Diaspora
Connecting with diaspora youth for transforming In...
January 8, 2017
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), which has become a key rendezvous for the Indian diaspora, has flown into its 14th edition and on the first day focussed on the diaspora youth with a view to redefine engagement between India and millions of people of Indian origin in the world.
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India’s Expatriate Evacuation Operations discuss...
January 7, 2017
FICCI, in partnership with Carnegie India, launched a report to bring awareness in India’s evacuation operations for its diaspora abroad. As the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2017 is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, in Bengaluru, the Federation of In...
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India’s first museum on Indian Diaspora to open ...
January 7, 2017
The Indian government is looking for curators to design and build India’s first museum on the Indian diaspora. Over the centuries, this community has made countries across the world its home.
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Five influential Gujaratis around the world
January 4, 2017
Statistics show that Gujaratis comprise around 33 pc of the Indian diasporas worldwide. Drifted for work, they are present in almost all countries that offer good business opportunities. Below are the famous five who not just made it to a foreign land but also to hearts of millio...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Pravasi...
January 3, 2017
The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, in its curtain raiser briefing here in New Delhi, elucidated the main program elements of the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, to be held in Bengaluru, Karnataka from January 7 to 9, 2017.
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FIDD Foundation to fund fellowship for Indian jour...
January 2, 2017
The Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman (FIDD) Foundation announced that it will partner with Alfred Friendly Press Partners (AFPP) to fund a fellowship in the US for a mid-career journalist from India for six months in 2017.
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Stories of mixed identity and search for roots
December 30, 2016
The new generation Indian diaspora is a mixed clan. While some are well-versed with Indian traditions and cultures, the others have never even visited India. Some are proud of their mixed identity,while it is awkward for others. However, the Indian government is leaving no stone ...
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MEA unveils Twitter Seva to address Indians in dis...
December 29, 2016
With the launch of the new service Twitter Seva, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ extensive use of social media to reach out to citizens got a further boost. Twitter Seva will enable timely, transparent and large-scale response to citizens’ tweets in real time.
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Industrial visits in Bengaluru planned for PBD del...
December 28, 2016
Industrial site visits are available for delegates of PBD 2017, offering an insight for the Indian diaspora into the blossoming IT, biotech and aerospace industry, among others.
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Indian government plans rail routes for Pravasi Bh...
December 26, 2016
The young Indian diaspora who will take part in Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will have the opportunity to travel by Indian Railways to discover various shades and features of India, its tradition and rich art and culture.
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