Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB)

Walter Menezes

Assistant Professor

Convenor

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Introduction

Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) programme is an initiative by the Ministry of Education, GoI 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. For Goa, the pairing state under EBSB is the Jharkhand state.

For more information on the EBSB, please visit https://ekbharat.gov.in/Home/Index/

Committee

The committee consists of following members and with the following composition tenable for a period of three years. (Order No. GU/DTT-DUBA/EBSB/CN-2774/2026/96 dated 27 Oct 2024)

• Dr. Walter Menezes, Assistant Professor, School of Sanskrit, Philosophy and Indic Studies- Convenor
• Dr. Aditi V. Naik, Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology - Member
• Shri Aditya Dayanand Sinai-Bhangui, Assistant Professor, Shenoi Goembab School of Languages and Literature - Member
• Dr. Mamata Deepak Verlekar, Assistant Professor, Shenoi Goembab School of Languages and Literature - Member
• Ms. Soniya Sitaram Gadkar, Assistant Professor, Shenoi Goembab School of Languages and Literature - Member
• Shri Dattanubhav G. Tengse, Assistant Professor, School of Sanskrit, Philosophy and Indic Studies - Member
• Ms. Vidhita K. Naik, Assistant Professor, D.D. Kosambi School of Social Sciences and Behavioural Studies - Member
• Dr. Kevin D'Souza, Assistant Professor, Goa Business School - Member

The terms of reference for the Committee shall be the following:

• Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of activities under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) programme at Goa University.
• Plan and organise programmes promoting national integration, cultural exchange, linguistic diversity, literature, traditions and people-to-people interaction.
• Encourage participation of students, faculty and other members of Goa University in EBSB-related activities.
• Organize seminars, workshops, lectures, cultural programmes, competitions, webinars, exhibitions, language-learning activities and other programmes, as appropriate, under the EBSB initiative.
• Coordinate with the Schools, disciplines, and other concerned units of the University for effective implementation of EBSB activities.
• Maintain proper records, geo tag photographs, reports and other documentation relating to the activities conducted under the programme.
• Prepare and submit reports of EBSB activities to the competent authority/concerned authority of Goa University, as and when required.
• Undertake such other activities as may be assigned by the competent authority in connection with the implementation of the EBSB programme.

Reports