Though our NRI friends stay across seven seas but they have been preserving the Indian element among themselves. Evidence that they are rooted to their motherland comes from the fact that they take great pride in witnessing grand jamboree that offers them a golden opportunity to renew their links with their motherland.

So, you guessed it correct!!! This is about the great event called Pravasi Bhartiya Divas. Celebrated every year in the month of January, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is an annual affair organized to honor the accomplishments brought by the Indian overseas community to India. 7th January2007 will mark the gala of the fifth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. This three day affair will be held in Lutyens Delhi.  

The occasion will be graced by the presence of several known political leaders, social activists, writers, novelists, painters, actors who will foster an understanding of the sentiments of the Indian Diaspora.

It is expected that up to 2,000 NRIs from across the world will attend the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to provide new dimension to the great get-together.  This is the event which provides NRIs with the prospects to voice their views on the different concerning topics than merely listen to what the Indian leaders and captains of industry have to tell them. All this would take place in plenary discussions.

Approaching Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will have a serious theme to discuss: Rooting for the Roots - Meeting India's Development Challenges. Associated themes are: How to get US 1.5 Trillion of Capital Investment, The Resource Hurdle for Development and Leveraging Technology for Development, NRI investment in India.  

Delegates of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas get a chance to increase their familiarity with the unknown facets about India, the country of legends. This year, Indian realty sector seems to be the hot topic of discussion. Driven by positive growth in the economy, real estate in India is booming owing to the countrys high economic growth in the last five years. Also, this industry is continuously grabbing the attention of Indian population living abroad that is fuelling the real estate market in India by making large investments.

On a wild bull run, Indias stock market is climbing to new records every few months. Its foreign exchange reserves have crossed 160 billion. The list of Indian billionaires keeps getting longer and longer. Apart from the designer apparels, luxurious lifestyle, the song and dance, tantalizing delicacies for taste buds, these concerns of progress as well as poverty will emerge time and again for discussion.