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Vishakha ji : Yes, of course! to visit India in their youth. There
been wonderful for me. We have
learned very good things at each
stage. I have made good friends
in Tamil Nadu... have adapted to
the culture there. I met people
there. But the best thing that
struck me there was that, firstly,
no one gets a chance to go to
ISRO and we being delegates,
got this opportunity to go to
ISRO. Plus, the second best thing
was when we went to Raj Bhavan
and met the Governor of Tamil
Nadu. So, those two moments
were very good for me, and I
feel that in the age in which we
are as youth, we do not get the
opportunity that we got through
the Yuva Sangam. So it was the
perfect and most memorable
moment for me.
Prime Minister : In Bihar, food
habits are different from the way
they are in Tamil Nadu!
Visakha ji : Yes.
Prime Minister : So it got set
completely?
Vishakha ji : South Indian
cuisine is prevalent in Tamil
Nadu. So as soon as we went
there, we were served Dosa,
Idli, Sambhar, Uttapam, Vada,
Upma. So first, when we tried it,
was too good. The food there
is very healthy, in fact, it is very
delicious, and it is very different
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Prime Minister : So I wish you is so much to know and see
all the best and thank you very in our India that your curiosity
much. will only increase every time. I
Visakha ji : Ji thank you so hope that after learning of these
much. Namaskar exciting experiences, you too will
My best wishes to you definitely be inspired to travel to
Gyamar and Vishakha. May different parts of the country.
what you have learnt at the Yuva
from the food of our North, so
Sangam stay with you for the My dear countrymen,
I liked the food there, and the
rest of your lives. This is my best just a few days ago I was in
people there were also very nice.
wish for all of you. Hiroshima, Japan. There, I got the
Prime Minister : So now you
Friends, India's strength opportunity to visit the Hiroshima
must have made friends in Tamil
lies in its diversity. There is a lot Peace Memorial Museum. It
Nadu too?
to see in our country. Keeping was an emotional experience.
Vishakha ji : Yes! Yes, we
this in view, the Ministry When we cherish the memories
stayed at NIT Trichy, and after
of Education has taken an of history, it helps the coming
that, at IIT Madras. I have become
excellent initiative named 'Yuva generations a lot. Sometimes we
friends with the students at
Sangam'. The objective of this get new lessons in museums...
both places. Plus, there was a
initiative is to increase people sometimes we get to learn a lot.
CII Welcome Ceremony, and
to people connect as well as to A few days ago, the International
so many students from nearby
give an opportunity to the youth Museum Expo was also
colleges also came there. So
of the country to mingle with organised in India. It depicted
there we interacted with those
each other. Higher educational the specialties of more than 1200
students as well, and I felt very
institutions of various states museums around the world. We
happy to meet them; many of
have been linked to it. In 'Yuva have many different types of
them are my friends too. And I
Sangam' youth visit cities and
also met some delegates who
villages of other states, they
were coming to Bihar from Tamil
get an opportunity to meet
Nadu, so we had a conversation
different types of people. In the
with them as well, and we still
first round of 'Yuva Sangam',
talk to each other, so I feel very
about 1200 youths have toured
happy.
22 states of the country. All the
Prime Minister : So Vishakha
youth who have been a part
ji, do write a blog and share this
of it, are returning with such
experience on social media,
memories, which will remain
firstly, of this Yuva Sangam, then
etched in their hearts for the
of 'Ek Bharat-Shreshth Bharat,'
rest of their lives. We have seen
and then of the warmth you felt
that CEOs, Business leaders of
in Tamil Nadu, and the welcome
many big companies have spent
and hospitality that you received.
time in India as Back-Packers.
You were showered with the love
When I meet leaders of other
of the Tamil people tell all these
countries, many a time they
things to the country. So will you
also tell me that they had gone
write?
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