Guyana President to be chief guest at 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention

Guyana President to be chief guest at 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention

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Category : Important Days Published on: November 08 2022

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  • Guyana President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will be the chief guest at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention. 
  • It will be held from 8th to 10th January next year in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated once in every two years to strengthen the engagement of the overseas Indian community with the Government of India and reconnect them with their roots. 
  • The 9th of January was chosen as the day to celebrate this occasion because it was on this day in 1915, Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa.
  • The first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was organized in 2003 to mark the contribution of the Overseas Indian community in the development of India.
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