
35 | USA | Dr. Sam Pitroda | 2005 | Technology |
36 | USA | Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati | 2005 | Economics |
37 | USA | Shri Manoj Night Shyamalan | 2005 | Films |
38 | Guyana | Shri Yesu Persaud | 2006 | Business |
39 | Hong Kong | Shri Rusy M. Shroff | 2006 | Business |
40 | Israel | Shri Eliahu Bezalel | 2006 | Agriculture |
41 | Mauritius | Shri Abdool Raouf Bundhun | 2006 | Public Affairs |
42 | Philippines | Smt. Pratima Kale | 2006 | Rural Development |
43 | Qatar | Shri C. K. Menon | 2006 | Community Leadership |
44 | Reunion Island | Shri Jean-Paul Virapoulle | 2006 | Public Affairs |
45 | Saudi Arabia | Dr. Majid Uddin Kazi | 2006 | Medicine |
46 | Seychelles | Dr. V. Ramadoss | 2006 | Community Leadership |
47 | South Africa | Shri Sisupal Rambharos | 2006 | Philanthropy |
48 | Thailand | Shri Shivnath Rai Bajaj | 2006 | Business |
49 | UK | Sir Gulam Kaderbhai Noon | 2006 | Business |
50 | USA | Dr. Sudhir Parikh | 2006 | Community Leadership |
51 | USA | Shri Niranjan S. Shah | 2006 | Community Leadership |
52 | USA | Shri Fareed Zakaria | 2006 | Journalism |
53 | Canada | Shri Dave Sukhdip Singh Hayer | 2007 | Public Affairs |
54 | Fiji | Sir Moti Tikaram | 2007 | Public Affairs |
55 | Germany | Shri Sibabrata Roy | 2007 | Community Affairs |
56 | Jamaica | Shri Kenneth S. Benjamin | 2007 | Business |
57 | Kenya | Shri Pheroze Nowrojee | 2007 | Community Affairs |
58 | Malaysia | Tan Sri Dato Dr. K. R. Somasundram | 2007 | Public Affairs |
59 | Portugal | Dr. Abdool Magid Abdool Karim Vakil | 2007 | Business |
60 | South Africa | Shri Billy Nair | 2007 | Public Affairs |
61 | UAE | Shri Syed M. Salahuddin | 2007 | Business |
62 | UAE | Dr. B.R. Shetty | 2007 | Business |
63 | UK | Lord Diljit Rana | 2007 | Business |
64 | USA | Shri Gopal Raju | 2007 | Media |
65 | USA | Shri Nirmal K. Sinha | 2007 | Community Affairs |
66 | USA | Dr. P. Jayaraman | 2007 | Culture |
67 | USA | Dr. M. Anirudhan | 2007 | Business |
68 | Australia | Shri Neville Joseph Roach | 2008 | Community Service |
69 | Bahrain | Dr. Ravi Pillai | 2008 | Business |
70 | Japan | Shri A. P. S. Mani | 2008 | Community Service |
71 | Mauritius | Dr. the Hon. Navinchandra Ramgoolam | 2008 | Public Service |
72 | New Zealand | Judge Ajit Swaran Singh | 2008 | Public Service |
73 | Saudi Arabia | Shri Rafiudin Shamsudin Fazulbhoy | 2008 | Community Service |
74 | Sweden | Shri Bicky Chakraborty | 2008 | Business |
75 | Trinidad & Tobago | National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) | 2008 | Community Service |
76 | UAE | Shri Krishnamurthy Kumar | 2008 | Community Service |
77 | UK | Lord Karan Bilimoria | 2008 | Business |
78 | USA | Dr. Thomas Abraham | 2008 | Community Service |
79 | USA | Dr. Joy Cherian | 2008 | Public Service |
80 | Bahrain | Shri Soman Baby | 2009 | Community Service |
81 | Canada | Shri Deepak Obhrai | 2009 | Public Service |
82 | Madagascar | Shri Ylias Akbaraly | 2009 | Community Service |
83 | Malaysia | Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo | 2009 | Public Service |
84 | Mauritius | Shri Angidi Veeriah Chettiar | 2009 | Public Service |
85 | Oman | Shri P.N.C. Menon | 2009 | Philanthropy |
86 | South Africa | Shri Parmananthan ‘Prema’ Naidoo | 2009 | Public Service |
87 | Suriname | Shri Ramdien Sardjoe | 2009 | Public Service |
88 | The Netherlands | Shri Ram Lakhina | 2009 | Community Service |
89 | UAE | Shri J.R. Gangaramani | 2009 | Community Service |
90 | UK | Baroness Shreela Flather | 2009 | Public Service |
91 | USA | Prof. C.K. Prahalad | 2009 | Management |
92 | USA | Prof. Sumit Ganguly | 2009 | Public Service |
93 | Brunei Darussalam | Shri Mohinder Singh Bhullar | 2010 | Community Service |
94 | Fiji | Shri Yanktesh Permal Reddy | 2010 | Community Service |
95 | Japan | Shri Ryuko Hira | 2010 | Community Service |
96 | Japan | (Smt.) Dr. Ruby Umesh Pawankar | 2010 | Medicine |
97 | Oman | Shri Suresh Kumar Virmani | 2010 | Community Service |
98 | South Africa | Shri Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan | 2010 | Public Service |
99 | South Africa | Dr. Tholisiah Perumal Naidoo | 2010 | Community Service |
100 | Tanzania | Dr. Rajni Kanabar | 2010 | Medicine |
101 | Thailand | Shri Deepak Mittal | 2010 | Business |
102 | Trinidad & Tobago | Dr. Lenny Krishendath Saith | 2010 | Public Service |
103 | UAE | Dr. Azad Moopen | 2010 | Medicine |
104 | USA | Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik | 2010 | Community Service |
105 | USA | Shri Ashok Kumar Mago | 2010 | Community Service |
106 | USA | Shri Upendra J. Chivukula | 2010 | Public Service |
107 | Australia | Prof. Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla | 2011 | Science |
108 | Canada | Ms. Lata Pada | 2011 | Arts |
109 | Hong Kong | Shri Harindrapal Singh Banga | 2011 | Business |
110 | Israel | Shri Hohammad Munir Nazir Hassan Ansari | 2011 | Community Service |
111 | Liberia | Shri Upjit Singh Sachdeva | 2011 | Community Service |
112 | Malaysia | Tan Sri Dato’ Ajit Singh | 2011 | Public Affairs |
Sr No. | Country | Name of the Awardees | Year | Field |
113 | Canada | Shri Ujjal Dosanjh | 2010.948842 | Public Affairs |
114 | Guyana | Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal | 2011.021419 | Public Affairs |
115 | Hong Kong | Dr. Hari N. Harilela | 2011.093997 | Business |
116 | Kenya | Shri Manilal Premchand Chandaria | 2011.166574 | Business |
117 | Malaysia | Dato Seri S. Samyvellu | 2011.239152 | Public Affairs |
118 | Mauritius | R. T. Hon’ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth | 2011.311729 | Public Affairs |
119 | Oman | Shri Kanaksi Gokaldas Khimji | 2011.384307 | Business |
120 | South Africa | Prof. Fatima Meer | 2011.456884 | Public Affairs |
121 | UK | Lord Navnit Dholakia | 2011.529462 | Public Affairs |
122 | USA | Shri Rajat Gupta | 2011.602039 | Management |
123 | Fiji | Shri Mahendra Pal Chaudhry | 2011.674616 | Public Affairs |
124 | Guyana | H.E. Bharat Jagdeo | 2011.747194 | Public Affairs |
125 | Kenya | Shri Fitz Remedios Santana DE Souza | 2011.819771 | Public Affairs |
126 | Kuwait | Dr. Mariam Chisti | 2011.892349 | Public Health |
127 | New Zealand | Smt. Sukhi Turner | 2011.964926 | Public Affairs |
128 | Oman | Shri P. Mohammed Ali | 2012.037504 | Business |
129 | UK | Lord Meghnad Desai | 2012.110081 | Public Affairs |
130 | USA | Prof. Dipak C. Jain | 2012.182659 | Management |
131 | USA | Dr. Kalpana Chawla (Posthumously) | 2012.255236 | Astronaut |
132 | USA | Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany | 2012.327814 | Business |
133 | USA | Shri Shashi Tharoor | 2012.400391 | Literature |
134 | Zimbabwe | Justice Mr. Ahamed Mossa Ebrahim | 2012.472969 | Public Affairs |
135 | Fiji | Shri Vijay Singh | 2012.545546 | Sports |
136 | Germany | Prof Alokeranjan Dasgupta | 2012.618124 | Poetry |
137 | Hong Kong | Shri M. Arunachalam | 2012.690701 | Business |
138 | Philippines | Dr. Sant Singh Virmani | 2012.763279 | Agricultural Science |
139 | South Africa | Ms. Amina Cachalia | 2012.835856 | Public Affairs |
140 | South Africa | Shri Ahmed Kathrada | 2012.908434 | Public Affairs |
141 | Tanzania | Sir (Dr.) J.K. Chande | 2012.981011 | Public Affairs |
142 | Trinidad & Tobago | Shri Basdeo Panday | 2013.053589 | Public Affairs |
143 | UAE | Shri Yusuffali M.A. | 2013.126166 | Business |
144 | UK | Lord Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh | 2013.198743 | Political Science |
145 | UK | Shri Vikram Seth | 2013.271321 | Literature |
146 | USA | Prof Sunil Khilnani | 2013.343898 | Political Science |
147 | USA | Dr. Sam Pitroda | 2013.416476 | Technology |
148 | USA | Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati | 2013.489053 | Economics |
149 | USA | Shri Manoj Night Shyamalan | 2013.561631 | Films |
150 | Guyana | Shri Yesu Persaud | 2013.634208 | Business |
151 | Hong Kong | Shri Rusy M. Shroff | 2013.706786 | Business |
152 | Israel | Shri Eliahu Bezalel | 2013.779363 | Agriculture |
153 | Mauritius | Shri Abdool Raouf Bundhun | 2013.851941 | Public Affairs |
154 | Philippines | Smt. Pratima Kale | 2013.924518 | Rural Development |
155 | Qatar | Shri C. K. Menon | 2013.997096 | Community Leadership |
156 | Reunion Island | Shri Jean-Paul Virapoulle | 2014.069673 | Public Affairs |
157 | Saudi Arabia | Dr. Majid Uddin Kazi | 2014.142251 | Medicine |
158 | Seychelles | Dr. V. Ramadoss | 2014.214828 | Community Leadership |
159 | South Africa | Shri Sisupal Rambharos | 2014.287406 | Philanthropy |
160 | Thailand | Shri Shivnath Rai Bajaj | 2014.359983 | Business |
161 | UK | Sir Gulam Kaderbhai Noon | 2014.432561 | Business |
162 | USA | Dr. Sudhir Parikh | 2014.505138 | Community Leadership |
163 | USA | Shri Niranjan S. Shah | 2014.577716 | Community Leadership |
164 | USA | Shri Fareed Zakaria | 2014.650293 | Journalism |
165 | Canada | Shri Dave Sukhdip Singh Hayer | 2014.72287 | Public Affairs |
166 | Fiji | Sir Moti Tikaram | 2014.795448 | Public Affairs |
167 | Germany | Shri Sibabrata Roy | 2014.868025 | Community Affairs |
168 | Jamaica | Shri Kenneth S. Benjamin | 2014.940603 | Business |
169 | Kenya | Shri Pheroze Nowrojee | 2015.01318 | Community Affairs |
170 | Malaysia | Tan Sri Dato Dr. K. R. Somasundram | 2015.085758 | Public Affairs |
171 | Portugal | Dr. Abdool Magid Abdool Karim Vakil | 2015.158335 | Business |
172 | South Africa | Shri Billy Nair | 2015.230913 | Public Affairs |
173 | UAE | Shri Syed M. Salahuddin | 2015.30349 | Business |
174 | UAE | Dr. B.R. Shetty | 2015.376068 | Business |
175 | UK | Lord Diljit Rana | 2015.448645 | Business |
176 | USA | Shri Gopal Raju | 2015.521223 | Media |
177 | USA | Shri Nirmal K. Sinha | 2015.5938 | Community Affairs |
178 | USA | Dr. P. Jayaraman | 2015.666378 | Culture |
179 | USA | Dr. M. Anirudhan | 2015.738955 | Business |
180 | Australia | Shri Neville Joseph Roach | 2015.811533 | Community Service |
181 | Bahrain | Dr. Ravi Pillai | 2015.88411 | Business |
182 | Japan | Shri A. P. S. Mani | 2015.956688 | Community Service |
183 | Mauritius | Dr. the Hon. Navinchandra Ramgoolam | 2016.029265 | Public Service |
184 | New Zealand | Judge Ajit Swaran Singh | 2016.101843 | Public Service |
185 | Saudi Arabia | Shri Rafiudin Shamsudin Fazulbhoy | 2016.17442 | Community Service |
186 | Sweden | Shri Bicky Chakraborty | 2016.246997 | Business |
187 | Trinidad & Tobago | National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) | 2016.319575 | Community Service |
188 | UAE | Shri Krishnamurthy Kumar | 2016.392152 | Community Service |
189 | UK | Lord Karan Bilimoria | 2016.46473 | Business |
190 | USA | Dr. Thomas Abraham | 2016.537307 | Community Service |
191 | USA | Dr. Joy Cherian | 2016.609885 | Public Service |
192 | Bahrain | Shri Soman Baby | 2016.682462 | Community Service |
193 | Canada | Shri Deepak Obhrai | 2016.75504 | Public Service |
194 | Madagascar | Shri Ylias Akbaraly | 2016.827617 | Community Service |
195 | Malaysia | Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo | 2016.900195 | Public Service |
196 | Mauritius | Shri Angidi Veeriah Chettiar | 2016.972772 | Public Service |
197 | Oman | Shri P.N.C. Menon | 2017.04535 | Philanthropy |
198 | South Africa | Shri Parmananthan ‘Prema’ Naidoo | 2017.117927 | Public Service |
199 | Suriname | Shri Ramdien Sardjoe | 2017.190505 | Public Service |
200 | The Netherlands | Shri Ram Lakhina | 2017.263082 | Community Service |
201 | UAE | Shri J.R. Gangaramani | 2017.33566 | Community Service |
202 | UK | Baroness Shreela Flather | 2017.408237 | Public Service |
203 | USA | Prof. C.K. Prahalad | 2017.480815 | Management |
204 | USA | Prof. Sumit Ganguly | 2017.553392 | Public Service |
205 | Brunei Darussalam | Shri Mohinder Singh Bhullar | 2017.62597 | Community Service |
206 | Fiji | Shri Yanktesh Permal Reddy | 2017.698547 | Community Service |
207 | Japan | Shri Ryuko Hira | 2017.771124 | Community Service |
208 | Japan | (Smt.) Dr. Ruby Umesh Pawankar | 2017.843702 | Medicine |
209 | Oman | Shri Suresh Kumar Virmani | 2017.916279 | Community Service |
210 | South Africa | Shri Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan | 2017.988857 | Public Service |
211 | South Africa | Dr. Tholisiah Perumal Naidoo | 2018.061434 | Community Service |
212 | Tanzania | Dr. Rajni Kanabar | 2018.134012 | Medicine |
213 | Thailand | Shri Deepak Mittal | 2018.206589 | Business |
214 | Trinidad & Tobago | Dr. Lenny Krishendath Saith | 2018.279167 | Public Service |
215 | UAE | Dr. Azad Moopen | 2018.351744 | Medicine |
216 | USA | Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik | 2018.424322 | Community Service |
217 | USA | Shri Ashok Kumar Mago | 2018.496899 | Community Service |
218 | USA | Shri Upendra J. Chivukula | 2018.569477 | Public Service |
219 | Australia | Prof. Veena Harbhagwan Sahajwalla | 2018.642054 | Science |
220 | Canada | Ms. Lata Pada | 2018.714632 | Arts |
221 | Hong Kong | Shri Harindrapal Singh Banga | 2018.787209 | Business |
222 | Israel | Shri Hohammad Munir Nazir Hassan Ansari | 2018.859787 | Community Service |
223 | Liberia | Shri Upjit Singh Sachdeva | 2018.932364 | Community Service |
224 | Malaysia | Tan Sri Dato’ Ajit Singh | 2019.004942 | Public Affairs |
Sr No. | Country | Name of the Awardees | Year | Field |
225 | Canada | Shri Ujjal Dosanjh | 2019.077519 | Public Affairs |
226 | Guyana | Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal | 2019.150097 | Public Affairs |
227 | Hong Kong | Dr. Hari N. Harilela | 2019.222674 | Business |
228 | Kenya | Shri Manilal Premchand Chandaria | 2019.295251 | Business |
229 | Malaysia | Dato Seri S. Samyvellu | 2019.367829 | Public Affairs |
230 | Mauritius | R. T. Hon’ble Sir Anerood Jugnauth | 2019.440406 | Public Affairs |
231 | Oman | Shri Kanaksi Gokaldas Khimji | 2019.512984 | Business |
232 | South Africa | Prof. Fatima Meer | 2019.585561 | Public Affairs |
233 | UK | Lord Navnit Dholakia | 2019.658139 | Public Affairs |
234 | USA | Shri Rajat Gupta | 2019.730716 | Management |
235 | Fiji | Shri Mahendra Pal Chaudhry | 2019.803294 | Public Affairs |
236 | Guyana | H.E. Bharat Jagdeo | 2019.875871 | Public Affairs |
237 | Kenya | Shri Fitz Remedios Santana DE Souza | 2019.948449 | Public Affairs |
238 | Kuwait | Dr. Mariam Chisti | 2020.021026 | Public Health |
239 | New Zealand | Smt. Sukhi Turner | 2020.093604 | Public Affairs |
240 | Oman | Shri P. Mohammed Ali | 2020.166181 | Business |
241 | UK | Lord Meghnad Desai | 2020.238759 | Public Affairs |
242 | USA | Prof. Dipak C. Jain | 2020.311336 | Management |
243 | USA | Dr. Kalpana Chawla (Posthumously) | 2020.383914 | Astronaut |
244 | USA | Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany | 2020.456491 | Business |
245 | USA | Shri Shashi Tharoor | 2020.529069 | Literature |
246 | Zimbabwe | Justice Mr. Ahamed Mossa Ebrahim | 2020.601646 | Public Affairs |
247 | Fiji | Shri Vijay Singh | 2020.674224 | Sports |
248 | Germany | Prof Alokeranjan Dasgupta | 2020.746801 | Poetry |
249 | Hong Kong | Shri M. Arunachalam | 2020.819378 | Business |
250 | Philippines | Dr. Sant Singh Virmani | 2020.891956 | Agricultural Science |
251 | South Africa | Ms. Amina Cachalia | 2020.964533 | Public Affairs |
252 | South Africa | Shri Ahmed Kathrada | 2021.037111 | Public Affairs |
253 | Tanzania | Sir (Dr.) J.K. Chande | 2021.109688 | Public Affairs |
254 | Trinidad & Tobago | Shri Basdeo Panday | 2021.182266 | Public Affairs |
255 | UAE | Shri Yusuffali M.A. | 2021.254843 | Business |
256 | UK | Lord Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh | 2021.327421 | Political Science |
257 | UK | Shri Vikram Seth | 2021.399998 | Literature |
258 | USA | Prof Sunil Khilnani | 2021.472576 | Political Science |
259 | USA | Dr. Sam Pitroda | 2021.545153 | Technology |
260 | USA | Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati | 2021.617731 | Economics |
261 | USA | Shri Manoj Night Shyamalan | 2021.690308 | Films |
262 | Guyana | Shri Yesu Persaud | 2021.762886 | Business |
263 | Hong Kong | Shri Rusy M. Shroff | 2021.835463 | Business |
264 | Israel | Shri Eliahu Bezalel | 2021.908041 | Agriculture |
265 | Mauritius | Shri Abdool Raouf Bundhun | 2021.980618 | Public Affairs |
266 | Philippines | Smt. Pratima Kale | 2022.053196 | Rural Development |
267 | Qatar | Shri C. K. Menon | 2022.125773 | Community Leadership |
