India Launches Website for 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched the official website for the 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on November 11, 2026, at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi. The portal, developed jointly by the Government of India and the Government of West Bengal, enables online registrations for the upcoming diaspora convention.

Scheduled for January 7 to 9, 2027, in Kolkata, the convention will operate under the theme 'From Roots to Return: Reigniting Diaspora Connect with Bharat'. The event commemorates Mahatma Gandhi's 1915 return to India from South Africa and seeks to strengthen cultural and ancestral bonds with overseas Indians. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the convention, while President Droupadi Murmu will preside over the valedictory session and confer the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards, the highest honor for Non-Resident Indians and Persons of Indian Origin.

Alongside the website, the government introduced the PBD Special Bharat Ko Janiye (BKJ) Quiz, which runs from November 11 to December 20, 2026. Winners across NRI, PIO, and foreign categories will receive an invitation to the Kolkata celebrations and a 10-day immersive tour of India.