Yuva Sangam: Students from Bihar reach IIT Dharwad

Under the fifth phase of the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Yuva Sangam’ programme, a delegation of 44 students from various higher education institutions from Bihar has reached Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad.

The delegate members will stay in IIT Dharwad till December 1. Director of IIT Dharwad Venkappayya R. Desai, Dean (Student Welfare) Ramjee Repaka, Dean (Faculty Welfare), Dhiraj V. Patil, and others welcomed the students on Tuesday. While Central University of Bihar is the nodal institute from Bihar, IIT Dharwad is the nodal institute from Karnataka.

According to a press release by IIT Dharwad, during the exchange programme, the emphasis will be on increasing the exchange of rich culture, tradition, and ideas between the two States. Promotion of tourism, tradition, progress, technology, and mutual contact are also part of the agenda.

During their stay in IIT Dharwad, the students will visit Akshaya Patra Foundation, TATA Motors plant, Kishkinda temple Hampi, Khadi Gram Udyog, Central Village Pottery Institute Khanapur, Kittur Fort, Murudeshwar, and other places.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed the idea for a sustained people-to-people connect during the Rashtriya Ekta Divas held on October 31, 2015, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Subsequently, Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme was launched on October 31, 2016.

Twenty eminent institutions across India have been identified for Phase V of Yuva Sangam during which participants from these States/ UTs, led by the nodal higher education institute of the State/UT, respectively, will visit their paired State/UTs. Yuva Sangam will promote multi-dimensional exposure in five broad areas – the 5 Ps viz; Paryatan (Tourism), Parampara (Traditions), Pragati (Development), Paraspar Sampark (People-to-people connect), and Prodyogiki (Technology). 

Published - November 27, 2024 07:54 pm IST