The 5th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ended in New Delhi on Tuesday with the conferment of the Pravasi Samman Awards to 15 people of Indian origin by President A P J Abdul New Delhi's Vigyan Bhavan.
The awardees are:
- Gopal Raju (US) for his contribution in the field of media.
- Lord Diljit Rana, MBE and member of the House of Lords, for furthering India's interests and enhancing the understanding of India.
- Dave Sukhdip Singh Hayer (Canada) for his contribution in the field of public Service.
- Dr M Anirudhan (US) for his outstanding contribution towards furthering Indo-US relations and dedicated service to the Diaspora.
- Billy Nair (South Africa) for his exemplary role in the fight against apartheid and for his dedicated service to the community.
- Pheroze Nowrojee (Kenya) for his immense contribution to the community.
- Nirmal K Sinha (US) for his contribution to India's causes and services to the Diaspora.
- Dr K R Somasundram (Malaysia) for his public service and contribution to the Diaspora.
- Kenneth Benjamin (Jamaica) for enhancing the understanding of India in the Caribbean region.
