1.   The scheduled launch of the website of the 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention jointly by the Hon’ble External Affairs Minister along with H.E. Shri Suvendu Adhikari, Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal,  will be at the Chanakya Hall in the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi at 1600 hrs (IST) on November 11, 2026.

2.   The 19th edition of the PBD would be held at Kolkata, West Bengal from January 7-9, 2027. The theme of the PBD is “From Roots to Return: Reigniting Diaspora Connect with Bharat”.

3. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention is the flagship event of the Government of India that provides an important platform to connect and engage with the Indian diaspora and enable them to interact with each other. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on January 09 commemorating Mahatma Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa on January 09, 1915. The 19th edition of this flagship diaspora engagement event will build on the success of the previous editions to foster the deep connections of the Indian diaspora with India, celebrating their contributions to India and to the world.

4.   Government of India and the Government of West Bengal have jointly designed the website of the 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas that would provide the opportunity to prospective participants to register for the Convention besides disseminating important updates and information pertaining to the Convention as well as the events that would be organised on the sidelines. 

5.    The Indian diaspora community is requested to participate in the event through video conference. The event will be telecast live. The link for the Live Telecast is placed below:

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Website Launch Ceremony

Date and time:

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 3:30 PM | (UTC+05:30) Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi

Join link:

https://mea-india.webex.com/mea-india/j.php?MTID=mbe2cf16caa2e23d17dd8aeb34b12c2cd

2519 112 8680

Webinar password:

PJkPVg2gr58 (75578424 when dialing from a phone or video system)