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15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention - 2019

Posted on: September 28, 2018

15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention

Varanasi, UP – Jan. 21 – 23, 2019

The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is being organized by the Ministry of External Affairs in association with the State Government of Uttar Pradesh in January 2019. In reverence to the sentiments of larger Indian Diaspora community to participate in Kumbh Snan and their desire to witness the Republic Day Parade, the 15th PBD Convention 2019 will be held from 21 – 23 January 2019 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

The theme of the 15th PBD Convention is : Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India.

The schedule of the 15th PBD Convention is as under

21 Jan. 2019	Special Guest from Norway (Sh. Himanshu Gulati) and Guests of Honour from New Zealand (Sh. Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi) and US Congresswoman (Tulsi Gabbard).
22 Jan. 2019	Inauguration of PBD Convention by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India with Chief Guest, Hon'ble Prime Minister of Mauritius.
23 Jan. 2019	Valedictory keynote address and conferment of PBSAs by Hon'ble President of India
24 Jan. 2019 (morning)	Departure for Allahabad for Kumbh Snan
25 Jan. 2019	Return to New Delhi by special Train
26 Jan. 2019	Participation in the Republic Day Celebrations