Ajay Kumar Bhalla with students during the National
Integration Tour – 2025 experience sharing programme in Imphal on Friday.
- IMPHAL — Manipur
Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla attended the National Integration Tour – 2025
experience sharing programme held at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, Imphal, on
Friday.
- The event provided a platform for students from different
districts of Manipur to share their experiences from their tour across various
cities in India: students shared their experiences, highlighting the diverse
cultures, cuisines, and monuments they visited.
- While speaking at the event, the governor stressed the
significance of such tours in shaping students’ understanding of the country’s
diversity. Bhalla noted that firsthand experiences of different cultures and
people help instil a sense of unity and appreciation for India’s vast cultural
landscape.
- He also emphasised that these initiatives play a crucial
role in nation-building by fostering mutual respect, breaking stereotypes, and
creating a generation that values inclusivity.
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- He also highlighted the importance of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme, which aims to strengthen
national unity by enhancing interaction and promoting mutual understanding
between people of different states and Union Territories through state/UT
pairing.
- Further, the governor stressed the need for expanding
similar programmes, encouraging a two-way exchange where students from across
the country visit Manipur and other north-eastern states.
- Strengthening these connections, he said, would deepen
national integration and mutual understanding. The event also included an
interaction between the governor and the students, during which they reflected
on their experiences.
