Daily Current Affairs Article 9th January 2021: The 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention organized on 9th January in virtual format in the backdrop of COVID pandemic. The theme of the Convention this year is "Contributing to Atma Nirbhar Bharat".
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and featured a keynote address by the Chief Guest Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of Suriname.
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The winners of the online 'Bharat ko Janiye Quiz' for the youth also announced. The names of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees for 2020-21 also announced.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is a celebratory day observed (starting in 2015) on 9 January by the Republic of India to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India.
The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January 1915.
