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The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards (PBSA), the highest honor for overseas Indians, will be conferred by President Droupadi Murmu on January 12, 2025, during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. This year, 27 individuals and organizations from 24 countries will be recognized for their contributions in various fields.
Key Takeaways:
Highlights of the Awards:
The PBSA recognizes the achievements and contributions of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), and organizations run by them.
Awardees represent the diversity and impact of the 35.4 million-strong Indian diaspora globally.
Countries represented include Malawi, Fiji, Spain, Romania, the US, the UK, and others.
Objective of PBSA:
To honor the excellence achieved by the Indian diaspora in fields such as science, technology, medicine, community service, business, and more.
The awards showcase the diaspora's role in fostering global ties and their contributions to India’s development.
Notable Awardees:
Lehk Raj Juneja (Japan):
Category: Science & Technology.
Contributions: Formerly associated with a pharmaceutical firm, now leads a snack company, blending Indian and Japanese work ethics.
Syed Anwar Khursheed (Saudi Arabia):
Category: Medical Science.
Contributions: Served as a royal protocol physician for the Saudi royal family; previously worked at King Faisal and National Guard Hospitals.
Robert Masih Nahar (Spain):
Category: Community Service.
Contributions: Politician and Senate member from Catalonia; promotes local cricket and is known as the "godfather of cricket" in Catalonia.
About the PBD Convention:
The 18th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention will be held from January 8–10, 2025, in Bhubaneswar.
The PBSA will be conferred during the Valedictory Session of the convention.
A Jury-cum-Awards Committee, chaired by the Hon’ble Vice-President and co-chaired by the Hon’ble External Affairs Minister, selected the awardees unanimously.
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