Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Oct 10: Army Commander, Northern Command, Lt Gen DS Hooda, today interacted with a group of students from north Kashmir, who returned today from Pune after attending a summer schooling camp cum students exchange programme.
The tour to Pune was organized by the Army for 20 students and two teachers of Bandipora and Sopore. The focus of the tour was primarily to provide an exposure to the teachers and students of Army Goodwill Schools to a modern educational institution and the prevalent advanced learning facilities at national level.
The students and teachers stayed at Millenium National School, Pune and participated in various activities including academics, sports, cultural and creative workshop with the students and faculty. Besides this they also visited National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla, witnessed a football match of Hero Indian Super League, visited IT industry and were exposed to a lot of new and innovative initiatives including career counseling.
Master Raja, a tour participant said that, “Such an opportunity comes only once in a life time and should be derived by maximum number of students in Kashmir”.
Mr Showkat, a teacher who was part of the programme said, “We observed different cultures, languages and places of interest throughout the journey. Our country is an example of unity in diversity. We all appreciate the exposure and it was a life changing experience for us”.
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