to travel is to discover yourself and the world you live in thats why the university of delhi is coming up with the muchawaited educational trip third in the gyanodaya series an initiative by the vicechancellor dinesh singh starting september 2 a group of around 850 students approximately will board the gyanodaya express a train that will depart from new delhi taking students on their oneweek education trip to understand the culture and various facets of india the third installment of gyanodaya marks a lot of firsts for the initiative this is for the first time that close to 200 international students from the united kingdom will be a part of the initiative also this is the first coed trip which will see participation from both boys and girls and representation from the equal opportunity cell school of open learning noncollegiate womens education board sports council along with the national social service nss and national cadet corps ncc informs amrita bajaj assistant professor shaheed bhagat singh college who is a part of the initiative she adds the earlier installment gave a chance to ncc and nss girlcandidates this year the initiative truly represents the spirit of university of delhi with almost every institution sending some students for the journey programme this year the gyanodaya express is headed towards the greener pastures of punjab the land of rich culture tradition and rapid modernisation and will be flagged off from safdurjung railway station to cover amritsar ludhiana chandigarh and kurukshetra students will visit swarn mandir jaliawala bagh wagha border and interact with various industries in ludhiana and chandigarh students have already been assigned projects which will be based on their interaction with the industry and experience with the culture and people of the places they visit the trip will facilitate intermingling interaction and understanding between students from the uk and their counterparts in du it will instill a sense of pride in indian students in showcasing to the international students the rapid strides in our urbanisation as well as diversity of our great nation embedded in deep cultural and religious lineage adds bhatia though it is an educational trip that doesnt mean that we dont have fun as a part of last years gyanodaya express i visited almost all the states in india and was mesmerised by the diversity our nation offers it is very interesting to see how people stand united even with so much diversity in their culture religious practices and ideologies visiting the sabarmati ashram will remain a lifetime experience for me to date i cant get over the hospitality we received in gujarat recalls priyanka singh a student who was a part of the educational trip last year at a glance this is the first coed trip which will see participation from boys and girls and representation from equal opportunity cell school of open learning noncollegiate womens education board sports council national social service and national cadet corps