India International Friendship Society Explained

The India International Friendship Society (IIFS) is a private voluntary organisation based in New Delhi, India. Its stated aim is to strengthen the ties between India and its expatriate community in the hope of using the resources and potential of the expatriates to benefit India. The organisation's chief activity is the awarding of the Glory of India Award (also called the "Bharat Jyoti Award") in ceremonies held regularly in New Delhi and in international cities with large expatriate Indian communities.

The validity of the awards has been called into question, based on the request for biographical data from award invitees accompanied by a request for the payment of a fee of Rs12,500.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Awardees

Among its awardees, IIFS counts the following prominent people:

• Dev Anand
• Prema Cariappa
• Sunil Dutt^[4]
• Shamim Jairajpuri^[5]
• Basappa Danappa Jatti^[4]
• Rajesh Khanna^[4]
• Owais Mohammad^[6]
• Prem Chand Pandey^[7]
• Kamlesh Patel^[8]
• Amichand Rajbansi^[9]
• Dhirubhai Shah^[10]
• Chaudhary Ishwar Singh^[10]
• Marsha Singh^[10]
• Ashok Sinha^[10]
• R. Sowdhamini^[11]
• Nirmal Chandra Suri^[4]
• Harinder Takhar^[10]
• Mother Teresa^[4]
• Pankaj Udhas^[10]
• Bharati Vaishampayan^[10]
• Drukchen Jigme Pema Wangchen^[10]

Notes and References

1. News: Bharat Jyoti Award . Hand. Ajaz-ul-Haque . Greater Kashmir . 6 May 2006.
2. Web site: How to run a successful scam . Rajesh Kasturirangan . June 22, 2012.
3. Web site: Spot IIFS Office in New Delhi and Win a Bharat Jyoti Award . https://web.archive.org/web/20150116035524/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2006/May/9/spot-iifs-office-in-new-delhi-and-win-a-bharat-jyoti-award-18.asp . 16 January 2015 . Ishtyaq Ahmad . Gaani . Greater Kashmir . 9 May 2006 . dead .
4. News: ‘Glory of India Award' for surgeon hailing from Tenali . . 20 January 2012 . P. Sujatha. Varma.
5. News: A new hostel for students . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103175403/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/28/stories/2007062858990300.htm . dead . 3 November 2012 . 28 January 2007 . Parul. . Sharma.
6. Web site: Aligarh Muslim University - Department Page . 2017-12-27 . www.amu.ac.in . en . 2017-12-27.
7. Book: 449 . Advances in Marine and Antarctic Science . Dinabandhu. Sahoo . Prem Chand. Pandey . APH Publishing . 2002 . 9788176483476.
8. Web site: C.V. of Professor Lord Kamlesh Kumar Patel, OBE . Film Exchange on Alcohol and Drugs . 7 June 2012 .
9. News: South African political veteran Rajbansi dies . 29 December 2011 . MSN News . Fakir . Hassan . 11 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927194759/http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5714198 . 27 September 2013 . dead .
10. Umesh Chandra receives “Bharat Gaurav” Pride of India award . Crescents of Brisbane.
11. Web site: Prof. R. Sowdhamini - News - NCBS . www.ncbs.res.in . en . 2017-12-26.