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00:00in India. If somebody from Odisha needs to come to Ahmedabad, we will support them.
00:04Also, we provide training to the young doctors. So, if any young orthopedic surgeon or even young
00:08doctor in any branch wants to get more experience, then we can arrange for them to come to Ahmedabad
00:13and get that experience for them. So, yes, long live the good relation between Odisha,
00:18London, and Ahmedabad. Would you like to extend a branch here in the Odisha
00:24on the state of Odisha? So, definitely, we are working with some colleagues who have connection
00:30in Odisha. They are rooted in Odisha and they are in different parts of the world. So, with them,
00:36we will definitely have some presence in Odisha for a long, long time. Okay. Thank you, doctor.
00:43Thank you, sir.
01:24You were there in the stage, I think.
01:42Tomorrow, I will be on stage.
01:51Well, today, we have a very special guest on this 18th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas,
01:55Mr. Aditya Vellavidi. He is basically NRI. Right now, he is best at Switzerland. So,
02:04he is a special guest here in this NRI program. So, let us say, sir, welcome to ETV.
02:10Before going to you, you were born and brought up in Andhra Pradesh, right? So, Andhra is a very
02:17good place. You are here in the state of Odisha. Again, Odisha is the neighbor state of Andhra and
02:25Telangana. So, how do you find Odisha as a place? And especially, this winter season is going on.
02:33Thank you. So, very nice to be here. I was actually born and brought up in Switzerland.
02:38So, this is my first time in Odisha. I am discovering the place, the vibe. I have been
02:43told that this is a very cultural, very rich state with a lot of temples. So, we are actually
02:48planning a program also in the next coming days to visit these places. So, really looking forward
02:53to that. And the ambience, the vibe is very, very fun, very nice to be here. And it is an
02:57important platform also for the diaspora to connect and to network among ourselves.
03:01Odisha is a destination of tourism, is a hub of tourism. If you will see,
03:07n number of tourist places are there. Have you been to any places?
03:13Not yet. So, this is the plan actually this afternoon to go to several places. There is a
03:19famous temple, Sun Temple, I think it is called. Yeah, Sun Temple is there. Puri Lajjagannath is
03:25there. Puri Lajjagannath, yes. So, these are the two places I have in mind so far to visit.
03:30And hopefully, yeah, to discover the rich culture that is in the state of Odisha.
03:38As a Hindu, we trust in the ethics.
03:47So, how do you find the people of Odisha?
03:51Very, very welcoming. I mean, from the very beginning when I landed here, very, very
03:57special attention given to the guests, receiving them with also the traditional welcoming. I have
04:04seen the dances, I have seen the rituals also, where new people coming from outside. So,
04:09very appreciative of the effort, very appreciative of the way that the guests are being welcomed
04:13here. This is also my first time, so I have to learn about the culture as well. And so,
04:18it has been very interesting to learn about all these rituals in the state.
04:23So, Mr. Aditya, tomorrow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to be here in this program.
04:28So, you will share as a guest in the dais also. So, how do you find these all things,
04:36welcoming the peoples, the culture of the Odisha?
04:44Yeah, tomorrow, so in the morning session, the Prime Minister will be there. And I am
04:48scheduled to be on the panel as a speaker in the afternoon to talk about sustainability.
04:53And I think attachment to environment is also something important in Odisha. I have seen that
04:57with the interactions I have been having here. So,