The thirteenth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, held from January 7-9, 2015, at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, featured a series of plenary sessions focused on Indian culture, innovation, and global engagement. The event included discussions on opportunities in India, a session with achievers from the Indian diaspora, and concluded with the conferment of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards. Cultural evenings and visits to educational institutions were also part of the program.

2. Thirteenth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
“Centenary Celebrations”
January 7-9, 2015
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
Programme at a glance (tentative)
Time Day One (07.01.2015) –
Wednesday
Venue
1000 – 1100 hrs Inaugural Session of Youth
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Seminar Hall no. 4 (First
floor)
1100 – 1130 hrs Tea / Coffee Break Silver Dining Area
1130 – 1300 hrs Plenary Session 1: ‘Bharat ko
Jano’
Indian Diaspora Youth- Linkage
with Traditions, Culture and
Philosophy
Seminar Hall no. 4 (First
floor)
1300 – 1400 hrs Lunch Lunch Area *
1400 – 1515 hrs Plenary Session 2: ‘Bharat ko
Mano’
Innovations in Modern India
Seminar Hall no. 4 (First
floor)
1515 - 1545 hrs Tea / Coffee Break Silver Dining Area
1545 - 1700 hrs Plenary Session 3: Gandhian
Thought in Context of the 21st
Century: A Youth Perspective
Seminar Hall no. 4 (First
floor)
1700 hrs Departure for Exhibition
Inauguration
Helipad, Near Town Hall,
Exhibition Ground,
Gandhinagar
1830 hrs
Onwards
Departure for the 4 universities
of Gujarat hosting youth below
35 years of age
Visit to four educational
institutions in four batches.
 Pandit Deendayal
Petroleum
University (PDPU)
 Dhirubhai Ambani
Institute of
Information and
Communication

3. Technology (DA-IICT)
 Gujarat National Law
University (GNLU)
 Entrepreneurship
Development
Institute of India
(EDI)

4. Time Day Two (08.01.2015) – Thursday Venue
0800 – 0930
hrs
Registration
0930 hrs Guests to be Seated Main Convention Hall
1030 – 1200
hrs
Inaugural Session Main Convention Hall
1200-1230 hrs Tea / Coffee Break Silver Dining Area
1230- 1345
hrs
Plenary Session I: Opportunities
in India : Thrust on Important
Initiatives, Namami Ganga, Smart
Cities and Urban Planning, Skill
Development and Tourism
Development
Main Convention Hall
1345 – 1430
hrs
Lunch Lunch Area*
1430 – 1600
hrs
Plenary Session II : Session with
Achievers of Indian Diaspora
Central portion of the
Main Convention Hall
1600-1615 hrs Tea/Coffee break
Silver Dining Area
1615 – 1715
hrs
Plenary Session III: Soft Power in
India’s Global Engagement
Central portion of the
Main Convention Hall
1715 – 1730
hrs
Tea / Coffee Break Silver Dining Area
1730 – 1800
hrs
PBD Oration : Relevance of
Gandhian Philosophy over the
Century
Seminar Hall no. 4 (First
floor)
Visit to PBD Exhibition Helipad, Near Town Hall,
Exhibition Ground,
Gandhinagar
1800 hrs
Onwards
Departure for Cultural Evening &
Dinner
Kankaria Lake,
Ahmedabad

5. Time Day Three (09.01.2015)- Friday Venue
1000- 1200 hrs Investment Opportunities in
States (CMs Session) followed by
Separate Parallel State Sessions
Central portion of the
Main Convention Hall
1200 – 1230 hrs Tea / Coffee Break Silver Dining Area
1230 – 1330 hrs Separate Parallel State Sessions Seminar Hall No. 1-10
1330 – 1430 hrs Lunch Lunch Area*
1430 – 1600 hrs Concurrent Session 1 – Issues of
Labour and Employment in Gulf
Countries
Seminar Hall no. 4
1430 – 1600 hrs Concurrent Session 2 – Session on
Girmitiyas
Seminar Hall no. 3
1430 – 1600 hrs Concurrent Session 3 – Session on
The Francophone Diaspora
Seminar Hall no. 2
1430 – 1600 hrs Concurrent Session 4 – Role of
Indian Diaspora Organization
Seminar Hall no. 1
1600 – 1630 hrs Tea / Coffee Break Silver Dining Area
1630 – 1800 hrs Valedictory Session and
Conferment of Pravasi Bharatiya
Samman Awards by Hon'ble Vice
President of India
Main Convention Hall
Visit to PBD Exhibition Helipad, Near Town
Hall, Exhibition Ground,
Gandhinagar
1800 hrs
Onwards
Departure for Cultural Evening &
Dinner
Sabarmati River Front,
Ahmedabad

6. *As per colour scheme