Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat: IIT Bombay to host 45 youngsters from Punjab

To kick off the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat EBSB Yuva Sangam campaign the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay IIT Bombay will host 45 youngsters from the Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology NIT Jalandhar Punjab from Sunday In exchange a team of 45 students from Maharashtra Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu will visit NIT Jalandhar as part of the programmeThe delegates from Punjab will arrive in Mumbai on Sunday May 7 and are scheduled to stay on the IIT B campus till May 12During this time IIT Bombay will carry out activities to promote a sustained and structured exchange in the areas of culture traditions tourism and even cuisine while sharing best practices with the students from PunjabWhile the 45 students from here 35 from Maharashtra and 10 UTs will leave for Punjab on May 12 for the next five daysOf the team of students going to Punjab under EBSB 22 are girls and 23 are boysThe agenda includes the promotion of tourism tradition technology advancement and intercultural exchange The youngsters will receive a multifaceted introduction to five main topics during their visits Paryatan tourism Parampara traditions Pragati development Prodyogik technology and Paraspar Sampark peopletopeople connectionsAlso Read PM Modi to visit France attend Bastille Day Parade as Guest of HonourEk Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme of the Government of India aims to enhance interaction and promote mutual understanding between people of different statesUTs through the concept of stateUT pairingDuring their visit to Mumbai the 45 students from Punjab will be meeting the Governor of Maharashtra Ramesh Bais for an interaction session at Raj Bhavan on May 9 The delegates will be accompanied by Chairman AICTE Prof T G Sitharam Director of IIT Bombay Prof Subhasis Chaudhuri Registrar IIT Bombay Shri Ganesh Bhorkade ConsultantEBSB Shri Surendra NaikThe students will be taken on a Heritage walk around Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj terminus Besides this they will be visiting the Bombay Stock Exchange Gateway of India Vidhan Sabha Kanheri Caves and other places of interest They will also be taken to some of the impressive infrastructures in Mumbai like the Bandra Worli Sealink said Prof Deepak Marla Department of Mechanical Engineering IITB while addressing media on FridayHe added The visiting students will also be provided popular Maharashtrian cuisine in the hostels they will be staying in Also they will get to participate in various sports and cultural activities organised at the IIT B campus during their stayA statement issued by IIT Bombay in the evening stated The Yuva Sangam programme launched by the Prime Minister of India aims to strengthen peopletopeople connections and build empathy among youth nationwide It envisages the participation of 1000 youngsters from 23 States and UTs of India Maharashtra has been paired with Punjab 35 youth from Maharashtra and 10 from DadraNagar Haveli DamanDiu will travel to NIT Jalandhar during May 1219 2023