“Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat,” meaning “One India, Best India,” is an initiative by the Government of India to promote cultural integration and mutual understanding among states and union territories. Launched in 2015, it encourages people to explore and appreciate the diverse traditions, languages, and heritage of different regions, fostering national unity. The programme is being organised in all KVs as an annual cultural fest showcasing the rich national heritage and Unity in Diversity.
Under this program, every state in India is paired with another state to promote cultural exchange and enhance mutual understanding and appreciation. The states are chosen based on their similarities and differences in culture, language, traditions, geography, and socio-economic conditions.
Aim:
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme aims to enhance interaction & promote mutual understanding between people of different states/UTs through the concept of state/UT pairing. The states carry out activities to promote a sustained and structured cultural connect in the areas of language learning, culture, traditions & music, tourism & cuisine, sports and sharing of best practices, etc.
Under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme Arunachal Pradesh State has been paired with Uttar Pradesh.
The list of activities being conducted under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme in the State of Arunachal Pradesh is as under:
- Expression Series Painting/Drawing/Essay/Poems/Songs on paired State.
- Drama/Folk Theatre/Role Play on culture, History, Tradition on paired State.
- Pledge on Swachhata/Single use of Plastic/Water Saving/National Unity in the language of the paired State.
- Questions/Answer session on paired State.
- News and Talks on paired State.
- Digital Photo Collage making on paired State.
- Online Quiz.
- EBSB talks by the teachers.
- Webinar on Culture of paired State.
- Folk Dance & Folk Song of paired State.
- Art Project for Schools (Art integrated project work of the students of schools in Arunachal Prades will be based on the art form of Uttar Pradesh.
- School Level competition on Bhasha Sangam.
- Learning the Indigenous Sport of paired Sate/UT.
- Showing Popular and age-appropriated film/s form the paired State/UT in the language of the paired State.
- Exposure of Students Alphabet, Songs, Proverbs through 100 sentences in the language of paired state.
- Theme based Display Board/Wall Magazine on the paired State.
