Awards and Recognition
1999
| Dashmesh Culture Centre of Calgary presents Deepak Obhrai with an award of recognition of his services to the community. |
October 2001
| Pechan Promotions of Calgary presents award to Deepak Obhrai for his outstanding dedication, strong commitment & support towards the uplift of local ethnic communities. |
September 2002
| Punjabi Star International Magazine recognizes Deepak Obhrai for his role in helping Canada's ethnic media institutions. |
2003
| Organizers of Asian Heritage Month honours Deepak Obhrai in grateful acknowledgement of his generous contribution towards the programme's success. |
May 2004
| Guru Ravidas Society of Calgary honours Deepak Obhrai for his services to community. |
October 2004
| The National Association of Indo-Canadians, Mississauga, gives Deepak Obhrai and award in recognition of his outstanding contribution, dedication and commitment to promote Unity in Diversity. |
2006
| Alberta Bangla Sammelan honours Deepak Obhrai in recognition of his valuable contributions to the organization's uplift. |
April 2006
| Filipino-Canadian Community of Calgary gives Deepak Obhrai an Outstanding Service Award. |
September 2006
| Special Achievement Award presented by the Indo Canada Ottawa Business Chamber (ICOBC) in recognition of Deepak Obhrai’s contributions to the Indo-Canadian community and the commitment towards strengthening political, cultural and economic relations between Canada and South Asia. |
October 2006
| The National Indo-Canadian Council of Montreal presented Deepak Obhrai with an award for meritorious services to the Indo-Canadian Community and to Canada. |
November 2006
| Desi News-Grants Community Achievers Award, given by Desi News of Toronto, a popular South-Asian e-magazine with a large readership across Canada, presented by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. |
November 2006
| Daly College in Indore, India, Deepak Obhrai’s former school, awarded its prestigious Padma Shri RN Zutshi Medal to him for outstanding achievement by an Old Dalian. |
June 2008
| Deepak Obhrai is featured in a Alberta Grade 9 Social Studies textbook titled “Issues for Canadians,” published by Nelson Education. |
September 2008
| Deepak Obhrai named as one of 35 most influential Indo-Canadians in Canada, profiled in the book The Power List published by the India Abroad newspaper. |
January 2009
| Deepak Obhrai is presented with the prestigious “Pravasi Bharatiya Samman” the highest honour given to overseas Indians, which was conferred the President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil. |
December 2009
| Indo American News profiles Deepak Obhrai is its special edition titled “Indians in the Corridors of Canadian Power.” |
November 2011
| Arya Samaj Vedic Cultural Centre of Markham, Ontario confers an award of recognition to Deepak Obhrai for his extraordinary contribution to the political life in Canada and as a Canadian who has made an outstanding contribution to the Hindu society of Canada. |
