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The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations, being held in Bangalore from January 7-9,2017, came to close on Monday with the presentation of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards to recipients from Canada to Trinidad & Tobago by President Pranab Mukherjee.
PBD conventions are being held every year since 2003 and we have been honoring our Pravasis since the first edition. Since it was decided late last year to hold the PBD conventions after an interval of two years. Therefore, the number of awards to be conferred for PBD 2017 have been doubled to 30.
The Jury can also make up to six suo-motto nominations for persons from the fields in which the awards are to be conferred. This year, the jury also considered Pravasi’s contribution for achievements on philanthropic investments and charitable work in India and for contribution towards India’s development.
The Jury members considered several eligible nominations and unanimously recommended 30 for Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards, 2017 by the Committee on December 20,2016. The list is as follows:
List of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman-2017 Awardees
| S.NO. | Name | Country | Field |
| 1 | Dr. Gorur Krishna Harinath | Australia | Community Service |
| 2 . | Mr. Rajasekharan Pillai Valavoor Kizhakkathil | Bahrain | Business |
| 3 . | Antwerp Indian Association | Belgium | Community Service |
| 4 . | Mr. Nazeer Ahamed Mohamed Zackiriah | Brunei | Community Service |
| 5. | Mr. Mukund Bhikhubhai Purohit | Canada | Business |
| 6. | Mr. Nalinkumar Sumanlal Kothari | Djibouti | Community Service |
| 7. | Mr. Vinod Chandra Patel | Fiji | Social Service |
| 8. | Mr. Raghunath Marie Antonin Manet | France | Arts & Culture |
| 9. | Dr. Lael Anson E. Best | Israel | Medical Science |
| 10. | Dr. Sandip Kumar Tagore | Japan | Arts & Culture |
| 11. | Mr. Ariful Islam | Libya | Community Service |
| 12 . | Tan Sri Dato Dr. Muniandy Thambirajah | Malaysia | Education and Community Service |
| 13 . | Hon’ble Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth | Mauritius | Public Service |
| 14 . | H.E. Mr. Antonio Luis Santos da Costa | Portugal | Public Service |
| 15 . | Dr. Raghavan Seetharaman | Qatar | Business Management |
| 16 . | Ms. Zeenat Musarrat Jafri | Saudi Arabia | Education |
| 17. | Singapore Indian Association | Singapore | Community Service |
| 18. | Dr. Carani Balaraman Sanjeevi | Sweden | Medicine |
| 19 . | Mr. Susheel Kumar Saraff | Thailand | Business |
| 20. | Mr. Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran | Trinidad & Tobago | Public Service |
| 21. | Mr. Vasudev Shamdas Shroff | United Arab Emirates | Community Service |
| 22 . | India Social and Cultural Centre, Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | Philanthropy and Community Service |
| 23 . | Rt. Hon’ble Ms. Priti Patel | United Kingdom | Public Service |
| 24 . | Ms. Neena Gill | United Kingdom | Public Service |
| 25 . | Mr. Hari Babu Bindal | USA | Environmental Engineering |
| 26 . | Dr. Bharat Haridas Barai | USA | Community Service |
| 27 . | Ms. Nisha Desai Biswal | USA | Public Affairs |
| 28 . | Dr. Mahesh Mehta | USA | Community Service |
| 29 . | Mr. Ramesh Shah | USA | Community Service |
| 30. | Dr. Sampatkumar Shidramapa Shivangi | USA | Community Leadership |
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