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President of Trinidad & Tobago felicitated as PBD 2025 concludes
Indian American CEO Ravi Kumar of Odisha, who, speaking on behalf of all the awardees, applauded the efforts to bring together the overseas community with its motherland.
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Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awardees / PIB
Twenty-seven eminent members of the Indian diaspora drawn from 24 countries, including the President of Trinidad &Tobago, Christine Carla Kangaloo were felicitated by President Droupadi Murmu before the curtains were rung down on the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Janata Maidan on Jan. 10.
The three-day convention that attracted more than 3000 delegates from overseas and over 7500 total participants had a series of sessions on various issues relating to youth, women, and investments and saw the engagement of global experts, including top leaders and captains of industry, trade, business, medicine, and community services.
President Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn presided over the Valedictory Ceremony of #18PBD in Bhubaneswar today.
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) January 10, 2025
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The last day sessions included “Diaspora Divas celebrating women’s leadership and influence—Nari Shakti," which featured top women leaders drawn from various walks of life, and “Diaspora Dialogue: Stories of Culture, Connection, and Belongingness”.
The session on women’s leadership was presided by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while Gajendra Singh, Shekhawat, Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, presided over the session on Diaspora Dialogues. Though the focus remained on building bridges between the overseas community and India, panellists were unanimous in projecting India as a developed nation in 2047.
The President, Droupadi Murmu, who hails from Odisha, while appreciating the role played by the overseas community in projecting a great image of the country, held that holding of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas provided a much-needed platform for reaffirming the strong bondage between the diaspora and the country.
India, she said, was being acknowledged worldwide for the progress it had made since its independence in 1947.
The President of Trinidad and Tobago, who was the chief guest, was among the recipients of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards. Those felicitated included Indian American CEO Ravi Kumar of Odisha, who, speaking on behalf of all the awardees, applauded the efforts to bring together the overseas community with its motherland.
The valedictory function was attended among others by the External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar; Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan; and the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Jual Oran.
A santoor concert by Abhay Rustum Sapori provided the climax. The Chief Minister of Odisha also announced the extension of the exhibition on Odisha for two more days to facilitate the locals.
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