About

• The Know India Programme was launched in 2003, with the primary objective of fostering closer connections between Indian diaspora youth and their ancestral homeland. 
• Launched by the Ministry of External Affairs, the programme provides diaspora youth exposure to India’s history and cultural heritage, along with the growth and development of modern India.
• The Programme is open to Persons of Indian Origin, aged between 21 to 35 years, from all the countries. 

Why in News?

• The Flagship programme of the External Affairs Ministry-‘Know India Programme’ for the youth diaspora has completed its 20 years, making it one of the longest-running diaspora engagement programmes of the Government of India. 
• The 70th Know India Programme was held recently. Thirty-four participants from Fiji, Mauritius, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Colombia attended the programme.