{"id":101784,"date":"2020-01-17T19:20:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T03:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=101784"},"modified":"2020-01-17T19:25:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T03:25:33","slug":"consulate-general-of-india-san-francisco-organizes-pravasi-bharatiya-divas-in-milpitas-calif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/consulate-general-of-india-san-francisco-organizes-pravasi-bharatiya-divas-in-milpitas-calif\/","title":{"rendered":"Pravasi\u00a0Bharatiya Divas 2020 by Consulate General of India, San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Above): Consul General of India, San Francisco, Ambassador Sanjay Panda\u00a0(l) and Ambassador G. Parthasarathy at the Pravasi\u00a0Bharatiya Divas celebrations,\u00a0Jan. 12, at the India Community Center, in Milpitas, Calif. (All photos: Amar D. Gupta\/Siliconeer)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Consulate General of India, San Francisco organized\u00a0Pravasi<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Bharatiya Divas celebrations, Jan. 12,\u00a0in a befitting manner at the India Community Center, in Milpitas, Calif. More than 350\u00a0Pravasi<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Bharatiyas<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>attended the program.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consul General Ambassador Sanjay Panda briefed the audience about India\u2019s endeavors to engage more proactively with the Indian Diaspora and also apprised them of various initiatives relating to consular services, especially those related to the Sikh community (passport, miscellaneous services and visas to asylees, etc). The Consulate also organized an interactive session with Ambassador G.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Parthasarathy, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, who was visiting San Francisco. Both Consul General Ambassador Panda and Ambassador Parthasarathy responded to the community\u2019s questions on a range of issues, including abrogation of special provisions for Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and Citizenship Amendment Act.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event also had cultural performances by local youth and talent.<\/p>\n

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(Above): Consul General of India, San Francisco, Ambassador Sanjay Panda\u00a0(l) and Ambassador G. Parthasarathy at the Pravasi\u00a0Bharatiya Divas celebrations,\u00a0Jan. 12, at the India Community Center, in Milpitas, Calif. (All photos: Amar D. Gupta\/Siliconeer) The Consulate General of India, San Francisco organized\u00a0Pravasi\u00a0Bharatiya Divas celebrations, Jan. 12,\u00a0in a befitting manner at the India Community Center, in Milpitas,…<\/p>\n

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