''Pravasi Express'' is a bilingual newspaper (in
Malayalam
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and
English
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* English people
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Culture, language and peoples
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) publishing from
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
. Formed in 2012, the newspaper presents news from various categories like Singapore news, Kerala news, world news, entertainment, lifestyle, arts and culture, technology, sports and movies.
Pravasi Express Awards
The
Pravasi Express Awards was introduced in 2013 during the one year successful completion of the Pravasi Express Newspaper. The awards were given to appreciate Malayalee personalities for their invaluable commitment and contributions to the society and arts. The first awards were presented on 4 August 2013 in a public function at Spring Auditorium, Singapore with over 500 guests. The absence of Former Chief Minister of Kerala V. S. Achuthanandan was a show stealer, but the ceremony turned out to be a fabulous one with colourful performances by artists from Singapore and India. Former Chief Minister was supposed to be the chief guest of the event and was also about to receive the Pravasi Express "Life Achievement Award" in the ceremony.
2017 Awards
Pravasi Express Awards 2017 were awarded in "Pravasi Express Nite 2017" held at
Singapore
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with the honorable presence of
Kerala
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Minister for Culture and Law Mr. AK Balan, Singapore Indian High Commissioner Mr.Javed Ashraf and Pravasi Express Chief Editor Mr.Rajesh Kumar. Minister Mr. AK Balan presided over the function and also inaugurated the 60th anniversary celebrations of Kairalee Kala Nilayam, Singapore.
Veteran Film actor
Madhu (actor)
Madhavan Nair Born on (23 September 1933) commonly known by his stage name Madhu, is an Indian actor, director, producer, former college lecturer and former film studio owner, who works in Malayalam cinema and a certain number of Hindi and Tam ...
was honored with the "Pravasi Express Life Time Achievement Award" for his contribution to
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
film industry and Football Legend
IM Vijayan
Inivalappil Mani Vijayan (born 25 April 1969), also known by the nickname Kalo Harin (Blackbuck), is a former professional football player who also captained the India national football team. He played as a striker, where he formed a successfu ...
was awarded with "Pravasi Express Life Time Sports Excellence Award".
2016 Awards
Pravasi Express Awards 2016
were presented in "Pravasi Express Nite-2016" held at Kallang Theatre on 6 August 2016 by
Ambassador-at-Large
An ambassador-at-large is a diplomat, a secretary of state, secretary, or a minister (government), minister of the highest rank who is accredited to represent a country and its people internationally.
Unlike an ambassador-in-residence, who is us ...
Gopinatha Pillai. The event was preceded over by Pravasi Express editor-in-chief G Rajesh Kumar and
K B Ganesh Kumar, film actor and former Kerala minister was the guest of honour. The award function was followed by a musical treat led by
G Venugopal and drama by Sri Narayana Kala Nilayam,
Singapore
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.
2014 Awards
The awards were presented by Ambassador-at-Large Gopinatha Pillai, Actress
Priyamani
Priya Mani Raj (née Iyer; born 4 June 1984 ), known professionally as Priyamani, is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi films. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards Sout ...
,
All Malaysia Malayalee Association
All Malaysia Malayalee Association () or abbreviated as AMMA is an umbrella body for the various Malaysian Malayali associations/samajams throughout Malaysia. The principal aim is to foster closer co-operation with all Malayali organisations in ...
president Ravindran Menon and other famous personalities from
India
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and
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
.
2013 Awards
Pravasi Express Awards 2016 were presented by Ambassador-at-Large Gopinatha Pillai, lyrist
Anil Panachooran
Anil Panachooran (20 November 1969 – 3 January 2021) was an Indian lawyer, poet and lyricist, who worked in the Malayalam film industry.
While undergoing treatment for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, he died on 3 January 2021, ...
, actor
Unni Mukundan
Unnikrishnan Mukundan (born 22 September 1987), popularly known as Unni Mukundan, is an India, Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema.
Unni made his acting debut with the Tamil film ''Seedan'' (2011). Afte ...
and many other famous personalities in
Singapore
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.
Pravasi Express Souvenir
Pravasi Express Souvenir
is the annual literary magazine of Pravasi Express introduced in 2014. The souvenir edition always showcased prominent
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
writers from all over the world with their masterpieces.
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