Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2025 Announced

• 07 Jan 2025

The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2025 will honour outstanding contributions of NRIs, PIOs, and their organizations during the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

• The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) is the highest honour given to overseas Indians for their achievements in India and abroad.
• The awards will be presented during the Valedictory Session of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention from January 8 to January 10, 2025.
• The Honourable President of India will confer the awards in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
• A Jury-cum-Awards Committee, chaired by the Vice-President of India, reviewed and selected the recipients unanimously.
• The awardees represent excellence across diverse fields such as community service, education, science, medicine, business, and public affairs.
• Notable awardees include Prof. Ajay Rane (Australia) for community service, Dr. Marialena Joan Fernandes (Austria) for education, and Dr. Philomena Ann Mohini Harris (Barbados) for medical science.
• Some Other recipients include Swami Sanyuktanand (Fiji), Saraswati Vidya Niketan (Guyana), Dr. Lekh Raj Juneja (Japan), Soukthavy Chowdhury (Laos), and Hindustani Samaj (Russia).