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{{Infobox award
| name = Garshom Awards
| image = Garshom International Awards.jpg
| image_size = 460px
| alt =
| caption =
| subheader = Civilian Award
| awarded_for = International awards for non-resident Keralites of India
| sponsor =
| firstawarded = 2003 [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
| lastawarded = 2019 [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder =
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 84
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = Dr. Poly Mathew from [[Germany]]
| award3_type = Next award
| award3_winner = 2020 [[Melbourne]], Australia
| website =
| previous =
| next =
}}

Garshom, a media company for [[Non-resident Keralites' Affairs|non-resident Keralites]] (NRKs) instituted the '''Garshom Awards''' in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://garshom.com/ |title=Awards 2016 |website=Garshom.com |date=17 December 2016 |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> The word "Garshom" means "Pravasi", one who is away from his [[motherland]]. The awards recognise 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.

The 14 Garshom Award presentation ceremonies have been held in [[Bangalore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec132004/c2.asp |title=Garshom awards given away - Deccan Herald |website=Archive.deccanherald.com |date=13 December 2004 |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> 2003, 2004, 2010, [[New Delhi]] 2005, [[Trivandrum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshom.com/award_2007.aspx/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 October 2015 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127181000/https://www.garshom.com/award_2007.aspx/ |archive-date=27 January 2016 }}</ref> 2006, [[Hyderabad]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/garshom-awards-announced/article1967072.ece |title=Garshom Awards announced - KERALA |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> 2007, [[Chennai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.garshom.com/award_2008.aspx/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 October 2015 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061146/http://www.garshom.com/award_2008.aspx/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> 2009, [[Kuwait]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article386921.ece |title=Garshom awards announced |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/NRIs-in-Kuwait-receive-prestigious-award/articleshow/8662839.cms |title=NRIs in Kuwait receive prestigious award - Times of India |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=31 May 2011 |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> 2011, [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] 2012, [[Bangalore]] 2015, [[Malacca]], Malaysia 2016, [[Atlantis, The Palm]], Dubai 2017, [[Tokyo]], Japan 2018 and [[Oslo]] Norway.

==14th Garshom Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awardee
! Award
! Country
|-
| V A Hassan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/v-a-hassan-flora-group-of-hotels/|title=V A Hassan, Flora Group of Hotels- Garshom International Awards 2019|website=garshomonline.com}}</ref>
| Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award
| {{UAE}}
|-
| Babu Varghese<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/babu-varghese-usa/|title=Babu Varghese- Garshom International Awards 2019|website=garshomonline.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abtechengineering.com/contactus.html|title=ABTECH ENGINEERING INC.|website=www.abtechengineering.com}}</ref>
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{USA}}
|-
| Dr. Laly Samuel<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/dr-laly-samuel-new-zealand/|title=Dr. Laly Samuel- Garshom International Awards 2019|website=garshomonline.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citac.cc/home.html|title=CITAC Welcome|website=www.citac.cc}}</ref>
| Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award
| {{NZL}}
|-
| Biju P Varghese<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/biju-varghese-garshom-awards-2019/|title=Biju Varghese- Garshom International Awards 2019|website= Garshom }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aarbeesteeldetail.com/management.html|title=Management|website=www.aarbeesteeldetail.com}}</ref>
| Garshom Business Excellence Award
| {{IND}}
|-
| Tiby Kuruvila<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/tiby-kuruvila-garshom-awards-2019/|title=Tiby Kuruvila: Garshom Awards 2019|website= Garshom }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/travel/2018/feb/19/living-among-the-japanese-an-entrepreneurs-tale-1775329.html|title=Living among the Japanese: An entrepreneur's tale|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
| Garshom Emerging Businessman Award
| {{Flag |Japan}}
|-
| Swaroop Rajan Mayilvahanam<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/swaroop-rajan-mayilvahanam/|title=Swaroop Rajan Mayilvahanam- Garshom International Awards 2019|website=garshomonline.com}}</ref>
| Garshom Young Businessman Award
| {{Flag |Kuwait}}
|-
| Dr. Ramkumar B Nair<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/ramkumar-nair-sweden/|title=Dr. Ramkumar Nair- Garshom Awards 2019|website= Garshom }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mycorena.com/team|title=Mycorena Team: Business and Biotechnology in Sweden|website=Mycorena}}</ref>
| Garshom Young Talent Award
| {{Flag |Sweden}}
|-
| Ente Keralam<ref name="garshomonline.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/norwegian-malayali-association-2018/|title=Norwegian Malayali Association 2018|website=garshomonline.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entekeralam.com.au/about-us/|title=About Us}}</ref>
| Garshom Best Malayali Association
| {{Flag |Australia}}
|}
The Garshom International Awards 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/garshom-awards-2019-winners/|title=14th Garshom International Awards- 2019|website=garshomonline.com}}</ref> were presented in a function held at [[Scandic Hotels|Hotel Scandic Solli]], Oslo in Norway on 24 August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsexperts.in/grashom-international-awards-distributed-oslo-norway/|title=Grashom International Awards Distributed at Oslo in Norway|date=2 September 2019}}</ref> Norway [[Notodden|Notodden City]] Mayor Gry Fuglestveit Bløchlinger and [[Norway Parliament]] member Mr. [[Himanshu Gulati]] distributed the awards to the winners<ref>https://blog.pinmicro.com/index.php/2019/08/29/pinmicro-ceo-tiby-kuruvila-recognized-as-emerging-businessman-of-the-year-at-garshom-international-awards/</ref> in the presence of Mr. Amar Jeet, director of [[cultural]] wing with the [[List of diplomatic missions of India|Indian Embassy]] in Norway,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/nri/europe/news/garshom-awards-1.4070397|title=പതിനാലാമത് ഗര്‍ഷോം രാജ്യാന്തര പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍ നോര്‍വേയില്‍ സമ്മാനിച്ചു|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marunadanmalayalee.com/europe/association/garshom-awards-2019-157342|title=പതിനാലാമത് ഗർഷോം രാജ്യാന്തര പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങൾ നോർവേയിൽ സമ്മാനിച്ചു...|website=www.marunadanmalayalee.com}}</ref> Mr. Jaijo Joseph, Executive Director, Garshom Infomedia Limited and Mr. [[Jins Paul]], President, Garshom Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/global-malayali/gulf/2019/08/20/garshom-international-awards-declared.html|title=ഗര്‍ഷോം രാജ്യാന്തര പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു : പുരസ്‌കാരദാനം നോര്‍വെയില്‍ 24ന്|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref>

==13th Garshom Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awardee
! Award
! Country
|-
| [[P K Abdulla Koya]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/abdulla-koya-2018/|title=Abdulla Koya 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.doolnews.com/garshom-lifetime-achievement-award-for-abdulla-koya258.html|title='ഗര്‍ഷോം' ലൈഫ്ടൈം അച്ചീവ്മെന്റ് പുരസ്‌ക്കാരം പ്രവാസി വ്യവസായി അബ്ദുള്ള കോയക്ക്|website=DoolNews}}</ref>
| Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award
|{{Flag |UAE}}
|-
| Joe Matthews<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/joe-matthews-2018/|title=Joe Matthews 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref>
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{USA}}
|-
| Prof. D Sakthi Kumar Ph.D<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/dr-sakthi-kumar-2018/|title=Dr. Sakthi Kumar 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref>
| Garshom Academic Excellence Award
| {{Flag |Japan}}
|-
| Dr. Sony Sebastian<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/sony-sebastian-2018/|title=Dr. Sony Sebastian 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref>
| Garshom Emerging Businessman Award
| {{Flag |Kuwait}}
|-
| Sunish Parakkel<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/sunish-parackel-2018/|title=Sunish Parakkel 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jay.co.jp/page/Garshom_Business_Excellence_Award_2018|title=Garshom Business Excellence Award 2018|website=www.jay.co.jp}}</ref>
| Garshom Business Excellence Award
| {{Flag |Japan}}
|-
| Anil Raj Manghat<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/anil-raj-manghat/|title=Anil Raj Manghat 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref>
| Garshom Business Excellence Award
| {{Flag |Japan}}
|-
| Shilpa Raj<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/shilpa-raj-2018/|title=Shilpa Raj 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref>
| Garshom Young Talent Award
| {{Flag |USA}}
|-
| Abdul Latheef<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/abdul-latheef-2018/|title=Abdul Latheef 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref>
| Garshom Philanthropy Award
| {{Flag |Saudi Arabia}}
|-
| Stephan Anathas<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/stephan-anathas-2018/|title=Stephan Anathas 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref>
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag |Singapore}}
|-
| Ignatius Muscrinas Sabastian<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/ignatius-muscrinas-sabatian-2018/|title=Ignatius Muscrinas 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref>
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag |Malaysia}}
|-
| Paul T Puthenpurekal<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/paul-puthenpurekal-2018/|title=Paul Puthenpurekal 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref>
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag |Philippines}}
|-
| NANMA<ref name="garshomonline.com"/>
| Garshom Best Malayali Association
| {{Flag |Norway}}
|}

The 13th Garshom International Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/13th-garshom-awards-2018/|title=13th Garshom International Awards 2018|website= Garshom }}</ref> 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==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awardee
! Award
! Country
|-
| [[P. A. Ibrahim Haji|Dr. P A Ibrahim]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/ibrahim-2017/|title=Dr. P A Ibrahim- Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award}}</ref>
| Garshom Lifetime Achievement Award
| {{Flag |UAE}}
|-
| Prasanth Manghat<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/prasanth2017/|title=Prasanth Manghat: Garshom Business Excellence Award 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Business Excellence Award
| {{Flag |UAE}}
|-
| Promoth Manghat <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/promoth2017/|title=Promoth Manghat: Garshom Business Excellence Award 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Business Excellence Award
| {{Flag |UAE}}
|-
| A P Abdul Majeed <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/majeed2017/|title=Abdul Majeed: Garshom Young Businessman Award 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Young Businessman Award
| {{Flag |Saudi Arabia}}
|-
| Tino Thomas <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/tino-thomas/|title=Tino Thomas: Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| N K Kurian <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/kurian2017/|title=N K Kuraian: Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| [[Ananya Vinay]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/ananya2017/|title=Ananya Vinay: Garshom Young Talent Award 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Young Talent Award
| {{USA}}
|-
| Janet Mathews<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/janet2017/|title=Janet Mathews Switzerland: Garshom Young Talent Award 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Young Talent Award
| {{Flag |Switzerland}}
|-
| Anilkumar Vasu <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/anilkumar-2017/|title=Anil Kumar Vasu: Garshom Special Jury Award 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag |UAE}}
|-
| NIHONKAIRALI <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/nihon-japan/|title=Nihon Kairali, Japan: Garshom Best Malayalee Association Award 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nihonkairali.com/|title=Welcome to Nihonkairali|publisher=nihonkairali.com}}</ref>
| Garshom Best Malayalee Association
| {{Flag |Japan}}
|-
| [[Garden City University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/gcu2017/|title=Garden City University: Garshom Best Institution Award 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Best Institution Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|}

The 12th Garshom International Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/awards-2017/|title=12th Garshom International Awards|website= Garshom }}</ref><ref name="thumbay_52546">{{Cite web|url=http://thumbay.com/gallery/single-gallery/|title=Single Gallery | Thumbay Gallery}}</ref> presentation ceremony was held at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, UAE on 1 December 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nmcnews.tv/khader-attends-12th-garshom-international-awards-presentation-ceremony/|title=Khader attends 12th Garshom International Awards presentation ceremony|first=Nmc|last=News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uae/the-gulf-today-business/20171209/281809989235491|title=PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines.|website=www.pressreader.com}}</ref> The awards were presented by Brigadier H. E Mohammed Ahmed Al Yammahi, Federal National Council Member, UAE; Sri. [[V. Vaithilingam|V Vaithilingam]], Hon'ble Speaker, Puducheri Legislative Assembly; and Sri. [[U. T. Khader|U T Khader]], Minister for Food & Civil Supplies, Govt. of Karnataka. Guests of honour were Sri. [[Thumbay Moideen]], Chairman of [[Thumbay Group]],<ref name="thumbay_52546"/> UAE; Sri. Joseph Scaria, Asia Pacific Director, [[Habitat for Humanity International]]; Dr. Francis Cleetus and Sri. Ivan Nigli, former MLA, Karnataka.

==11th Garshom Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awardee
! Award
! Country
|-
| Dr. Francis Cleetus <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntsglobal.com/ |title=NTS Group |website=Ntsglobal.com |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{Flag |UAE}}
|-
| Mani Menon
| Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award
| {{Flag |Malaysia}}
|-
| Dr. Rajesh Kumar N V<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Rajeshkumar+NV |title=Rajeshkumar NV - PubMed - NCBI |website=Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |date=15 November 2016 |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2DsuS5oAAAAJ&hl=en |title=Rajeshkumar NV - Google Scholar Citations |website=Scholar.google.com |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award
| {{USA}}
|-
| Manoj Mavelikkara
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag |Kuwait}}
|-
| Shijo K. Francis
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| Malayalee Association for Arts & Culture
| Garshom Best Malayalee Association
| {{Flag |Hong Kong}}
|}

The 11th Garshom international awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/garshom-awards-2016/ |title=Garshom Awards 2016 |website=Garshomonline.com |date=17 December 2016 |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> were presented at Cultural Center (Panggung Seri), Taman Budaya, [[Malacca]], [[Malaysia]] on 17 December 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansinkuwait.com/news/Kuwait-based-Indian-win-Garshom-International-Award|title=Kuwait based Indian win Garshom International Award|website=www.indiansinkuwait.com}}</ref> The Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister, [[Malacca State Executive Council|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/kuwait/kuwait-times/20161213/282737701468533|title=PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines.|website=www.pressreader.com}}</ref>

==10th Garshom Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/|title=Home|website= Garshom }}</ref>==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awardee
! Award
! Country
|-
| Joseph Scaria Jr.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.habitat.org/asiapacific |title=Habitat For Humanity | Asia and the Pacific |website=Habitat.org |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{Flag|Philippines}}
|-
| Jeny Verma<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lovedalefoundation.org/ |title=Lovedale Foundation |publisher=Lovedale Foundation |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award
| {{Flag|India}}
|-
| Musthafa Hamza
| Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award
| {{Flag|Kuwait}}
|-
| Sqn Ldr (retd.) P. P. Cherian<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cheriretirementhomes.com/ |title=The Paradise | Retirement Living | Retirement Homes |website=Cheriretirementhomes.com |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award
| {{Flag|India}}
|-
| Mathai Jacob<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathaijacob.com/mathai-jacob.html |title=The Jacobs |publisher=Mathai Jacob |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag|Nigeria}}
|-
| Dr. Raghavan Nambiar
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag|Malaysia}}
|-
| All India Malayalee Association<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myaima.org/index.html |title=Aima |publisher=Myaima.org |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Best Malayalee Association
| {{Flag|India}}
|}

The tenth Garshom Awards<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Bengaluru-Digest/2015/12/22/article3189335.ece |title=Bengaluru Digest |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=22 December 2015 |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> were presented by the Bangalore Development and Town Planning Minister Sri. [[K. J. George]]. At the presentation ceremony held in the [[Garden City College|Garden City College Ceremony Hall]] on Sunday 27 December 2015, the press secretary to the Indian President Sri. Venu Rajamony,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://venurajamony.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 January 2015 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111135219/http://venurajamony.com/ |archive-date=11 January 2016 }}</ref> [[C.N. Ashwath Narayan|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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gokulamchits.com/garshom-awards-2015-gokulam-gopalan-president-all-india-malayalee-association-aima/|title=Garshom Awards 2015|date=27 December 2015}}</ref> and Chairman Sri. Babu Panikker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panickerstravel.com/ |title=Panickers Travel |publisher=Panickers Travel |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> Former MLA Sri. Ivan Nigli, Managing Editor of Garshom Sri. [[Jins Paul]] and Executive Director of Garshom Sri. Jaijo Joseph also addressed the gathering.

==9th Garshom Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/9th-garshom-awards/|title=9th Garshom Awards: Winners ഗർഷോം പുരസ്‌കാര ജേതാക്കൾ|website= Garshom }}</ref>==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awardee
! Award
! Country
|-
| Dr. George Kakkanatt
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{USA}}
|-
| Dr. Johnson C Lukose<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dawncbseschool-oman.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 October 2015 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801101201/http://dawncbseschool-oman.com/ |archive-date=1 August 2015 }}</ref>
| Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award
| {{IND}}
|-
| Antochen Thomas
| Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award
| {{IND}}
|-
| Valsala Rajaram
| Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award
| {{Flag |Malaysia}}
|-
| Satheesh Gopalan
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag |Malaysia}}
|-
| Confederation of Tamil Nadu Malayalee Association<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctma.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 October 2015 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012013955/http://ctma.in/ |archive-date=12 October 2015 }}</ref>
| Garshom Best Malayalee Association
| {{Flag |India}}
|}

The Hon. Minister of Prime Minister's Department, [[Government of Malaysia|Govt. of Malaysia]] [[G. Palanivel|Datuk Seri G.Palanivel]] presented the 9th Garshom Awards at the [[Batu Caves]] Community Hall, [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia on 21 October 2012. The Hon. Deputy Minister of Information, Communication & Culture, Govt. of Malaysia [[:ms:Maglin Dennis D'Cruz|Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz]]; Tan Sri. Datuk K.Ravindran Menon, President [[All Malaysia Malayalee Association|AMMA]] Malaysia; Ajay Tharayil, KPCC General Secretary; Garshom Infomedia Ltd. Managing Editor [[Jins Paul]]; Executive Director Jaijo Joseph; Datuk S. Nadarajah; Datuk A.Vaithilingam; Saras Nair; and Dr. N.R. Nambiar felicitated the awardees.

==8th Garshom Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/8th-garshom-awards/|title=8th Garshom Awards: Winners ഗർഷോം പുരസ്‌കാര ജേതാക്കൾ|website= Garshom }}</ref>==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Awardee
! Award
! Country
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| Sageer Thrikkarippur
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{Flag |Kuwait}}
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| Dr. [[Sunitha Krishnan]]
| Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| T A Ramesh
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag |Kuwait}}
|-
| V C Praveen
| Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| S Ahemed
| Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| [[All Malaysia Malayalee Association]]
| Garshom Best Malayalee Association
| {{Flag |Malaysia}}
|}

The 8th Garshom awards were presented by the former Rajyasabha deputy chairperson Dr. [[Najma Heptulla]]. At the presentation ceremony held in the Indian Community school, Salmiya, [[Kuwait]] on Friday 27 May 2011, the acting Indian Ambassador Vidhu P Nair, Gen. Secy of Samajwadi Party Rajeev Rai were the chief guests. The chairman of the jury of the 8th Garshom awards Sri. Ivan Nigli, Managing Editor of Garshom Sri. [[Jins Paul]], Sri. Jolly Joseph n=com_content&view=article&id=371</ref>.

== 7th Garshom Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/7th-garshom-awards/|title=7th Garshom Awards: Winners ഗർഷോം പുരസ്‌കാര ജേതാക്കൾ|website= Garshom }}</ref>==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Awardee
! Award
! Country
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| Dr. P.K.S Madhavan
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{Flag |India}}
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| Tonio Thomas
| Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award
| {{Flag |Australia}}
|-
| Meena Das Narayan
| Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award
| {{UAE}}
|-
| Jacob Channapetta
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag |Kuwait}}
|-
| Joseph Thomas
| Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| KELI<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keliswiss.org/ |title=Keliswiss |publisher=Keliswiss |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Best Malayalee Association
| {{Flag |Switzerland}}
|}

The Hon. Home Minister, Govt. of Karnataka, Dr. [[V. S. Acharya]] inaugurated the 7th Garshom Awards programme at the [[NIMHANS]] Convention Centre, Bangalore on 20 February 2010. The Hon. Minister for Law & Justice, [[Government of India|Govt. of India]], [[Veerappa Moily]] presented the awards. [[Oommen Chandi]], Opposition Leader, Govt. of Kerala; NA Haris MLA, Jayakar Reddy MLA; Sambaki MLA from Karnataka Benny Behnan; Garshom Awards Jury chairman Sri. Ivan Nigli; Garshom Infomedia Ltd. Managing Editor Sri. [[Jins Paul]]; Executive Director Sri. Jaijo Joseph; and 2008 Garshom Yuva Pravasi award winner Reji Kumar felicitated the awardees.

== 6th Garshom Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/6th-garshom-awards/|title=6th Garshom Awards: Winners ഗർഷോം പുരസ്‌കാര ജേതാക്കൾ|website= Garshom }}</ref> ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Awardee
! Award
! Country
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| Sam Kuruvilla
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{Flag |Qatar}}
|-
| Rejikumar
| Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| Vimalah Nair
| Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award
| {{Flag |Malaysia}}
|-
| Lekha Sreenivasan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sree.net/lekha/ |title=The Homepage of Lekha Sreenivasan |website=Sree.net |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Special Jury Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| Biji Eapen
| Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| Friends Of Kerala
| Garshom Best Malayalee Association
| {{Flag |India}}
|}

The awards were presented by Dr. MM Rajendran, former Governor of [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] on 31 January 2009 at Hotel Courtyard by Marriott, Chennai. Dr. Oscar Nigli MLA; [[M S Viswanathan]], music director; Dr. TP Sreenivasan, former Ambassador to Austria; Dr. Parateep Philip IPS, IG of Police, Chennai; and Dr. Saji D'Zousa were present . The award committee consisting of K. Sukumaran (Retd. Chief General Manager, S.B.T.), Ivan Nigli (ex. Karnataka MLA), Dr. B. Ashok Kumar, Polly Mathew Somatheeram, S.K. Nair (Administrator, Garden City College, Bangalore), and [[Jins Paul]] (Managing Editor, Garshom Infomedia Ltd) selected the winners.

== 5th Garshom Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Awardee
! Award
! Country
|-
| K V Shamsudeen
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{UAE}}
|-
| Dr. Saji D’zousa
| Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| Susan Abraham
| Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award
| {{Flag |Singapore}}
|-
| D. Machingal
| Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|-
| Kerala Samajam Colourgn<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keralasamajamkoeln.de/ |title=Home |website=Keralasamajamkoeln.de |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Best Malayalee Association
| {{Flag |Germany}}
|}

The 5th Garshom Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Garshom-Awards-announced/article14894184.ece|title=Garshom Awards announced|date=14 December 2007|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> were presented at Harihara Kalabhavan, Hyderabad, Andrapradesh on 29 December 2007 in a function graced by Sri. [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], senior cine artist and Sri [[Jagathi Sreekumar]], cine artist.

== 4th Garshom Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awardee
! Award
! Country
|-
| Jolly Thadathil
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{Flag |Germany}}
|-
| Syed Azhar
| Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award
| {{Flag |Bahrain}}
|-
| Sicily Jacob<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathaijacob.com/sicily-jacob.html |title=SICILY JACOB - The Jacobs |website=Mathaijacob.com |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award
| {{Flag |Nigeria}}
|-
| C V Raveendranath
| Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|}

The 4th Garshom Awards were presented by [[M V Rajasekharan]], Minister of state for Planning, Govt. of India in a programme held at [[Somatheeram]] Health Resorts, Kovalam on 17 December 2006. Guests included [[T U Kuruvilla]], PWD minister, Govt. of Keral;, Ivan Nigli, MLA from Karnataka; George Mercian, MLA from Kerala; [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], senior cine artist; and Baby Mathew Arambankudi, MD, [[Jeevan TV]].

== 3rd Garshom Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awardee
! Award
! Country
|-
| Andrew Pappachan
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{USA}}
|-
| Abdulla Manjeri
| Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award
| {{KSA}}
|-
| Paul Jose
| Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|}

[[Oscar Fernandes]], Hon. Minister for NRIs, [[Govt. of India]], presented the Garshom Awards in a function held at The Park, New Delhi on 9 December 2005. The other dignitaries who graced the occasion were [[Babu Diwakaran]], Labour minister, [[Govt. of Kerala]]; and Ivan Nigli, MLA from Karnataka.

== 2nd Garshom Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awardee
! Award
! Country
|-
| Joseph Melookaran
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{USA}}
|-
| Priaya Chacko
| Garshom Yuva Pravasi Award
| {{Flag |Austria}}
|-
| Baiju Radhakrishnan
| Garshom Pravasi Returnee Award
| {{Flag |India}}
|}

The Hon. Chief Minister, Govt. of Karnataka [[Dharam Singh|N. Dharam Singh]] presented the Garshom Awards in a well attended function held at [[St. John's Medical College]] Auditorium, Bangalore on 12 December 2004. Guests included Ivan Nigli, MLA from Karnataka, K J George, Karnataka PCC Gen. Secretary; and [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], cine actor. A dance show was performed by artistes of Chitra School of Performing Arts, Bangalore.

== 1st Garshom Award ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Awardee
! Award
! Country
|-
| Dr. [[Polly Mathew]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garshomonline.com/1st-garshom-award/|title=1st Garshom Award: Winner ഗർഷോം പുരസ്‌കാര ജേതാക്കൾ|website= Garshom }}</ref>
| Garshom Pravasi Ratna Award
| {{Flag |Germany}}
|}

The first Garshom Award was presented to Dr. Polly Mathew from Germany in a colourful function held at the Chowdaiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore by J. Alexander, MLA, Govt. of Karnataka on 27 July 2003. The other guests present were [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]], MLA from Kerala; [[Mr. Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], senior cine actor and Mr. [[Jins Paul]], founder, Garshom.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{URL|http://www.garshom.com}}
* {{URL|http://www.garshomonline.com}}

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