UAE students attending Indian diaspora event excited about country’s growth story

UAE students attending Indian diaspora event excited about country’s growth story

200 students from Indian schools in the UAE are part of the largest delegation from a foreign country to Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

A group of students from Indian schools in the UAE at the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas event in Indore, India. — Supplied photo

Published: Mon 9 Jan 2023, 8:21 PM

Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD), the annual event for Indian diaspora, has welcomed a huge delegation of Indian expats from the UAE into Indore this year, including nearly 200 students.

The PBD convention, which is the flagship event of the Government of India, will conclude on Tuesday and provides an important platform to engage and connect with overseas Indians and to enable the diaspora to interact with each other.

The UAE students, who are attending the event, expressed their enthusiasm on seeing the Prime Minister of India, various ministers and other influential people in person. The students are a part of the largest delegation (around 750) from any foreign country to the event.

Many of the students opined that they felt more enlightened as they learnt about India’s growing trajectory and its success stories.

Diya Shah, Grade 9 Student of GEMS New Millennium School – Al Khail, said: “The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan,