Hind Rattan

The Hind Rattan (Hindi phrase translated to English as "Jewel of India") is one of the highest Indian diasporic awards granted annually to non-resident persons of Indian origin (NRIs) by the NRI Welfare Society of India. The award is granted at the Society's annual congress on the eve of , in conjunction with national Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations. The award ceremony is attended by senior members of the Government of India and of the Supreme Court of India. The number of awardees varies each year, but is generally about 25 to 30. Award selections are made among the Society leadership and awardees are invited to attend the conference in New Delhi to accept their awards. The awardees are supposed to arrange their travel and pay for attending the ceremony to an event organizing company that works in collaboration with the NRI welfare society (USD 2100 for attending the award ceremony and USD 4100 for the full event). Former President of India ( Shri Pranab Mukharjee, Smt. Pratibha Devi Patil) former Prime Ministers of india ( Sri HD Devegowda, Dr. Manmohan Singh) and other eminent dignitaries were invited to give this award.
NRI Welfare Society of India
The NRI Welfare Society of India, with chapters in various countries, was founded in 1981 by Harbhajan Singh (died 2006), member of the Press Council of India (1982-1988), editor of the English fortnightly The Indian Observer, president of the All India Small & Medium Newspapers Federation, and recipient of the 2000 UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Gold Medal. The NRI Welfare Society of India serves to link members of the Indian diaspora with the Government of India.

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