Welcome to the land of a billion dreams…

Cvoter Foundation

2019

DAY 1

Friday 26 / Saturday 27 April 2019

Delhi Hotel (Aerocity)

Breakfast at Hotel

City Tour (OLD Delhi By Bus)

Light packed lunch

City Tour (NEW Delhi By Bus)

Standing Committee meeting ( 5 pm to 7 pm )

Dinner at Hotel

Everyone would be landing in Delhi by

default. We will organize a day tour of Delhi

by Bus. Everything that is highlighted in

"Yellow" is being planned and hosted by us.

The guests need to pay only for their Hotel

rooms negotiated at special rates; which will

cover Breakfast (in Delhi Hotel) & Breakfast

+Lunch (In Jaipur hotel) during the

conference.

OLD DELHI

NEW DELHI

DAY 2

Sunday 28 April 2019

Early Breakfast at Hotel

Transfer to Jaipur (to start by Bus around 8 am)

Check-in Jaipur Hotel (approx. 12:30 pm)

Lunch at Hotel

Working Group Meetings ( 2:30 pm to 7:30 pm)

Dinner at Hotel

Sunday 28 April 2019

We will start early for Jaipur by Bus on Sunday morning. It takes about 4 hour drive from Delhi. We will reach before Lunch time and will have enough time to check-in, rest, refresh, have lunch and start our meetings.

Monday 29 April 2019

Breakfast at Hotel

General Meeting

Coffee Break

General Meeting

Lunch at Hotel

General Meeting

Coffee Break

General Meeting

Research Session (4 pm to 6 pm)

Dinner at Hotel

On Monday the entire day is planned for General

Meetings at the Hotel only. We will have the routine

Coffee Breaks, Lunch and Dinner all in the same

location and we are not planning any evening tour on

Monday as the sessions might extend late into

evening.

DAY 3

DAY 4

Tuesday 30 April 2019

Breakfast at Hotel

General Meeting

Coffee Break

General Meeting

Lunch at Hotel

General Meeting

Coffee Break

General Meeting

Traditional Rajasthani Welcome Dinner at

"Chokhi Dhani"

On Tuesday, the entire day is "Routine" for

General Meetings; but we are planning a

traditional Rajasthani Welcome Dinner at "Chokhi

Dhani" Village, where everyone will get a chance

to sample not just the traditional food but also the

local music, culture, dance, handicrafts and

ambience. Next day; the first half of the day is

planned for a city tour of Jaipur by Bus (because

it gets really hot in later half of the day; and also

the Forts close down for Public viewing early

evening).

DAY 5

Wednesday 1st May 2019

Breakfast at Hotel

Jaipur Tour by Bus: Amber Fort

Jaipur Tour by Bus: Jal Mahal / Hawa Mahal

Lunch at Hotel

General Meeting (2 pm to 3 pm)

Coffee Break

General Meeting (3:15 to 4:15)

Coffee Break

General Meeting (4:30 to 5:30)

Over @ 6pm (San Research Session?)

Travel to Delhi / Agra (Optional) Same day or

Next day?

Dinner en route

On Wednesday morning; we intend to swap the

Conference/Tour sessions. We will visit Amber Fort,

Jal Mahal/Hawa Mahal in the first half itself; coming

back to Hotel for Lunch; followed by sessions of

General meeting in afternoon. The Dinner at hotel

could "officially" conclude the GM right after the much

delayed Research Session, and anyone/everyone

having flight from Delhi the same day would be

arranged a drop to Delhi Airport by Car/Shuttle.

OR if it feels like too much cramped in a day, we could

plan to have the final Research Session next day in

Agra and conclude the GM there.

JAIPUR

DAY 6

Thursday 2nd May 2019

Early Breakfast at Hotel

Agra Fort Tour

Lunch at Hotel

Concluding Research Session??

Taj Mahal Tour

Fatehpur Sikri Tour

Transfer to Delhi (to start by Bus around 3/6 pm)

Light packed Dinner

Delhi Airport / Aerocity Hotels : latest by 10 pm

On Thursday, we will carry on with the "Optional"

tour to Agra to see the "Taj". We will start early by

Bus, visit Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri on the way

with light packed Lunch (or back in Hotel for the

concluding session over Lunch).

In afternoon, we will visit the Taj Mahal. After

spending couple of hours in company of the Taj, we

will start our return leg of journey to Delhi, with light

packed dinner served midway. We aim to be at Delhi-

Airport / Aerocity Hotels latest by 10 pm on

Thursday, so that everyone is in time for the flight

back home.

AGRA

Welcome

to the

Fastest Growing

Democratic Economy

on Planet Earth.

THANK YOU!

INDIA: A Study Of Contrasts

• Land of a billion people

• Home to 1/6th of humanity on this planet

• 1/3 of world’s chronically malnourished children (as defined by UN)

• Almost every 3th male and every 2nd female is practically illiterate

• More than 300 million still sleep with just one meal a day

THANK YOU!

INDIA: A Study Of Contrasts

• Biggest democracy with 700 million voters

• >6% growth rate for ten years in row, recession means 6% growth

• One of the five countries with GSLV technology

• Back office of the world with the biggest BPO industry

• A nuclear powerhouse

THANK YOU!

INDIA: A Study Of Contrasts

• 20 official languages

• More than 100 major and 2000 minor dialects

• 29 states and 7 union territories

• 7 major religions

• More than 500 major and 3000 minor social caste groups

THANK YOU!

INDIA: A Study Of Contrasts

YES, it is true that we have more than 300 million

people living in extreme poverty, who get to eat only

one meal a day, or worse, they just don’t get it.

THANK YOU!

INDIA: A Study Of Contrasts

BUT, that did not stop us to dream big and work hard

to have a space mission on Mars or to become a

global leader in Satellite launch missions.

THANK YOU!

INDIA: A Study Of Contrasts

YES, it is true that almost every 4th Indian as on

today in practically illeterate. As we talk there are no

less than 84 millions kids who are not in School.

INDIA: A Study Of Contrasts

BUT, that did not stop us to establish world class

technical education intitutions like IITs or IIMs. Or the

rural and tribal schools to open up the horizons.

INDIA: A Study Of Contrasts

Just in case, if you have never heard about IITs, they

stand of Indian Institutes of Technology. Out of the thousands of

thier students, let me put just few of them on your screen..

So, here is the quiz:

These 6 ex-IITans most

propabably influence

your everyday day life

in more ways than one.

I doubt you ever heard

their names, but lets

see if some of us can

manage any top of the

mind recall...

INDIA: A Study Of Contrasts

India can surprise

you in more ways

than one.

The Slumdog

Millionnaire is not

just a story. It’s

about a billion odd

dreams. Getting

realised, one dream

at a time.

SO WHAT EXACTLY SHOULD YOU

EXPECT WHEN YOU ARE IN INDIA?

RICH INDIAN CULTURE & HISTORY

A VIBRANT DEMOCRACY

EXTREME POVERTY

TECHNOLOGY

ILLETERACY

AND..

INCREDIBLE HOSPITALITY.

Welcome to the land of a billion dreams…

Cvoter Foundation

2019