The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA), the highest honor conferred on overseas Indians, will be presented at the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention. This prestigious award recognizes the outstanding contributions of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), and organizations or institutions established by them. The awards celebrate their achievements both in India and abroad.
The 2025 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention will be held from January 8 to January 10 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The awards will be presented during the Valedictory Session by the Honorable President of India.
A Jury-cum-Awards Committee, chaired by the Vice-President of India and comprising the External Affairs Minister as Vice-Chair along with other distinguished members, reviewed the nominations. The committee unanimously selected the awardees, who represent excellence in fields such as community service, education, science, medicine, business, and public affairs.
The following are the recipients of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2025:
Prof. Ajay Rane, Australia – Community Service
Dr. Marialena Joan Fernandes, Austria – Education
Dr. Philomena Ann Mohini Harris, Barbados – Medical Science
Swami Sanyuktanand, Fiji – Community Service
Saraswati Vidya Niketan, Guyana – Community Service
Dr. Lekh Raj Juneja, Japan – Science & Technology
Dr. Prem Kumar, Kyrgyz Republic – Medical Science
Soukthavy Chowdhury, Laos – Business
Krishna Savjani, Malawi – Business
‘Tan Sri’ Dr. Subramaniam K.V. Sathasivam, Malaysia – Politics
Dr. Sarita Boodhoo, Mauritius – Community Service
Mr. Abhaya Kumar, Moldova – Business
Dr. Ram Niwas @ Hla Tun, Myanmar – Education
Jaggannath Shekhar Asthana, Romania – Business
Hindustani Samaj, Russia – Community Service
Sudha Rani Gupta, Russia – Education
Dr. Syed Anwar Khursheed, Saudi Arabia – Medical Science
Atul Arvind Temurnikar, Singapore – Education
Robert Masih Nahar, Spain – Community Service
Dr. Kaushik Laxmidas Ramaiya, Tanzania – Medicine
H.E. Christine Carla Kangaloo ORTT, Trinidad & Tobago – Public Affairs
Ramakrishnan Sivaswamy Iyer, UAE – Business
Bonthala Subbaiah Setty Ramesh Babu, Uganda – Community Service
Baroness Usha Kumari Prashar, UK – Politics
Dr. Sharad Lakhanpal, USA – Medicine
Dr. Sharmila Ford, USA – Community Service
Ravi Kumar S., USA – Business (IT & Consulting)
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention aims to foster stronger ties between India and its global diaspora.
