Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas opens 18th PBD Convention in Bhubaneswar
Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad was the Guest of Honour on the convention's first day.
Summary
The Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on 8 January 2025 as the first day of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention. The Youth PBD's Guest of Honour was Dev Pragad, CEO of Newsweek, and its first plenary, 'Beyond Barriers: Diaspora Youth Leadership in a Globalized World', was chaired by Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. A joint business session was chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The 18th PBD, held from 8 to 10 January 2025 in partnership with the Odisha government on the theme 'Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat', was the first PBD held in Eastern India.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 8 January 2025, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Occasion
- Youth PBD – Day 1 of the 18th PBD Convention (8–10 January 2025)
- Guest of Honour
- Dev Pragad, CEO, Newsweek
- First plenary
- 'Beyond Barriers: Diaspora Youth Leadership in a Globalized World', chaired by Mansukh Mandaviya
- Joint business session
- Chaired by S. Jaishankar and CM Mohan Charan Majhi
- Theme of PBD 2025
- Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat
- First
- First PBD held in Eastern India
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who was the Guest of Honour at the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in Bhubaneswar on 8 January 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Dev Pragad
MEA: Dr Dev Pragad, CEO of Newsweek, was the Guest of Honour at the Youth PBD on 8 January 2025.
What was the theme of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention held in Bhubaneswar in January 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat
MEA: the theme of the 18th PBD was 'Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat'.
Consider the following statements about Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), as per MEA: 1. PBD is celebrated on 9 January every year. 2. Since the 2015 revision of its format, the main PBD Convention is held every alternate year. 3. The 18th PBD Convention in Bhubaneswar was the first PBD held in Eastern India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
MEA: PBD is celebrated on 9 January every year; the format was revised in 2015 with the main convention every alternate year; the 2025 convention was the first PBD in Eastern India.