Trivandrum: The 10th Pravasi Bharathi Day Celebrations were held here from 9 - 11 January, 2012. The celebrations were inaugurated on January 9 at Gandhi Park, by N Sakthan, Deputy Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly. At the valedictory function, political and social leaders, NRIs, businessmen, educationalists and artists were honoured with Pravasi Bharathi (Kerala) awards.

 
Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan graced the occasion as Chief Guest and was also named recipient of this year’s Pravasi Bharathi (Kerala) “Man of Vision Award”. Cheriyan Philip, Kayikkara Babu, S Ahamed, Talhat Poovachal, Saju Edakkadu, Kadakkal Ramesh, I VP rabhakaran, Parippally Sugathan and M H M Hashim, Kollam were present at the function. The inaugural ceremony was followed by entertainment programs.

Tourism Minister A.P.Anilkumar inaugurating the Award Ceremony

On the second day, a seminar on “Pravasi Pension and Rehabilitation” was inaugurated by Minister M K Muneer at Harmony Hall at Mascot Hotel. Former ministers M M Hassan, C Divakaran and former MP Pannyan Raveendran, G Maheen Aboobaker, S Suvarnakumar, Hantex MD  Abdul Haleem , Saji Edakkadu (Dubai), Sageer Trikarpur (Kuwait), Kalapremi Basheer Babu and I V Prabahakaran participated in the seminar.