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GOPIO NEWS
SPECIAL BULLETIN
January 10, 2019
A Publication of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO)
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GOPIO ANNOUNCES ITS HONOR ROLL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDEES TO BE HONORED AT ITS CONVENTION IN VARANASI ON JAN. 19TH to 21ST, BEING HELD PRIOR TO PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS
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After holding conventions in Bahrain, Bengaluru, New York, London, Paris, Zurich, Trinidad, South Africa, New Jersey, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai, GOPIO International is holding its 2019 Annual Convention in Varanasi on January 19th to 21st. This event is being held in conjunction with the 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) Convention which starts on January 21st and concludes on 23rd, 2019. This conference in Holy City will start with an inauguration on January 19th evening, a full day conference on Jan. 20th and end up with a Valedictory Session & Finale Awards Banquet on Jan. 20th evening at the Taj Gateway Hotel, Varanasi. Conference sessions will continue on Jan. 21st from morning to afternoon.
Three ministers from the central government cabinet are participating at the Convention. While the chief guest at the Final Banquet on Jan. 20th evening is General V.K. Singh, Minister of State for External affairs, the keynote address will be delivered by Tourism Minister Alphons Kannanthanam. Earlier in the afternoon, Minister of State for Human Resources Dr. Satya Pal Singh will chair and deliver the keynote address at the conference session on Indian Academic Conclave on Indian Diaspora. Maharashtra Minister Raj Purohit will deliver a keynote address at the session Opportunities, Development, Business and investment in India and UP.
Photo: Central Ministers participating at the GOPIO Convention 2019 in Varanasi on Jan. 20th., From l. to r.: General V.K. Singh, Alphons Kannanthanam and Dr. Satya Pal Singh
GOPIO ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS AND GOPIO HONOR ROLL
GOPIO will induct three political leaders who have participated and helped in GOPIO activities to its Honor Roll. They are New Zealand Member of Parliament Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, Maharashtra minister Raj K. Purohit and South Africa Member of the Parliament Aumsensingh (Omie) Singh. Past recipients include former Prime Minister Inder Gujral, Dr. L.M. Singhvi, Lord Bhikhu Parekh, They will be honored at the Valedictory Session on Jan. 20th evening.
GOPIO HONOR ROLL RECIPIENTS
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi - New Zealand
Indian origin Member of New Zealand Parliament, Kanwaljit is serving his fourth term as a List Parliamentarian for the New Zealand National Party. Currently serving as a spokesperson for Internal Affairs and Justice portfolios for the New Zealand National Party. Also served as Chairperson of Parliamentary Law and Order Select Committee. Prior assignments, as a Member of Parliament, included serving on numerous Parliamentary committees. In 2015, he was conferred Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award. Bakshi has been supporting GOPIO chapters in New Zealand
Aumsensingh (Omie) Singh - South Africa
Omie Singh is a Member of Parliament serving National government since 2014. Prior to that he served as a KwaZulu-Natal Member of the Provincial Legislature from 1999 to 2014 and as a Councilor from 1996 to 1999. He is a well-known and respected community leader amongst the Indian community in Phoenix where he serves in various capacities. Omie is a member of GOPIO-Durban Chapter.
Raj K. Purohit - Mumbai, India
Adv. Raj K. Purohit, Cabinet Minister in Maharashtra Government, is a name of Public Service itself. He got elected as an M.L.A. Four times consecutively and served chief whip of BJP party for two decades. He is a dedicated social-political worker, non-violent, fierce and workaholic leader of BJP. He started his political journey when he came from Sirohi (Rajshthan) to Mumbai. He had an ascending graph in political and social field and represents all segments of the society. Apart from politics, Adv. Raj K. Purohit is active in dozens of social, cultural, religious and educational institutes. He served as an advisor to GOPIO from March 2016 to January 2018. He helped to officially launch GOPIO International Chamber of Commerce (GICC) in Mumbai in January 2017.
Photo above: Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, MP, Minister Raj K. Purohit and Aumsensingh (Omie) Singh, MP
GOPIO COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDEES
Every year, GOPIO honors those who have done outstanding . This year's GOPIO community Service Awards will be presented at the Final Banquet after the Valedictory Session. This year's awardees are: Veena Khosla from France, Parsram Punj from Australia, Dr. Indrani Rampersad from Trinidad, K.V. Shamsudheen - Sharjah, UAE and Dr. Deepak Kant Vyas - Saint Louis, USA.
Photo above: Veena Khosla, Parsram Punj, Dr. Indrani Rampersad, K.V. Shamsudheen and Dr. Deepak Kant Vyas
Veena Khosla - France
Veena Khosla graduated and Gold Medalist for being First Class First from the Panjab University in India. She settled in France for fifty years with her husband Vimal. Both of them are very active and play significant roles in serving many Indian community associations in France. One of the major achievements of Veena is the launching of the Indian Women's Friendship Association (IWFA). She was its President for a long time and Founder member together with Mrs Sathe, wife of the then Ambassador of India to France. Veena made whole-hearted contribution to many social causes. Veena KHOSLA did her research work at Centre European and Centre Dramatiques of Nancy. She is presently working as Pedagogical Advisor with "Relais Universitaires" in France. She continues to work tirelessly with full convictions and displays exemplary devotions in many fields of activities with GOPIO France.
Parsram Punj - Australia
Parsam Punj has been in Australia for over 40 years and has been actively involved in the Indian community since his arrival in Australia. In 1998, the president of India appointed Mr. Punj as the first Honorary Consul of India in Queensland. In that capacity, he served the community for five years. He is a founding Member of Federation of Indian Communities of Queensland. He also a founder of the Queensland Chapter of GOPIO International.
Dr. Indrani Rampersad - Trinidad
Dr. Indrani Rampersad is an educator, researcher, journalist, cultural and women's activist and Independent Researcher in Indian Culture and Hindu Dharma. In 1993, she became Trinidad and Tobago's first state certified female pandit/priest. Among her several awards is the Government of Trinidad and Tobago's National Award (GOLD) in 2013 for Development of Women. She has published in international journals and Encyclopaedias and is a scholar in the Ram Lila performance in the indentured diaspora of Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname, and Fiji, and also in North India. She earned the BA Hon. Degree from Benares Hindu University, India (1976); and Masters Degree (1998) and PhD (2003) in Communication and Journalism from the University of Pune, India.
K.V. Shamsudheen - Sharjah, UAE
KV Shamsudheen established the Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust, an organization dedicated to assisting troubled lower-and middle-income non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the South Indian state of Kerala in 2001. The group offers a wide range of services including financial education for low and middle-income NRIs living in GCC countries. Since setting up the organization, Shamsudheen has conducted more than 400 financial awareness programmes across the GCC and in India, 800 interactive radio programmes and over 500 TV programs. Outside of his philanthropic work, Shamsudheen is also the founder and director of Barjeel Geojit Securities.
Dr. Deepak Kant Vyas - Saint Louis, USA
Dr. Deepak Kant Vyas, from Saint Louis, Missouri, is Chairman and Owner of Redberri Corporation who owns Timber Creek Inn and Suits and Convention Center in Sandwich, Illinois near Chicago IL. Dr. Vyas is Visionary Businessman, Investor, Philanthropist, Civic leader and an Indian Community Stalwart. The World Affairs Council of Saint Louis Missouri has presented him with Life Time achievement award-2018. He has served as Chairman of D.K Vyas Group of Companies, Redberri Foundation, Member of board of directors for St. Louis Regional Chamber, President- World Affairs Council, Member- Chancellors Council, University of Missouri at St. Louis. Deepak has been quite involved in Indian community activities. He has donated a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi which was unveiled in Oakbrook IL headquarter of Lions International. It will be permanently installed in Chicago IL. He was guest of Honor at FIA Chicago India Day Gala-2018.
GOPIO will also honor two people with special awards, GOPIO Associate Secretary and community volunteer Jaswant Mody from the US and Confluence Founder Smita Srivastav from New Delhi, India.
Photo above: Jaswant Mody and Smita Srivastav
Jaswant Mody, New Jersey, USA
Jaswant (Jay) B. Mody, an engineer by profession, volunteers considerable amount of time with various community groups in the New York Metro Area. He came to the USA in the 1960s and completed a Masters program in Mechanical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Currently, he servs as the Secretary of Gujarati Literary and Academy of North America and Society of Indo American Engineers and Architects (SIAEA) and Associate Secretary of GOPIO Int'l Organization. Associated with FIA at present and in past Associated with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, zoning board and planning board of Piscataway, NJ. Married to Chandrika, they have four grandchildren.
Smita Shrivastav - New Delhi, India
Smita has been conferred with various accolades to her name like the Make in India Award and NRI Achievers Samman just to name a few. Confluence is a creation of Smita that has been registered under the Indian Trust Act 1882. With the aim of reaching out those millions of artisans living on the brink of extinction and reviving their trade, Confluence has turned out to be a successful support system and also a ray of hope for their survival. Smita was born in Benares, the cultural capital of India. Being blessed with a family business in the field of textiles, she has been very close to the art of weaving since childhood. Being exposed to the dire condition of the artisans, Smita decided to commit her passion to the cause of reviving the dying art form. She pursued her higher education in Textile designing adding in depth technicalities of textile to her knowledge pool.
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GOPIO ANNUAL CONVETION VARANASI
Jan. 19th to 21st, 2019
Conference Venue - Taj Gateway Hotel , Varanasi, UP
PROGRAM DETAILS
Saturday, January 19th, 2019
1.00 pm - 3.00 pm GOPIO Executive Council Meeting
(Not Open to General Public)
Chaired by GOPIO President Sunny Kulathakal
Remarks form International Chairman - Dr. Thomas Abraham
President's Annual Report - Sunny Kulathakal
Secretary's Report - Dr. Rajeev Mehta
Treasurer's Report - Kewal Kanda
Report on Councils - Exec. VP Ishwar Ramlutchman
Report on Chapters - Vice President Ram Gadhavi
Global Ambassador's Report - Issac John
GOPIO Foundation Chair's Report - Inder Singh
GICC Chair's Report - Niraj Baxi
Chapter Review Committee Chair's Report - Dinesh Mittal
3.00-pm - 5.00 pm Reports from GOPIO International Coordinator and GOPIO Council Chairs
(Open to General Public)
i. Oceania and the Pacific - Jagdish Lodhia (Australia)
ii. North America - Harbachan Singh (USA)
iii. Europe - Mehen Poinoosawmy (France)
iv. Africa - Rita Abraham (South Africa)
v. Middle East - Johny Kuruvilla (UAE)
vi. South Asia - Kurian Abraham (India)
vi Central/South America - Dr. Asha Samant (USA)
ix. East and South/North East Asia - Lal Motwani (USA)
Reports from GOPIO Councils
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ACADEMIC COUNCIL
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Chairperson
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DR. NEERJA GUPTA
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CULTURAL COUNCIL
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RAJINDRE TEWARI
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DR. VINOD DANIEL
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HEALTH & WELLNESS COUNCIL
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DR. TUSHAR PATEL
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DR. SAI GIRDHAR
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Co- Chairperson
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APARNA HANDE
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Co- Chairperson
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DR. PRADIP KUMAR SEWOKE
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Co-Chairperson
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RANI KUUSTO
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
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UMESH CHANDRA
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MICHELLE MICHAEL
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MEDIA COUNCIL
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NAMI KAUR
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MARLAN PADAYACHEE
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MINI GULERIA
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JEAN REGIS RAMASAMY
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BALVINDER RUBY
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
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DR. PRASAD YARLAGGADA
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SURESH REDDY
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SENIOR'S COUNCIL
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SUDHA ACHARYA
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DR. INDRANI RAMPERSAD
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SUMAN KAPOOR
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WOMEN'S COUNCIL
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MOLLY BANERJEI
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KRITILATA RAM
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YOUTH COUNCIL
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NISHA DHINGRA
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SHWETHA SUREDIN
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HEMAL DHAVALIKAR
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LEENA DOOLEE
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6.00 pm - Convention Inauguration
Book Release of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela
7.45 pm - Entertainment 9.00 pm ------------Dinner
Sunday, Jan. 20th
9.30 am - 1.00 pm - GENERAL BODY MEETING
Chaired by GOPIO Chairman Dr. Thomas Abraham
President's Annual Report - Sunny Kulathakal
Secretary's Report on GOPIO Activities for 2018 - Dr. Rajeev Mehta
Financial Report from the Treasurer - Kewal Kanda
GOPIO Bylaw Amendments - Harry Walia, Dr. Thomas Abraham and Harbachan Singh
Endorsement /Election of GOPIO International Chairman
1.00 pm- 2.00 pm............................................. Lunch
CONFERENCE SESSIONS Jan.20th
2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Theme:
STRENGTHENING Global Connections of Diaspora '
India 2030 An Economic Powerhouse'
Dr. Asha Samant, Conference Chair, GOPIO Annual Convention, Varanasi
Plenary Session 1
2.00 - 3.00 pm
Topic; Strengthening India's Relations with Global Community Through Indian Diaspora
Session Chair: Dr. Thomas Abraham Chairman, GOPIO International, Stamford, CT, USA
Keynote Address: Aumsensingh (Omie) Singh, Member of Parliament, Cape Town, South Africa
Speakers/Panelists: Purnima Voria, Chair, National India USA Chamber of Commerce, Denver, USA
Dr. Markandey Rai, Chancellor, GTAMSU, Senior Advisor UN Habitat Delhi
Nirmal Sinha, GOPIO Founding Member and FIA Columbus, Ohio and Recipient Civil Rights Hall of Fame, State of Ohio
Resource Person: Pooja Thomre, Board Member, National Federation of Indian American Asso.
Plenary Session 2
3.00-4.00 pm
Topic; Opportunities, Development, Business and investment in India and UP
Session Chair - Harbachan Singh, GOPIO Intl. Coordinator for North America, New York, USA
Keynote Address: Shri Raj K. Purohit, Minister, State of Maharashtra, Mumbai
Speakers/Panelists: Loganathan Naidoo, Speaker Municipality of Durban, South Africa
Manohar Jetley, MLC, Lucknow, UP, India
Chandran Pillai, Managing Director, Bit technology Singapore
Parsram Punj, Parsram Foods Pty Ltd, Queensland, Australia
Resource Person: Radha Krishnan, GOPIO Life Member, Detroit, USA
4.00 - 4.15 p.m. TEA BREAK
Plennary Session 3
4.15-5.15 pm
Topic; INDIAN ACADEMIC CONCLAVE ON INDIAN DIASPORA
Session Chair and Moderator:Dr. Neerja Arun Gupta, Chair, Director cum Coordinator, Study
Abroad Program and Diaspora Studies, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad & Chair, Academic Council of GOPIO Intl.
Keynote Address: Shri Satyapal Singh, Minister of State Hum an Resource
Development (Higher Education) and Minister of State in the Ministry of
Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.
Speakers/Panelists:Prof. N. K.Taneja, Vice Chancellor, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
Prof. Manoj Dixit, Vice Chancellor, Dr. RML Avadh University, Ayodhya
Closing Remarks: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Hon. Sec. IPSA
Valedictory Session, Presentation of Community Service Awards, Entertainment and Dinner
6.00 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
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Monday, Jan. 21st
9.30 am -12.30 pm
Plenary Session - 4
9.30-10.30 am
Session Chair - Mehen Poinoosawmy, GOPIO Intl. Coordinator for Europe, Paris, France
Speakers/Panelists:Jean Regis Ramsamy, Co-Chair, Media Council, Reunion Island,
Vikas Talwar, President of GOPIO France
Charlotte Gressier,French Carribean Islands .Martinique
Resource Person - Jagdish Lodhia, GOPIO Intl. Coordinator for Oceania, Sydney, Australia
TEA BREAK
10.30 -10.45 am
Plenary Session - 5
10.45 am-12.0 noon
Topic: Empowering Indian and Diaspora Women
Session Chair: Rita Abraham, GOPIO International Coordinator, Africa,
Speakers/Panelists: Mini Guleria, Co-Chair, GOPIO Media Council, Tarzana, California, USA
Suman Kapoor, Co-Chair, GOPIO Council on Seniors, New Zealand
Charu Pragya, Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha National Incharge (Legal Cell)
Rini Johar, President, GOPIO-Redwood City/San Francisco, CA, USA
HinaTrivedi, President, GOPIO-Chicago, USA
Anju Garg, President, GOPIO-Los Angles, California, USA
Resource Person: Dr. Indrani Rampersad, GOPIO Life Member, Trinidad, West Indies
Plenary Session - 6
12 Noon -1.00 pm
Topic: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Investment and Start Up India
Session Chair:Kurian Abraham, GOPIO International Coordinator for South Asia, Kochi, India
Speakers/Panelists: Dr. Deepak Kant Vyas,Redberri Earth Foundation, Illinois, USA
Navin Pathak, Partner, Entry India, LLC, New Jersey, USA
Dr. Ramewshwar Singh, President, GOPIO Moscow, Russia
K.V. Shamshudeen, Chairman, Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust, Sharjah, UAE
Prof. H. A. Pandya, Vice Chancellor Gujarat University. Ahmedabad, India
Achal Mehra, Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar
Resource Person: Sunil Rawla, CA, S Rawla Associates, GOPIO official for Liaison with GOI
Session -7 Conclusion Session and Resolutions
1.00-1.30 pm
Chair: Dr. Thomas Abraham, Chairman, GOPIO International
Conference Conclusions: Dr. Asha Samant, Conference Chair, GOPIO Convention
Resolutions: Dr. Rajeev Mehta, Secretary, GOPIO International
Closing Remarks: Sunny Kulathakal, President, GOPIO International
GOPIO CONVENTION REGISTRATION
Register by sending $50 as registration fee using a credit as follows:
Payments Using PayPal
Choose: Make online payment
Select option: Pay for items or services quickly and securely
Amount Currency: USD
Contact: Convention Chairman and GOPIO President Sunny Kulathakal at kulathakal44@gmail.com, Tel: in Bahrain + 973 39441956; in India +91 9845756692
Contact: Conference Committee Chairperson Dr. Asha Samant, E-mail: ashasamant42@gmail.com
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| MEA AND UP GOVT. TO HOST PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS 2019 |
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PBD2017), JAN 7-9, 2017
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will organize the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) from January 21-23, 2019 in Varanasi, UP, India. PBD has become a significant forum to connect the overseas Indians from all over the world and the PBD-2019 will be focusing on more connectivity with overseas Indians with a theme "Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India."
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated once in two years to strengthen the engagement of the overseas Indian community with the Government, reconnect them with their roots and celebrate their achievements and contributions.
It will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22nd. The President of India Ram Nath Kovind will deliver the valedictory address on January 23rd and also confer the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards. The pre-conference seminars will also be organized on January 21st followed by plenary and panel sessions beginning on January 22nd. In addition to attending the three-day PBD in Varanasi, the participants will also be taken to Allahabad where the Kumbh Mela will be going on, and then brought to New Delhi for the Republic Day celebrations.
Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth will be the Chief Guest of the Convention. Member of Parliament of Norway Himanshu Gulati will be the Special Guest and Member of Parliament of New Zealand Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi will be the Guest of Honor at the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention a flagship event of the Indian Government, provides an important platform to engage and connect with the overseas Diaspora.
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REGISTER FOR PBD 2019 UNDER THE CATEGORY OF GOPIO WITH SPECIAL DISCOUNTS
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To register for PBD, visit:https://pbdindia.gov.in/en. Click Register Now and then Group Registration of GOPIO-USA. GOPIO members can register for PBD 2019 with 35% discounts as follows.
One day Registration $150 (with 35% discount $97.5 + $7 PayPal Com'n = $104.50)
Two days Registration $200 (with 35% discount $130 + $7 PayPal Com'n = $137.00)
Three days registration $250 (with 35% discount $162.5 + $7 PayPal Com'n = $169.50)
The discount for GOPIO is based on having 51-100 registrants. Once we reach the number to 101 registrants the discount rate will jump to 50%. If we reach above 100 registrations, we will refund additional registration fee collected to the registrants.
After one completes the registration, make the payment to GOPIO using a credit card through PayPal link below:
Payments Using PayPal
Choose: Make online payment
Select option:Pay for items or services quickly and securely
GOPIO Email:gopiofunds@gmail.com
Amount Currency: USD
People in USA can send check and save the commission. However, they have option of ease of payment through PayPal using credit card and pay the commission or send a check to the following address:
Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), 11433 Arlee Ave., Norwalk, CA 90650
Once a person registers under GOPIO group, GOPIO will be notified with registration number and amount that person owes. When making the payment through PayPal or check they must include the name and registration number they are given at the time of registration. There is also a link at the bottom "Where to Stay" that registrants can click to book the hotels. You would need the registration number for the same.
Questions and Answers by PBD Secretariat:
- How can GOPIO members register for PBD?
Every GOPIO member has to register himself/herself under the GOPIO group.
- In each registration form, an email id is needed. If there are two family members (husband and wife) and both use same email, how can one bypass this?
Only one participant can register under one email Id. If there are two people, like in case of husband and wife, they have to register through two different email Ids.
- On the registration form there are three choices, Indian National, NRI, PIO. What category OCI card holders fall?
The OCI card holder can register under the PIO category.
- Is there a code or number to use for hotel booking during PBD days? Please advise how to proceed. Is registration number must for hotel booking?
Yes, for every registration, a Registration Id is generated. Please use that registration Id to book your hotels for the PBD to receive discounted rates that the PBD Secretariat negotiated with these hotels. Click on "Where to Stay" link to go to Hotel info.
Contact: Kewal Kanda, Treasurer: GOPIO-Int'l, Norwalk, California, USA, Tel: +1 562-897-6976, E-mail: kewalkanda@yahoo.com
Ankita Mittal US (OIA-II), PBD Secretariat, New Delhi, Indi, Tel: +91- 011-24197111 and 011-24197996 (9 am to 5:30 pm on weekdays) or contact e-mail at a.mittal13@mea.gov.in or PBD Secretariat supportpbd@mea.gov.in
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| GOPIO LIFE MEMBERSHIP AND CHAPTER FORMATION | |
GOPIO is a non-partisan, non-sectarian global organization with chapters in several countries, actively promoting the interests of people of Indian origin worldwide by monitoring and addressing current critical issues of concern, and by enhancing cooperation and communication between groups of Indians living in various countries.
GOPIO Individual Life membership is open to all who believe in the mission of GOPIO. The one- time fee is $5,000 for Platinum Life Membership, $2,500 for Gold Life Membership and $1,500 Silver Life Membership and 2/3rdthe amount for each category for those from developing countries and India.
GOPIO is looking forward to opening chapters in all major cities of the world, so as to network with people of Indian origin all over the world. If you do not have a chapter in your city, please visit the GOPIO website (www.gopio.net) and get details of chapter initiation (visit http://www.gopio.net/chapter_initiative.htm). This process involves sending a letter of intent to start a chapter by a committee of five people or more. For more information, contact:
GOPIO Chairman - Dr. Thomas Abraham, Stamford, Connecticut, USA, Tel: +1-203-329-8010, E-mail: gopio@optonline.net
GOPIO President - Sunny Kulathakal, Bahrain, +973-39441956, India +91-9845756692, E-mail: kulathakal44@gmail.com
GOPIO Vice President - Ram Gadhavi, Wayne, New Jersey, USA, Tel: +1-973-699-8582, E-mail: ram@gadhavi.net
GOPIO's Global Ambassador - Issac John, Dubai, UAE, +971-50 625 9941, E-mail: isacjohn@gmail.com
GOPIO Secretary - Dr. Rajeev Mehta, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, Tel: +1-732-986-2584, rajimehta@hotmail.com
Executive Trustee of GOPIO Foundation - Inder Singh, Tarzana, California, USA, Tel: +1-818-708-3885, E-mail: indersinghusa@gmail.com
GICC Chairman - Niraj Baxi, San Jose, California, USA, Tel: 408-307-9845, E-mail: nbaxi@insuranceplanning.com
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Chief Editor: Dr. Thomas Abraham, Chairman, GOPIO International (Stamford, CT, USA)
Editor: J. Nami Kaur, Media Council Chair, GOPIO International (New York, USA)
Associate Editors: Layla Matthew (Bangalore, India), Harry Walia (Australia), Marlan Padayachee (South Africa)
Webmasters: Abu Thomas (Ardsley, New York, USA)
Contributors of this issue:
Dr. Asha Samant, GOPIO International Coordinator-at-Large (Livingston, New Jersey, USA); Inder Singh, Executive Trustee, GOPIO Foundation (Tarzana, CAm USA); Ram Gadhavi, Vice President, GOPIO International (Wayne, NJ, USA)
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