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 music led by G Venugopal and drama by Singapore Kairalee Kala Nilayam, Singapore. Special Categories Pravasi Express Awards were also presented to Jayakumar Aravindakshan (retail business), Sreenivas Kurupp (IT Business), Ashok Nair (Sports Excellence) and Gangadharan Kunnon (Community engagement) for work in their respective fields. 2014 Awards The awards were presented by Ambassador-at-Large Gopinatha Pillai, Actress Priyamani, All Malaysia Malayalee Association president Ravindran Menon and other famous personalities from India and Singapore. The award categories are as follows: Special Categories Pravasi Express – Rising Star Award was given to outstanding Malayalee youngster in social, arts, sports or academics category. This award was given to Miss. Anjali George for her performance in contemporary art and creative paintings. Editorial Excellence Awards The winners of Pravasi Express – Editorial Excellence Awards 2014 are as follows: 2013 Awards The awards were presented by Ambassador-at-Large Gopinatha Pillai, lyrist Anil Panachooran, actor Unni Mukundan and many other famous personalities in Singapore. The award categories is as follows: Special Categories The award ceremony also witnessed the honoring of two eminent Malayalees in Singapore. Shekhari Varma, Maharaja of Palaghat and was a freedom fighter for Indian Independence. Dominic Puthucheary, founding member of the People Action Party in Singapore and Malayalee who participated in shaping of Singapore. Pravasi Express – Rising Star Award was given to outstanding Malayalee youngster in social, sports or academics category. This award was given to Vishal Thaniyath, U-16 Football Player in Singapore S.League. Editorial Excellence Awards Pravasi Express – Editorial Excellence Awards was introduced to recognize individuals on their contributions in different news arena and the winners were as follows References External links www.pravasiexpress.com PravasiExpress Channel Hosting Support : colorvibes www.pravasiexpress.in Singaporean awards Awards established in 2013 Culture of Indian diaspora Indian diaspora in Singapore