President Droupadi Murmu will present the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2025 to 27 recipients in Bhubaneswar on Friday, January 10, 2025, according to an official release.

Ms. Murmu will also address the closing session of the three-day 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebration. She arrived in the Odisha capital on Thursday.

The awardees include, among others, President of Trinidad & Tobago Christine Carla Kangaloo in public affairs, Baroness Usha Kumari Prashar from the UK in politics, and Dr Sharmila Ford from the U.S. in community service. The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is the highest honor conferred on overseas Indians.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the convention on Thursday while the Yuva Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Ustav was held on Wednesday.

As per the President's itinerary, she will attend the program in the afternoon before returning to Delhi.

The final day of the event will feature two plenary sessions: 'Diaspora Divas: Celebrating Women's Leadership and Influence – Nari Shakti' and 'Diaspora Dialogues: Stories of Culture, Connection, and Belonging.'