Awardees For 2005
| Country | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | M. Arunachalam | President, Asia Pacific India Chambers of Commerce |
| United States | Jagdish Bhagwati | Indian American economist |
| South Africa | Amina Cachalia | Women's activist, politician |
| Tanzania | J.K. Chande | Chancellor, International Medical and Technological University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. |
| Germany | Alokeranjan Dasgupta | Poet, philosopher, academic |
| South Africa | Ahmed Kathrada | South African anti-apartheid activist |
| United States | Sunil Khilnani | Political scientist, writer |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Basdeo Panday | Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago |
| United Kingdom | Bhikhu Parekh | member, British House of Lords |
| United States | Sam Pitroda | Indian American entrepreneur and Indian communications policymaker |
| United Kingdom | Vikram Seth | Novelist and poet |
| United States | M. Night Shyamalan | Indian American film screenwriter, director and producer |
| Fiji | Vijay Singh | Indo-Fijian golfer |
| Dr. Sant Singh Virmani | Rice scientist | |
| United Arab Emirates | Yusuffali M.A. | Owner of EMKE Group (Abu Dhabi based Indian congleramate) |
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