Students from Jammu and Kashmir visited GD Goenka World School and exchanged thoughts with our students and the whole day was planned with different activities under IBDP CAS.

1. G D Geonka World School
Sadbavana visit of 30 student & 02 Teachers from J & K on 05th Feb 2010
Program Schedule
S.no Event Timing Venue
1. Group arrival 10:00 AM Visitors Refectory
2. Welcome Snacks 10:15 AM Old Teachers Refectory
3. School Campus Tour
a) Golf Course
b) Sports Complex
c) Dining Hall
d) Boarding Boys
e) School building
10:30 AM Whole Campus
4. Throw ball/ Volley Ball Match After Campus Tour Volley Ball Court in front of Sports
Complex
5. Lunch 1:00 to 1:30 PM Dining Hall
6. Group Photographs and
reflections writing
2:00 PM Amphitheatre Outside sports Complex
7. Dispersal 2:30 PM Visitors Parking
CAS Volunteers
One student of GDGWS escort group of 5 students.
1. Abhay jindal (Photography)
2. Shivikadeep Sahani (Art Work)
3. Usman Ahmed (Escort )
4. Dikshant Battra (Escort )
5. Vedant Jain (Escort )
6. Era Arora (Escort )
7. Noor (Escort )
8. Anmol (Escort )

2. Sadbhavana Visit (5th
February 2010)
A group of eleven students were introduced to a ‘Non-government organization’ named ‘Sadbhavana’
that provides education and other necessities to the students who are not privileged with it. We were
informed that a few of its members from Kashmir would be visiting our school on the 5th
of February and
we would have to escort them through out their tour to our institution.
It was sharp nine ‘O’ clock in the morning when all of us were waiting for the students to arrive. It was
an immense learning & knowledgeable experience meeting them, sharing their life experiences, and
getting familiar with a ‘beyond doubt’ different world of their own. At the beginning of our conversation
and interaction, most of them were introverted and timid; however, they opened up and became more
comfortable being with us. All of us had to escort them throughout their tour to the institution. I still
remember the words of one of the students whom I escorted, he said “Dikshant, do you realize how
fortunate & blessed you are to have access to all of this…” I didn’t know what to say and all I could do at
that moment was to alter the topic of the conversation and talk about their lifestyle.
After interacting with them, I can surely say that those students have a vast amount of courage and
persistence that they are able to survive in such ruthless and unsympathetic conditions that they face in
Kashmir. Shayed (one of whom I escorted) shared one of his experiences with me and said “Dikshant,
you would be amazed to know that sometimes I did not have access to food for two-three days in
continuation, and even when I have food to eat, it’s only one time in a day that I am privileged to it…”.
Subsequent to the interaction part of the tour, the most excellent part was the ‘Volleyball’ match that all
forty-two of us played. This was again one of the activities during their visit that all of us enjoyed to the

3. fullest extent. Those students didn’t know how to play ‘Volleyball’, however, ended up playing like
professionals.
All of us were ‘dying from hunger’ once we were done with the match. That meal was one of the most
memorable parts of the whole tour as the ‘sadbhavana students’ told us about the way they get their
food in Kashmir and what kind of dishes they like/unlike. Once we were done with our lunch we got
time to interact further and we utilized our time to the highest degree as we had an unofficial ‘mimicry
session’ with the students and had a blast laughing with them. I still remember Zahid’s (Sadbhavana
student) mimicking of ‘Amitabh Bachan’ - “Haye... Haye…Rishte mein to hum tumhare baap lagte
hain…aur naam hai Shehensha”. I can go on and on with my experiences of that day, however I would
just sum up by saying that I would never ever forget 5th February 2010 for the rest of my life.

5. Sadbhavna visit on the date of 5/02/2010
25 students, 2 teachers and 6 Army soldiers from Kashmir had visited our school in an excursion. This
was an all new experience for me. Having already visited Kashmir and having friends from there gave an
additional excitement as i really wanted to meet them. As expected everyone of them were friendly and
very generous. We were appointed four students with us. I had fun with my group. They explored the
entire school with me and played friendly Volley Ball Match as well. They were very overwhelmed by my
attitude towards them. They were very fun-loving. I got to know more about Kashmir and more about
the rural part of it. It was good to meet them and i will be waiting for some more visits like this.
Thank you,
Vedant Jain
It was an amazing experience to catch up with some of the students from my state Jammu and Kashmir,
i was really excited to meet them, the conference not only helped them in many ways but also helped
me to understand them and their tragic world, both the schools were delighted to have this exchange
program and learn about each other. I am thankful to the school for giving me this chance.
Thank you,
Abdul manan trumboo.
The Sadbhavna visit was a great eye opener. Seeing all young kashmiri boys visiting us with such zest
and enthusiasm made me realize how lucky we are to have so much in life. Every experience in life is a
learning experience, however my emotions to surfaced through this visit. I thanked my circumstances
and they showed me how perseverance and commitment play such a huge role in one’s life. They were
so dedicated and focused and wanted to capture everything in their eyes. Interacting with them was
insightful and delighting. I am usually not very comfortable with meeting new people, however spending
time with them showed me how working collaboratively with others is important and not that bad an
experience. They made me aware of my strengths and all the valuable things in life. Also, I learned a lot
about the kashmiri culture and their way of living. I learned that every culture is vibrant and beautiful. It
was very interesting. To conclude, this developed a sense of responsibility and improved my hospitality
skills.