Programme
Day One (07.01.2015) - Wednesday
Youth PBD
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
0930 hrs
1000 - 1100 hrs
Seminar Hall No. 4
(First floor)
1100 - 1130 hrs
Inauguration of Gandhi Exhibition at MMCC Complex
Inaugural Session of the Youth PBD
Felicitation of guests by Shri Manoj Kumar, Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
Lighting of the Lamp
Welcome Song
Welcome Address by
Shri Sunil Soni, Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs,
Government of India
Keynote Address by
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent
Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India
Address by
Ms Priti Patel, MP, UK Prime Minister's Diaspora Champion and
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, United Kingdom
Address by
Dr Rashmi Das, Chairperson, World Organisation of Students &
Youth (WOSY)
Inaugural Address of Youth PBD 2015 by
Smt Sushma Swaraj, Hon'ble Minister for External Affairs and
Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
Vote of Thanks by
Shri Rajeev Gupta, Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs,
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India
Break for Tea
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Day One (07.01.2015) - Wednesday
Youth PBD
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
Plenary Session I: 'Bharat ko Jano'
1130 - 1300 hrs
Seminar Hall No. 4 Indian Diaspora Youth- Linkage with Traditions, Culture and
Philosophy
(First floor)
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Welcome address by
Shri Pradeepsinh Bhagwatsinh Jadeja, Hon’ble Minister for Law
and Justice, Devsthan, Pilgrimage Development, Co-ordination of
Voluntary Organizations, Non-Resident Gujaratis Division, Protocol
(All Independent Charge) and Legislative and Parliamentary
Affairs, Government of Gujarat
Introductory Address by Chairperson
Prof Lokesh Chandra, President, Indian Council for Cultural
Relations (ICCR)
Address by
Dr Nirmala Sharma, Art Historian and Professor, International
Academy of Indian Culture
Address by
Mr D K Hari & Mrs Hema Hari, Founders, Bharath Gyan
Q&A and Summing up by Chairperson
1300 - 1400 hrs
Break for Lunch
Plenary Session II: 'Bharat ko Mano'
1400 - 1515 hrs
Seminar Hall No. 4 Innovations in Modern India
(First floor)
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Welcome Address by
Shri Saurabhbhai Patel, Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Energy and
Petrochemicals, Mines, Minerals, Cottage Industries, Salt
Industries, Printing and Stationery, Planning, Tourism, Civil
Aviation, Government of Gujarat
Introductory Address by Chairperson
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Hon'ble Minister for Science & Technology &
Earth Sciences, Government of India
Address by
Dr K Radhakrishnan, Former Chairman, Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO)
Address by
Prof Manjul Bhargava, R Brandon Fradd Professor of Mathematics,
Princeton University, United States of America
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Day One (07.01.2015) - Wednesday
Youth PBD
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
Address by
Dr M Jagadesh Kumar, NXP (Philips) Chair Professor, Indian
Institute Technology (IIT), Delhi
Address by
Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Distinguished Scientist & Director, Research
Centre Imarat (RCI), Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO)
Address by
Mr Soumeet Lanka, Co-Founder, The Maker of Things
Q&A and Summing up by Chairperson
1515 - 1545 hrs
Break for Tea
Plenary Session III: Gandhian Thought in Context of the 21st
1545 - 1700 hrs
Seminar Hall No. 4 Century: A Youth Perspective
(First floor)
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Introductory Address by Chairperson
General V K Singh, Hon'ble Minister of State for Statistics and
Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External
Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
Address by
H E Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Hon'ble Minister of
International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of South Africa
Address by
Shri P V Rajagopal, Vice Chairman, Gandhi Peace Foundation
Q&A and Summing up by Chairperson
1700 hrs
Departure for the four universities of Gujarat hosting youth
below 35 years of age in four batches in the following
educational institutions:
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Pandit
Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU)
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Dhirubhai
Ambani Institute of Information and Communication
Technology (DA-IICT)
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Gujarat
National Law University (GNLU)
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Entrepreneurship
1700 hrs
Development Institute of India (EDI)
Departure for Inauguration of Exhibition (Delegates not going to
the four universities)
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Day Two (08.01.2015) - Thursday
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
0930 hrs
Delegates to be seated in Convention Hall
1000 hrs
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India’s visit to Dandi Kutir,
Gandhinagar
1030 - 1200 hrs
Venue : Main
Convention Hall
Inaugural Session
(HMOIA and CM, Gujarat will escort Hon’ble PM, Chief Guest and
Guest of Honour to the stage. The other dignitaries will already be on
dais)
Felicitation of guests by Shri Sunil Soni, Secretary, Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
A welcome song by artists from All India Radio
Lighting of the traditional lamp with traditional invocation
A short film on Mahatma Gandhi
Welcome Address by
Smt Sushma Swaraj, Hon'ble Minister for External Affairs and
Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
Address by
Smt Anandiben Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat
Address by Guest of Honour
H E Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Hon'ble Minister of
International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of
South Africa
Address by Chief Guest
H E Mr Donald R Ramotar, Hon'ble President of the Republic
of Guyana
Release of commemorative stamp (presented by Shri Ravi Shankar
Prasad, Hon'ble Minister of Communications and Information
Technology, Government of India) by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
All dignitaries on the stage to be given a stamp each
Release of commemorative coin (presented by Shri Jayant Sinha,
Hon'ble Minister of State for Finance, Government of India) by
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
All dignitaries on the stage to be given a coin each
Inaugural Address by
Shri Narendra Modi, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India
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Day Two (08.01.2015) - Thursday
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
Vote of Thanks by
General V K Singh, Hon'ble Minister of State for Statistics and
Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External
Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
On the Dais
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Shri Om
Prakash Kohli, Hon’ble Governor of Gujarat
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Shri Ravi
Shankar Prasad, Hon'ble Minister of Communications
and Information Technology, Government of India
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Shri Jayant
Sinha, Hon'ble Minister of State for Finance,
Government of India
1200 - 1230 hrs
Break for Tea
1230 - 1345 hrs
Venue : Main
Convention Hall
Plenary Session I: Opportunities in India : Thrust on Important
Initiatives, Namami Ganga, Smart Cities and Urban Planning, Skill
Development and Tourism Development
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Introductory Address by Chairperson
Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, Hon'ble Minister of Urban Development,
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation & Parliamentary Affairs,
Government of India
Address by
Sushri Uma Bharti, Hon'ble Minister of Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India
Address by
Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh, Hon'ble Minister of Rural
Development, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water and Sanitation,
Government of India
Address by
Dr Mahesh Sharma, Hon'ble Minister of State for Tourism
(Independent Charge), Culture (Independent Charge) and Civil
Aviation, Government of India
Address by
Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Hon'ble Minister of State for Skill Development
& Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs,
Government of India
Summing up by Chairperson
1345 - 1430 hrs
Break for Lunch
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Day Two (08.01.2015) - Thursday
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
1430 - 1600 hrs
Venue : Main
Convention Hall
1600 - 1615 hrs
1615 - 1715 hrs
Venue: Main
Convention Hall
Plenary Session II : Session with Achievers of Indian Diaspora
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Introductory Address by Chairperson
Smt Sushma Swaraj, Hon'ble Minister for External Affairs and
Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
Address by
H E Showkutally Soodhun, Hon'ble Vice Prime Minister, Mauritius
Address by
H E Dato Seri Utama S Samy Vellu, Special envoy of Prime Minister of
Malaysia on Infrastructure to India and South Asia
Address by
The Rt Hon The Baroness Usha Prashar CBE, Member of the House of
Lords, United Kingdom
Address by
Mr Kanwaljit Bakshi, Member of Parliament, New Zealand
Address by
Councillor Sunil Chopra, Mayor of Southwark, London Borough of
Southwark, United Kingdom
Address by
Mr Bhishma K Agnihotri, Former Ambassador-at-large
Address by
Mr Ashok Mago, Founding Chairman, US-India Chamber of
Commerce, United States of America
Address by
Mr Pars Ram Punj, Chairman, Parsram Group of Companies, Australia
Address by
Drs Rajindre Tewari, Chairman, Europe India Business Council for
Trade & Investment, Netherlands
Address by
Dr Ravi Jahagirdar, President, American Association of Physicians of
Indian Origin (AAPI), United States of America
Address by
Mr Hans Hanoomansingh, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Heritage Communications, Trinidad and Tobago
Q&A and Summing up by Chairperson
Break for Tea
Plenary Session III: Soft Power in India's Global Engagement
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Introductory Address by Chairperson
General V K Singh, Hon'ble Minister of State for Statistics and
Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External
Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
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Day Two (08.01.2015) - Thursday
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
Address by
Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, DL, Member of the House of Lords, United
Kingdom and Chancellor, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Address by
Mr M J Akbar, Journalist, India
Address by
Dr Jyotsna Suri, President, Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Chairperson & Managing Director,
Bharat Hotels Ltd
Address by
Ms Loshni Naidoo, Regional Manager and QA Officer-Teledirect and
Country Coordinator- Global Organization of People of Indian Origin
(GOPIO) International
Address by
Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman & Managing Director and Chief Cardiac
Surgeon, Medanta-The MediCity, India
Address by
Dr Nandini Tandon, Founding Partner & Group Chief Executive Officer,
Tenacity Group Inc, United States of America
Address by
Dr Satinder Dhiman, Associate Dean, School of Business, MBA
Director and Chairperson Woodbury University, Burbank, California,
United States of America
Address by
Mr Joginder Sanger, Chairman, Bentley Hotel, London, United
Kingdom
Q&A and Summing up by Chairperson
1715 - 1730 hrs
Break for Tea
1730 - 1815 hrs
PBD Oration: Relevance of Gandhian Philosophy over the Century
Venue : Seminar
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Hall No. 4
(First floor)
Introductory Address by Chairperson
Shri Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Member PBD 2015, Advisory Board
PBD Oration
Prof Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion, McGill
University, Canada
Vote of Thanks
Shri Sunil Soni, Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs,
Government of India
1815 hrs
Departure for Cultural Evening & Dinner
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Day Three (09.01.2015)- Friday
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
1000 - 1230 hrs
Venue : Main
Convention Hall
Investment Opportunities in States (CMs Session)
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Chairperson
Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon'ble Minister of Home Affairs,
Government of India
Address by
Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent
Charge) for Commerce & Industry, Government of India
Address by
Sardar Parkash Singh Badal, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Punjab
Address by
Shri Oomen Chandy, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Kerala
Address by
Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Madhya
Pradesh
Address by
Shri N Chandrababu Naidu, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra
Pradesh
Address by
Smt Anandiben Patel, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat
Address by
Dr Mukul Sangma, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya
Address by
Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Address by
Shri Laxmikant Parsekar, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Goa
Address by
Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Haryana
Address by
Shri Raghubar Das, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Summing up by Chairperson
1230 - 1330 hrs
Seminar Hall No.
1-10
Separate Parallel State Sessions
1. Bihar (Seminar Hall No. 10)
2. Gujarat (Seminar Hall No. 04)
3. Jharkhand (Seminar Hall No. 08)
4. Karnataka (Seminar Hall No. 05)
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Day Three (09.01.2015)- Friday
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
5. Kerala (Seminar Hall No. 01)
6. Maharashtra (Seminar Hall No. 07)
7. Punjab (Seminar Hall No. 06)
8. Uttar Pradesh (Seminar Hall No. 02)
1330 - 1430 hrs
Break for Lunch
1430 - 1615 hrs
Venue : Seminar
Concurrent Session 1 - Issues of Labour and Employment in Gulf
Countries
Hall No. 4
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Introductory Address by Chairperson
General V K Singh, Hon'ble Minister of State for Statistics and
Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External
Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
Address by
Mr Yusuffali M A, Managing Director, EMKE Lulu Group
Address by
Mr C K Menon, Chairman & Managing Director, Behzad
Corporation
Address by
Dr B R Shetty, Chief Executive Officer, New Medical Centre
Healthcare
Address by
Mr Ruolkhumlien Buhril, Protector General of Emigrants and Joint
Secretary (Emigration Services Division), Ministry of Overseas
Indian Affairs, Government of India
Address by
Representative of BOB will make a presentation on foreign
remittances
Q & A with Speakers and Special Invitees (Indian Ambassadors to
all the GCC counties):
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Amb
(Dr) Mohan Kumar, Indian Ambassador to Bahrain
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Amb
Sunil Jain, Indian Ambassador to Kuwait
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Amb
J S Mukul, Indian Ambassador to Oman
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Day Three (09.01.2015)- Friday
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
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Amb
Sanjiv Arora, Indian Ambassador to Qatar
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Amb
Hamid Ali Rao, Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
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Amb
T P Seetharam, Indian Ambassador to UAE
Summing up by Chairperson
1430 - 1615 hrs
Concurrent Session 2 - Session on Girmitiyas
Venue : Seminar
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Hall No. 3
Introductory Address by Chairperson
Mr Shyam Parande, Secretary General, Antar-Rashtriya Sahayog
Parishad (ARSP), India
Address by
Ms Usha Dwarka Canabady, Secretary, Foreign Affairs, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade,
Mauritius
Address by
Prof Gopal Arora, Professor, University of Delhi, India
Address by
Amb R Dayakar, Chairman, Diaspora Affairs Committee,
Antar-Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad (ARSP), India
Address by
Mr Narayan Kumar, Director & Convenor, Diaspora Affairs
Committee, Antar-Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad (ARSP), India
Address by
Mr Y P Reddy, Chairman, Reddy Group, Fiji
Q&A and Summing up by Chairperson
1430 - 1615 hrs
Concurrent Session 3 - Session on The Francophone Diaspora
Venue : Seminar
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Hall No. 2
Introductory Address by Chairperson
Mr Mahyendrah Utchanah, Chairman, Global Organization of
People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) International, Mauritius
Address by
Dr Jean Regis Ramsamy, Historian & Researcher, Global
Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), Reunion Island
Address by
Mr Ved Prakash Goojha, President and Founder, Global
Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), FrancophoneFrance
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Day Three (09.01.2015)- Friday
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
Address by
Mr Ranvir Nayar, Managing Director, Media India Group, Paris
Q&A and Summing up by Chairperson
1430 - 1615 hrs
Concurrent Session 4 - Role of Indian Diaspora Organization
Venue : Seminar
Felicitation of Persons on the Dais
Hall No. 1
Introductory Address by Chairperson
Shri Shashank, Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India
Address by
Datuk Seri G Palanivel, Cabinet Minister, Government of Malaysia
Address by
Ms Sanam Arora, President, Natural Indian Student Union, United
Kingdom
Address by
Dr Ajeet R Singhvi, Chairman- Board of Trustees, American
Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPIO)
Address by
Dr Prasad Yarlagadda, Professor, Queensland University of
Technology, Australia
Address by
Mr D Natarajan, President, Indian Social and Cultural Center, Abu
Dhabi
Address by
Mr Ashook Ramsaran, President, Global Organization of People of
Indian Origin (GOPIO) International
Address by
Mr Munish Gupta, Chairman, PIO TV Pvt. Ltd and International Coordinator- South Asia, Global Organization of People of Indian
Origin (GOPIO) International
Address by
Mr Selvarajoo Sundaram, Chairman, Global Organization of People
of Indian Origin (GOPIO) International, Malaysia
Q&A and Summing up by Chairperson
1615 - 1645 hrs
Break for Tea
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Day Three (09.01.2015)- Friday
Venue: Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
1700 - 1800 hrs
Valedictory Session and Conferment of Pravasi Bharatiya
Venue : Main
Samman Awards by Hon'ble Vice - President of India
Convention Hall
(Delegates to be seated by 1645 hrs)
Hon’ble Governor, Gujarat, HMOIA and CM, Gujarat will escort Hon’ble
Vice President and Chief Guest to the stage.
National Anthem
Felicitation of guests by Shri Sunil Soni, Secretary, Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
Song on Gandhiji “Amar Rahe Gandhi Ki Gatha Amar Rahe”
Welcome Address by
Smt Sushma Swaraj, Hon'ble Minister for External Affairs and
Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
Address by
Smt Anandiben Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat
Presentation of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards by
Shri M Hamid Ansari, Hon'ble Vice - President of India (Total 15)
Acceptance Speech by
Mr Rajaram Sanjaya (One of the Samman Awardees)
Valedictory Address by
Shri M Hamid Ansari, Hon'ble Vice - President of India
Vote of Thanks
General V K Singh, Hon'ble Minister of State for Statistics and
Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External
Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India
National Anthem
On the Dais
Shri Om Prakash Kohli, Hon'ble Governor of Gujarat
1800 hrs Onwards Departure for Sabarmati River Front for Cultural Evening &
Dinner hosted by Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs
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