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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
January 8 , 2018
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- The annual ASEAN India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is being celebrated at Singapore.
- The Theme of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2018 is “Ancient Route, New Journey: Diaspora in the Dynamic Asean-India Partnership.”
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated every year on January 9 to mark the contribution of overseas Indian community in the development of India.
- January 9 was chosen as the day to celebrate this occasion since it was on this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest Pravasi, returned to India from South Africa, led India’s freedom struggle and changed the lives of Indians forever.
- The event coincides with the 25th anniversary of India-Asean dialogue partnership, which will be marked by a summit on Jan. 25.
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