PATNA: campaign for the people of Indian origin (PIO). Close to 70% population of Mauritius is of Indian origin and almost 50% of Indians hail from Bihar.
Before leaving for Mauritius, Bihar's tourism minister Sunil K Pintu
said: "Through the road show, we will welcome the Mauritians of Bihari
origin to locate and visit their native land in Bihar." He added,
"Though most people of Indian origin speak Bhojpuri in Mauritius, the
younger generation is getting more fluent in Hindi because of the
influence of the popular Hindi film industry."
During
the road show, Pintu will extend a warm welcome to all youngsters to
visit Bihar and not just try and trace the origin of their ancestors but
also spend some time to visit the cultural confluence and a lifetime of
memories that the state offers to every traveller.
"Mauritius
and Bihar have cemented their intent to work together. We will work with
the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority to foster greater
people-to-people contact between Mauritius & Bihar," said an
official.
"We will tell the Mauritians that through our 'Trace
your roots' programme, they could trace their forefathers, their native
village and their family origin," the official said.
The road
show, to be conducted by the department of tourism, Bihar, would consist
of a meeting and briefing session with the tour operators of Mauritius,
along with a photo exhibition that has been strategically hosted at the
same venue as the plenary session of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
convention at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute at Moka. The two-day
exhibition commencing from October 27 would showcase 50 celebrated
tourist sites of Bihar.
"Through the exhibition, we will
encourage them to visit Bihar for an enchanting journey that introduces
them to the culture, food, wildlife, festivals and monuments of Bihar,"
said director, Bihar tourism, D K Srivastava. The exhibition is slated
to be inaugurated by Pintu and Mauritian art and culture minister
Mookhesswur Choonee.
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