15 distinguished NRIs, who have been selected for this year's Pravasi Bhartiya Samman:

USA: Two NRIs selected

1. 
   Professor Jagdish Bhagwati Economist, a University Professor
2. Sam Pitroda Telecom industry expert: If there’s one man who built the foundation of the revolution in telephony usage in India in the last two decades of the 20th century, it is Sam Pitroda.---------
   
   

UK: Two NRIs selected

1. Lord Bikhu Parekh was the first to defend and define the Indian culture in right perspective when the media here attacked the Indian business practices
2. Vikram Seth has won accolades for writing poems and novels in English
   
   

Africa:
Amina Cachalia- South African NRI women's rights activist

Middle East:
Yousaf Ali M.A., prominent NRI businessman and managing director of Emke Group gets Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award Middle East....

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PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS 2004

• Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, New Delhi- 9th January, 2004