Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Celebrated on 9 January
Highlights:
- The Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) also known as Non-Resident Indian Day commemorates the contribution of Indians living in other countries to the development of their homeland.
- Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is a day dedicated to the Indian community living in other countries that occurs every two years.
- The people of India commemorate this day on January 9.
- The day is named after Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest Pravasi and our nation's Father of the Nation.
- In 1915, he returned from South Africa and became the leader of the Indian independence movement.
- As a result, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has commemorated this day every year from January 07-09 since 2003.
- This practice will bring Indians living abroad together to contribute their knowledge, expertise, and talents on a common platform.
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