Garshom Awards, the most prestigious awards for Non Resident Keralites and was initiated in the year 2002. The word "Garshom" means, one who is away from his motherland. Garshom Awards were instituted to recognize those hidden faces among the community of Non Resident Keralites who have been doing laudable work in the socio-cultural-business-professional field in various parts of the world. The awards recognize the contribution of the global community of NRKs to the society they are currently part of, the nation they were born to, and to Kerala, their motherland in particular.
20 Garshom Award presentation ceremonies have been held in Bangalore 2003, 2004, 2010, New Delhi 2005, Trivandrum 2006, Hyderabad 2007, Chennai 2009, Kuwait 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2012, Bangalore 2015, Malacca, Malaysia 2016, Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai 2017, Tokyo, Japan 2018, Oslo Norway 2019, Panaji Goa, Baku Azerbaijan 2022, Bahrain 2023, Yerevan, Armenia 2024. and Singapore 2025.
20th Garshom Awards Awardee Award Country Sajeev Narayanan Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Alex K Abraham Garshom Business Excellence Award Suchetha Satish Garshom Young Talent Award Mumshad Mannambeth Garshom Visionary Innovator Award Savio James Garshom Young Entrepreneur Award D Sudheeran Garshom Cultural Icon Award All Moscow Malayalee Association - AMMA Garshom Best Malayalee Association Award The 20th Garshom International Awards were presented at the Orchid Country Club, Singapore. The awards were presented by Terry Alan Farris (USA) and Rudy Fang (Singapore). The inaugural address was delivered by Ajith Kolassery, CEO of NORKA, Government of Kerala.
The event was accompanied by the ASEAN+ Business Dialogue, with delegates from 23 countries taking part.
The ceremony was held in the presence of Jaijo Joseph (Syndicate Member, Goa University, Co-founder Garshom Foundation), Ivan Nigli (former MLA, Government of Karnataka), Jins Paul (Founder Garshom), Joseph Scaria Junior (Director, Garshom 2.0).
19th Garshom Awards Awardee Award Country Santhosh Kumaar Ketteth Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Raveendra Nath Garshom Humanitarian Award Shyny Frank Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Danesh Narayanan Garshom Business Excellence Award Malayalee Association of the UK (MAUK) Garshom Best Malayalee Association Award The 19th Garshom International Awards presentation ceremony was held on 16 November 2024, in Best Western Plus Congress Hotel Yerevan, Armenia. The chief guests included Mr. Sagar Khandre, Member of Parliament- India. Mr. Hayk Margarian, Director of the United Nations Climate Technology Center and Mr. Aditya Pandey, Secretary of the Indian Embassy in Armenia
18th Garshom Awards Awardee Award Country Thomas Mottackal Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award Mohammed M Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Sebastian Thomas Garshom Business Excellence Award Harikrishnan Madiyan Garshom Innovative Visionary Award Dr. Thahira Kallumurikkal Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award SANTHWANAM Kuwait Garshom Best Non Profit Organization Award The 18th Garshom International Awards were presented at Crowne Plaza Bahrain on 2 December 2023 by Bahrain Tourism Director Mr Senan Aljabre and Public Information Director Mr Youssef Lowry.
17th Garshom Awards Awardee Award Country K G Manmadhan Nair Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award Moosa Koya Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Jacob Mathew Garshom Spirit of Humanity Award Tentacle Aerologistix Pvt Ltd Garshom Promising Enterprise Award SAMA France Garshom Best Malayali Association Award Garshom International Awards 2022 were presented at The Landmark Hotel, Baku Azerbaijan on 22 November 2022. Indian Embassy in Baku Ambassador-in-Charge Mr Vinay Kumar given away the 17th Garshom International Awards. Azerbaijan Parliament Member Razi Nurullayev, Croatia Ambassador Mr Branko Zebic, Bengaluru North University Syndicate Member Mr Jaijo Joseph and former Karnataka MLA Mr Ivan Nigli are special guests.
16th Garshom Awards Awardee Award Country Dr. Satish Krishnan Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award Saji Markose Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Dr. Susan Joseph Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Aebgin John Poickattil Garshom Innovative Leader Award Garshom International Awards 2021 presentation ceremony was held at Hyatt Regency Baku, Azerbaijan on 20 November 2022. Morocco Ambassador Mr Mohammad Adil Embarch given away the awards. Indian Embassy in Baku Ambassador-in-Charge Mr Vinay Kumar, Bengaluru North University Syndicate Member Mr Jaijo Joseph and former Karnataka MLA Mr Ivan Nigli are participated as special guests.
15th Garshom Awards Awardee Award Country Santhan Nanu Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award V J Mathew - Benny Vazhappillil Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Mohan Balakrishnan Nair Garshom Business Excellence Award Binoy Sebastian Garshom Spirit of Humanity Award Supriya Cherian Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award El Shaddai Charitable Trust Garshom Best Organization Award Dhaka Malayalee Association - DMA Garshom Best Malayali association Award The Hon'ble Governor of Goa Mr. P S Sreedharan Pillai presented the 15th Garshom International Awards at Fortune Miramar ITC Hotel, Panaji in Goa on 17 September 2022, in the presence of Mr. Mauvin Godinho, Minister for Industries, Transport, Panchayat and Protocol, Govt. of Goa, Mr. Krishna V Salkar MLA, chairman, South Goa Planning and Development Authority, Mr. Jaijo Joseph, Syndicate Member, Bangalore North University and Mr. Jins Paul, President, Garshom Foundation.
14th Garshom Awards Awardee Award Country V A Hassan Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award Babu Varghese Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Dr. Laly Samuel Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Biju P Varghese Garshom Business Excellence Award Tiby Kuruvila Garshom Emerging Businessman Award Swaroop Rajan Mayilvahanam Garshom Young Businessman Award Dr. Ramkumar B Nair Garshom Young Talent Award Ente Keralam Garshom Best Malayali Association The Garshom International Awards 2019 were presented in a function held at Hotel Scandic Solli, Oslo in Norway on 24 August 2019. Norway Notodden Municipality Mayor Gry Fuglestveit Bløchlinger and Norway Parliament member Mr. Himanshu Gulati distributed the awards to the winners in the presence of Mr. Amar Jeet, director of cultural wing with the Indian Embassy in Norway, the award committee chairman and Karnataka ex-MLA Mr. Ivan Nigli, former Garshom awardee Mr. P K Abdulla Koya, Dr. Bindu Sara Varghese, President, Norwegian Malayali Association, Mr. Jostein Meen, Mr. Jaijo Joseph, executive director, Garshom Infomedia Limited and Mr. Jins Paul, President, Garshom Foundation.
13th Garshom Awards Awardee Award Country P K Abdulla Koya Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award Joe Matthews Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Prof. D Sakthi Kumar Ph.D Garshom Academic Excellence Award Dr. Sony Sebastian Garshom Emerging Businessman Award Sunish Parakkel Garshom Business Excellence Award Anil Raj Manghat Garshom Business Excellence Award Shilpa Raj Garshom Young Talent Award Abdul Latheef Garshom Philanthropy Award Stephan Anathas Garshom Special Jury Award Ignatius Muscrinas Sabastian Garshom Special Jury Award Paul T Puthenpurekal Garshom Special Jury Award NANMA Garshom Best Malayali Association
The 13th Garshom International Awards presentation ceremony was held at Tokyo Bay Tokyu Hotel, Tokyo, Japan on 13 October 2018. The awards were presented by Nakamura Rikako, Member of Parliament, Japan in the presence of Tom Joseph, Councillor, Whittlesea, Australia; Shigeki Someya, former MLA, Sakae-cho, Japan; Siddharth Singh, Director, Cultural Centre, Indian Embassy, Tokyo; Tadashi Awazu, President, Taiyotomah Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan; Tetsuyuki Toyama, founder of Yamahachi Chemical Co. Ltd., Aichi, Japan; Jolly Thadathil, Germany; Suresh Lal, founding member, Nihonkairali, Japan; and Joseph Scaria, Asia Pacific Director, Habitat for Humanity International.
12th Garshom Awards Awardee Award Country Dr. P A Ibrahim Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award Prasanth Manghat Garshom Business Excellence Award Promoth Manghat Garshom Business Excellence Award A P Abdul Majeed Garshom Young Businessman Award Tino Thomas Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award N K Kurian Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Ananya Vinay Garshom Young Talent Award Janet Mathews Garshom Young Talent Award Anilkumar Vasu Garshom Special Jury Award NIHONKAIRALI Garshom Best Malayalee Association Garden City University Garshom Best Institution Award
The 12th Garshom International Awards presentation ceremony was held at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, UAE on 1 December 2017. The awards were presented by Brigadier H. E Mohammed Ahmed Al Yammahi, Federal National Council Member, UAE; Sri. V Vaithilingam, Hon'ble Speaker, Puducheri Legislative Assembly; and Sri. U T Khader, Minister for Food & Civil Supplies, Govt. of Karnataka. Guests of honour were Sri. Thumbay Moideen, Chairman of Thumbay Group, UAE; Sri. Joseph Scaria, Asia Pacific Director, Habitat for Humanity International; Dr. Francis Cleetus and Sri. Ivan Nigli, former MLA, Karnataka.
11th Garshom Awards Awardee Award Country Dr. Francis Cleetus Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Mani Menon Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Dr. Rajesh Kumar N V Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Manoj Mavelikkara Garshom Special Jury Award Shijo K. Francis Garshom Special Jury Award Malayalee Association for Arts & Culture Garshom Best Malayalee Association
The 11th Garshom international awards were presented at Cultural Center (Panggung Seri), Taman Budaya, Malacca, Malaysia on 17 December 2016. The Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister, Govt. of Malacca, Malaysia, Md. Yunos Husin inaugurated the presentation ceremony. The Hon'ble Minister for Human Resource Development, Govt. of Malacca, Malaysia, Datuk M. S. Mahadevan presented the awards. All Malaysia Malayalee Association president Datuk Suseela Menon, Program Organizing Committee Chairman Dr. N R Nambiar, Tan Sri Raveendran Menon, Garshom Awards 2016 Jury chairman Sri. Joseph Scaria Junior, Garshom Foundation Secretary Sri. Jins Paul, Garshom Infomedia Ltd. Executive Director Sri. Jaijo Joseph and Malacca Kerala Samajam president Dr. Jayasankar felicitated the awardees.
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Awardee Award Country Joseph Scaria Jr. Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Jeny Verma Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Musthafa Hamza Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Sqn Ldr (retd.) P. P. Cherian Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Mathai Jacob Garshom Special Jury Award Dr. Raghavan Nambiar Garshom Special Jury Award All India Malayalee Association Garshom Best Malayalee Association
The tenth Garshom Awards were presented by the Bangalore Development and Town Planning Minister Sri. K. J. George. At the 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, Dr. Aswath Narayan MLA, Honorary Consul of Maldives Dr. Joseph V.G, and Dr. J. Alexander were the chief guests. The award for the Garshom Best Malayalee Association was given to All India Malayalee Association (AIMA), Chennai, and was received by its President Sri. Gokulam Gopalan and Chairman Sri. Babu Panikker. Former MLA Sri. Ivan Nigli, Managing Editor of Garshom Sri. Jins Paul and executive director of Garshom Sri. Jaijo Joseph also addressed the gathering.
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Awardee Award Country Dr. George Kakkanatt Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award Dr. Johnson C Lukose Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award Antochen Thomas Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award Valsala Rajaram Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award Satheesh Gopalan Garshom Special Jury Award Confederation of Tamil Nadu Malayalee Association Garshom Best Malayalee Association