North East Students attend Solidarity Program at Nitte

Bellevision Media Network

Mangaluru, 29 Jan: Nitte (deemed to be University) accorded a grand welcome to a 16-member student delegation from 2 North Eastern States - Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.

 

The teams will be the guests of the Nitte University from January 26 to February 2, as a part of the Nitte-Namaste Solidarity Program (NNSP), a joint-initiative of Indian National Fellowship Centre (INFC) founded by P B Acharya, Governor of Nagaland and Nitte (Deemed to be University).

 

During their stay, the visiting team will attend career counselling sessions, workshops onentrepreneurship and employability and visit to artisan and heritage villages to understand the lifestyle and practices of traditional Karnataka households. They will be hosted by various local families for meals and informal interactions. In addition, they will have sightseeing trips to tourist places in and around Mangaluru.

 

 

The formal orientation program was held at the University Enclave, Derlakatte, here, on Monday, January 28.

 

Speaking on the occasion, N V Hegde, chancellor of Nitte University, emphasized on the need for such initiatives to bring about an emotional integration with the NE states of India.

 

He also stressed on the point that the misconception that prevails in the minds of the people from North East India about being neglected and alienated must be removed and such programs need to be organized by Educational Institutions across the country to bring about the close connectivity with them.

 

Pro Chancellor Dr Shantharam Shetty, Vice Chancellor Dr Satheesh Kumar Bhandary, Pro Vice Chancellor Dr M S Moodithaya, Registrar, Dr Alka Kulkarni, director R&D, Dr Indrani Karunasagar, the coordinator of the NAMASTE Centre, Dr Anirban Chakraborty and the NSS coordinator Dr Sumalatha Shetty were present.