Educational and Industrial trip to Srilanka
Education tour offers an opportunity for a rich immersion experience and a
tremendous way to facilitate learning and in such tours students have the chance to
experience and explore much deeper level than they ever could in the classroom
because educational tours are accepted as essential part in education. Dr. D Sriram
organized the wonderful Educational and Industrial trip from 14th March-21st March
to Srilankaalong with two faculty members Dr. Tejas Dave and Ms. Neeta Khurana
and 50 students out of which were 30 girls and 20 boys.
The itinerary made was fabulous introduction regarding the history, geography,
education, and culture of Srilanka. We were exposed to the industrial progress
through industrial visitsin Srilanka. Through a series of day treks, we will experience an
incredible variety of landscapes and learn about the history and traditions of this
'Island Paradise'.
Delving into the heart of the country, the trip started from Pinnawala,which is
anElephant orphanage and a site a small-scale industry where the production of
papers takes place from the elephant dung. The specialty of the Kandy, which is
surrounded by the stunning scenery and it is a location that not only captures the
natural beauty of the island, but it is also home to one of the sacred Buddhist objects-
The Tooth Relic and is a pilgrimage spot for Buddhists across the globe. We visited the
Gem Mining industry where they were exposed to art of cutting jewels, their
marketing and export. In evening we attended the traditional cultural show, which
was good one.
The next station we visited
was Peradeniya the
specialty of which was Batik
Factory were we visited and
had done some shopping.
We also visited the
Peradeniya University of
social sciences where we
interacted with the faculty
and the students of the
university.
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