on the concluding day of the 5th pravasi bharatiya divas celebration the government announced the names of 15 winners of this years pravasi bharatiya samman on the concluding day of the 5th pravasi bharatiya divas celebration the government announced the names of 15 winners of this years pravasi bharatiya samman on the concluding day of the 5th pravasi bharatiya divas celebration the government announced the names of 15 winners of this years pravasi bharatiya samman new delhi on the concluding day of the 5th pravasi bharatiya divas celebration here on tuesday the government announced the names of 15 winners of this years pravasi bharatiya samman the people who have been felicitated are dave sukhdip singh hayer canada sir moti tikaram fiji sibabrata roy germany kenneth s benjamin jamaica pheroze nowrojee kenya tan sri dato dr kr somasundaram malaysia dr abdool magid abdool karim vakil portugal billy nair south africa syed m salahuddin uae dr br shetty uae lord diljit rana uk dr m anirudhan usa p jayaraman usa gopal raju usa and nirmal k sinha usadave sukhdip singh hayer has been playing an active leadership role in the community and has held several important positions in the canadian government he is recognised for his contributions in the field of public servicesir moti tikaram was the first fijian of indian origin to be appointed as a judge of that countrys supreme court in 2000 he is recognised for his outstanding achievements in the field of legal and juridical services and for his contribution to the community as president of the germanindia society hamburg sibabrata roy has actively promoted indian culture and tradition in germany roy is a community leader of outstanding reputep jayaraman is the founder director of the bharatiya vidya bhavan usa and has promoted indian culture and education in the us he has been teaching hindi and sanskrit and has authored several books on indian languages and literature nirmal k sinha played an important role in mobilising support of prominent american leaders in favour of the indous civil nuclear deal he has been extensively involved in community activities served on the board of the national federation of indian associations and as president of the asian indianamerican business group he is recognised for his remarkable contributions to indias causes and concerns and for his services to the diasporadr m anirudhan is a prominent businessman in the field of nutrition and has also actively promoted indous ties his roles as a director of the national federation of indian associations as founding director of the usindia chamber of commerce of midwest and as director of the chicago red cross society have won him recognition as a leader of the community gopal raju founded indoasian news service ians a premier global news agencyraju started the indian american center for political awareness iacpa in 1994 mainly to empower the community to participate in political process and public policy in the uskenneth s benjamin an eminent businessman diplomat environmentalist and art lover has been actively