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JANUARY 7, 2013, K OCHI FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY
PravasiBharatiya Divas 2013 Engaging Diaspora: The Indian Growth Story
K ochi, popularly known as the Queen of
the Arabian Sea, is all dressed up and
ready to welcome thousands of distin-
guished overseas guests from all over the world,
as the 11th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas
(Non-resident Indian Day) gets underway. During
this event, the nation gets to commemorate and
cherish the contribution of the Overseas Indian
community to the building of modern India.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is the flagship event ofMinistry of Overseas Indian Affairs, introduced
in 2003 to interact with the Indian Diaspora in
matters relating to knowledge, trade and invest-
ment, and social engagement. The Government
of Kerala, being Partner State, is hosting the
celebratory event on behalf of the Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs.
This edition is poised to grow bigger, with a 3-day
event where more than 2,000 delegates and over
120 speakers are expected to share their knowl-
edge and expertise on various issues concerning
overseas Indians and their vision for India. As NRIs
in the Middle-East have problems and concerns
that are unique to the region, this year’s edition
has a special seminar on ‘Issues of NRIs in Gulf’
to discuss and understand the concerns of the
NRIs from the Gulf. There are also seminars on
‘Tourism’, ‘Pure Sciences’, and ‘Skill Development’
featuring eminent speakers from India and abroad.
Shri. Oommen Chandy, Hon’ble Chief Minister
of Kerala, talking about the event summed it up
neatly: “ The commercial capital of Kerala awaits
to enchant you with its natural beauty of backwa-
ters, and mesmerizing monuments of God’s Own
Country. A very hearty welcome !”
Hearty Welcome !
I
welcome you all to the 11th
edition of Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas, being organised by TheMinistry of Overseas Indian Affairs
(MOIA) in partnership with the
State Government of Kerala.
PBD conventions provide a plat-
form to the Non-Resident Indians
to engage with the government
and people of the land of their
ancestors for mutually beneficial
activities. These conventions also
assist them to network with the
Indian community residing in vari-
ous parts of the world and enable
them to share their experiencesin various fields.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas has been
successful in giving voice to the
Indian Diaspora in matters relating
to knowledge, trade and invest-
ment, and social engagement.
The dialogue it has fostered in the
past has now been translated into
many concrete actions. I hope
this year’s convention too carries
forward the agenda set by the
previous editions in deepening
the relationship our nation haswith our Pravasis.
Shri Vayalar Ravi
Hon’ble Minister for Overseas
Indian Affairs, Government of India
Kochi All Decked Up To Celebrate AndHonor Overseas IndiansPBD being held for the first time in Kerala, Partner State
Jan 7
Pre PBD Seminars on
• NRIs in the Gulf• Tourism
• Pure Sciences
• Skill Development
Jan 8
Plenary Sessions on
• India’s Growth: GreaterOpportunities
• Heritage and Diaspora
• Engaging Young
Overseas Indian
• PBD Oration on ‘Gadar
Movement’
Jan 9
Investment Opportunities in States
Concurrent Sessions on• Innovation and Technology
• Meeting of Diaspora Organizations
• India’s Growing Soft Power
• Overseas Indians and India
Valedictory Session and Conferment of
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards
Jan 8
Formal inauguration of the event by
Dr. Manmohan Singh,
Prime Minister of India
Jan 8
Speech by the Chief Guest
H.E. Mr. Rajkeswur Purryag,
President of Mauritius.
Jan 9
Presentation of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
Awards and Valedictory Address by Shri
Pranab Mukherjee, President of India
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REFLECTIONS
PBD CHIEF GUESTS
2013
H.E. Mr. Rajkeswur Purryag
President of Mauritius
2012
H.E. Ms. Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Trinidad and Tobago
2011
Sir Anand Satyanand
Governor General, New Zealand
2010
Dr. Khalid Hameed, Chairman
Alpha Hospital Group
2009
Dr. Ramdien Sardjoe
Vice President, Suriname
2008
Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam
Prime Minister, Mauritius
2007
Prof. S. Jayakumar
Dy. Prime Minister, Singapore
2006
Shri Ahmed Kathrada
Political Activist and aContemporary of Nelson Mandela
2005
Shri J.R. Ajodhia
Vice President, Suriname
2004
Shri Bharrat Jagdeo
President, Guyana
2003
Sir Anerood Jugnauth
Prime Minister, Mauritius
THOUGHT LEADERS ON PRAVASIS
She is lovable and none of her children can forget
her wherever they go or whatever strange fatebefalls them, for she is part of them in her great-
ness as well as her feelings.
Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, in his book
Discovery of India
I wish here to place on record the great contribution of India inopening its universities and institutions of higher learning to thou-
sands of sons and daughters of the Indian diaspora to undergo
tertiary-level education. Today, thanks to India, they are accom-
plished topnotch professionals who are participating actively in
the country’s development.
Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister, Mauritius, PBD 2003
While the large Indo-Trinidadian community continues to uphold
the cultural heritage of their East Indian forefathers who travelled
to Trinidad as indentured labourers in 1845, this cultural legacy
does not only remain entrenched in the way of life, ceremonies,
dress, names, food and music of Indo-Trinidadians, but it is also
entrenched in the broader Trinbagonian culture.
H.E. Ms. Kamla Persad-Bissessar , Prime Minister, Trinidad and
Tobago, PBD 2012
The Indian diaspora is a rainbow and, if I may say so, my head
soars with a fond aspiration and pride and my heart leaps with
boundless joy when I behold the rainbow of India and Indians
over the globe. If globalization of India is to take place in the right
perspective, I think it should grow in the right perception and right
proportion must also take place with our Indian diaspora as the
catalyst of cross-fertilization.
Dr L M Singhvi, Chairman, Organizing Committee of the PBD 2003
The government and people of India recognize and greatly value
the important role being played by Indian communities living
abroad. We believe that the Indian diaspora has much more to
contribute to the building of modern India. We propose to facili-
tate, encourage and promote this engagement.
Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, PBD 2012
Indian diaspora were deeply inspired by the Indian freedom
movement, and they were also at the forefront of the fight again
colonialism in their own countries. My father, Seewoosagur
Ramgoolam, known as father of modern Mauritius, had been the
president of the London branch of the Indian National Congress
and welcomed Mahatma Gandhi and Sarojini Naidu to England.
It is no coincidence that a son of an indentured labourer led the
freedom struggle in Mauritius.
Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister, Mauritius, PBD 2008
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GULF CONCERNS
T he Indian Diaspora, estimated to
be close to 22 million, is spread
across more than 180 countries, with
relatively higher concentration in the Middle
East, USA, Malaysia, South Africa, Australia
and Western Europe.
For decades, the Indian Diaspora in the Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) - estimated at
over five million - has been a dependable
source of repatriated funds to their families
in India. The professional and economic
profile of the Indian Diaspora varies signifi-
cantly across regions, with predominantly
blue collar and contract workers in the Gulfversus a preponderance of white collar and
technically skilled workforce in the United
States and Europe.
Special Initiatives For Enhanced
Engagement
The Government of India understands that
the concerns and issues by the Non-resi-
dent Indians in the Gulf region are unique
and they need special institutional support.
The Government of India has signed seven
bilateral Memoranda of Understanding on
Labour with the GCC countries, and Malay-
sia to ensure better protection and welfare
of Indian migrants, In addition, an Indian
Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) has been
established in all Indian Missions/Posts,
which supports “on-site” welfare measures
including food, shelter, repatriation as-
sistance and emergency relief to overseas
Indians in distress.
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
(MOIA), under the aegis of the Government
of India (GOI), has taken several initiatives inrecent years to establish a robust institu-
tional framework to ensure safety and wel-
fare of its overseas population in the Gulf.
The Government of India (GoI) recognises
the consistent support and contribution of
its Diaspora, and has committed additional
resources to attend to it. For instance in
2011, it facilitated the return of about 1.2
lakh people to India who had suffered in the
aftermath of the Arab uprising.
In order to further assist its Diaspora in
the Gulf, an Overseas Workers Resource
Center (OWRC) has been established in the
UAE, with similar centres already functional
in other Gulf countries. The OWRCs provide
need-based information and assistance
to emigrants in the Middle East through
toll-free helplines and counselling, besides
running shelter homes for Indian workers in
distress. India is closely coordinating with
the Gulf to expand collaboration in various
fields such as infrastructure development,
services and trade.
This year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conven-tion has a special seminar to engage with
the Overseas Indians from the GCC region
and to understand their problems
India’s Ambassadors from the GCC coun-
tries, along with eminent thinkers from India
and abroad will participate in the panel
discussion. The seminar will begin with the
release of ‘India Migration Report 2013’
by Shri Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas
Indian Affairs.
Engaging With The Indian Diaspora In The Gulf
Guide For Your Investments - Invest IndiaDID YOU KNOW
The Government has
established a Migrant
Resource Centre (MRC)
to work as a walk-in
counselling centre and
to provide telephonic
helpline for informa-tion dissemination and
for grievance redressal
of the Overseas Indian
Workers.
An Overseas Indian
Centre (OIC) has also
been set up in Abu
Dhabi to specifically
meet the needs of theIndian Diaspora in the
Gulf region.
Invest India has been set up as a joint venture between FICCI, DIPP (Department of Industrial
policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry) and State Governments of India.
Invest India is the country’s official agency dedicated to investment promotion and facilitation
and its mandate is to become the first reference point for the global investment community.
Contact: Dr. Anupam Srivastava, MD | [email protected]
Shri Dushyant Thakor , GM, 98100 30967 | [email protected]
Booth no. 49 A
For decades, the NRIs in the Gulf Region, have always repatriated funds to India in large numbers
Day 1 - January 7, 2013 (Pre PBD Seminars)
1000 -1600 hrs
Seminar onNRIs in the Gulf
1500 hrs
onwards
Seminar on
Tourism
Seminar on
Pure Sciences
Seminar on
Skill Develop-
ment
1900 -
2000 hrs
Cultural Programme hosted by ICCR
2000 -
2130 hrs
Dinner hosted by
Shri Salman Khurshid
Hon’ble Minster of External Affairs
Dr. Junaid RahmanDistrict Medical Officer Mobile: 09447797331
Dr. ReshmiResident Medical Officer Mobile: 0965637732
For Emergency Medical assistance during PBD at Le Meridien
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SCHEMES GALORE
PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS
Scholarship
Programme
The SPDC scheme is to make
higher education in India acces-
sible to the children of overseasIndians and to promote India as
a center for higher studies. The
scheme is open to NRIs/PIOs
from 40 countries.
Overseas Indian
Youth Club
OIYC is an initiative to engage the
diaspora youth in the age group of
18 – 30 years in countries havingsubstantial diaspora population.
It has been launched in Durban,
Kuala Lumpur, Port of Spain, Co-
lombo, Melbourne and Singapore.
Tracing The Roots
This program facilitates PIOs in
tracing their roots in India. PIOs
who intend to trace their roots
in India need to apply in a pre-
scribed form, through the IndianMission/Post in the country of
their residence.
Know India
Programme
This is a three-week orienta-
tion programme for diaspora
youth conducted with a view topromote awareness on different
facets of life in India and the
progress made by the country in
various fields.
Here’s a brief look at schemes launched by Ministry ofOverseas Indian Affairs for the welfare of Overseas Indians
OCI Card Scheme
A registered Overseas Citizen of
India (OCI) is granted multiple en-
try, multi-purpose, life-long visa for
visiting India and is exempted from
registration with the Foreigners Re-
gional Registration Office (FRRO)
for any length of stay in India.
Indian Community
Welfare Fund
The ICWF provides contingency
expenditure for carrying out welfare
activities for Overseas Indian
Citizens who are in distress. Upto
June 2012, around Rs 36 crore has
been spent to benefit over 27,000
Overseas Indians in distress.
Pravasi Bhartiya
Bima Yojana
This is an insurance scheme for
overseas Indian workers having
Emigration Check Required
(ECR) passport going to ECR
countries.
Mahatma Gandhi
Pravasi Suraksha Yojana
The objective of MGPSY is to encourage and enable overseas
Indian workers having Emigration Check Required (ECR) passports
going to ECR countries, to (a) save for their return and resettle-
ment and (b) save for their pension. They are also provided Life
Insurance cover against natural death, during the period of cover-
age, without any additional payment by them.
Study India
Programme
SIP was launched in 2012 in
Symbiosis University, Pune, India
with participation of 9 youths of
Indian origin from four countries
like Trinidad & Tobago, Malaysia,
Fiji and South Africa. The focus of
the programme is on academic
orientation and research.
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ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET
Pravasi Conclave in Kerala All roads lead to the Le Meridien in Kochi starting today, with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
(PBD) 2013 readying for a spectacular start. With the nation rolling out the red carpet tothe esteemed guests from overseas, the mood is that of togetherness. The administrative
machinery and the general public have all geared up to welcome delegations from all across
the globe, and the scene assumes significance this time as the picturesque God’s Own
Country is playing host.
Dato S Samy Velu, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of
Malaysia looks forward to another successful PBD
The Russian delegation who arrived for the first time, at
PBD, Kochi
S hri Vaya lar Ravi, Minister f or Overseas Indian A f f airs, arriving at t he Pravas
i B haratiya Divas 2013 venue
A scene f r om pr e-ev ent act iv it y at P BD
N oy al T homas, Dir ect or and CEO, N or ka-Root s at t he v enue
Ar t ist Sar a H ussain at w or k at t he Ar t Cor r idor , Le M er idien, K ochi
T P Sr eeniv asan, Dir ect or G ener al, K er ala I nt er na-t ional Cent r e w it h Sat ish M eht a I ndian Ambassador t o K uw ait
P h o t o s : K
K
L a s k a r
Snapshots from the behind the scenes activity at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013
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SCIENCE FOCUS
Promoting Pure Sciences In India
Tourism – Opportunities For The Diaspora
The India Diaspora can help India gain global competence in science research
Pure Science, also known a basic or
fundamental science, is a science
discipline that describes the most
basic objects and forces as well as the
relations among them and laws governing
them. It is through the advancement in pure
sciences that the technological applications
are built which then unobtrusively invade
into the lives of common man. It can be
safely said that without science, there can
be no technology.
Government of India has given special
attention to Science and Technology since
independence, with an objective ‘to foster,promote and sustain the cultivation of sci-
ences and scientific research in the country
and to secure for the people all the benefits
that can accrue from the acquisition and
application of scientific knowledge’.
India has achieved world-class excellence
in a number of science-intensive sectors
such as nuclear power, space technology,
satellite communications and defence.
Nearly half of the Research and Develop-
ment spending is incurred in these sectors.
A host of new opportunities is emergingacross a wide range of scientific and tech-
nological disciplines and sub-disciplines,
from the development of the latest comput-
ers to satellite launch vehicles, drugs and
pharmaceuticals. There is continued policy
thrust to make the country a key player in
the emerging global ̀ knowledge’ economy.
India, along with the newly industrialising
countries of South East Asia, Scandinavia
as well as China, is making a fast transition
from imitator to innovator.
Keeping in view the Vision 2025 of ISRO,
and the existing resources and capabilities
of the Indian R&D, there is a need to ensure
a sustainable pipeline of talented youth in
careers pertaining to scientific research
and thus at school level, schemes for earlyattraction of talent to science is a must. To
gain global competence, international col-
laborations should be initiated to encour-
age and promote research in pure science
among our youth.
The contribution of Overseas Indians to
their host nations, whether in achieving in
scientific breakthroughs or in bringing Nobel
laurels, is well known. Our Diaspora has
wide expertise and experience in varied
ideas and systems across the world and
the Diaspora thus is ideally positioned toconnect with India’s endeavor to push for-
ward the frontier of science and technology.
DID YOU KNOW
…India has a workforce of
over 4 million technical work-
ers, and over 1,800 educa-
tional institutions?
…ISRO is producing the
world’s highest-resolution sat-
ellite imagery, and has helped
over 168,000 villages discov-er ground water resources?
…Over 380 biotech compa-
nies have placed India among
the top-twelve biotech desti-
nations in the world?
…India has launched a
unique ‘Open Source Drug
Discovery’ programme to
make drugs affordable and
available to all, including other
developing countries?
T he travel & tourism sector, in 2011,
contributed 6.4 per cent of GDP (INR
5,651 billion) and this is expected to
rise to 7.8 per cent in the coming years. Tourism is known for its linkage effects with
diverse sectors of the economy, in creating
opportunities for wealth and employment
creation. GOI believes that the tourism sec-
tor can help alleviate poverty and generate
employment opportunities and the tourism
ministry has set up a comprehensive strat-
egy to ensure cleanliness in tourist destina-
tions under the initiative ‘Campaign Clean
India’. The campaign strives for a balance
amongst persuasion, education, sensitisa-
tion, training, demonstration and regulation
for achieving this goal.
The emerging new dimensions of tourism
include Golf Tourism, Education Tourism,
Domestic Tourism, Luxury Trains, Wedding,
Eco-Tourism and Tea Tourism.
India is becoming a preferred destination
for Healthcare Tourism as it has top-notch
medical facilities with only one-fifth cost
compared to the West. India is also offeringother medical services such as yoga, medi-
tation and ayurveda, which are increasingly
becoming popular as alternate, non-surgi-
cal treatments for various ailments. Large
numbers of medical tourists visit India from
the Middle East, USA, and Europe and also
from neighbouring countries like Bangla-
desh, Pakistan and Afghanistan to avail
high quality and low cost medical facilities.
India has immense tourism potential with
wide variety of flora, fauna and monuments.
New international and domestic campaigns
have also projected India in the right per-
spective to the global traveller be it individu-
als, groups or business travellers. Today,
India is emerging as a 365-day travel des-
tination in international markets catering to
diverse requirements of those who seek to
visit the most diverse cultures in the world.
The domestic tourism too offers enormous
opportunities and growth prospects to theDiaspora to engage with India.
DID YOU KNOW
… GOI is planning to build nearly
200 low-cost airports in the next
20 years in Tier II and III cities?
.. Hotel and tourism related indus-
tries have been declared as high
priority, and Foreign Direct Invest-
ment up to 100 per cent underthe automatic route is permitted in
‘Hotels & Tourism Sector’, subject
to certain conditions?
BIG TICKET
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TRANSFORMING LIVES
Collaborative Leadership Can Drive Skills Agenda In India
Dilip Chenoy, CEO & MD, National Skills Development Corporation, on encouraging skills
For some time now,
discussions have
centered on a large
young population
helping India be-
come a developed
nation by 2022.
Concerns have also
been expressed
on the lack of skills
and employability of most job aspirants.
Considering the key role that skills can play
in promoting inclusive growth, several mea-
sures have been taken by the governmentover the past four years. A key initiative
has been the establishment of a National
Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) as a
Public Private Partnership to create, fund,
and enable sustainable training initiatives
by private enterprises and NGOs in 20 high
growth sectors and the unorganized seg-
ment.
The combined efforts of the government
and NSDC have made many key stakehold-
ers realize the importance of skills. Skilling
initiatives have become more outcome-
focused, with the emphasis on jobs and
employability. Capacity augmentation has
received a fillip with skilling centers being
opened nationwide.
Many of those present at the Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas, 2013, have business
operations in India. The industry del-
egates at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
can contribute to the development of a
skills culture by accelerating the practice
of hiring skilled and certified employees
at all levels, creating an attractive salary
differential between skilled, semi-skilledand unskilled labor, and encouraging
in-service skilling to promote the skills
cause. Those of you who operate busi-
nesses overseas can look to source
people from India. You could connect
with Skill Development organisations in
India including NSDC partners. India is
also an attractive destination for setting
up skill development institutes. It has
been estimated that skill development is
a $20 billion opportunity in India.
The Government has provided space for
leadership and action by Industry. Industry
can be the voice that would determine
how trainings should be conducted, the
standards that should prevail, besides how
the assessments and certifications should
happen by providing for the setting up of
Sector Skill Councils. Stakeholders are
looking to industry leaders to start taking
ownership of driving the SSCs and devis-
ing the National Occupational Standards
through greater involvement with the SSC.
Some of you may run training organisations
overseas or lead the transformation of hu-man resources in your companies. You can
contribute by working with the Sector Skill
Councils (SSCs) being set up in India.
The more actively you invest, collaborate
and execute, the more chances there would
be of India being able to realize its vision of
skilling 500 million people by 2022 and this
would be your contribution to transforming
the lives of millions of Indians.
(The author is CEO & MD of National Skill
Development Corporation.)
Some of the Initiatives from MOIA for PravasisThe Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) is the one-stop address for the overseas Indians.
Small and unconventional, the Ministry is headed by a Cabinet Minister and has four functional
service divisions: Diaspora Services, Financial Services, Emigration Services and Management
Services. A small team of eighteen officers (Under Secretaries and above) is working in the
Ministry in a de-layered and multitask mode leveraging the power of partnership and outsourcing.
Here are some of the MOIA’s policies and institutional arrangements initiated to promote sustainable and mutually
beneficial engagement between Overseas Indians and India:
n The Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC), a not-for-profit trust to serve as a one-stop shop for economic
engagement, investment and business.
n The India Development Foundation (IDF), a not-for-profit trust to serve as a credible single window to facilitate
Diaspora philanthropy and lead Overseas Indian philanthropic capital into India’s social development effort.
n The Indian Council of Overseas Employment (ICOE), a not for profit society to serve as a strategic ‘thinktank’ on
matters relating to overseas employment markets for Indians and overseas Indian workers.
n The Global Indian Network of Knowledge (Global-INK), a robust electronic platform that will facilitate transfer of
knowledge with the objective of leveraging the expertise, skills and experience of overseas Indians.
n The Prime Minister’s Global Advisory Council, to serve as a high level body to draw upon the talent of the bestoverseas Indian minds wherever they might reside.
n Overseas Indian Centres (OIC) at the Indian Missions at Washington and Abu Dhabi, to begin with, to serve as field
formations on matters relating to overseas Indians.
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Tourist Attractions In Partner State
Alappuzha, known as the Venice
of the East, is famous for its
boat races, backwater holidays,
beaches, marine products
and coir industry. Tourists aver
that the houseboat cruise is a
refreshing experience.
With interesting visitor attrac-
tions such as Indo portuguese
museum,Mattancherry Palace,
St. Francis Church, Santa Cruz
Basilica and the Jewish Syna-
gogues, Fort Kochi can keep a
tourist engrossed for days.
This is a place for those who love
bird watching,fishing,and boating.
Kerala state Government has
declared Kumarakom which is
situated by the side of Vembanad
lake as a Special Tourism Zone.
Kovalam has three internation-
ally renowned beaches which
used to highly popular with the
flower children of 70s. Kovalam is
now reinventing itself,with many
Ayurvedic Salons coming up, as
a recuperation and regeneration
tourist spot.
The hi ll station of Munnar i s
marked by vast expanses of tea
plantations, colonial bunga-
lows, rivulets, waterfalls and
cool weather. It is also an ideal
destination for trekking and
mountain biking.
Alappuzha Fort Kochi Kumarakom Munnar Kovalam
Kerala, known as “God’s Own Country”, with its scenic beauty and lush greenery has never failed to provide an energising and uplift-ing experience to the tourists. Here are a few places from the list of ‘must-visit’ ones in Kerala.
Want to explore and
invest in Kerala?
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