EMBASSY OF INDIA
KUWAIT
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PRESS RELEASE
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA),
Government of India is organizing the fifth Internship Programme for Diaspora
Youth (IPDY), now renamed as Know India Programme from 15th May to 12th June
2006. Cast in the nature of an Orientation Programme, it will enable
participants to get exposure to various facets of Indian way of life, culture,
spirituality, adventure and sports, creativity and composite character of
India and interaction with youth from different parts of the country.
The Programme will be held in Delhi and Himachal
Pradesh over a period of four weeks and will be organised by MOIA with the
support of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and in coordination with the
Government of Himachal Pradesh as the partner State.
The qualifying age for the Programme will be 18-25
years. The participants should have distinguished himself/herself in a
particular field, should have an abiding interest in India and links with
India through parentage.
The participants will be required to pay for their
international travel costs to Delhi and back, while the expenditure on
internal travel, boarding/lodging, etc relating to the Programme will be met
by MOIA.
The broad features of the Programme will be as follows
Acclimatization with urban India in New Delhi for two days (May 16 & 17 and
again on June 12, & 13) each during the starting and finishing of the
Programme. Exposure to MOIA, calls on Ministers/PM/President, sight-seeing,
shopping, etc. will also be arranged during this period after which the
participants will be taken to Himachal Pradesh;
Home stay in a village for one week, exposure to the Heritage Camp including
national integration camp being organized by NYKS. (Activities in the camp
include lectures on ethics, Indian culture and values, adventure sports,
cultural programmes, yoga, meditation, ayurveda and naturopathy). Opportunity
and exposure for participants to develop their skills in the areas of
sculpture, painting, photography, musical instruments, etc. according to
their choice is also being arranged;
One week trekking programme and local sightseeing;
Calls on important dignitaries in the State Government;
Visits to industrial establishments in Himachal Pradesh.
Interested candidates may send in their nomination along with a detailed bio-
data mentioning areas of special interest and achievements, if any, addressed
to the Embassy of India, Kuwait {Attention: Shri P.M. Thomas, First Secretary
(E&P)} not later than Sunday, April 2, 2006.
Additional details of the programme is available in the MOIA
website : http://www.moia.gov.in
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Embassy of India, Kuwait
March 26, 2006
