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13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be held in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat from 07-09 January 2015

13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be held in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat

from 07-09 January 2015

1. The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), Government of India, in partnership of Government of Gujarat is organizing the 13th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention on 07-09 January, 2015 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

2. PBD 2015 is special as it is the centenary year of the return of Mahatama Gandhi from South Africa to India. The 13th edition of PBD seeks to bring the expertise and knowledge of overseas Indian on a common platform to benefit country’s development process.

3. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India desires enthusiastic participation from all important decision makers, academia and those involved in political life from Indian diaspora in Sri Lanka.

4. In order to celebrate the occasion in a befitting manner, it has been decided to have a Painting Exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi wherein the paintings of Overseas Indian artists are to be exhibited for the benefit of the participants during the PBD 2015.

5. In PBD 2015, we are expecting enthusiastic participation from our heterogeneous and diverse overseas Indian community spread across the globe. Many eminent PIOs/NRIs and other important guests from India and abroad are likely to take part in the convention.

6. For registration and other details on PBD-2015, you can access the PBD-2015- website (www.pbd-india.com).

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Colombo,23 December, 2014