Itinerary
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Day 1. Thursday, January 1,
2004
In Transit to Mumbai, India
Day 3. Saturday, January 3,
2004, Mumbai
Hotel: The Gordon House
Cruise to and tour of Elephanta Caves
Welcome dinner at Khyber Restaurant including walk along streets of Mumbai.
Day 4. Sunday, January 4,
2004, Mumbai
Tour of Mumbai:
Mahalaxmi Temple,
Towers of Silence,
Prince of Wales Museum
Dinner at Jimmy Boy Restaurant
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Day 5. Monday, January 5,
2004, Mumbai
9-10:15 a.m.: Meeting with Mr. Deepak Parekh, Chair, Housing Development Finance Corporation, at Ramon House offices
Meeting with Shyam Benegal at Gordon House conference room
Meeting with Mr. Ratan Tata, at Taj Mahal Hotel
See the Dubbawallas who have an ellaborate means to pickup up and distribute home-prepared lunches to workers in their offices.
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6. Tuesday, January 6, 2004, Varanasi
Hotel:
Taj Ganges
Flight 9W-333 (8:05/11:50): Mumbai to Varanasi
6:30-8 p.m.: Dinner discussion with 4 faculty members from BHU:
Prof. Sushila Singh, Women's Studies;
Prof. T.K. Biswas, Director, Bharat Kala Bhawan, BHU (a scholar on Indian Sculptures, Paintings, Mythology etc.);
Dr. Ranjana Srivastava, Reader in 'Kathak' Dance, and an expert on Music forms;
Prof. Deepak Malik, Professor of Commerce, BHU, and currently Director, Gandhian Institute at Rajghat, Varanasi.
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Day 7. Wednesday, January
7, 2004, Varanasi/Delhi
Prof. Veer Bhadra Mishra at his temple and compound in Tulsi Ghat
1:30: Depart hotel for airport
Flight
IC-805 16:00-17:15: Varanasi to Delhi
Hyatt Regency Hotel
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Day 8. Thursday, January 8,
2004
Delhi to Agra by Shatabadi Express Train (6:00am Ð 8:00am)
Morning: visit to Fatehpur Sikri
Afternoon: visit to Taj Mahal, followed by visit to marble-carving shop
Agra to Delhi by Shatabadi Express
Train (8:30pm Ð 11:00pm)
Day
9. Friday, January 9, 2004, Delhi
Afternoon: Tour of Old Delhi
8-10 p.m. Dinner/lecture
with Delhi University Professor Dr Nilima Chitgopekar, who
has written a couple of books on Shiva and has given talks in the US; conference
room, Park Hotel
The Park Hotel
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Day 10. Saturday, January
10, 2004
8:30-9:45 a.m. Meeting with Mr. Jairam Ramesh, CP; conference room, Park Hotel
10-11 a.m. Meeting with Sukumar Nambiar, Convenor, Industries Coordination Cell, National Executive Member, BJP; conference room, Park Hotel
11:30 a.m. Ð 12:15: Travel time from Park Hotel to AIIS International Campus, Gurgaon
12:30-2:30 p.m. Meeting with Pradeep Mehendiratta, Director General & Vice President American Institute of Indian Studies; conference room, Park Hotel
2:30 Ð 4:30pm Ð Visit to home of Anup and Rajin Nair
Day 11. Sunday, January 11,
2004
9:30-10:45 a.m.: Meeting with Mr. Jayant Prasad, Joint Secretary for the Americas, Ministry of External Affairs; conference room, Park Hotel
11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.: Meeting and lunch with Dr. Sona Khan, advocate before the Indian Supreme Court; conference room, Park Hotel
1-3 p.m. Tour of National Museum, with Dr. Shobita Punja
4:30-5:30 p.m.: tea and conversation with Dr. Punja and O.P. Jain, President, Sanskriti Foundation, restaurant, Park Hotel
7:30-10 p.m.: Dance performance by Mrs. Geeta Ramachandran, followed by dinner buffet at Park Hotel
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Day 12. Monday, January 12,
2004
Morning until 10:15 Ð free time; check out of hotel
11 a.m Ð 12:00.: Meeting with Mr. N.K. Singh, Planning Commission at his offices
1:00 Ð 3:00. Lunch with CII, including Sunil Gupta and Gulshan Kalra (Coca-Cola) at CII headquarters.
Flight: Delhi/Hyderabad by 9W-825 (1700/1900)
Hotel: Taj Residency
Day 13. Tuesday, January 13,
2004
10-11 a.m.: Meeting with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu at venue he specifies
2
Ð 4 p.m. Meeting at Indian School of Business (www.isb.edu)
(The brainchild of the global consulting company McKinsey and Co, is currently
being set up in Hyderabad. Actively supported by the Indian industry, the
ISB is partnered by the Kellogg School and Wharton School of Business in the
USA.Ó)
6
Ð 8pm: Dinner meeting with faculty from NALSAR University of Law (see http:/www.nalsarlawuniv.org)
to hear aboiut aid to the poor; venue: meeting room Taj Residency
The Taj Residency
Day 14. Wednesday, January
14, 2004
8:30-9:30 a.m.: 1-hour visit to Hi-Tech City
(cf. http://www.hysea.com:8080/hysea/About_HYSEA/)
9:30-11:30 a.m. Morning: Meeting with representatives of the Henri Martyn Institute, followed by walking tour of Old City; location TBA
12 noon Ð 2 p.m: Bag lunch at Qutab Shahi Tombs
3 p.m.: depart hotel for airport
Flight: Hyderabad/Bangalore (9W:511: 17:10/18:10)
Hotel: The Leela Palace
Day 15. Thursday, January
15, 2004
All day: Health-related meetings organized by Dr. Sudarshan:
9 Ð 10 a.m.: Panel discussion (maximum three speakers) over breakfast at The Leela hotel or Lokayukta office
11 a.m. Ð 12:30 p.m. Tour of Narayana Hrudayalaya heart hospital, followed by lunch
1 Ð 6 p.m. Tour by bus with stops for:
-Regional health center visit
-Village clinic visit
-Village
tour and conversation with residents
The Leela Palace Bangalore
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Day 16. Friday, January 16,
2004
11- 1:00pm Panel discussion on the work of the Azim Premji Foundation, sponsored by Wipro computers, in promoting primary, secondary, and higher education in India.
Participating in the meeting,
Mr. Dileep Ranjekar and his colleagues
in Wipro: Anurag Behar, Corporate Vice President, Quality, Brand, Communication
and Innovation; Vijay Gupta - Vice President, Corporate Communication and
Brand (Wipro Corporation) and Giri, Head, Advocacy and Research for Azim Premji
Foundation. (www.azimpremjifoundation.org)
Venue:
Learning centre Ð Room F-01, Wipro Campus, Sarjapur
Meeting followed by Lunch at the Wipro Campus with reps of the Azim Premji Foundation
2-4 p.m. Meeting with Nandan Nilekani, CEO, Infosys at the Infosys campus
7-9 p.m.: Meeting with Bhargavi Nagaraja Development Journalist, Consultant, Policy ResearcherÑa free lance journalist (mother of Emory graduate student) working on womenÕs rights at a meeting room in The Leela hotel
Day 17. Saturday, January
17, 2004,
Free day in Bangalore
16:30: Depart hotel for airport
Flight: Bangalore/Mumbai by 9W-448 (1805/1940)
Transfer to the Leela Kampinski near the airport for a final dinner before transfer back to airport.
Day 18. Sunday, January 18,
2004:
Departure for Atlanta: wee hours of morning.
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