{"id":322825,"date":"2025-01-09T12:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T06:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=322825"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T10:54:06","slug":"pravasi-bharatiya-divas-pbd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pravasi-bharatiya-divas-pbd\/","title":{"rendered":"Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is taking place in Bhubaneswar from January 8 to 10, 2025, to honor the remarkable contributions of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and the global Indian diaspora to India&#8217;s progress.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322827\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-322827\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pravasi-Bharatiya-Divas-PBD.png?resize=448%2C279&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)\" width=\"448\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pravasi-Bharatiya-Divas-PBD.png?w=856&amp;ssl=1 856w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pravasi-Bharatiya-Divas-PBD.png?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pravasi-Bharatiya-Divas-PBD.png?resize=768%2C478&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- DD news<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), or Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Day, celebrates the achievements and contributions of the Indian diaspora to India&#8217;s development.<\/li>\n<li>It is <em>observed on January 9<\/em>, commemorating <em>Mahatma Gandhi&#8217;s return from South Africa<\/em> to India in 1915, which marked the beginning of India\u2019s freedom struggle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inception<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The first PBD was celebrated in 2003.<\/li>\n<li>It is the flagship event of the <em>Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequency<\/strong>: Initially an annual event, PBD has been celebrated <em>biennially<\/em> since 2015.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>To connect the Indian diaspora with their roots.<\/li>\n<li>To encourage their engagement in India&#8217;s socio-economic and cultural development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Themes<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Each PBD focuses on a specific theme highlighting diaspora contributions.<\/li>\n<li>The 2025 theme is &#8220;<em>Diaspora\u2019s Contribution to a Viksit Bharat<\/em>&#8221; (Developed India).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Host Cities<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>PBD is hosted in different Indian cities to showcase the regional diversity and opportunities for investment and collaboration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recent Conventions<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>17th PBD:<\/strong> Held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, in 2023 with participation from over 70 countries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>18th PBD<\/strong>: Scheduled in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from January 8 to 10, 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards (PBSA)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The PBSA is the highest honor for NRIs, Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), and diaspora organizations.<\/li>\n<li>It recognizes exceptional contributions in fields such as philanthropy, development, and enhancing India\u2019s image globally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is taking place in Bhubaneswar from January 8 to 10, 2025, to honor the remarkable contributions of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and the global Indian diaspora to India&#8217;s progress. About Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), or Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Day, celebrates the achievements and contributions&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pravasi-bharatiya-divas-pbd\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":322827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,12039,7965],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-322825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","category-miscellaneous-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pravasi-Bharatiya-Divas-PBD.png?fit=856%2C533&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}