Sivakumar Nadesan honored with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

Sivakumar Nadesan, one of the leading publishers in Sri Lanka was bestowed with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award from Her Excellency Droupadi Murmu, the President of India at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 Valedictory Session.

Sivakumar Nadesan, the Managing Director of the Virakesari publishers by Express Newspapers, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Press Institute and the Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award from Her Excellency Droupadi Murmu, the President of India at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 Valedictory Session held on 10 January 2023 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Nadesan, is the only Sri Lankan among 27 others selected globally to receive the coveted Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.

Sivakumar Nadesan also represents the Newspaper Society of Sri Lanka. 

He is also the President of the Global organization of people of Indian origin (Sri Lanka) and has been a recipient of the “Service above Self” from Rotary International for Community work.

A Jury-cum-Awards Committee, with Hon’ble Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice-President of India as the Chairman and Hon’ble Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister as the Vice-Chair and other distinguished members from various walks of life considered the nominations for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards, 2023 and unanimously selected the awardees for conferment of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2023.