Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2005

This Year Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held in Mumbai in 7 – 9 January, 2005
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.

Sr No.	Country	Name of the Awardees	Field
1	Fiji	Shri Vijay Singh	Sports
2	Germany	Prof Alokeranjan Dasgupta	Poetry
3	Hong Kong	Shri M. Arunachalam	Business
4	Philippines	Dr. Sant Singh Virmani	Agricultural Science
5	South Africa	Ms. Amina Cachalia	Public Affairs
6	South Africa	Shri Ahmed Kathrada	Public Affairs
7	Tanzania	Sir (Dr.) J.K. Chande	Public Affairs
8	Trinidad & Tobago	Shri Basdeo Panday	Public Affairs
9	UAE	Shri Yusuffali M.A.	Business
10	UK	Lord Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh	Political Science
11	UK	Shri Vikram Seth	Literature
12	USA	Prof Sunil Khilnani	Political Science
13	USA	Dr. Sam Pitroda	Technology
14	USA	Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati	Economics
15	USA	Shri Manoj Night Shyamalan	Films

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