2017 marked a historic year for Indo-Israel relations, marked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel (India’s first Prime Minister to visit Israel) and ever-growing bilateral cooperation between Israel and India in a number of fields. In order to strengthen this further, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised a Discover Israel Programme, for which a Young Indian Leaders delegation went to Israel. Well-known actress, Pranitha Subhash, recently adopted a government school in Hassan district in Bengaluru – and was invited to be a part of this delegation for being a change maker and social influencer.
We caught up with this PYT to learn more about her travel…
How did you get a chance to be a part of the Young India Leaders delegation that went to Israel?
I was invited by the Israel Consul General in India Dana Kursh, who was impressed by our Save Government Schools initiative here.
For how long were you a part of the trip?
It was for a week.
Who all did you travel with?
There were about 15 other people from different walks of life. Civil servants, social entrepreneurs, technocrats, authors, accomplished singer, educationists and so on. They ensured to have people from a lot of different fields.
What was your reaction when you became aware of the news that you are going to be a part of this?
I was quite excited and was looking forward to learn from the rich history of Israel which is also known as startup nation.
According to you, what was the main purpose of Discover Israel Programme that was organised by the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
The program was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, Israel. It’s their ongoing effort to build strong ties between India and Israel.
You were a part of a dais that consisted of entrepreneurs, bureaucrats and thought leaders, what was your experience like?
It was amazing to learn from them. When you travel with different people, and get to speak to them candidly, there is a lot of learn from them. I enjoyed hearing about their experiences and getting to understand how they work.
Could you tell us about any learnings that you acquired from the programme? Biggest learning was resilience - the way Israelis live their life and their coming to terms with life, despite having lived in existential threat.
What were the topics discussed during the programme?
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