Afghan ambassador's experience with Indian doctor carries fragrance of two nations' ties: PM Modi
New Delhi, Jul 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the pleasant experience Afghanistan's ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay had with a doctor here carries the "fragrance" of the ties between the two countries.
Modi tweeted in response to Mamundzay's tweet in Hindi expressing gratefulness to Indian people as he recounted his experience with an Indian doctor recently.
He said the doctor refused to take any fee for treating him after coming to know that he was the Afghanistan's ambassador to India.
"When I asked him the reason he told me that there is very little he can do for Afghanistan. He said he will not charge his brother. I was at a loss of words to express my gratefulness. This is India: Love, respect, values and compassion. Afghans cry a little less due to you, and smile a bit more and feel much better," he tweeted.
As his tweet, posted on Wednesday, went viral, one Balkaur Singh Dhillon invited him to visit his village Haripura, to which the ambassador asked if he was speaking of a village by this name in Surat in Gujarat.
Dhillon said the Haripura village he mentioned was in Hanumangarh in Rajasthan near the border with Punjab.
It was then that Prime Minister Modi responded, saying he should go to both villages by this name and noting that the one in Gujarat is full of history.
The Gujarat village, it may be noted, had hosted a Congress session in pre-independent India in 1938 in which Subhas Chandra Bose was elected the party's president.
Modi then added, "The experience with a doctor of my India that you have shared carries the fragrance of the India-Afghanistan relations."
Thanking Modi, Mamundzay said good friends are like stars which one may not always see but knows that they are around. This is also the story of the relations between the two countries, he added.
"Thanks to the honourable prime minister for giving his time. It is another example of this old and deep ties," he tweeted, replying to Modi's post.
आप @BalkaurDhillon के हरिपुरा भी जाइए और गुजरात के हरिपुरा भी जाइए, वो भी अपने आप में इतिहास समेटे हुए है। मेरे भारत के एक डॉक्टर के साथ का अपना अनुभव आपने जो शेयर किया है, वो भारत-अफगानिस्तान के रिश्तों की खुशबू की एक महक है। https://t.co/gnoWKI5iOh
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 1, 2021
कुछ दिन पहले मैं इलाज के लिए एक डॉक्टर के पास गया था।
— Farid Mamundzay फरीद मामुन्दजई فرید ماموندزی (@FMamundzay) June 30, 2021
यह जानने पर कि मैं भारत में अफ़ग़ान राजदूत हूँ, डॉक्टर ने मेरे इलाज के लिए कोई भी भुगतान स्वीकार करने से इनकार कर दिया।
जब मैंने कारण पूछा तो मुझे बताया गया कि मैं अफगानिस्तान के लिए बहुत कम कर सकता हूं और यानी 1/2
2/2 मैं एक भाई को चार्ज नहीं करूंगा।
— Farid Mamundzay फरीद मामुन्दजई فرید ماموندزی (@FMamundzay) June 30, 2021
आभार व्यक्त करने के लिए शब्द नहीं थे।
यह भारत है; प्यार, सम्मान, मूल्य और करुणा।
आपके कारण मेरे दोस्त, अफगान थोड़ा कम रोते हैं, थोड़ा और मुस्कुराते हैं और बहुत अच्छा महसूस करते हैं। #Afghanistan #India
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Karnataka Minister Patil announces job fair for PwDs, launches app
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister for Skill Development Sharana Prakash R Patil announced on Thursday that an exclusive job fair for PwDs will be held in August at the Kanteerava Stadium here.
The minister announced this at the launch of the "Adidvara app" -- a first-of-its-kind inclusive employment and skilling platform built with accessibility at its core -- at a ceremony in association with the AssisTech Foundation (ATF).
"Persons with disabilities (PwDs) are second to none. They are as talented as anyone else, and corporates must extend them equal opportunity and treatment during hiring," Patil said.
The Adidvara platform connects PwDs to employment opportunities, internships, and skilling and upskilling programmes, while enabling employers to post inclusive job roles and access a diverse talent pool. Its AI-powered job-candidate matching engine aligns skills, interests, and accessibility requirements with suitable roles, supporting meaningful and outcome-focused hiring, he said.
At the event, Minister Patil also unveiled the official logo for the upcoming job fair, signaling the government's commitment to building an inclusive workforce ecosystem in Karnataka.
The Adidvara job fair, scheduled for August, will be a large-scale inclusive employment and skilling festival designed to connect job-ready PwDs with employers, training partners and assistive technology startups.
The event will feature direct recruitment drives, career guidance sessions, skill pathway awareness programmes, and technology showcases, officials said in a release.
Employers from sectors, including IT, retail, manufacturing, BFSI, hospitality, and services are expected to participate. Over 3,000 job seekers with disabilities -- representing all 21 notified disability categories -- are anticipated to attend, with opportunities for both direct recruitment and structured employer-candidate interactions.
