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00:00Pravasi Bharatiya Devas would be formally inaugurated by the Honourable Prime Minister
00:05of India on day 2 of the convention.
00:08He will also address the convention.
00:11The Prime Minister will remotely flag off the inaugural journey of the Pravasi Bharatiya
00:16Express, a special tourist train for the Indian diaspora, which will depart from Delhi and
00:22would travel to multiple destinations of touristic and religious importance in India for a period
00:28of three weeks.
00:30This will be conducted under the Pravasi Bharatiya Teerth Darshan Yojana of the Ministry of External
00:36Affairs.
00:37The Honourable Prime Minister will also inaugurate four exhibitions.
00:42The first one is called Vishwaroop Ram, the Universal Legacy of Ramayana.
00:48This exhibition would present the timeless epic of Ramayana through a curated just exposition
00:55of traditional and contemporary art forms.
00:59The second exhibition is titled The Diaspora's Contribution to Technology and Vixit Bharat.
01:06This exhibition would acknowledge the contributions of the Indian diaspora to the development
01:11of technology in the world.
01:14The third exhibition titled The Spread and Evolution of Indian Diaspora in the World
01:20with special focus on Manvi to Muscat.
01:25This will showcase the rare documents of people who had migrated from Manvi in Gujarat
01:32to Muscat in Oman.
01:35The fourth one is an exhibition which is called The Heritage and Culture of Odisha.
01:42This exhibition will showcase the rich heritage and culture traditions of Odisha through its
01:48different art and craft forms and highlights its illustrious legacy.
01:55There would also be promotional stalls set up by several union ministries and departments
02:02of the government of India and also those by the state government of Odisha and other
02:07state governments of India with a view to project the impressive development strides
02:13taken by India during the last decade as a part of its march towards a Vixit Bharat.
02:22In the afternoon of the second day, we will have two plenary sessions, one on titled Building
02:29Bridges, Breaking Barriers, Stories of Migrant Skills.
02:34This would be chaired by Sushri Shobha Karantlaje, Honorable Minister of State for Micro, Small
02:41and Medium Enterprises and Labor and Employment.
02:45This will be followed by a plenary session called Green Connections, Diaspora's Contribution
02:52to Sustainable Development to be chaired by the Honorable Minister of Electronics and
02:57Information Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Railways, Sri Ashwini Vaishnav.
03:05On the final day of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Giver's Convention, the Honorable Rashtrapati
03:10Ji would chair the valedictory session in the afternoon at which she would confer the
03:18Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards on 27 distinguished members of the Indian diaspora to recognize
03:26their outstanding contribution and achievement in diverse fields both in their countries
03:32of residence as well as in India.
03:36Awards would be conferred to Indian diaspora from 24 countries.
03:41The Honorable Rashtrapati Ji would also deliver the valedictory address at this session.
03:49Here I would also like to inform that the valedictory session would be preceded by two
03:55more plenary sessions.
03:57The first one is called Diaspora Divas Celebrating Women's Leadership and Influence, Nari Shakti
04:06which would be chaired by the Honorable External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jai Shankar.
04:11And the second one will be on Diaspora Dialogues, Stories of Culture, Connections and Belongingness
04:19that would be chaired by the Honorable Minister of Culture and Tourism, Sri Gajendra Singh
04:24Sekhawar.
04:26Friends, there would be several cultural performances every day in the evenings on 8th, 9th and
04:3210th of January.
04:33Considering the theme of the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, we expect that the discussions
04:41would take place on how the diaspora can facilitate India's development, growth and its international
04:49engagements and on what opportunities India can offer to them, specifically the opportunities
04:56that are available in Odisha.
04:59The Convention will show...