Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2008

This Year Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held in New Delhi in 7 – 9 January, 2008
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	Australia	Shri Neville Joseph Roach	Community Service
2	Bahrain	Dr. Ravi Pillai	Business
3	Japan	Shri A. P. S. Mani	Community Service
4	Mauritius	Dr. the Hon. Navinchandra Ramgoolam	Public Service
5	New Zealand	Judge Ajit Swaran Singh	Public Service
6	Saudi Arabia	Shri Rafiudin Shamsudin Fazulbhoy	Community Service
7	Sweden	Shri Bicky Chakraborty	Business
8	Trinidad & Tobago	National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC)	Community Service
9	UAE	Shri Krishnamurthy Kumar	Community Service
10	UK	Lord Karan Bilimoria	Business
11	USA	Dr. Thomas Abraham	Community Service
12	USA	Dr. Joy Cherian	Public Service

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