Pravasi Bharatiya Community Service Award
- Pravasi Bharatiya Community Service Award
The Pravasi Bharatiya Community Service Award is an honour granted annually by the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), to honour persons of Indian ancestry for their contributions to countries they are members of.
One of the 2004 awards went to Mahendra Chaudhry, a former Prime Minister of Fiji. In 2005, the recipients of the award were:
* Ganesh Chand, a Fijian politician.
* Diljit S. Rana, of Ireland.
* Dr. B.R. Shetty, an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
* Sudha Acharya, executive director of the South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS).
* Pavan Kumar Darisi, of the World Arya Vysya Mahasabha (special recognition award).
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