Port Bair, May 21: A team of 45 students with four faculty members from NIT Jamshedpur, Jharkhand for ‘Yuva Sangam’ Phase-II program under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) scheme will be arriving in A&N Islands on May 22, 2023. Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat scheme has been devised for youth of different States, with an aim to promote a sense of respect towards each-others’ heritage, culture, customs, and traditions to further the spirit of Shreshtha Bharat.
Under Yuva Sangam (Phase-2), exposure tours of 1000 youngsters comprising students & off-campus youth of 23 States & UTs of India is already on anvil. It will provide an immersive, multidimensional experience of various facets under five broad areas of Paryatan (Tourism), Parampara (Traditions), Pragati (Development), Prodyogiki (Technology)and Paraspar Sampark (People-to-people connect). Through the course of the program, students will interact with each other in the areas of language, literature, cuisine, festivals, cultural events and tourism.
This being the second phase of the ‘Yuva Sangam’ EBSB programme, DBRAIT, A&N Islands has been selected as the Nodal Institute to coordinate the event. The students will tour Port Blair during their weeklong stay and visit landmarks like the Cellular Jail, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, Mount Manipur and All museums among other places.
DBRAIT will also organize interaction activities with Nicobari families, sports events, vriksharopan program, and cultural feast and will provide exquisite cuisines to the students visiting the campus in order to facilitate cultural exchange.
