TOUCHING BASE - Overseas Indian

ContentsBOOKSTRAVELDIASPORA NEWSMAKER28COVER STORY: TOUCHING BASEAs preparations for Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2010 take shape, MOIA is attempting to makethe flagship event a more engaging and enriching experience261624 DestinationabroadOutbound tourist traffic from India is set tosurpass inbound traffic, say experts30Roots in thefar-away villageIn an attempt to trace their ancestral roots,five PIOs undertake a journey to villagesof India where their ancestors lived,a 100 years ago...38Lighting uplivesShah Rukh Khan turns real-life hero, funding solarpower harnessing projects in sevenvillages of OrissaTHE ATOM MANOctober 30 marked the legendary Homi J. Bhabha’s100th birth anniversary. Bhabha was the founderof India’s atmoic energy programmeDefining LegacyThe Late Indira Gandhi, India’s only womanPrime Minister thus far, leaves a legacywhich has considerably shaped thediscourse of modern India8‘Reformson track’The comprehensive economic reforms undertakenin 1991 have brought about sweeping changes inthe lifestyles of India’s people, says PresidentPratibha Patil during her visit to Britain20India sails throughdownturnIn an impressive show of resilience in the face of theworld’s worst recession in a generation, Indiaregisters a growth of 6.1 percent in the firstquarter of 2009-106 Pravasi Bharatiya November 2009Pravasi Bharatiya November 2009 7