Jagriti Yatra, a 15-day train journey undertaken by over 400 selected youngsters will commemorate 100 years of a similar pan-India journey by railway undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi upon his return from South Africa.
The Jagriti Yatra, which seeks to help potential entrepreneurs and nation-builders meet role models across the country, began on Thursday night with 470 youngsters boarding the special train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai.
Over the next 14 days, the group will live on the train as it traverses about 8,000 km. Stops along the route include Hubli, Bangalore,...
more... Madurai, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Deoria (Uttar Pradesh), New Delhi, Tilonia (Rajasthan) and Ahmedabad.
Entrepreneurs will spend a day with change-makers such as Bunker Roy & his Barefoot College in Tilonia, Anshu Gupta at Goonj in Delhi, etc.
Source:-Ministry of Indian Railways FB Page