Andhra Pradesh boy represents India in Japan meet

K Dhivijit was among the six children who represented India
K Dhivijit was among the six children who represented India

Visakhapatnam :

Dhivijit Koppuravuri, a class VII student of Timpany Senior Secondary School brought glory to the city by representing India at the Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention(APCC) held at Fukuoka in Japan. To bring awareness of various cultures and traditions across the world among children, the 28th convention was held from July 10-23. Dhivijit was among the six junior ambassadors selected from India to attend the meet. Dhivijit, who returned recently to the city, was seen beaming with joy as he shared his experiences in Japan.

The programme sponsored by the Government of Japan, in association with the Bridge Club, APCC, invites four to six children of 12 years of age from 40 countries for two weeks to educate the young minds about the Japanese education and culture. Children are selected by Junior Chamber International(JCI) India and are trained for a few days in Nagpur and Mumbai. Applications along with a scrap book that includes the child’s academic performance and other achievements are presented to the JCI, based on which the children are selected.

“For the first four days, 240 of us from 40 countries were together in Marine House in Japan where we all had great time exchanging ideas. We Indian boys secured a bronze medal in a group searching game,” said Dhivijit. The rest of the days were spent at the home of the host families, the orientation of which were given on the last day at Marine house. “I was very excited when I met the family of Shintaro Torii. I was astonished to see the food conveyor belt at the Sushi restaurant where the food was ordered through a touch screen and arrived on our table in a toy train,” said the city boy.

Organised on July 18, the cultural event had 5,000 delegates at Fureai Park, Fukuoka hall, wherein children were given the opportunity to represent their national culture. The festivals of India were showcased through a dance performance which was highly appreciated and was telecast live on YouTube.

Dhivijit holds his own YouTube channel and shares his work for his viewers. “Always being punctual, to maintain cleanliness, being independent and exercising everyday are a few of the values that my son has learnt from Japan and I hope he inculcates the same in him,” said Praveen Kumar, Father of Dhivijit.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express News Service / July 28th, 2016

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