| Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2008 |
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NRI delegates with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the inaugural ceremony of the 6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2008 in New Delhi on January 08, 2008. Also seen
in the picture are Mauritian Prime Minister Mr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Union
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Shri Vayalar Ravi, Lt. Governor of Delhi Shri Tejendra Khanna and Delhi Chief Minister Smt. Sheila Dikhsit. |
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| President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil confers the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award on Lord Karan Bilimoria at the Valedictory Session of the 6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2008, in New Delhi on January 9, 2008, as MOIA minister Shri Vayalar Ravi looks on. |
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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh lights the lamp to inaugurate the 6th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2008, in New Delhi on January 08, 2008, as
Mauritian Prime Minister Mr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam and Union
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Shri Vayalar Ravi look on. |
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Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Smt. Meera Kumar addresses the Concurrent Session-3
on "Challenges in Women
Empowerment and Leadership".
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Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika Soni addresses the Concurrent Session-2 on "Culture", during the 6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2008 in New
Delhi on January 08, 2008. |
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| Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia at the 6th PBD in New Delhi on January 08, 2008.
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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh during the sixth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2008 in New Delhi on January 08, 2008. |
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| Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh with NRI delegates in New Delhi on January 08, 2008, as Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Shri Vayalar Ravi looks on. |
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| Mauritian Prime Minister Mr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh greet NRI delegates in New Delhi on January 08, 2008. |
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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh unveils the model of Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra
at the inaugural ceremony of the 6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2008 in New Delhi
on January 08, 2008. Prime Minister of Mauritius Mr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam,
Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Shri Vayalar Ravi and Delhi
Chief Minister Smt. Sheila Dikhsit are also seen in the picture. |
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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh releases the Publications of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs at the inaugural ceremony of the 6th Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas-2008 in New Delhi on January 08, 2008. Prime Minister of Mauritius Mr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Shri
Vayalar Ravi and Delhi CM Smt. Sheila Dikhsit are also in the picture. |
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Mauritian Prime Minister Mr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam at the inauguration of the
6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2008 in
New Delhi on January 08, 2008. |
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh
during the inauguration of the 6th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2008 in
New Delhi on January 08, 2008. |
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| Union Minister for I&B and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Priyaranjan Dasmunsi at the Plenary Session-II on "Investment & Infrastructure" during the 6th PBD. |
Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Shri Vayalar Ravi at the inauguration of
the 6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2008
in New Delhi on January 08, 2008. |
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Union Minister of External Affairs Shri Pranab Mukherjee with Mauritian Prime Minister Mr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam before the start of the 6th Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas-2008, in New Delhi on January 07, 2008. |
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