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Welcome Booklet: EP GUIDE TO AROUND THE CITY
Festivals and Events
A synopsis of the experience the EP
will have while on the exchange
because of your city & your LC.
Indians celebrate a multitude of festivals in a secular way - Holi, Diwali, Eid, Baisakhi, Ramzaan, Durga
Pooja, Christmas, Navratra, Rakhi……too many to count!, irrespective of the religion, Indians love to
celebrate all of them. Festivals in India are very colorful and joyfully celebrated, with special food to
accompany each.
For those seeking spiritual sustenance, India has oodles of sacrosanct sites and stirring philosophical epics, while history buffs will encounter gems from the past Almost everywhere – from grand vestiges
of the British Raj serenely peering over swarming spice bazaars, to crumbling fortresses looming high
above plunging ravines. Meanwhile, aficionados of the great outdoors can paddle in the shimmering
waters of one of many balmy beaches, scout for big jungle cats on a blood-pumping wildlife.
EVENTS AND FORUM CALENDER
Look at all of us. We all want to go out and explore. In this contemporary world,
the need to go beyond our regular surroundings increases with every passing
minute. At AIESEC, we not only believe in making possible, interaction and exchange between countries, but understanding world’s culture through these exchanges.
At AIESEC in delhi university we make sure that we part of all your memories
and experiences The aim is to model you into international leaders by instilling in
the skills and competencies required of sedulous leaders. You can never be 100%
ready. But we’re here to support you as you take your first steps outside your comfort zone. And from there you will grow as a role model for others. Delhi is a city
where time travel is feasible. Step aboard your time machine (the sleek and efficient metro) and you can go from Old Delhi, where labourers haul sacks of spices
and jewellers weigh gold on dusty scales, to modern New Delhi, with its colonial-era
parliament buildings and penchant for high tea. Then on to the future: Gurgaon,
a satellite city of skyscraping offices and glitzy malls. Our LC makes sure that we
are able to provide you the best experience of your life filled with beautiful memories which help you to realize that you are the one who can bring a change in this
world. We are present at every set, at every phase of your experience. Delhi being
Dil wallo ki Dilli we make sure you receive all the love from this city, it people and
the LC.
The world is more connected than ever before; it requires leaders who can work
together and empathize. Gain a new appreciation and understanding of diversity
and culture with us
EVENTS
GLOBAL VILLAGE
FEBRUARY LOCAL CONGRESS
STAKEHOLDERS DINNER
BALAKALAKAR
GLOBAL VILLAGE
AUGUST LOCAL CONGRESS
YOUTH SPEAK FORUM
ALUMNI DINNER
BALAKALAKAR
TIMELINE
FIRST WEEK OF FEBUARY
FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY
LAST WEEK OF MARCH
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
DECEMBER
Culture
So what should I expect rationally?
1) Indian Society’s habits The concept of TIME.
The Indian time is called flexi time and that’s why the Indian Standard time (IST) is often referred to as Indian stretchable time. In India generally people do not stick to time, though the
situation has improved a lot, still Time is not as important as the outcome is. If the work is completed Indians count that as more important. That is why, you may be waiting, and you may
face people being late. If you are told that something will happen in 5 min, it might mean it will
happen in half an hour time. Simply, in India everything takes time.
The concept of Affirmative
Indian people by habit have an inclination to say YES to everything, they don’t like saying NO.
Even if they are not able to complete it or to provide it, they will still not say NO. It’s a part of
our culture, saying NO means not respecting others.
The concept of “promising”
All because we cannot say NO we promise a lot of things which we cannot fulfill/not fulfill in
the near future/don’t have the time to fulfill.
The concept of “ Taking Things easy” – a relaxed attitude
Indians generally have a very relaxed attitude, it depends on the city as well, and for
example in bigger cities it’s less. But in general people are laid back and take things easy
The difficulty to break barriers
Indians take time to break ice with a foreigner, but when they do they are a nice bunch to go
around with.
For a lot of Indians AIESEC is the only platform to get to know foreigners.
The Life of an AIESEC member
1. AIESECers in India are generally 18, 19, 20 they are young, they study, they work for AIESEC
and they are expected to be with the family as well so that makes their day a very long one. A
lot of parents do not allow their children (aiesecers) to stay out late – especially girls. AIESEC in
India has a lot of work for its members so AIESEC work is very taxing as well.
2. The distances in the cities are huge so that’s also a problem for them to commute. Family:
usually people stay in a joint family, it’s a Collective culture, group and family oriented, people
feel very comfortable in a group because they are so used to always being in a big family. Not
many rules: There aren’t too many rules and if there are they are not necessarily followed like
traffic. In general it is free of rules comparing to western countries, but there are many unwritten
rules in the society, especially in the family.
Transforming people is a quality that we have focused on the most, because we understand if
we could transform our people, then only we could be able to advance their mission.
2) Indian working environment
The working Style The work culture is not something static, it keeps on changing with the change
in the vision of the organization, change in the needs of people and last but not the least change
in the need of the society. Here are some facts about the Indian working style. They are here not
to scare you but to help you not to over expect from the traineeship and to formulate realistic
expectations.
1. Most of the companies and organizations in India are top heavy (the top management takes all
the decisions or in some cases the director only takes all the decisions) which makes the structure
not so flexible and decision-making takes a lot of time.
2. Most Indian companies and organizations are not habitual of working with an international
work force so you might face some challenges in the beginning i.e. a week or so but this would
go away as time goes.
3. When working you have to be very proactive, take initiatives: It is very very important for
you to take a lot of initiatives because that’s the only way you will get the best out of your job,
specially when you are working in an NGO. Sometimes you may not get the best supervision,
you may not get the get feedback you are looking for, but the idea is to
4. be proactive and always look for new things and new areas.
5. Punctuality is not really the key word so do take it into account because sometimes people
would give you appointments and they would be late.
6. Be ready for surprises. You would always feel that there is not a lot you can do to change the
working style so just try accept things the way they are, but do give feedback to people around
you.
7. In most cases you are not dealing with true professionals; people tend to take things easily .
8. The Indian working style is very different from the one you are used to or you would expect
in Europe or Americas.
WHAT YOU DO MAKES A DIFFERENCE AND YOU HAVE TO DECIDE
WHAT KIND OF DIFFERENCE YOU WANT TO MAKE !
SOME VITAL POINTS
1. Communication – or lack of it: you might find that the communication is not the very best witin
the company here you are working, not all of them ofcource.
2. Team work – different perception of team work, everyone works individually and then you
mean in the team and present it, give update
3. Change – It takes a lot of time to drive change because organizations are quite resistant to it,
there are set ways in which they have been working, and it’s difficult to change mindsets, so you
have to be very pro-active.
These are a few things that we wanted to bring under your notice so as to equip you with the
Indian working style and that you don’t have too many cultural shocks.
Remember:
The aim of an AIESEC internship is to learn by doing and facing a lot of challenges.
All your experiences on your traineeship would not necessarily be pleasant. The best thing
would be see things the way they are and add a lot of your professional perspective.
Basic Accommodation
The most cost effective option for AIESEC interns
Delhi Stay
It is a place where history has left indelible marks – signs of which can be seen even today. Be it the
Purana Qila, Qutab Minar or Humayun’s tomb, the city has old and new historical monuments that
tell many tales.
For the ones who have grown up in this city, there’s no other place quite like it. Those who visit for
the first time find it an overwhelming experience. That’s Delhi for you. With a history that’s both rich
and tragic, Delhi isn’t just a city. It’s a universe of its own.
Delhi stay is a multi service company that fulfils all sorts of accommodation needs and provides
opportunities to explore India as an insider, through cross cultural management lessons, local lessons
and cultural tours.
We are partnered with AIESC in Delhi University to provide accommodation to its interns. We
provide various kinds of options of stay for interns to help them settle in a hassle free environment
and explore India to the fullest
DELHISTAY is partnered with AIESEC and provides its interns with comfortable and luxury
accommodation in three categories:
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BASIC – Costs minimum, room on 4 sharing
STANDARD – The middle choice, room on 3 sharing
LUXURY – Costs more, private room for one person
All types of accommodation offer similar type facilities and services except for the
number of people sharing the room.
All accommodations are located in the heart of the city, in the upscale neighborhood, of East of
Kailash.
The area has a very close proximity to Kailash colony metro station, thus offers good connectivity to
all parts of the city. An eco-friendly, safer, and less stressful way to travel
Auto stand, bus stand and metro are right next to the house making traveling convenient and less
time consuming
Big super market, restaurants, hospital are around the place.
A completely safe place with 24hrs live in staff, security and supervision.
www.delhistay.net, [email protected], www.facebook.com/delhistays,
+91-9711198834, +91-9873200058
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The rooms are to be shared by at least 4 people
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Rooms have either bunk beds or 4 separate single beds. Individual wardrobe, bed mat tress, a table and chair, curtains and bed linens.
The residents avail the following services:
*All rooms are Air conditioned with attach western style bath
*Individual beds, linens and wardrobes
*Electricity of common areas and passages
*Cleaning every day and day to day repair works
*Change of bed linens every week
*Wi-Fi in all parts of the property
*Fully Furnished Kitchen with gas, fridge, toaster, dishes
*Indian meals available on extra nominal charge
*Laundry service available on extra nominal charge
*Separate big dining area with TV
*24hrs room service to order food
*Terrace top sitting and garden
*100% power back-up
*Chilled out friendly atmosphere
RENT: Rs. 6000/month + room electricity (as per sub-meter, to be divided amongst room-mates)
One Time Deposit (refundable): Rs. 3500
Standard Accommodation
•The rooms are to be shared by at least 3 people
The residents avail the following services in some houses:
*All rooms are Air conditioned with attach western style bath
*Individual beds, linens and wardrobes
*Electricity of common areas and passages
*Cleaning every day and day to day repair works
*Change of bed linens every week
*Wi-Fi in all parts of the property
*Fully Furnished Kitchen with gas, fridge, toaster, dishes
*Indian meals available on extra nominal charge
*Laundry service available on extra nominal charge
*Separate big dining area with TV
*24hrs room service to order food
*Terrace top sitting and garden
*100% power back-up
*Chilled out friendly atmosphere
RENT: Rs. 7500/month + room electricity (as per sub-meter, to be divided amongst room-mates)
One Time Deposit (refundable): Rs. 5000
* Some services may vary from one property to another.
Luxury Accommodation
Provides more privacy
Basic Accommodation
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The rooms are to be occupied by one person, these are private rooms
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The room is air-conditioned and has attached western style bathroom
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A queen sized bed, Individual wardrobes, bed mattress, a table and chair,
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curtains and bed linens, TV (on request).
RENT: Rs. 14,000 to 25,000/month( Depending on room size and structure) + room electricity
( as per sub-meter)
One Time Deposit ( refundable): Rs. 10,000
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Room for single occupancy
The residents avail the following services :
*All rooms are Air conditioned with attach western style bath
*Individual beds, linens and wardrobes
*Electricity of common areas and passages
*Cleaning everyday and day to day repair works
*Change of bed linens every week
*Wi-fi in all parts of the property
*Fully Furnished Kitchen with gas, fridge, toaster, dishes
*Indian meals available on extra nominal charge
*Laundry service available on extra nominal charge
*Separate big dinning area with TV
*24hrs room service to order food
*Terrace top sitting and garden
*100% power back-up
*Chilled out friendly atmosphere
* Some services may vary from one property to another.
Places to Vi si t
Delhi is a lot more than just a city of love. It is the absolute combination of tradition and modernity.
A city with innumerable monuments on one hand and a world class airport and metro on the other.
Street food, shopping malls, thrifty shopping places, religious places, theatre; you name it and Delhi
has it!
INDIA GATE
Everyone knows of the glorious India Gate! Round the year one can see people picnicking or just enjoying a nice walk around the area. There are beautiful fountains around to make the area nice and
cozy.
QUTUB MINAR
Qutub Minar is the 2nd tallest minar in India. It has been declared as a UNESCO Heritage Site. At
the foot of the tower stands a mosque which is the first mosque built in India.
RED FORT
Adding to the list of majestic monuments in Delhi, there is Red Fort. It is also a UNESCO WORLD
HERITAGE SITE. It served as the residence for Mughal Emperors for nearly 200 years.
AKSHARDHAM
This is a must-see site and should be high on your priority list. Akshardham attracts 70% of all tourists
who visit Delhi (not surprising at all!). Once you enter, I bet you wouldn’t want to leave
TUGHLAQABAD FORT
Tughlaqabad Fort was built by the founder of the Tughlaq Dynasty in 1321. It is spread across an area
of 6.5 km and is near the well established residential-commercial area of Tughlaqabad.
RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN
The President’s residence is one place you better not miss. The mansion is open to tourists for visit on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Mughal Gardens with two channels and energetic fountains add
to the beauty of the place.
TOMB OF SAFDARJANG
This monument was described as the ‘last flicker in the lamp of Mughal architecture’. It was built in
1754 for statesman Safdarjung. The huge structure is surrounded by beautiful gardens of the Mughal
charbagh style.
ISKCON TEMPLE
Your faith in God will reach new heights after you attend the ‘Arti’ at the ISKCON Temple.
INDIA HABITAT CENTRE
This place gives you a little bit of everything. An open air complex with huge solar panels on the roof,
art exhibits in the galleries, yummy foods from the street of India and a good old American breakfast
of bacon and eggs
Standard Accommodation
Luxury Accommodation
First 7 Days !
Along with all the mentioned facilities and services what comes free is:
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A big smile on your arrival :)
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We help you settle down in your room, show you around the house
and introduce with flat mates and make sure you feel comfortable in the
environment
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Provide an orientation session to show you around the neighborhood,
help with
buying SIM card for phone, groceries etc.
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Help you plan trips, book cab for airport or anywhere else according to
your comfort.
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Provide a detailed booklet that talks about your accommodation to make
your stay easier.
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Take care of your everyday needs
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Available 24/7 by phone or mail for any help with your stay or city
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Always available to give our local, expert tips on surviving the city