10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas kicks off today
The 10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas conference began in Jaipur today. Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Ms. Kamla Prasad Bissessar is the Chief Guest of this three-day event.
The theme of this year’s Pravasi Bhartiya Divas is Global Indian-Inclusive Growth.
Three pre-conference seminars are being held today on different subjects.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will formally inaugurate the event on Sunday. President Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil will deliver the valedictory address on Monday and confer the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards.
AIR correspondent reports that about 1,500 delegates from 54 countries are participating in the event.