Pravasi Express Awards
Pravasi Express Awards | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in Community Service & Arts |
Country | Singapore |
Presented by | Pravasi Publications |
First awarded | 2013 |
Pravasi Express Awards were introduced in 2013 for appreciating personalities for outstanding contributions to society and endeavours in their chosen field/profession. The awards are overseen by Pravasi Publications from Singapore, publishers of the Pravasi Express Newspaper.
History
The first Pravasi Express Awards were presented on 4 August 2013 in a public function at Spring Auditorium,
The second edition of Pravasi Express Awards were presented during the third anniversary celebration of
Awards
Pravasi Express awards are given to Indians from different part of the world, to honor their contributions to society and endeavours in their chosen field/profession. The awards cover different categories including social commitment, business excellence, contribution to
2020 Awards
Pravasi Express Awards 2020 were awarded in a virtual event held on 18 July 2020. T.P Sreenivasan, former IFS Official and Ambassador was awarded the Malayalee Ratna Award. He has served as secretary of legation in Tokyo, Thimphu, Moscow. He has also served as a permanent representative of India to the United Nations. PE Life Time Achievement Award was presented to the renowned dancer, founder and chief mentor / trainer of Baskar's Academy - Mrs Santha Bhaskar for her six-long decade’s significant contribution in the field of music and dance. Young talented actor Tovino Thomas was awarded the Youth icon award and the award event was followed by musical performance from Harish Sivaramakrishnan.
PE Malayalee Ratna Award | T.P Sreenivasan, Former IFS Official and Ambassador |
PE Life Time Achievement Award | Santha Bhaskar, Renowned dancer |
PE Youth Icon Award | Tovino Thomas, Actor |
PE Social Excellence Award | Shaji Philip, Philanthropist |
PE Young Entrepreneur Award | Anes M.K. |
2019 Awards
Pravasi Express Awards 2019
Poet and activist
Award night also witnessed the inauguration of Singapore Kairali Film Forum (SKFF) by Singapore Film director K. Rajagopal which was followed by the screening of the first micro film from SKFF Godfather.
PE Lifetime Achievement Award | Sugathakumari, poet and activist |
PE Music Excellence Award | Shahabaz Aman, playback singer and composer |
PE BusinessExcellence Award | Joy Allukas |
PE Social Excellence Award | Saji Cheriyan , politician
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PE Vanitha Ratnam Award | Dr. Lissy Shajahan |
PE Art and Culture Excellence Award | Dr. Chitra Krishnakumar |
PE Sports Excellence Award | Rahul K Raju |
2018 Awards
Pravasi Express Awards 2018
Veteran Playback Singer
PE Lifetime Achievement Award | Vani Jairam, playback singer |
PE Acting Excellence Award | Suraj Venjaramood , film actor
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PE Youth Icon Award | Aishwarya Lekshmi, film actress |
PE Vanitha Ratnam Award | Annie Libu |
PE BusinessExcellence Award | Shera Thampi, Dowser Group |
PE BusinessExcellence Award | Phillip Michael, Y Axis |
PE BusinessExcellence Award | Prabhiraj Natarajan, Aris Group |
PE Art and Culture Excellence Award | MM Dollah |
PE Social Excellence Award | C M Ashhraf Ali, Malaysia |
PE Award for Best Singer | Abhijith Kollam |
Special Categories
Other honorable award recipients were Jaleela Niaz (PE Special Awards - Excellence in Visual Arts) and Hema Malini (PE Special Awards - Excellence in Art and Culture).
2017 Awards
Pravasi Express Awards 2017[13][14][15] took place in Pravasi Express Nite 2017 held at Holiday Inn, Singapore in the presence of Kerala Minister for Culture and Law Mr. AK Balan, Singapore Indian High Commissioner Mr.Javed Ashraf and Pravasi Express Chief Editor Mr.Rajesh Kumar. Minister Mr. AK Balan presided over the function and also inaugurated the 60th year anniversary celebrations of Kairalee Kala Nilayam, Singapore. Veteran Film actor
PE Lifetime Achievement Award | Madhu (actor), film actor |
PE Lifetime Sports Excellence Award | IM Vijayan , football player
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PE Malayalee Ratna Award | Sohan Roy |
PE BusinessExcellence Award | Capt. Rajesh Unni, Synergy Group |
PE Film Critic Award | Vinu Mohan, actor |
PE Youth Icon Award | Rajisha Vijayan, actor |
Special Categories
Other recipients were D Sudheeran (Literary Award), Shanta Rati (Dance Icon of Singapore), Sangeetha Nambiar (Women Empowerment), Deivani (Community Engagement), Dr.V P Nair (Health Care), Shilpa Krishnan Shukla (Women Achiever), Arun Sundar (Information Technology), Prajith Manikkoth (Young Achiever), Stephan Samuel (Social Excellence), Mallika Girish Panicher (Performing Arts) and Dr. Anitha Devi Pillai (Research Literature), Sooraj & Ann (Crtic Award: Acting).
2016 Awards
Pravasi Express Awards 2016
PE Lifetime Achievement Award | Daya Bai, social activist |
PE Music Excellence Award | G Venugopal , singer
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PE Media Excellence Award | MP Shyam Kumar, Kerala Kaumudi, Kannur Unit Chief |
PE Social Excellence Award | Jayadev Unnithan |
PE Youth Choice Award | Parvathy Nambiar |
PE Yuva Pravasi Award | Shaji Philip |
Special Categories
Pravasi Express Awards were also presented to Jayakumar Aravindakshan (retail business), Sreenivas Kurupp (IT Business), Ashok Nair (Sports Excellence) and Gangadharan Kunnon (Community engagement) for work in their respective fields.
2014 Awards
The awards
PE Lifetime Achievement Award | P. Jayachandran, singer |
PE Malayalee Ratna Award | Tan Sri Datuk Ravindran Menon, Malaysia |
PE Literary Award | M.K Bhasi, Malayalam poet and writer, Singapore |
PE Youth Icon of the Year | Actress
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PE Vanitha Ratna Award | Latha K Namboodiri, Krystal Group, Bangalore |
PE Business Excellence Award | Alexander Vadakkedam, India |
PE Young Entrepreneur Award | Reju Kumar, Singapore |
PE Young Achiever Award | Varun Chandran, Corporate360, Singapore. |
Special Categories
Pravasi Express – Rising Star Award was given to outstanding Malayalee youngster in social, arts, sports or academics category. This award was given to Miss. Anjali George for her performance in contemporary art and creative paintings.
Editorial Excellence Awards
The winners of Pravasi Express – Editorial Excellence Awards 2014 are as follows:
PE Journalist of the year | Basil Baby |
PE Photojournalist of the year | Lijesh Karunakaran |
PE Special Award | Ms.Chitra KrishnaKumar, Krishna Lal PV, Panayam Liju, MKV Rajesh and Venmony Bimalraj |
2013 Awards
The awards were presented by
PE Lifetime Achievement Award | V. S. Achuthanandan, former Chief Minister of Kerala |
PE Literary Award | Anil Panachooran, Malayalam film lyricist and poet |
PE Youth Icon of the Year | Unni Mukundan, film actor |
PE Social Excellence Award | P. K. Koshy, President Singapore Malayalee Association |
PE Business Excellence Award | Tony Vincent, Aratt Developers, Bangalore, India |
PE Young Entrepreneur Award | Ajith Kumar T, Singapore Coliseum, Singapore |
PE Yuva Pravasi Award | Syam Kumar Prabhakaran, Malayalam Educational Society, Singapore |
Special Categories
The award ceremony also witnessed the honoring of two eminent Malayalees in Singapore. Shekhari Varma, Maharaja of Palaghat and was a freedom fighter for Indian Independence. Dominic Puthucheary, founding member of the
Pravasi Express – Rising Star Award was given to outstanding Malayalee youngster in social, sports or academics category. This award was given to Vishal Thaniyath, U-16 Football Player in
Editorial Excellence Awards
Pravasi Express – Editorial Excellence Awards was introduced to recognize individuals on their contributions in different news arena and the winners were as follows
PE Journalist of the year | Basil Baby |
PE Newspaper Feature Writer of the year | Panayam Liju |
PE Photojournalist of the year | Nivesh Thekkarath |
PE Special Award | A.R Jose and Mr. Subu Iyer |
Editorial contributions | Ms Chitra Krishna Kumar and Ms Suchitthra Vasu |
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