University of Bahrain's professor of accounting, Dr Prem Lal Joshi, will receive a prestigious honour in recognition of the work he has carried away from his home country.
He will be presented with the Hind Rattan (Jewel of India) Award on the eve of India's Republic Day on January 25 next year.
Presented annually to non-resident Indians (NRIs) for their outstanding services, achievements and contributions, the award is presented by the NRI Welfare Society of India during their 28th International Congress to be held around the same time.
A delighted Professor Joshi, 54, said: 'I have been promoting accounting education and research at a global level through research publications and editorials while working in a small but beautiful country. It gives me great happiness to serve the international community.
'As an Indian national, I try to promote the goodwill and values of India around the world. Many of my research studies have been carried out with an Indian perspective.
I am very thankful to Bahrain and the University of Bahrain as most of my contributions have been made while working here.'
He remains very proud of his heritage, adding: 'I have participated in several international conferences in North America and Europe and have interacted with thousands of people.
'I feel good when I see the changes in their perceptions and attitudes about our country. They no longer consider India as a land of snake charmers and have accepted it as a fast developing economic and military power playing an important role in shaping the world order.
'I have felt proud when I saw that for the first time in Indian political history, a scientist, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, became the President of India and an academician, economist, and intellectual, Dr Manmohan Singh, elected Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy.
'It feels wonderful to see Indian cricket team win the World Cup twice. These moments have given me the feeling that the impossible is possible for Indians.'
Prof Joshi hails from Uttarakhand in India and has been teaching at the University of Bahrain for the last 16 years. He had previously taught at University of Nairobi, Bilkent University in Turkey and Garhwal University, India and National Institute of Industrial Engineering in Mumbai, India.
He has authored six books on accounting and has published over 100 articles in leading journals.
Prof Joshi is presently the editor-in-chief of International Journal of Accounting Auditing and Performance Evaluation and the managing editor of Afro Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting. Both the journals are published from the UK.
Prof Joshi lives with his wife, Lila and son Prabal in A'Ali.
