First awarded 2013 | Presented by Pravasi Publications | |
 | ||
Awarded for Excellence in Community Service & Arts | ||
Pravasi Express Awards (PE Awards) was introduced in 2013 for appreciating personalities for their outstanding contributions to the society and also the admirable endeavour in their chosen field/profession. The awards are being overseen by Pravasi Publications from Singapore who publishes the Pravasi Express Newspaper.
Contents
History
The first Pravasi Express Awards were presented on 4 August 2013 in a public function at Spring Auditorium, Singapore with over 400 guests. The Former Chief Minister of Kerala V. S. Achuthanandan was awarded the first Pravasi Express "Life Achievement Award" in the ceremony. The award ceremony was presided over by Ambassador-at-Large Gopinatha Pillai with the presence of famous Malayalam Lyrist Anil Panachooran and actor Unni Mukundan.
The second edition of Pravasi Express Awards were presented during the third anniversary celebration of Pravasi Express held on 5 July 2014 at Nexus Auditorium, Singapore.The award ceremony was presided over by Ambassador-at-Large Gopinatha Pillai and famous singer Jayachandran has been awarded the "Life Achievement Award" for his contribution to music. National Award winner Priyamani has been awarded the "Youth Icon Award" and the award night turned out to be a memorable one by the musical performances of Jayachandran, Chandralekha, Ragesh Brahmanandan and Snehaja.
Awards
Pravasi Express awards are given to Indians from different part of the world, to honor their priceless contributions to the society and also the meritorious endeavour in their chosen field/profession. The awards cover different categories like social commitment, business excellence, contribution to Malayalee diaspora, arts and also to appreciate the emerging champions in all the categories.
2016 Awards
Pravasi Express Awards 2016 were presented by Ambassador-at-Large Gopinatha Pillai in “Pravasi Express Nite-2016” held at Kallang Theatre on 6 August 2016. The event was preceded over by Pravasi Express Editor-in-Chief G Rajesh Kumar and K B Ganesh Kumar,film actor & Ex-Kerala Minister was the Guest of Honour. The award function was followed by a musical treat led by G Venugopal and drama by Singapore Kairalee Kala Nilayam, Singapore.
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 their notable work in the respective fields.
2014 Awards
The awards were presented by Ambassador-at-Large Gopinatha Pillai, Actress Priyamani, All Malaysia Malayalee Association president Ravindran Menon and other famous personalities from India and Singapore. The award categories are as follows:
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 outstanding performance in contemporary art and creative paintings.
Editorial Excellence Awards
The winners of Pravasi Express – Editorial Excellence Awards 2014 are as follows:
2013 Awards
The awards were presented by Ambassador-at-Large Gopinatha Pillai, lyrist Anil Panachooran, actor Unni Mukundan and many other famous personalities in Singapore. The award categories is as follows:
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 People Action Party in Singapore and Malayalee who participated in shaping of Singapore.
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 Singapore S.League.
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