Thursday, November 1, 2012

Bihar government has decided to organize a road show during the sixth regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention commencing from October 27 in Mauritius. The road show is aimed at highlighting the 'Know Your Roots' .

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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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