Cultural exchange should began from School level students

Cultural exchange program between neighboring nations is a very significant part of geopolitics. To maintain the peace in the area and create a positive environment, the exchange programs are every effective. India and Bangladesh have very rich and healthy cultural relation. Undoubtedly it helped a lot to maintain the good relationship and prosperity.

But if we analysis very closely then we will able to find that the cultural and the other exchange program are confined between some specific age group and particularly the age group is not young enough. Though both the country send Drama groups , dancers, singers and other cultural wings to perform each other’s stage but still the young mass is missing.

We can take a simple example, how many School students know about Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, how many Indian school students have Bangladeshi friend. In these days, when social media became intrigued part of at least city life then it could be done easily.

In the other hand if we analysis about the general students of Bangladesh ,who stay in Dhaka, Cottogram, Khunla, Faridpure or Rajshahi or any other place haven’t good knowledge about Indian or Indian culture.

A perception is there by watching Television serials and movies but these serials not enough to let them understand about India, Indian people and its culture.

Why needs young???

Young minds are innovative and emotional. If we look at the contemporary global prospective then we will find the most positive things and the most negative things had done by young people.

It starts from school level. And the school level cultural exchange programs can create a step ahead positive environment for the nations. Recently a very positive effort has been taken by Cricket Association of Bengal to arrange a cricket tournament between under 15 students of Bangladesh and West Bengal.

The yearly visit of college and university students in India is also a great effort. But the cultural exchange should start from bottom not from the top. The particular points is that, it is not enough to arrange some concerts of reputed artists in closed door auditorium. A friendship should be build among the general people, and it is best to start from School students.

Bangladeshi students in India

Numbers of Bangladeshi students stay in India for education purpose. As foreigner they faced problems like getting a house for s rent, part time work and many more. Administration should make a clear cut policy for the general requirements for foreign students to address their problems in day to day life. This could be a very positive message to the neighboring countries.

After all the point is that the cultural exchange program should start from grass root level, which means the School level. And the result will come faster than later.      

A.Chatterjee