19th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention to be held in Kolkata on 7-9 January 2027
MEA announced on 3 October 2026 that the 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention will be held in Kolkata, West Bengal, from 7 to 9 January 2027, with PM Modi to inaugurate and President Murmu to confer the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman.
Summary
The MEA announced that the 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) Convention will be held at Kolkata, West Bengal, on 7-9 January 2027, organised by the Ministry of External Affairs with the West Bengal Government. PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate it, while President Droupadi Murmu will confer the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards and preside over the valedictory session. The convention will have a Youth PBD segment and bring together diaspora members, young leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals and academics. PBD is celebrated to mark the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India on 9 January 1915.
Key facts
- Event
- 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention
- Dates and venue
- 7-9 January 2027, Kolkata, West Bengal
- Organisers
- Ministry of External Affairs with the West Bengal Government
- Key roles
- PM Modi inaugurates; President Murmu confers Pravasi Bharatiya Samman and presides over valedictory session
- Why 9 January
- Gandhi returned to India from South Africa on 9 January 1915
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In which city will the 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention be held on 7-9 January 2027?
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Correct answer: A — Kolkata
Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is celebrated on 9 January to mark the return to India of which personality, and from where, in 1915?
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Correct answer: C — Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa