Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas concludes

  • India's annual convention to connect with its 27-million strong diaspora in over 150 countries concluded Sunday with President Pratibha Patil honouring 14 individuals for their achievements and enhancing India's image globally.
  • The awardees of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman included New Zealand Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand and the Indian Community Benevolent Forum in Qatar, who were formally honoured on the day India's best-known global Indian, Mahatma Gandhi, returned to India in 1915.
  • The next mini-Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in Toronto.

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