The KnowledgeYatra team has been working hard in the last months in order to make something great possible: a unique study tour in India with a specific focus on Social Development, which is to take place this September!
In order to celebrate our work so far, present it to the public and give the space to talk about development issues in India, on June 14, 2010 we had our first event: an Indian Evening about Social Development.
Our lovely audience was welcomed by Julia Hüpfl, one of the founders of KnowledgeYatra, who opened the evening with words about the diversity of India, a country of many contrasts, colors, smells, languages and people; a country so fascinating that everyone should have the chance to trully explore.
Her opening speech was followed by an introduction about India given by Mr. Patnaik, the Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of India in Austria. He talked about his country with great passion and welcomed everyone to experience India, concluding that whoever goes to India has 2 options: to either love it, or hate it. There is no in-between. He showed his active support for KnowledgeYatra and we are looking forward to welcoming him again at our events.
His introduction was nicely complemented by our next speaker- experienced journalist and author Brigitte Voykowitsch who has very rich insights about India and social issues in the country. She gave an overview about the development of India, about the social issues facing the country in the past and the present. She shared the experiences she gained while travelling in different areas of the country, meeting locals, following social and political developments over the years. You want to know more? Well, you should have been there! :) Her useful insights outlined the major social development issues in India and raised a lot of valuable questions about the future of the country, about the development it needs, about the different sides of the social conflicts…
It is always hard to talk after such great speakers but we our best anyway. :) Julia Hüpfl and Steliana Kokonova gave an overview of the current activities of KnowledgeYatra and particularly the study tour about social development. We introduced the vision leading the project, the details of our study tour and tried to transmit the passion that stands behind it all.
After this we closed the evening with a lovely Indian buffet, kindly offered by our sponsor - the restaurant "Indian Food Land" (http://www.indianfood-land.com/). Well, the Mango Lassi was personally made by the team and trust us, we had a lot of it. :) Special thanks to Vijit Hooda for that.
In order to celebrate our work so far, present it to the public and give the space to talk about development issues in India, on June 14, 2010 we had our first event: an Indian Evening about Social Development.
Our lovely audience was welcomed by Julia Hüpfl, one of the founders of KnowledgeYatra, who opened the evening with words about the diversity of India, a country of many contrasts, colors, smells, languages and people; a country so fascinating that everyone should have the chance to trully explore.
Her opening speech was followed by an introduction about India given by Mr. Patnaik, the Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of India in Austria. He talked about his country with great passion and welcomed everyone to experience India, concluding that whoever goes to India has 2 options: to either love it, or hate it. There is no in-between. He showed his active support for KnowledgeYatra and we are looking forward to welcoming him again at our events.
His introduction was nicely complemented by our next speaker- experienced journalist and author Brigitte Voykowitsch who has very rich insights about India and social issues in the country. She gave an overview about the development of India, about the social issues facing the country in the past and the present. She shared the experiences she gained while travelling in different areas of the country, meeting locals, following social and political developments over the years. You want to know more? Well, you should have been there! :) Her useful insights outlined the major social development issues in India and raised a lot of valuable questions about the future of the country, about the development it needs, about the different sides of the social conflicts…
It is always hard to talk after such great speakers but we our best anyway. :) Julia Hüpfl and Steliana Kokonova gave an overview of the current activities of KnowledgeYatra and particularly the study tour about social development. We introduced the vision leading the project, the details of our study tour and tried to transmit the passion that stands behind it all.
After this we closed the evening with a lovely Indian buffet, kindly offered by our sponsor - the restaurant "Indian Food Land" (http://www.indianfood-land.com/). Well, the Mango Lassi was personally made by the team and trust us, we had a lot of it. :) Special thanks to Vijit Hooda for that.
And so our first official event was over…marking the beginning of many more great events to come…stayed tuned for more!
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