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you also stopped by in different   our Indian culture,  Sir. And one
          countries.  What    was   the     important thing, Sir, is that Port
          experience there? When people     Stanley is a remote island, Sir.
          would   see   two   daughters     It's near South America. The
          of India, they must’ve been       total population there is only
          inquisitive  about  so  many      3,500, Sir, but there we saw a
          things!                           mini India, and there were 45
              Lt.  Commander  Dilna  - Yes   Indians there. They treated us
          sir, we had a great experience,   as their own and made us feel
          sir. We stayed at four places     at home, Sir.
          in eight months, Sir; Australia,     Prime Minister : Well, what
          New Zealand, Port Stanley and     message would you both like to
          South Africa, Sir.                give to those daughters of the
              Prime Minister :  What was    country who, like you, want to do
          the average stay at each place?   something different?
              Lt. Commander Dilna :  Sir,      Lieutenant    Commander
          we stayed for 14 days, sir, at one   Rupa :  Sir, I am Lieutenant
          place.                            Commander  Rupa  speaking
              Prime Minister : 14 days at   right now. Through you, I want
          one place?                        to  tell  everyone  that  if  anyone
              Lt.  Commander    Dilna  :    works hard with all of one’s
          Correct,  sir.  And  sir, we saw   heart,  nothing  is  impossible  in
          Indians in every corner of the    this world. Where you are from
          world, very active and with       or where you were born doesn't
          great   confidence,   bringing    matter at all.  Sir,  it  is  our  wish
          glory to India. And we felt that   that the youth and women of
          whatever  success  we  had, Sir,   India dream big and that in the
          they considered it as their own   future, all girls and women bring
          success as well. We had myriad    glory to the country by joining
          experiences  everywhere,  like    defense, sports, and adventure.
          in  Australia,  when  the Speaker    Prime   Minister  :  Dilna
          of  the   Western   Australian    and Rupa, listening to you, I
          Parliament   invited  us,  he     am thrilled to hear about the
          motivated us a lot, and things    tremendous courage you have
          like  this  always  happen,  Sir,   shown. My heartfelt thanks to
          and we were very proud.  And      both of you. Your hard work, your
          when we went to New Zealand,      success, and your achievements
          the Maori people welcomed us      will undoubtedly inspire the
          and showed great respect for      youth and girls of the country.


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