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The organization of Pravasi Gujarati festival has started in Ahmedabad today i.e. on Saturday. This is the second edition of Pravasi Gujarati Parv organized by TV9 Network and Association of Indian Americans in North America (AIANA). The first edition of this festival was in 2022, which was quite spectacular. Pravasi Gujarati Parv is a huge platform for the big celebration of the great Gujaratis of the country and the world. Many renowned personalities from across the country and the world are participating in the Pravasi Gujarati Parv. Today, legendary Gujaratis spread all over the world will be seen on one stage under one roof. Today the echo of Gujarat’s pride is going to be heard in the country and the whole world.
In today’s program, stalwarts from Gujarat, the country and the world will participate, who have achieved success in their respective fields with their talent. In such a situation, let us tell you the complete schedule of Pravasi Gujarati Parv programme, when will it happen?
The program started at 9 o’clock
Let us tell you that the program started at 9 am, which will continue till 9.15 pm. There will be a total of 13 sessions in this program of about 12 hours. The session has started with the inaugural session. In the subsequent sessions, all the expatriate Gujarati stalwarts from fields like politics, art, business, sports, entertainment, science, industry will participate. The program formally started at 10:30.
The lamp was lit at 10:35. After this all the dignitaries were invited on the stage. At 10.45, welcome speech was given by Kalpak Kekare, Channel Head of TV9 Gujarati. After this, AIANA President Sunil Nayak will present his views. After a few minutes, the Chief Growth Officer of TV9 Network will greet all the guests. There will be a speech by Fiji’s Deputy PM Biman Prasad at 11 am.
At the same time, from 11.15 am, Swami Parmatmanand ji, convenor of Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha, Vivek Malek, treasurer of Missouri State, USA and Gautam Adani, founder and chairman of Adani Group, will give speeches. However, Adani’s arrival has not been confirmed yet. After this, there will be a special address by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel in the inaugural session. This is how the inaugural session will take place.
14 session program
First Session (12:00-12:25): The topic of this session will be ‘The Pacific Sojourn – Kangaroo, Kiwi and Khandvi’. The session will be conducted by Karthikeya Sharma. Australian Parliament member Julia Finn and former New Zealand minister Michael Wood will participate in this session.
Second session (12.25-12.50): Talks will be held with Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Shanghvi. The session will be conducted by Tushar and Chirag.
Third session (12:50-1:15): This session will feature Rohit Wadhwana, Deputy High Commissioner of the Indian High Commission in Kenya, Dr. Kevith Desai, Principal Secretary of Kenya and Nitin Malviya, President of Gujarati Samaj. Kartikeya Sharma and Ojas Rawal will conduct this session. In this session, friendship between Gujarat and Kenya will be discussed. There will be a lunch program after this session. Lunch program will run from 01:30 to 02:30 pm. After this the fourth session will start.
Fourth session (02:30-3:00): In this session there will be discussion with Padma awardees. There will be discussion with Padma winners Bhikudan Gadhvi and Sahabuddin Rathore. Chirag and Milind Gadhvi will conduct the session.
Fifth session (3:00-3:15): In this session the issues of Gujarat Bollywood will be discussed. There will be a one-to-one conversation with Ketan Maru of Shemaroo Entertainment and Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studio. This session will be conducted by Jai Vasavada.
Sixth Session (3:15-3:45): Joyce Kikafunda, High Commissioner of Uganda, will participate in this session. Apart from this, Nimisha Madhvani of Uganda, who belongs to the prestigious Madhvani family there. Indian Overseas Trust President Mihir Patel will also be a part of this session. The session will be conducted by Kartikeya Sharma and Jai Vasavada.
Seventh Session (3:45-4:15): In this session there will be a discussion about the talented Gujaratis who are making a mark in foreign countries today. In this session there will be discussions with Mayor of Ealing Hitesh Taylor (UK), Mayor of Harrow (UK) Ramji Chauhan, Deputy Mayor of Bath UK Dr. Bharat Pankhania and former MP of Uganda Sanjay Tanna. This session will be conducted by Kartikeya Sharma and Ojas Rawal.
Eighth Session (4:45-5:30): In this session there will be a discussion on the topic Creative Canvas Beyond Garba. There will be a stand-up by British Gujarati comedian Parle Patel followed by a conversation. At the same time, between 4:55 to 5:05 there will be a discussion with hotelier and James Bird Award winning chef Chintan Pandya. Pandya’s restaurant was included in the New York Times list of top 10 restaurants. This session will be conducted by Devaki. After this there will be tea break. From 5:15-5:40 pm.
Ninth Session (6:10-6:45): In this session there will be a discussion about Gujarati Professionals. These four people will participate in this session. After this session there will be an entertainment session.
- Dr. Sumul Rawal, Neuro Oncologist and Secretary AAPI
Prashant Vara, Head of Power and Operations, Saudi Aramco
Jayesh Jotangiya renowned barrister and President of the Indian Bar Association of UK,
Jatin Karla, Director, Grant Thornton
10th Session (6:45-7:05): Surprise gift will be given in this session, which will be moderated by Sanjay Goradia.
11th session (07:05 pm to 07:25 pm): There will be a conversation with famous Gujarati producer Anand Pandit.
12th session (7:25 pm- 7:55 pm): There will be a conversation with Anandji Bhai Shah and Kalyanji Bhai’s son Vijju Shah on fusion tunes and Gujarati beats. The session will be conducted by Jai Vasavada and Chirag.
13th Session (7:55-8:15 pm): In this session there will be a conversation with a real reel couple. There will be talks with famous actress Shefali Shah, famous producer Vipul Shah.
14th Session (8:15-8:45): This session has been named Global Gujarati Sporting Spirit. BCCI President Jai, New Zealand cricketers Deepak Patel and Irfan Pathan will be included in this.
After this, there will be a dinner program from 8:45 to 9:30 pm. A multi-media show on Garba will be presented from 9:30 pm to 11 pm.
