Once again the annual jamboree of diaspora, the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, is here and once again overseas Indians would expect to be heard by the powers that be.
In its eight year now, the PBD has seen its attendance fall to around a fifth of what earlier editions saw. The media quota a senior Foreign Affairs official as reasoning: The novelty of PBD is fading and there is no magic formula to increase the numbers. We cannot rotate the venue as it is difficult to get government officials to attend the meetings for three full days. Even if we invite the Union Home Minister for the function, he cannot stay more than a few hours. Last time, we got around 1,000 people since it was held in Chennai.
That could be one explanation. However, it is more likely most NRIs have realised that the event is more about ‘Bharat’ than about the Pravasi. Repeatedly, representatives of non-resident Indians, particularly those from the Gulf, have attempted to bring to the fore the plight of low-wage earning workers and each time they’ve found the officialdom pre-occupied with the wealthier lot who could park funds in the home state.
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