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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2020 celebrated in Brunei Darussalam

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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2020 was celebrated on 09 January 2020 in the HighCommission of India, Brunei Darussalam. The event began with a speech by HighCommissioner, HE Ajaneesh Kumar to the gathered members of the Indian community on theimportance and relevance of PBD.








This was followed by the live streaming of the PBD celebrations held in New Delhiwhich included speeches by Secretary (East), Hon’ble Minister of State, Shri V.Muraleedharan and by Hon’ble Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar and interactionby Hon’ble EAM with members of the Indian diaspora from 8 countries spread across allcontinents through video conferencing.


The event was attended by over 60 members of the India community including Mr.Nazeer Zakaria, a Pravasi Samman Awardee (2017) & President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Presidents of the Indian Association Belait, Bandar Seri Begawan Indian Association and Malayali Association and other members of the Indian community and their families.






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Brunei Darussalam, 10 January 2020