London: India on January 26 honoured 38 eminent people of Indian origin (PIO) in the United Kingdom with 'Videsh Samman' on the occasion of country's Republic Day.

Indian High Commissioner to the UK Ronen Sen said, the accomplishment of these individuals was as much an honour to Britain as it was to India.

He expressed pride at the excellence achieved by persons of Indian origin in different walks of life extending from Industry to medicine, from television to the performing arts and education to community services.

Prominent among those honoured were Sir Gulam K Nonn, Indian food products tycoon and recently Knighted by the Queen for his services to Industry, and Sir Ravinder Nath Maini, Prof of Rheumatology and Head, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Imperial College, London.

PTI