Garshom Awards
Garshom Awards were instituted by Garshom Foundation, Bangalore India and 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
The 20th Garshom International Awards were presented at the Orchid Country Club, Singapore. The awards were presented by Terry Alan Farris and Rudy Fang. 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, Ivan Nigli, Jins Paul, Joseph Scaria Junior.
19th Garshom Awards
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 Armenia18th Garshom Awards
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
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
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
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
The Garshom International Awards 2019 were presented in a function held at Hotel Scandic Solli, Oslo in Norway on 24 August 2019. Norway Notodden City 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
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
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
The 11th Garshom international awards were presented at Cultural Center, 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.10th Garshom Awards
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| Joseph Scaria Jr. | Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award |  Philippines9th Garshom AwardsSource:
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