PM Modi inaugurates 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar
The PM flagged off the Pravasi Bharatiya Express, a tourist train for the diaspora; theme 'Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat'.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on 9 January 2025 and flagged off the inaugural journey of the Pravasi Bharatiya Express, a special tourist train for the Indian diaspora that will take around 150 people to seventeen destinations related to tourism and faith. The convention, organised with the Odisha Government from 8 to 10 January 2025, had the theme 'Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat'. Trinidad and Tobago President Christine Carla Kangaloo was the Chief Guest and addressed it by video message. The PM recalled that Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from abroad on this day in 1915.
Key facts
- Date and venue
- 9 January 2025, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Convention
- 18th PBD, 8–10 January 2025, with Odisha Government
- Theme
- Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat
- Flagged off
- Pravasi Bharatiya Express: ~150 people, 17 destinations
- Chief Guest
- Christine Carla Kangaloo, President of Trinidad and Tobago (video message)
- PM recalled
- Gandhi returned to India on this day in 1915
Practice MCQs 4 questions
What was the theme of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention held in Bhubaneswar in January 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat
PIB (PMO): the theme of the PBD Convention is 'Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat'.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Express flagged off by the PM on 9 January 2025 will take about 150 people to how many destinations?
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Correct answer: A — Seventeen
PIB (PMO): the train will take around 150 people on a tour of seventeen destinations related to tourism and faith.
Who was the Chief Guest at the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, addressing it through a video message?
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Correct answer: C — President of Trinidad and Tobago
PIB (PMO): the PM thanked the Chief Guest, Christine Carla Kangaloo, President of Trinidad & Tobago, for her video message.
At the 18th PBD inauguration on 9 January 2025, the PM recalled which event that took place on the same day in 1915?
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Correct answer: D — Mahatma Gandhi's return to India after a long stay abroad
PIB (PMO): the PM recalled that on this day in 1915 Mahatma Gandhi returned to India after a long stay abroad.