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Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2005
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2005 was awarded to 16 people hailing from various fields like novelist, political scientist, writer, economists. Some of the popular awardees were M. Night Shyamalan, Sunil Khilnani, Vijay Singh, M.A. Yusuff Ali, etc.

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Country Name Description
Hong Kong M. Arunachalam President, Asia Pacific India Chambers of Commerce
United States Jagdish Bhagwati Indian American economist
South Africa Amina Cachalia Women`s activist, politician
Tanzania J.K. Chande Chancellor, International Medical and Technological University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Germany Alokeranjan Dasgupta Poet, philosopher, academic
South Africa Ahmed Kathrada South African anti-apartheid activist
United States Sunil Khilnani Political scientist, writer
Trinidad and Tobago Basdeo Panday Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom Bhikhu Parekh member, British House of Lords
United States Sam Pitroda Indian American entrepreneur and Indian communications policymaker
United Kingdom Vikram Seth Novelist and poet
United States M. Night Shyamalan Indian American film screenwriter, director and producer
Fiji Vijay Singh Indo-Fijian golfer
- Dr. Sant Singh Virmani Rice scientist
United Arab Emirates Yusuffali M.A. Owner of EMKE Group (Abu Dhabi based Indian congleramate)



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