9th KIP New Delhi, Gujarat & UP - Photo Gallery
 
DAY 1-Arrivals
Date Timelines Activity Venue
07 Sep 08, Sunday Arrivals into Chhattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai from respective countries.
All participants will be met on arrival at the Mumbai Int’l Airport and transferred to the Hotel in Batches.
Transfer to the Hotel
17:00 – 19:00 hrs Programme Orientation Session
Brief about KIP Meeting with the Programme Leader		 Hotel Airlink
Dinner and Overnight Hotel Airlink
 
DAY 2- Orientation
Date Timelines Activity Venue
08 Sep 08, Monday 07:00 – 08:00 hrs Breakfast at Hotel Hotel Airlink
08:30 hrs Departure from Mumbai for Atul
12:30 hrs Arrival  at Atul
12:30 – 14:00 hrs Lunch at Atul Atul
14:00 – 17:00 hrs Site Visit - Atul Ltd. Atul
17:00- 17:30 hrs Transfer to Tithal Beach
17:30 – 18:30 hrs Visit Tithal Beach Tithal
18:30 - 19:00 hrs Transfer back to Atul
19:00 hrs Arrival at Atul
19:30 onwards Cultural Programme
 Atul
21:30 hrs Dinner Atul
Overnight at Atul
 
DAY 3-The Salt Satyagraha
Date Timelines Activity Venue
09 Sep 08, Tuesday 08:00 – 09:00 hrs Breakfast at Hotel Atul
09:00 – 10:30 hrs Transfer to Dandi
10:30 – 12:00 hrs Site Visit of Dandi Dandi
12:00 – 12:30 hrs Transfer to Navsari
12:30 hrs Arrival at Navsari Circuit House
13:00 – 14:00 hrs Lunch Navsari Circuit House
14:00 – 15:00 hrs Leisure Time for rest
15:00 – 17:00 hrs Transfer to Surat
17:00 hrs Check-in at Circuit House Surat
17:00 hrs- 20:00 hrs Free Time
20:00 – 21:00 hrs Dinner
Overnight at Circuit House, Surat Surat
 
DAY 4- Industries of Gujarat
Date Timelines Activity Venue
10 Sep 08, Wednesday 07:30 – 08:30 hrs Breakfast Circuit House, Surat
08:30 – 09:00 hrs Transfer to Textile Unit
09:00 – 10:00 hrs Site Visit: Textile unit Surat
10:00 – 11:00 hrs Transfer to  Diamond Nagar
11:00 – 12:00 hrs Site Visit: Diamond Nagar Surat
12:00 – 13:00 hrs Transfer to Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Company, Bharuch
13:00 – 14:00 hrs Welcome at G.N.F.C. Lunch G.N.F.C., Bharuch
14:15 – 15:00 hrs Site Visit : G.N.F.C. plant
15:00 – 17:30 hrs Transfer to Vadodara
17:30 hrs Arrival at Vadodara
Check-in at Hotel Sahavshanti Towers
18:00 – 20:00 hrs Free Time
20:00 – 21:00 hrs  Dinner Hotel Shavshanti Towers
Overnight at Hotel Shavshanti Towers Vadodara
 
DAY 5- The White Revolution of India
Date Timelines Activity Venue
11 Sep 08, Thursday 07:30 – 08:30 hrs Breakfast Shavshanti Towers
08:30 – 09:00 hrs Transfer to  Vadodara Museum
09:00 – 10:00 hrs Tour of Vadodara Museum Vadodara Museum
10:00 – 11:00 hrs Transfer to Amul Dairy, Anand
11:00  - 12:00 hrs Site Visit: Amul Dairy Anand
12:00 – 14:00 hrs Lunch Circuit House, Anand
14:00 – 14:30 hrs Transfer to Karamsad
Transfer to
14:30 – 15:00 hrs Visit to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Museum Karamsad
15:00 – 16:00 hrs Transfer to Nadiad
16:00 – 16:30 hrs Visit to Heritage walk site of Nadiad Nadiad
17:00 – 18:30 hrs Transfer to Ahmedabad
18:30 hrs Arrival at Ahmedabad
Check-in at NRG Bhawan, Ahmedabad
18:30 hrs- 20:00 hrs Free Time
20:00 – 21:00 hrs Dinner NRG Bhawan, Ahmedabad
Overnight at  NRG Bhawan, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad
 
DAY 6- Ahmedabad
Date Timelines Activity Venue
12 Sep 08, Friday 07:30 – 08:30 hrs Breakfast NRG Bhawan
08:30 – 09:00 hrs Transfer to Siddi Mosque
09:00 – 12:00 hrs Site Visits:  
  • Siddi Mosque
  • Gandhi Labour Institute
  • Sabarmati Ashram
  • NID
 Ahmedabad
12:30 – 13:30 hrs Lunch NRG Bhavan
13:30 – 14:00 hrs Transfer to IIM, Ahmedabad
14:00 – 16:00 Hrs Visit to IIM, Ahmedabad and Tour of the Campus
Interactive Discussions with Students and Professors 		IIM Ahmedabad
16:00 – 18:00 hrs Reserve Time to meet with State Government Ministers and other dignitaries
18:00 - 18:30 hrs Transfer to NRG Bhawan, Ahmedabad
18:30 hrs- 20:00 hrs Free Time
20:00 – 21:00 hrs Dinner NRG Bhawan, Ahmedabad
Overnight at  NRG Bhawan, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad
 
DAY 7- The Solanki Dynasty
Date Timelines Activity Venue
13 Sep 08, Saturday 08:00 – 09:00 hrs Breakfast NRG Bhavan
09:00 - 11:00 hrs Transfer to Modhera
11:00 – 11:30 hrs Site Visit: 
  • Modhera Sun Temple
11:30 – 12:15 hrs Transfer to Ran-Ki- Vav
12:15 – 12:45 hrs Site Visit: 
  • Ran-Ki- Vav step well
12:45 hrs Transfer to Patan
13:00 – 14:00 hrs Lunch Circuit House, Patan
14:00 - 18:00 hrs Transfer to Gandhi dham
18:00 hrs Arrival at Gandhi dham
Check-in at  Fun n Food hotel
18:30 hrs- 20:00 hrs Free Time
20:00 – 21:00 hrs Dinner Fun n Food Hotel
Overnight at  Fun n Food Hotel Gandhidham
 
DAY 8- Harappan Civilization
Date Timelines Activity Venue
14 Sep 08, Sunday 07:30 – 08:30 hrs Breakfast
08:30 – 12:00 hrs Transfer To Dholavira
12:00 – 13:00 hrs Lunch Dholavira
13:00 – 16:00 hrs Site Visit:  
  • Harappan ruins
Dholavira
16:00 – 19:00 hrs Transfer to Bhuj
19:00 hrs Arrival at Bhuj
Check-in at  Hotel Prince
19:30 hrs- 21:00 hrs Free Time
21:00 hrs onwards Dinner and Overnight Hotel Prince, Bhuj
 
DAY 9- Bhuj
Date Timelines Activity Venue
15 Sep 08, Monday 07:30 – 08:30 hrs Breakfast Hotel Prince
08:30 – 09:00 hrs Transfer to Bhuj
09:00 – 10.00 hrs Site Seeing in Bhuj Bhuj
10:00 – 10:30 hrs Transfer to Bhujodi
10:30 – 11:30 hrs Site visit : Bhujodi
11:30 – 12:30 hrs Transfer to Bhachau
12:30 – 13:30 hrs Lunch Bhachau Vishram Garh
13:30 – 19:30 hrs Transfer to Ahmedabad
19:30 hrs Arrival at Ahmedabad
Check-in at NRG Bhawan, Ahmedabad
20:00 - 21:00 hrs Reflective Session : Summary of Gujarat Programme by the programme leader NRG Bhavan
21:00 – 22:00 hrs Dinner NRG Bhawan, Ahmedabad
Overnight at  NRG Bhawan, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad
 
DAY 10- Varanasi
Date Timelines Activity Venue
16 Sep 08, Tuesday 07:00 – 08:00 hrs Breakfast NRG Bhawan, Ahmedabad
08:00 – 09:00 hrs Transfer to Ahmedabad Airport
10:05 – 11:35 hrs By Air to New Delhi                  
SPICE Jet Flight no : SG106
12:00 – 14:00 hrs Rest at Delhi Airport
-  Light refreshments at Snack Bar
14:35 – 15:50 hrs By Air to Varanasi
SPICE Jet Flight no : SG114
16:00 – 17:00 hrs Arrival at Babatpur Airport, Varanasi
Transfer to the Hotel
17:00 – 17:30 hrs Check-in at the Hotel Hotel Ideal Towers
18:30 – 19:30 hrs Visit Dasaswamedh Ghat to take part in the evening Ganga Arti
19:30 – 20:00 hrs Transfer from Ghat to the Hotel
20:30 – 21:30 hrs Dinner at the Hotel Hotel Ideal Towers
Overnight at Hotel Ideal Towers Varanasi
 
DAY 11- Varanasi & Sarnath
Date Timelines Activity Venue
17 Sep 08, Wednesday 05:30 – 06:00 hrs Transfer to the Ghats
06:00 – 07:00 hrs Visit the Ghats at Sunrise
07:00 – 08:00 hrs Visit Kashi Vishwanath Temple
08:00 – 08:20 hrs Transfer to Hotel
08:30 – 09:30 hrs Breakfast Hotel Ideal Towers
09:30 – 11:00 hrs Transfer to Sarnath
Site Visit : Sarnath Stupa and Museum                         
11:00 – 13:00 hrs Transfer to Ram Nagar Fort Site Visit: Ram Nagar Fort-Palace Museum
13:00 – 13:30 hrs Transfer to the Hotel
13:30 – 14:30 hrs Lunch Hotel Ideal Towers
15:00 – 17:00 hrs Visit Banaras Hindu University Lecture on History and Culture of Varanasi
17:00 – 19:30 hrs Free time for the participants
19:30 – 21:00 hrs Cultural performance Hotel Ideal Towers
21:00 hrs onwards Dinner and overnight at the Hotel Hotel Ideal Towers
 
DAY 12- Allahabad
Date Timelines Activity Venue
18 Sep 08, Friday 07:00 – 08:00 hrs Breakfast Hotel Ideal Towers
08:00 – 09:00 hrs Transfer to Bhadohi
09:00 – 11:00 hrs Visit to the Carpet Manufacturing Industry, Bhadohi
11:00 – 13:30 hrs Transfer to Allahabad
13:30 – 15:00 hrs Check-in at the Hotel   
Lunch		 Allahabad Tourist Bungalow, Civil Lines
15:00 – 15:20 hrs Transfer to State Museum
15:20 hrs - 16:00 hrs Visit to State Museum, Allahabad
16:00 – 16:20 hrs Transfer to Sangam
16:20 - 17:30 hrs Visit to Sangam Darshan of Hanumanji Temple  
17:30 – 18:00 hrs Transfer to the Hotel
18:00 – 19:00 hrs Reflective Session with Program Leader
19:30 – 21:00 hrs Cultural performance Allahabad Tourist Bungalow, Civil Lines
21:00 hrs onwards Dinner and overnight at the Hotel Allahabad Tourist Bungalow, Civil Lines
 
DAY 13- Lucknow
Date Timelines Activity Venue
19 Sep 08, Saturday 07:00 – 08:00 hrs Breakfast at the Hotel       Allahabad Tourist Bungalow, Civil Lines
08:00 – 11:00 hrs Transfer to Lucknow
11:00 – 11:30 hrs Break for tea enroute to Lucknow Rai Bareilly
11:30 – 13:30 hrs Continue to Lucknow
13:30 – 15:00 hrs Check-in at the hotel
Lunch		 Hotel Taj Residency, Lucknow
15:00 – 15:30 hrs Transfer to Imambara
15:30 – 16:30 hrs Visit Heritage sites of Lucknow :
  1. Bara Imambara
  2. Bhulbhulaiya
16:30 – 18:00 hrs Visit to :
  1. Picture Gallery
  2. Rumi Gate
  3. Chhota Imambara
18:00 – 19:00 hrs Visit to :
  1. Gangotri Showroom
  2. Hazratganj
19:00 – 19:30 hrs Transfer to the Hotel
19:30 – 21:00 hrs Cultural performance Hotel Taj Residency,  Lucknow
21:00 hrs onwards Dinner and overnight at the Hotel Hotel Taj Residency,  Lucknow
 
DAY 14 - Agra
Date Timelines Activity Venue
20 Sep 08, Saturday 07:00 – 08:00 hrs Breakfast Hotel Taj Residency,  Lucknow
08:00 – 13:00 hrs Transfer to Agra
13:00 – 15:00 hrs Visit to GAIL, PATA
  1. Site Visit to the plant
  2. Lecture-Cum Presentation on ‘Best Practices Management at GAIL’
  3. Working Lunch with the Senior Management Team at GAIL
 GAIL,  Auraiya
15:00 – 19:00 hrs Continue journey to Agra
19:00 – 19:30 hrs Arrival at Agra

Check-in at Agra Tourist Bungalow
20:30 – 21:30 hrs Dinner Agra Tourist Bungalow
Overnight at the Hotel Agra Tourist Bungalow
 
DAY 15 – TAJ MAHAL
Date Timelines Activity Venue
21 Sep 08, Sunday 07:30 – 08:30 hrs Breakfast Agra Tourist Bungalow
08:30 – 08:50 hrs Transfer to Sikandra
08:50 – 09:30 hrs Visit Emperor’s Akbar’s tomb Sikandra
09:30 -10:00 hrs Transfer to Agra Fort
10:00 – 11:30 hrs Visit to Agra Fort
11:30 – 12:00 hrs Transfer to Gokulpura
12:00 – 12:45 hrs Visit to Handicrafts Bazar, Gokulpura
12:45 – 13:15 hrs Transfer to  Agra Tourist Bungalow
13:30 – 14:30 hrs Lunch Agra Tourist Bungalow
14:30 – 15:30 hrs Time for rest
15:30 – 16:00 hrs Transfer to Shilpgram
16:00 – 16:20 hrs Visit to Shilpgram
16:20 – 16:30 hrs Transfer to Taj Mahal by Battery Bus
16:30 – 18:30 hrs Visit to Taj Mahal
18:30 – 18:45 hrs Transfer to Taj Khema
18:45 – 22:00 hrs Tea
Cultural Programme
Dinner		 Taj Khema
22:00 – 22:30 hrs Transfer to  Agra Tourist Bungalow
Dinner and overnight at the Hotel Agra Tourist Bungalow
 
DAY 16- Fatehpur Sikri
Date Timelines Activity Venue
22 Sep 08, Monday 07:00 – 08:00 hrs Breakfast Agra Tourist Bungalow
08:00 – 08:30 hrs Transfer to Village Daveli
08:30 – 11:30 hrs Welcome by the Village Community Visit to the Village : Rural Learning Programme  - Coordinated by NYKS Village Daveli
11:30 – 12:15 hrs Transfer to Fatehpur Sikri
12:15 – 14:00 hrs Enroute stopover for Lunch Gulistan Tourist Complex
14:00 – 15:00 hrs Continue journey to Fatehpur Sikri
15:00 – 16:30 hrs Visit to Fatehpuri Sikri monuments Fatehpur Sikri
16:30 – 17:30 hrs Transfer to Agra
17:30 – 19:30 hrs Enroute stopover for High Tea Free time to visit Bazar Gulistan Tourist Complex
19:30 – 20:30 hrs Qawali Performance Gulistan Tourist Complex
20:30 hrs onwards Dinner Onwards continue journey to Agra Gulistan Tourist Complex
Overnight at the Hotel Agra Tourist Bungalow
 
DAY 17- Braj Bhoomi
Date Timelines Activity Venue
23 Sep 08, Tuesday 07:00 – 07:30 hrs Breakfast Agra Tourist Bungalow
07:30 – 09:30 hrs Transfer to Vrindavan via Bharatpur
09:30 – 09:50 hrs Visit ISKON Temple Vrindavan
10.10 – 10.45 hrs Visit Bankey Bihariji Temple
10.45 – 11.15 hrs Visit Rangnathjee Temple
11:15 – 11:45 hrs Transfer to Mathura
11:45 – 12:15 hrs Visit to Mathura Museum
12:30 – 13:00 hrs Transfer to the Hotel
13:00 – 14:30 hrs Check in at the Hotel Lunch Mathura
14:30 – 16:30 hrs Free Time
16:30 – 19:00 hrs Visit to Krishna Janma Bhoomi and Dwarkadish temple
Arti at Jamunaji
19:00 – 19:30 hrs Transfer to the Hotel
20:00 – 21:00 hrs Cultural Programme
21:00 – 22:00 hrs Dinner   
Overnight at the Hotel
 
DAY 18 - NOIDA & Delhi
Date Timelines Activity Venue
24 Sep 08, Wednesday 08:00 – 09:00 hrs Breakfast
09:00 – 11:30 hrs Transfer to NOIDA
11:30 – 13:00 hrs Welcome by Yamuna Expressway Chairman Presentation of Mementos by Chairman NOIDA
13:00 – 14:00 hrs Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 hrs Transfer to Delhi       
15:00 onwards Check in to the Hotel Free time Hotel
Asian International,
Janpath
18:30 – 20:00 hrs Reflective session to wrap up the UP programme. Preparation for the Final Presentation
20:00 hrs Onwards Dinner and overnight at the Hotel Hotel
Asian International,
Janpath
 
New Delhi - Meeting the President of India
Date Timelines Activity Venue
25 Sep, 08, Thursday 07:30 – 08:30 hrs Breakfast at Hotel Hotel
Asian International Janpath
08:30 – 08:50 hrs Transfer to MOIA, Akbar Bhawan

 
09:00 – 09:55 hrs Lecture on ‘History of Delhi with focus on Contemporary Delhi’
Faculty : Prof. Najaf Haider, JNU		 Akbar Bhawan
10:00 – 11:00 hrs Interaction with :
Shri K. Mohandas, Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
Shri D. N. Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs 		Akbar Bhawan
11:00 – 11:15 hrs Transfer to Rashtrapati Bhawan

 
12:00 – 12:20 hrs Interaction with
Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, 
Hon'ble President of India		 Rashtrapati Bhawan
12:20 – 13.20 hrs Tour of the Rashtrapati Bhawan – visit to the Museum, Regal Halls and Mughal Gardens Rashtrapati Bhawan
13.30 – 14.15 hrs Transfer for Lunch
 – on the way see India Gate, passing near Parliament House, North Block, South Block, Rajpath  

 
14:15 – 15:15 hrs Lunch  at a Restaurant
15:15 hrs- 15.45 hrs Transfer to IIT, Delhi
16.00 hrs – 18.00 hrs Visit to IIT, Delhi - visit to the Campus and interaction with Students.
Lecture-cum- Presentation :
“India at the centre-stage of Innovation and Technology and contribution of Indian scientists and technologists to the world”
Faculty : Prof. Ambuj Sagar		 IIT, Delhi Campus
18:00 – 18:20 hrs Transfer to Qutub Minar
18:20 – 19:30 hrs Visit to Qutub Minar – by the night
19:30 – 20:00 hrs Transfer to a Restaurant
20:00 - 21:00 hrs Dinner at a Restaurant
21:00 – 21:30 hrs Transfer to Hotel
 Overnight at the hotel. Hotel
Asian International Janpath
 
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