Garshom Awards

GARSHOM AWARDS
Type Civilian
Category International
Description
Description India's first credible awards for non resident Keralites (NRKs). Garshom Awards have been instituted to honour those Malayalees who have contributed their might for the upliftment of Malayalees in their place of residence and have achieved success in life through their ingenuity and hard work.
Statistics
Instituted 2003
Total awarded 47

It was in 2003 that Garshom[1] instituted the Garshom Awards ഗർഷോം അവാർഡ്. The word "Garshom" means Pravasi – One who is away from his motherland. Garshom, a media company for Non Resident Keralites (NRKs), was also to recognise the contribution of the global community of Non Resident Keralites, to the society they are currently part of, the nation they had the privilege to be born to, and to Kerala, their motherland in particular. Till now ten Garshom Award presentation ceremonies have been held in Bangalore[2] 2003, 2004, 2010, New Delhi 2005, Trivandrum[3] 2006, Hyderabad[4] 2007, Chennai[5] 2009, Kuwait[6][7] 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2012 and Bangalore 2015.

10th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Joseph Scaria Jr.[8] Garshom Pravasi Ratna Philippines
Smt. Jeny Verma[9] Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Bangalore, India
Sri. Musthafa Hamza Garshom Yuva Pravasi Kuwait
Sqn Ldr (retd.) P. P. Cherian[10] Garshom Pravasi Returnee Kochi, India
Sri. Mathai Jacob[11] Special Jury Award Nigeria
Dr. Raghavan Nambiar Special Jury Award Malaysia
All India Malayalee Association[12] Best Pravasi Malayalee Association Chennai, India

Tenth Garshom Awards[13] were presented by the Bangalore Development and Town Planning Minister Sri. K. J. George. During the tenth Garshom Awards presentation ceremony held in the Garden City College Ceremony Hall on Sunday 27 December 2015, the press secretary to the Indian President Sri. Venu Rajamony,[14] Dr. Aswath Narayan MLA, Honorary Consul of Maldives Dr. Joseph V.G, Dr. J. Alexander were the chief guests. Sri. Joseph Scaria from Philippines, Smt. Jeny Verma from Bengaluru, Sri. Musthafa Hamza from Kuwait, Retd. Sqdn Ldr P. P Cherian from Kochi, Sri. Jacob Mathai from Nigeria and Dr. Raghavan Nambiar from Malaysia were awarded the Pravasi Ratna, Pravasi Vanitha, Yuva Pravasi, Pravasi Returnee and Special Jury Awards respectively. The award for the Best Pravasi Malayalee Association awarded to All India Malayalee Association (AIMA), Chennai was received by its President Sri. Gokulam Gopalan and Chairman Sri. Babu Panikker.[15] Former MLA Sri. Ivan Nigli, Managing Editor of Garshom Sri. Jins Paul and Executive Director of Garshom Sri. Jaijo Joseph also addressed the gathering.

9th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Dr. George Kakkanatt Garshom Pravasi Ratna USA
Dr. Johnson C Lukose[16] Garshom Pravasi Returnee Kochi, India
Sri. Antochen Thomas Garshom Yuva Pravasi Hyderabad, India
Smt. Valsala Rajaram Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Malaysia
Sri. Satheesh Gopalan Special Jury Award Malaysia
Confederation of Tamil Nadu Malayalee Association[17] Best Pravasi Malayalee Association Chennai, India

The Hon. Minister- Prime Minister's Department, Govt. of Malaysia Datuk Seri G.Palanivel given away the 9th Garshom Awards at the Batu Caves Community Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 21 October 2012. The Hon. Deputy Minister- Information, Communication & Culture, Govt. of Malaysia Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz, Tan Sri. Datuk K.Ravindran Menon- President AMMA Malaysia, Ajay Tharayil- KPCC General Secretary, Garshom Infomedia Ltd. Managing Editor Mr. Jins Paul and Executive Director Mr. Jaijo Joseph, Datuk S. Nadarajah, Datuk A.Vaithilingam, Mrs. Saras Nair, Dr. N.R.Nambiar are felicitated the awardees.

8th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Sageer Thrikkarippur Garshom Pravasi Ratna Kuwait
Dr. Sunitha Krishnan Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Hyderabad, India
Sri. T A Ramesh Special Jury Award Kuwait
Sri. V C Praveen Garshom Yuva Pravasi Chennai, India
Sri. S Ahemed Garshom Pravasi Returnee Trivandrum, India
All Malaysia Malayalee Association Best Pravasi Malayalee Association Malaysia

8th Garshom awards were presented by the former Rajyasabha deputy Chairperson Dr. Najma Heptulla. During the 8th Garshom awards presentation ceremony held in the Indian Community school, Salmiya, Kuwait on Friday 27 May 2011, the acting Indian Ambassador Vidhu P Nair, Gen. Secy of Samajwadi Party Rajeev Rai were the chief guests. The chairman of the jury of the 8th Garshom awards Ivan Nigli, Managing Editor of Garshom Jins Paul, the organizing committee chairman Jacob Chennapeta and Jolly Joseph also addressed the gathering.

7th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Dr. P.K.S Madhavan Garshom Pravasi Ratna Hyderabad, India
Sri. Tonio Thomas Garshom Yuva Pravasi Australia
Smt. Meena Das Narayan Garshom Pravasi Vanitha UAE
Sri. Jacob Channapetta Special Jury Award Kuwait
Sri. Joseph Thomas Garshom Pravasi Returnee Calicut, India
KELI[18] Best Pravasi Malayalee Association Switzerland

The Hon. Home Minister, Govt. of Karnataka, Dr.V S Acharya inaugurated the 7th Garshom Award Nite programme at the NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore on 20 February 2010. The Hon. Minister for Law & Justice, Govt. of India, Veerappa Moily given away the awards. Oommen Chandi- Opposition Leader, Govt. of Kerala, NA Haris MLA, Jayakar Reddy MLA and Sambaki MLA from Karnataka, Benny Behnan, Garshom Awards Jury chairman Ivan Nigli, Garshom Infomedia Ltd. Managing Editor Jins Paul, Executive Director Jaijo Joseph and 2008 Garshom Yuva Pravasi award Winner Reji Kumar are felicitated the awardees.

6th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Sam Kuruvilla Garshom Pravasi Ratna Qatar
Sri. Rejikumar Garshom Yuva Pravasi Bangalore, India
Smt. Vimalah Nair Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Malaysia
Smt. Lekha Sreenivasan[19] Special Jury Award Trivandrum, India
Sri. Biji Eapen Garshom Pravasi Returnee Kochi, India
Friends Of Kerala Best Pravasi Malayalee Association Ghaziabad, India

The awards were presented by Dr. MM Rajendran, Former Governor of Orissa on 31 January 2009 at Hotel Courtyard by Marriott, Chennai. Dr. Oscar Nigli MLA, M S Viswanathan - music director, Dr. TP Sreenivasan - Former Ambassador to Austria, Dr. Parateep Philip IPS - IG of Police, Chennai, Dr. Saji D'Zousa and others were present for the award function. The award committee constituting Mr. K.Sukumaran (Retd. Chief General Manager, S.B.T.), Mr. Ivan Nigli (Ex. Karnataka MLA), Dr. B. Ashok Kumar, Mr. Polly Mathew Somatheeram, Mr.S.K.Nair (Administrator, Garden City College, Bangalore), Mr. Jins Paul (Managing Editor, Garshom Infomedia Ltd) selected the winners of the 6th Garshom Awards.

5th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. K V Shamsudeen Garshom Pravasi Ratna UAE
Dr. Saji D’zousa Garshom Yuva Pravasi Hyderabad, India
Smt. Susan Abraham Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Singapore
Sri. D. Machingal Garshom Pravasi Returnee Thrissur, India
Kerala Samajam Colourgn[20] Best Pravasi Malayalee Association Germany

5th Garshom Awards were presented at Harihara Kalabhavan, Hyderabad, Andrapradesh on 29 December 2007 in a glittering function graced by Sri. Madhu, senior cine artist and Sri Jagathi Sreekumar, cine artist.

4th Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Jolly Thadathil Garshom Pravasi Ratna Germany
Sri. Syed Azhar Garshom Yuva Pravasi Bahrain
Smt. Sicily Jacob[21] Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Nigeria
Sri. CV Raveendranath Garshom Pravasi Returnee Kannur, India

4th Garshom Awards were presented by M V Rajasekharan, Minister of state for Planning, Govt. of India in a programme held at Somatheeram Health Resorts, Kovalam on 17 December 2006. The other guests included T U Kuruvilla- PWD minister, Govt. of Kerala, Ivan Nigli- MLA from Karnataka, George Mercian- MLA from Kerala, Madhu- senior cine artist and Baby Mathew Arambankudi- MD, Jeevan TV.

3rd Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Andrew Pappachan Garshom Pravasi Ratna USA
Sri. Abdulla Manjeri Garshom Yuva Pravasi Dammam
Sri. Paul Jose Garshom Pravasi Returnee Kochi, India

Oscar Fernandes, Hon. Minister for NRIs, Govt. of India, gave away the Garshom Awards in a function held at The Park, New Delhi on 9 December 2005. The other dignitaries who graced the occasion were Babu Diwakaran- Labour minister, Govt. of Kerala and Ivan Nigli- MLA from Karnataka.

2nd Garshom Awards

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Sri. Joseph Melookaran Garshom Pravasi Ratna USA
Smt. Priaya Chacko Garshom Yuva Pravasi Vienna
Sri. Baiju Radhakrishnan Garshom Pravasi Returnee Kannur, India

The Hon. Chief Minister, Govt. of Karnataka N. Dharam Singh given away the Garshom Awards in a well attended function held at St.John's Medical College Auditorium, Bangalore on 12 December 2004. The guests included Ivan Nigli- MLA from Karnataka, K J George- Karnataka PCC Gen. Secretary and Mukesh, cine actor and had a wonderful dance show from artistes of Chitra School of Performing Arts, Bangalore.

1st Garshom Award

Name of the Awardee Award Country
Dr. Polly Mathew Garshom Pravasi Ratna Germany

First Garshom Award was presented to Dr. Polly Mathew from Germany in a colourful function held at the Chowdaiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore by J. Alexander- MLA, Govt. of Karnataka on 27 July 2003. The other guests present were K. B. Ganesh Kumar- MLA from Kerala and Madhu- senior cine actor.

References

  1. ↑ http://garshom.com/
  2. ↑ http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec132004/c2.asp
  3. ↑ http://www.garshom.com/award_2007.aspx/
  4. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/garshom-awards-announced/article1967072.ece
  5. ↑ http://www.garshom.com/award_2008.aspx/
  6. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article386921.ece
  7. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/NRIs-in-Kuwait-receive-prestigious-award/articleshow/8662839.cms
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