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12TH PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS NEW DELHI, 7-9 JANUARY 2014

 The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India is celebrating the 12th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)   from   January 7-9, 2014 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India. The theme of the 12th  PBD is “Engaging Diaspora: Connecting Across Generations” The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports is the partner Ministry for PBD 2014 and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is managing and coordinating the event.

PBD is a unique platform that connects overseas Indians across 60 countries.  Besides opportunities to connect with different stakeholders from Industry and Government, the PBD 2014 will offer new synergies to Indian Diaspora to network & collaborate across sectors in different States.

On 7th January, a special seminar entitled the ‘Youth PBD’ will be held to focus on youth diaspora.   The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be formally inaugurated on 8th January 2014 by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. Hon’ble President of India will deliver the Valedictory Address and confer Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards on 9th January 2014.

The PBD 2014 endeavors to:

• Strengthen Diaspora’s engagement with India’s growth story and provide an invigorating platform to network across traditional & new sectors
• Enhance linkages for Diaspora across the spectrum: socio-economic and cultural including Media & Entertainment
• Foster Diaspora synergies in Science and Technology & Healthcare
• Deepen engagement with young Diaspora and facilitate new perspectives
• Recognize Diaspora’s contribution to the Indian growth and development

Highlights of PBD 2013, programme outline, other features and registration details with guidelines can be obtained in the e-brochure which is available at http://www.pbd-india.com.

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