Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

• Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day) is celebrated every two years on January 9th.

• This day honors the contributions of Indian diaspora to the country.

• It commemorates Mahatma Gandhi's return to India from South Africa in 1915.

• The first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was celebrated in 2003.

• From 2003 to 2015, the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention was held annually. After 2015, its format was changed to a biennial event.

• The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention was held from January 8th to 10th, 2025, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

• Its theme was "Contribution of the Diaspora to a Developed India."