Inspiration
Andhra boy makes state and country proud by representing India at APCC held in Japan.
A student of Timpany Senior Secondary School, Dhivijit Koppuravuri was among the 6 junior ambassadors selected from India to attend Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention (APCC) held at Fukuoka in Japan. The Indian team won a bronze in a Group Searching Game.
Dhivijit Koppuravuri is a happy boy, for he has earned bragging rights of representing India in a foreign country when he is only in class VII. A student of Timpany Senior Secondary School, Dhivijit was among the 6 junior ambassadors selected from India to attend Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention (APCC) held at Fukuoka in Japan.
The 28th APCC was held from July 10-23 to make children aware about various cultures and traditions across the world. Sponsored by the Government of Japan, in association with the Bridge Club, APCC invites 4 to 6 children of 12 years of age from 40 countries for 2 weeks to educate them about the Japanese education and culture.
The selections for APCC follow a set formula where Junior Chamber International (JCI) India selects students on the basis of applications and a scrap book containing the child’s academic performance and other achievements. Once selected the children undergo training for a few days in Nagpur and Mumbai.
“For the first four days, 240 of us from 40 countries were together in Marine House in Japan where we all had great time exchanging ideas. We Indian boys secured a bronze medal in a group searching game,” said Dhivijit. The rest of the days were spent at the home of the host families, the orientation of which was given on the last day at Marine house. “I was very excited when I met the family of Shintaro Torii. I was astonished to see the food conveyor belt at the Sushi restaurant where the food was ordered through a touch screen and arrived on our table in a toy train,” said the city boy.
The cultural event which was attended by over 5,000 delegates was organised on July 18 at Fureai Park, Fukuoka hall, wherein children were given the opportunity to represent their national culture. The festivals of India were showcased through a dance performance which was highly appreciated and was telecast live on YouTube.
Dhivijit holds his own YouTube channel and shares his work for his viewers. “Always being punctual, to maintain cleanliness, being independent and exercising everyday are a few of the values that my son has learnt from Japan and I hope he inculcates the same in him,” said Praveen Kumar, Father of Dhivijit.