Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is a celebratory day observed on 9 January by the Republic of India to mark the contribution of the Overseas Indian community towards the development of India. The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January 1915. 

• The 18th PBD Convention is being held from 8th -10th January, 2025 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The theme of the 18th PBD Convention 2025 is "Diaspora's Contribution to a Viksit Bharat".
• Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Bhubaneswar to participate in this year's Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. 
• 1st PBD Convention was organised on 9 January 2003 to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India.