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Twitter threads - unrolled - Chitta - 12-09-2022

Following was a thread posted on 30th November 2022

https://twitter.com/Odishalinks/status/1597810529803722752

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
Welcome to Bhubaneswar. I wonder if U knew that greater BBI has 24 universities/univ-like-inst. More than in Mumbai or Pune and similar in # to Hyderabad and Bengaluru. 
@InvestInOdisha 1/n


Replying to
@Odishalinks
@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
This includes an IIT, NISER (DAE funded IISc like institute), an AIIMS, 1st Jesuit Univ. in India (XIM Uni), one of 10 selected private inst. of eminence (KIIT), ...
@InvestInOdisha 2/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
4th and 6th best private univ/inst. in India - NIRF 2022 (SOA University & KIIT), a univ. by the Birlas (Birla Global U), a univ by Sri Sri Ravishankar (Sri Sri U) ...
@InvestInOdisha 3/n

a women's university (RD U) - alma-matter of honorable President Murmu, flagship state univs (Utkal, Odisha Univ. of Agriculture & Tech, IIIT, National Law Univ of Odisha, Ravenshaw), AIPH - a univ. by a Prof. in US whose work was highlighted in NY Times ...
@InvestInOdisha 4/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
It also has an array of research institutes, 6+ medical colleges, 50+ engineering colleges, etc. However, its biggest claim to fame is its Skill Dev. Institutes. ...
@InvestInOdisha 5/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid In the Skill India compt. 2021, out of a total of 61 Gold, 77 silver, 53 bronze, & 79 medallion;  Odisha led with 10 Golds,  18 silver,  9 bronze &  14 medallion. ... 
@InvestInOdisha 6/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
  In the 2022 World Skills Competition 9 out of 58 participants are from Bhubaneswar: 5 trained at CV Raman Global Univ, 2 at SDI, and 2 at CTTC, all in Bhubaneswar ... 
@InvestInOdisha 7/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
PLUS Mr. @skilledinodisha has created a buzz about skill dev. in the state, made the state ITIs top notch & est. several new  ones including a World Skills Center. ...
@InvestInOdisha 8/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
You may be thinking: Wow! We did not know all this. Perhaps we should be setting shop in BBS. But how good are the K12 schools for our family needs. Ask no more. ...
@InvestInOdisha 9/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
As per https://educationworld.in/ew-india-school-rankings-2022-23-top-best-schools-in-india/  the #1 (In India) Co-ed Day-cum-Boarding School is Sai School Bhubaneswar, so also #11 (ODM), and #15 (DAV CSpur) in that catgr. ...
@InvestInOdisha 10/n


@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
  #12 in Co-ed boarding is Sai Residential CTC, #17 in Int'l Day Cum Boarding is KIIT Int'l School, and other branded schools include DPS, Loyola, Multiple DAVs, ...
@InvestInOdisha 11/n


@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
Mother's Pub. School, St. Josephs Girls, Aditya Birla Pub School, GD Goenka School, the home grown star DN Wisdom Tree Global School, & many more ...
@InvestInOdisha 12/n


@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry 
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
You will ask: What about the govt. policies, incentives, & essentials (water, power). The government officials will tell u that. There is plenty Water & Power. ...
@InvestInOdisha 13/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
You will then ask: What do I do on off days? No worries. Just look at the geographical & historical map around Bhubaneswar. Rivers, beaches, hills, lakes ... abound.
@InvestInOdisha 14/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry 
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
Historical sites (how far back you want to go? 250 BC ok?), museums, temples, volunteering opportunities, are also plenty. ...
@InvestInOdisha 15/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry 
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
May be you want to pay a visit a heritage craft village https://outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/69191/raghurajpur-the-heritage-crafts-village-of-odisha ...
@InvestInOdisha 16/n


@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
Or immerse yourself among the birds where the hunters became the protectors. https://telegraphindia.com/culture/travel/mangalajodi-a-birders-delight/cid/1715725 ...
@InvestInOdisha 17/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
  Or may be go into the learning mode and learn about the tribes of India https://bhubaneswartourism.in/museum-of-tribal-arts-artifacts-bhubaneswar , about Netaji Subhas Bose https://indianvagabond.com/2019/03/01/netaji-birthplace-museum-cuttack/ ,  ...
@InvestInOdisha 18/n

@rnivruti
@Prativa_M
@AjaiChowdhry 
@dhawan_atul
@amit_sharm1
@SatyaGuptaVLSI
@rajandroid
  Maritime traditions of Odisha https://indianvagabond.com/2019/02/22/odisha-state-maritime-museum-cuttack/ , or dive into the old  manuscripts http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Journal/jounalvol1/pdf/orhj-6.pdf at the state museum. 19/n

========= Then the following two tweets were made to point others to the above thread.

@aniljoshi1
@rajendrakmishra
@shantimohan
@padmajaian
@prembartha
@deveshcozentus
@madversity
Hi Start-up gurus. Welcome to Bhubaneswar. See my thread https://twitter.com/Odishalinks/status/1597810529803722752 to better understand what Bhubaneswar has to offer. cc
@InvestInOdisha

@manojmishrasays
@btushar02
@InvestInOdisha
@Naveen_Odisha
@AprajitaSarangi
@dpradhanbjp
@AshwiniVaishnaw
@BBSRBuzz
@nilambarrath
@achyuta_samanta
@MrutyunjaySuar
@BCKIC
  Why IT &  Manufacturing companies should come to the greater Bhubaneswar area?  See
https://twitter.com/Odishalinks/status/1597810529803722752


RE: Twitter threads - unrolled - Chitta - 12-09-2022

A summary of the twitter thread at https://twitter.com/Odishalinks/status/1597810529803722752

Why IT &  Manufacturing companies should come to the greater Bhubaneswar area?

Welcome to Bhubaneswar. I wonder if U knew that greater BBI has 24 universities/univ-like-inst. More than in Mumbai or Pune and similar in # to Hyderabad and Bengaluru. 

This includes an IIT, NISER (DAE funded IISc like institute), an AIIMS, 1st Jesuit Univ. in India (XIM Uni), one of 10 selected private inst. of eminence (KIIT), ...

4th and 6th best private univ/inst. in India - NIRF 2022 (SOA University & KIIT), a univ. by the Birlas (Birla Global U), a univ by Sri Sri Ravishankar (Sri Sri U) ...

a women's university (RD U) - alma-matter of honorable President Murmu, flagship state univs (Utkal, Odisha Univ. of Agriculture & Tech, IIIT, National Law Univ of Odisha, Ravenshaw), AIPH - a univ. by a Prof. in US whose work was highlighted in NY Times ...

It also has an array of research institutes, 6+ medical colleges, 50+ engineering colleges, etc. However, its biggest claim to fame is its Skill Dev. Institutes. ...

In the Skill India compt. 2021, out of a total of 61 Gold, 77 silver, 53 bronze, & 79 medallion;  Odisha led with 10 Golds,  18 silver,  9 bronze &  14 medallion. ... 

In the 2022 World Skills Competition 9 out of 58 participants are from Bhubaneswar: 5 trained at CV Raman Global Univ, 2 at SDI, and 2 at CTTC, all in Bhubaneswar ... 

PLUS Mr. @skilledinodisha has created a buzz about skill dev. in the state, made the state ITIs top notch & est. several new  ones including a World Skills Center. ...

You may be thinking: Wow! We did not know all this. Perhaps we should be setting shop in BBS. But how good are the K12 schools for our family needs. Ask no more. ...

As per https://educationworld.in/ew-india-school-rankings-2022-23-top-best-schools-in-india/  the #1 (In India) Co-ed Day-cum-Boarding School is Sai School Bhubaneswar, so also #11 (ODM), and #15 (DAV CSpur) in that catgr. ...

#12 in Co-ed boarding is Sai Residential CTC, #17 in Int'l Day Cum Boarding is KIIT Int'l School, and other branded schools include DPS, Loyola, Multiple DAVs, ...

Mother's Pub. School, St. Josephs Girls, Aditya Birla Pub School, GD Goenka School, the home grown star DN Wisdom Tree Global School, & many more ...

You will ask: What about the govt. policies, incentives, & essentials (water, power). The government officials will tell u that. There is plenty Water & Power. ...

You will then ask: What do I do on off days? No worries. Just look at the geographical & historical map around Bhubaneswar. Rivers, beaches, hills, lakes ... abound.

Historical sites (how far back you want to go? 250 BC ok?), museums, temples, volunteering opportunities, are also plenty. ...

May be you want to pay a visit a heritage craft village https://outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/69191/raghurajpur-the-heritage-crafts-village-of-odisha ...

Or immerse yourself among the birds where the hunters became the protectors. https://telegraphindia.com/culture/travel/mangalajodi-a-birders-delight/cid/1715725 ...

Or may be go into the learning mode and learn about the tribes of India https://bhubaneswartourism.in/museum-of-tribal-arts-artifacts-bhubaneswar , about Netaji Subhas Bose

Maritime traditions of Odisha https://indianvagabond.com/2019/02/22/odisha-state-maritime-museum-cuttack/ , or dive into the old  manuscripts http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Journal/jounalvol1/pdf/orhj-6.pdf at the state museum.