Who amongst the following was not one of the recipients of Prawasi Bhartiya Samman 2015?

The correct answer is (d). Ashraf Palarkunnummat was not one of the recipients of Pravasi Bhartiya Samman 2015.

The Pravasi Bhartiya Samman (PBS) is an annual award given by the Government of India to overseas Indians in recognition of their contributions to India. The award was instituted in 1997 and is given in the following categories:

• Lifetime Achievement
• Public Service
• Trade and Industry
• Science and Technology
• Education
• Medicine
• Literature and Art
• Sports
• Social Service
• Yuva Pravasi Bhartiya Samman (for young overseas Indians under the age of 40)

The awardees are selected by a high-powered committee headed by the Prime Minister of India.

In 2015, the following individuals were awarded the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman:

• Lifetime Achievement
  • Mala Mehta, a social worker and philanthropist
• Public Service
  • Ela Gandhi, a social activist and politician
  • Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft
• Trade and Industry
  • Azim Premji, the chairman of Wipro
• Science and Technology
  • Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a Nobel laureate in chemistry
• Education
  • K. Kasturirangan, a former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation
• Medicine
  • Surinder K. Manchanda, a cardiologist
• Literature and Art
  • Salman Rushdie, a novelist
• Sports
  • Leander Paes, a tennis player
• Social Service
  • Kailash Satyarthi, a social activist
• Yuva Pravasi Bhartiya Samman
  • Ritesh Agarwal, the founder and CEO of Oyo Rooms