‘Yuva Sanjam’: 29 students, off-campus youngsters from Assam reach IITGN

The aim is to strengthen people-to-people connect and build empathy between the youth of Northeastern States and the rest of India. 

Twenty-nine students and off-campus youngsters from Assam arrived at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) with three faculty coordinators to visit the Madhavpur Ghed Fair in the Porbandar district of Gujarat.  

The Madhavpur Ghed Fair is an annual cultural event that celebrates the marriage of Lord Krishna and Rukmini, which is believed to have taken place at Madhavpur. The festival commemorates the journey of Princess Rukmini from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat with Lord Krishna and also blends cultures of Northeastern and Western parts of India with various cultural, music, dance, theatre performances, and a showcase of the handicrafts and cuisines from both the regions. 

The cultural exchange programme is being facilitated by IITGN as a nodal institute for the ‘Yuva Sangam’ programme in Gujarat, an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) programme. The aim is to strengthen people-to-people connect and build empathy between the youth of Northeastern States and the rest of India. An orientation programme for these students was held at IITGN, where Prof Rajat Moona, Director, IITGN, encouraged them to make the most of their exposure visit.  

This is the second edition of the ‘Yuva Sangam’ programme in Gujarat, which is being held from March 29 to April 3, 2023. The visiting undergraduate and postgraduate students and off-campus youngsters are also going to visit a few other landmarks of Gujarat, such as Sabarmati Ashram and Akshardham Temple and interact with the students and faculty at IITGN. 

Sharing his thoughts about the exposure visit to Gujarat, Abhishek Raj, a student from NIT Silchar, said, ‘We all are eager to visit Gujarat and Madhavpur Fair as a part of the ‘Yuva Sangam’ initiative under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) programme as most of us are coming to the state for the first time. We hope to represent our Assamese culture and take back memories from the culture of Gujarat.” 

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