Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2004

The first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held in New Delhi in 2004.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conventions have been held annually since 2003, and the PBSA is the highest honor given to Indians living abroad.
It is given to non-resident Indians (NRIs), people of Indian origin (PIOs), or organizations or institutions founded and managed by NRIs or PIOs in honor of their exceptional accomplishments both domestically and internationally.
A gold medallion, a citation, a small version of the medallion in the form of a lapel pin, and a bilingual Sanad (certificate) are all included in the award.

1	Fiji	Shri Mahendra Pal Chaudhry	Public Affairs
2	Guyana	H.E. Bharat Jagdeo	Public Affairs
3	Kenya	Shri Fitz Remedios Santana DE Souza	Public Affairs
4	Kuwait	Dr. Mariam Chisti	Public Health
5	New Zealand	Smt. Sukhi Turner	Public Affairs
6	Oman	Shri P. Mohammed Ali	Business
7	UK	Lord Meghnad Desai	Public Affairs
8	USA	Prof. Dipak C. Jain	Management
9	USA	Dr. Kalpana Chawla (Posthumously)	Astronaut
10	USA	Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany	Business
11	USA	Shri Shashi Tharoor	Literature
12	Zimbabwe	Justice Mr. Ahamed Mossa Ebrahim	Public Affairs

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