15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Event To Be Held In Varanasi Theme Date Details About

15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Event To Be Held In Varanasi- Theme, Date, Details, About

The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas mega event will be held in the Indian holy city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh from 21st January to 23rd January 2019.

The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas theme will be “Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India”.

The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas mega event will be organised by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in association with Uttar Pradesh government.

The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth.

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year in India on 9th January to commemorate the return of father of nation Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Mumbai (then Bombay) on 9th January 1915.

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas day is celebrated to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India.

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas day was formally established in 2003. Celebrations of the day are sponsored by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

The Last 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas event was held in Bengaluru (Karnataka) with the theme “Redefining Engagement with the Indian Diaspora