Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2014

The 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi from 7–9 January 2014. This year’s theme was Engaging Diaspora: Connecting Across Generations.
The first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held in New Delhi in 2003.
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	Ms. Senator Lisa Singh	Public Service
2	Bahrain	Mr. Kurian Varghese	Business
3	Canada	Mr. Vasdev Chanchlani	Business & Public Service
4	Fiji	Ramakrishna Mission	Community Service
5	France	Mr. Bikas Chandra Sanyal	Education & Culture
6	Papua New Guinea	Mr. Sasindran Muthuvel	Public Service
7	Saudi Arabia	Shri Shihabudeen Vava Kunju	Community Service
8	South Africa	Mrs. Ela Gandhi	Public Service
9	The Netherlands	Mr. Satnarainsing Rabin Baldew Singh	Public Service
10	UAE	Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath	Healthcare Business
11	UK	Mr. Shailesh lakhman Vara	Public Service
12	USA	Dr. Parthasarathy Chiramel Pillai	Science
13	USA	Ms. Renu Khator	Education

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