8th KIP TAMILNADU
 
DAY 1-Arrivals
Date Timelines Activity Venue
25 Dec 07, Tuesday Throughout the day Participants’ Arrivals at Chennai International Airport and Domestic Airport.

All participants will be met on Arrival at the Chennai International Airport and Domestic Airport and transferred to Hotel in Batches.

Transfer to Hotel Priyadarshini Park		 Tamil Nadu Tourism Counter Near the Baggage Collection Area

Hotel Priyadarshini Park

Walljah Road, Chennai
    Dinner and Overnight Hotel Priyadarshini Park
    END OF DAY OF ARRIVAL  
 
 
DAY 2- Orientation
Date Timelines Activity Venue
26 Dec 07, Wednesday Pre Breakfast International arrivals continue overnight and until early hours.
08:00 - 10:00 hrs Breakfast at the hotel Priyadarshini Park
11:30 – 12:00 hrs Informal meeting with the Program leader at the Hotel Priyadarshini Park
12:00 – 13:00 hrs Lunch at the Hotel Priyadarshini Park
17: 00 hrs onwards Ice Breaking Session & Brief on Know India Program
Meeting with KIP organizers / CII / Yi net students
  • Mahesh Sriram – KIP Chair, CII-young Indians
  • Deepak Subramaniam – Yi Chapter Chair
  • Masood – NYKS Co-ordinator
 Priyadarshini Park
Dinner and Overnight At the Hotel
 Hotel Tamil Nadu (Drive In)
END OF DAY 2
 
DAY 3-Chennai
Date Timelines Activity Venue
27 Dec 07, Thursday 07:00 – 08:00 hrs Breakfast at the hotel
09:00 - 11:00 hrs Lecture on History of INDIA with focus on Tamil Nadu
Faculty : Prof. Suresh Sethuraman 		Priyadarshini Park
11:00-13:00 Hrs Heritage Tour of Chennai - Fort St George, George Town, Santhome Basillica
13:00 – 14:00 hrs Lunch at a restaurant Hotel Tamil Nadu
14:00 – 18:00 hrs Understanding Chennai Demograpghy
Visit a Market, a Hyper- market, a School, an IT house, High Court, Railway Station etc Orientation drive through the IT Corridor, Centres of excellence such as IIT, NIFT, Anna university
Visit to Sankara Nethralaya.
Visit to Film institute
Dinner At the Hotel Priyadarshini Park
END OF DAY 3
 
DAY 4- The Pallavas
Date Timelines Activity Venue
28 Dec 07, Friday Breakfast At the Hotel
  08:30 – 10:30 hrs Lecture on Tamil History, Dravidian art, architecture and literature Faculty :  Prof. Suresh Sethuraman Hotel Priyadarshini Park
12:00 – 13:00 hrs Lunch at Mahabalipuram Hotel Tamil Nadu (TTDC)
13:00 – 16:00 hrs Field Trip to the Shore Temple and Five Rathas
Workshop on Pallava Art and Dravidian Temple Architecture conducted
Faculty : Prof. Suresh Sethuraman and Mr Hari Sarvananan 		Mahabalipuram
16:00 – 17:00 hrs Reflective session about group’s impressions of the day followed by Q & A with the resource persons Mahabalipuram
17:30 – 19:00 hrs Inauguration and commencement of the Mahabalipuram Dance Festival
Presided by Shri. S. Suresh Rajan, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Tamil Nadu 		Mahabalipuram
Dinner At Mahabalipuram Hotel Tamil Nadu
Overnight At the Hotel Priyadarshini Park
END OF DAY 4
 
DAY 5 – NYKS
Date Timelines Activity Venue
29 Dec 07, Saturday 07:00  -08:00 hrs Breakfast at the hotel.  
  08:00 - 10:00 hrs Transfer to Sriperumbudur
10:00 - 11:00 hrs Visit to Rajiv Gandhi Memorial and Foundation Sriperumbudur
11:30 - 12:00 hrs Visit Brahma Kumari Foundation Brahma Kumaris
12:00 - 13.00 hrs Lunch Brahma Kumaris
13:00 - 15:00 hrs Village Visit Occasion graced by the District Collector Shri. Santosh Mishra Kannanthangal
15:00 - 15:30 hrs Tea Break
15:00 - 17:00 hrs Rural sports events organized by NYKS Warm send-off by Village Community
17:00-19:00hrs Transfer to Hotel
20:00-21:00 hrs Dinner Priyadarshini Park
Overnight at  the Hotel
END OF DAY 5
 
DAY 6 – Rural TN
Date Timelines Activity Venue
30 Dec 07, Sunday 06:00 – 08:00 hrs Early Morning Transfer with packed   breakfast to Cheyyur Thaluk  
  08:00 – 09:00 hrs Lecture on Contemporary Rural Tamil Nadu   The Farm, Nangalathur Village
09:00 – 10:00 hrs Continue to Cheyyur
10:00 – 11:00 hrs Welcome by the Village community
Introduction to the visit objective and break-out session of the participants for field work 		The Farm, Nangalathur Village, Cheyyur Thaluk
11:00 – 13:00 hrs Field Work.
Each group will be moderated by field guides and NYKS members.
Panchayat, Health, Education, Women, Youth, Artisans, Spirituality		 Nangalathur
13:00 – 14:00 hrs Lunch The Farm, Nangalathur
14:00 – 14:30 hrs Teams huddle for building a strategy for action. The Farm, Nangalathur
14:30 – 15:30 hrs Deliberation with the Focus groups i.e Panchayat, SHG’s, Youth to develop concrete ideas and recommendations for development The Farm, Nangalathur
15:30 – 16:00 hrs Tea Break The Farm, Nangalathur
16:00 – 17:00 hrs Presentation of strategy and thanks giving The Farm, Nangalathur
17:00 – 19:30 hrs Transfer to hotel

 
Dinner & Overnight Priyadarshini Park
END OF DAY 6
 
DAY 7 – Chennai
Date Timelines Activity Venue
31 Dec 07, Monday 08:00 hrs 09:00 hrs Breakfast at the hotel.  
  10:00 hrs – 12: 00 hrs Call on the GovernorMeeting Chief Secretary and other State Government DignitariesPresentations on Opportunities in Tamil Nadu by TTDC Raj Bhavan
Secretariat Secretariat
13:00-14:00 hrs Lunch TTDC
15:00 – 16:00 hrs Visit the Inaugration of the Tamil Nadu Tourism Trade Fair Island Grounds
16:00 – 18:00 hrs Free time for Participants
19:30 hrs onwards Grand New Year’s Eve party hosted by CII Priyadarshini Park
Transfer to the hotel.
Overnight at  the Hotel Priyadarshini Park
END OF DAY 7
 
DAY 8- The Cholas
Date Timelines Activity Venue
01 Jan 08, Tuesday 06:00 hrs Early Departure from Chennai to Tanjavur with Packed Breakfast
  06:00-12:00 hrs En route visit Pondicherry and several other sites of Historical significance
12:00 – 13:00 hrs Lunch at Swami Malai, Kumbakkonam Sterling Resorts
13:00 – 15:30 hrs Demonstration on Sculpting Tradition by Mr.Umapathy – a Sthabadhi (Traditional Temple Architect). Studio, Kumbakkonam
15:30 – 16:30 hrs Continue journey  to Tanjavur
16:30 hrs Arrive and check-in at the hotel Hotel Tamil Nadu (TTDC) , Tanjavur
21:00 -22:00 hrs Dinner Hotel Tamil Nadu
Overnight at the hotel
END OF DAY 8
 
DAY 9- Artisans of Tanjore
Date Timelines Activity Venue
02 Jan 08, Wednesday 08:00 – 09:00 hrs Breakfast at the Hotel
  09:00 – 13:00 hrs Lecture on Temple Design and Architecture by
Faculty : Mr. Umapathy
Field visit to Brahadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur Palace, Saraswathi Mahal, Bronze Gallery
13:00 – 14:00 hrs Lunch Hotel Tamil Nadu
14:00 – 18:00 hrs Lecture on the Artisans of Tanjavur and contemporary village life
Artisans tour of Tanjavur, visiting the bronze village and silk weavers village. 
Followed by a folk dance performance.
18:00 – 19:00 hrs Transfer to Hotel
20:30 – 21:30 hrs Dinner Hotel Tamil Nadu (TTDC)
Overnight at the Hotel TTDC Hotel
END OF DAY 9
 
DAY 11-The Nilgiris
Date Timelines Activity Venue
04 Jan 08, Friday 07:30 – 08:30 hrs Breakfast at the Hotel
  08:30 – 09:00 hrs Transfer to Railway station At the Hotel
09:15 – 10:30 hrs Train ride on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a UNESCO world Heritage Site
10:30 – 11:00 hrs Transfer to the Coonoor Club
At the Coonoor Club.
11:00 – 12:00 hrs Talk on ‘The Nilgiris - Past and Present’ Coonoor Club
12:00 – 13:00 hrs Lunch Coonoor Club
13:00 – 16:00 hrs Interactive session with Planters and Estate Owners to gain an insight into Plantations in South India
Visit a Tea Factory and Tea Estate 		Coonoor Club
16:00 – 17:30 hrs Transfer to Ooty by Coach
20:00-21.30 hrs Dinner at the Hotel TTDC Hotel
Overnight At the hotel.
END OF DAY 11
 
DAY 12-People of the Nilgiris
Date Timelines Activity Venue
05 Jan 08, Saturday 07:30- 08:30 hrs Breakfast at the Hotel Hotel Tamil Nadu, Ooty
  08:30 – 09:00 hrs Transfer to Railway Station
09:30 – 13:30 hrs  Walk down into the Ketti Valley to visit Badaga villages to learn about their History, Culture, legends and occupational practices by interacting with them Santhur Village
13:30 – 14:30 hrs Picnic lunch in out door setting Santhur Village
14:30 – 15:30 hrs Transfer to Hotel
20:00-21:00 hrs Dinner  at the Hotel Hotel Tamil Nadu, Ooty
Overnight at the hotel. Hotel Tamil Nadu, Ooty
END OF DAY 12
 
DAY 13-People of the Nilgiris
Date Timelines Activity Venue
06 Jan 08, Sunday 07:00 – 08:00 hrs Breakfast At the Hotel Hotel Tamil Nadu, Ooty
  08:00 – 10:00 hrs Transfer to Kota Village
10:00 – 12:00 hrs Interaction with the village community to get an insight into their culture Sholur - Kookal
12:00 – 14:00 hrs Return to the Hotel
14:00 – 15:00 hrs Lunch Hotel Tamil Nadu, Ooty
15:00 – 18:00 hrs Participants to work on their Projects
19:30 hrs – 21:00 hrs Farewell Dinner Host: Mr. A.S. Dumenil, CII member Hotel Tamil Nadu
Overnight At the hotel.
END OF DAY 13
 
DAY 14 – New Delhi
Date Timelines Activity Venue
07 Jan 08,
Monday		 06:30 – 10:30 hrs Transfer to Airport in Coimbatore having packed Breakfast en route
11:30 – 15:30 hrs Flight to Delhi – Lunch served on board
16:00 – 17:00 hrs Transfer to Hotel Rockland Inn
17:00 – 18:00 hrs Check in at the Hotel Time to freshen up
18:00 – 21:00 hrs Free time for leisure activities
21:00 – 22: 00 hrs Dinner Hosted by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon. Minister for external affairs. The Ashoka
Overnight at the Hotel
END OF DAY 14
 
DAY 15-PBD
Date Timelines Activity Venue
08 Jan 08, Tuesday 07.30 hrs –08.30 hrs Breakfast at the hotel Rockland Inn
09.00 hrs -10.00 hrs Transfer to Vigyan Bhavan
10.00 hrs – 17.00 hrs Attend the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2008 Conference Vigyan Bhavan
20.00 hrs – 21.30 hrs Dinner with PBD Delegates
21.30 hrs – 22.45 hrs Transfer to Hotel

 
Overnight at the Hotel Rockland Inn
END OF DAY 15
 
DAY 16-PBD
Date Timelines Activity Venue
09 Jan 08, Wednesday 07.30 hrs –08.30 hrs Breakfast at the hotel Rockland Inn
09.00 hrs -10.00 hrs Transfer to Vigyan Bhavan
10.00 hrs – 17.00 hrs Attend the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2008 Conference Vigyan Bhavan
20.00 hrs – 21.30 hrs Dinner with PBD Delegates
21.30 hrs – 22.45 hrs Transfer to Hotel

 
Overnight at the Hotel Rockland Inn
END OF DAY 16
 
DAY 17-Contemporary Delhi
Date Timelines Activity Venue
10 Jan 08, Thursday 07:30 – 08:30 hrs Breakfast at Hotel Rockland Inn
08:30 – 09:30 hrs Lecture on History of India with focus on contemporary Delhi
09:30 – 13:00 hrs Visit ISKON Temple, Lotus Temple, Akshar Dham and Dilli Haat
13:00 – 14:00 hrs Lunch midway at a Restaurant TBA
14:00-18:00 hrs Free time
18:00-19:30 hrs Free Time for sight-seeing at Connaught Place
19:30 – 20:30 hrs Dinner midway at a Restaurant Pizza Hut, Connaught Place
20:30 – 21:00 hrs Transfer to Hotel
Overnight At the hotel. Rockland Inn
END OF DAY 17
 
DAY 18-New Delhi
Date Timelines Activity Venue
11 Jan 08, Friday 07:30 - 08:30 hrs Breakfast at Hotel
08:30 – 09:30 hrs Transfer to Gandhi Museum
09:30 – 11:30 hrs Lecture on the ‘Freedom Movement and Gandhi’
 - by the Museum Director
Tour of Gandhi Museum 		Gandhi Museum
11:30 – 12:00 hrs Transfer to Raj Ghat

 
12:00 – 13:00 hrs Visit to Raj Ghat
13:00 – 14:30 hrs Lunch midway at a Restaurant
14:30 – 16:00 hrs Sightseeing around Connaught Place

 
16:00 – 16:30 hrs Transfer to Shastri Bhawan

 
17:00 onwards Interaction of Know India participants with : Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar
Hon’ble Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports 		Shastri Bhawan
20:00 hrs – 21:30 hrs Interaction and Dinner with Members of the CII-Young Indians (Yi) Delhi Chapter & Students of Yi Net Jacaranda Hall

India Habitat Centre
Overnight At the hotel. Rockland Inn
END OF DAY 18
 
DAY 19 – National Youth Week
Date Timelines Activity Venue
12th Jan 08 Saturday 07.00 hrs –08.00 hrs Breakfast at the hotel. Rockland Inn
08.00 hrs -09.30 hrs Transfer to Village-Mauzpur, Ballabhgarh (Faridabad)
09.30 hrs – 10.00 hrs Welcome session by village community Village-Mauzpur (Faridabad)
10.00 hrs –11.30 hrs. Introduction about the visit objectives.
Inauguration of National Youth Week with Cultural programme in connection with birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand.
11.30 hrs –13.00 hrs Panel Discussions PRI members and Youth Club Leaders.
13.00 hrs –14.00 hrs Lunch
14.00 hrs –15.00 hrs Visit to different places of the village.
15.00 hrs –16.00 hrs Placement in houses for interaction.
16.00 hrs –17.00 hrs Rural Sports-Haryana style kabbadi (wrestling).
17.00 hrs –19.00 hrs Transfer to Hotel.
20:00 – 21:00 hrs Dinner Rockland Inn
Overnight at the Hotel Rockland Inn
END OF DAY 19
 
DAY 20-Art of India
Date Timelines Activity Venue
13 Jan 08, Sunday 07:00 – 08:30 hrs Interaction with eminent personalities of Senior Citizens Council of Delhi Visit to Rose Garden Deer Park, Hauz Khas Village (adjacent to Deer Park)
08:30 – 09:30 hrs Breakfast Hosted by : Senior Citizens Council of Delhi Park Balluchi, Hauz Khas Village
10:00 hrs-11:00 hrs Lecture on the Art of India, special focus on Medieval and Modern Historical Period.
11:00-11:30 hrs Transfer to National Museum
11:30 – 12:45 hrs Tour of National Museum
13:00 – 14:00 hrs Lunch at a restaurant TBA
14:00 – 18:00 hrs Visit to :
  • Qutub Minar
  • Capitol Area - India Gate, Rajpath
  • Red Fort
19:00 hrs – 20:30 hrs Sound and Light Show at the Red Fort
20:30 – 21:30 hrs Transfer to Hotel
Dinner and Overnight At the hotel. Rockland Inn
END OF DAY 20
 
DAY 21-Agra
Date Timelines Activity Venue
14 Jan 08, Monday 05:30 – 06:00 hrs Breakfast at the Hotel Rockland Inn
06:00 – 06:45 hrs Transfer to Nizamuddin Railway Station
07:15 – 10:15 hrs Transfer to Agra by train - Taj Express Taj Express
11:00 hrs- 13:00 hrs Visit to Taj Mahal
13:00 hrs-14:00 hrs Lunch at a Jaypee Palace hotel
14:00-15:30 hrs Transfer to Fatehpur Sikri by coach
15:30-18:00 hrs Visit to Fatehpur Sikri
18:00 – 19:30 hrs Transfer to Agra Cantt. Railway Station
20:25-22:30 hrs Return to Delhi by train – Shatabdi Express
Packed Dinner on the Train
Overnight At the hotel. Rockland Inn
END OF DAY 21
 
DAY 22-Delhi, The Megalopolis
Date Timelines Activity Venue
15 Jan 08, Tuesday 06:00 – 07:00 hrs Breakfast at Hotel
07:00 – 09:30 hrs Lecture on Delhi – as the most happening Industrial and Commercial megalopolis of India.
Transfer to Film City, Noida

 
09:30 – 12:00 hrs Visit Zee TV Studios Film City, Noida
12:00 – 13:30 hrs Transfer to Greater Noida

 
13:30 – 15:00 hrs Visit to Moser Baer Greater Noida
15:00 – 16:00 hrs Lunch at Mall
Transfer to Hotel		 Noida
19:30 – 21:00 hrs Dinner at a Restaurant
21:00 – 21:30 hrs Transfer to Hotel
Overnight At the hotel.
END OF DAY 22
 
DAY 23
Date Timelines Activity Venue
16 Jan 08, Wednesday 08:00-09:00 hrs Breakfast at the Hotel Rockland Inn
09:00-11:00 hrs Project Report compilation with Project Coordinators Rockland Inn
11:00-11:30 hrs Transfer to Rashtrapati Bhawan
12:30 hrs onwards Interaction with
Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil,  Hon'ble President of India		 Rashtrapati Bhawan
13:30 – 14:30 hrs Lunch India Habitat Centre
14:30-15:00 hrs Transfer to Hotel by Coach
15:00-20:00 hrs Project Discussions followed by Project Summarization & Compilation Rockland Inn
20:00 – 21:00 hrs Dinner Rockland Inn
Overnight At the Hotel. Rockland Inn
END OF DAY 23
 
DAY 24-Formal Closure
Date Timelines Activity Venue
17 Jan 08, Thursday 08:00-09:00 hrs Breakfast at the hotel  
09:00-11:00 hrs Time for Packing

 
11:00-13:00 hrs Presentations by all Groups to MOIA, CII, and NYKS. Foreign Service Institute
13:00 – 14:00 hrs Interaction over Lunch
15:00 hrs onwards Interaction with Shri Vayalar Ravi, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
and
Shri Nirmal Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs 		Akbar Bhavan
16:00-17:00 hrs Valedictory session and formal closure of the 8th KIP event.
17:00-18:00 hrs Transfer through Coach to Hotel
18:00-20:00 hrs Free time (for packing up before Departure)

 
20:00-21:00 hrs Farewell Dinner

 
Overnight At the hotel.
END OF DAY 24
 
FAREWELL … DAY OF DEPARTURE
Date Timelines Activity Venue
18 Jan 08, Friday Starting early morning Participants to catch their respective flights from Delhi Airport for final departure to their respective Countries
DATE OF DEPARTURE FROM INDIA TO HOME COUNTRY
END OF KIP PROGRAM
 
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