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Three students from Telangana to head for Japan tour under Sakura programme
Three students from Telangana, who presented their ideas at the district and State-level science fairs, and subsequently won awards at the national-level exhibition, were selected for the Sakura Science Exchange Program 2025.
A. Shiva Reddy of TGSWREIS Damaragidda of Narayanpet, Sailu Sai Shrivalli of Sri Chaitanya School, Mancherial, and Shubhasree Sahu of Paramitha Heritage School, Karimnagar, will be among the total 54 students selected from across the country, touring Japan Monday onwards.
The tour of Japan from June 15 to 21, facilitated by the Department of Science & Technology, India, includes visits to The University of Tokyo, Omiya Kita High School – a certified Super Science High School, JAXA Tsukuba Space Center, the National Museum of Nature and Science, Mathematical Experience Plaza at Tokyo University of Science, and The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.
The students will also participate in a special lecture by Japanese mathematician Jin Akiyama at Kenkyusha English Language Centre and interact with Nobel laureates.
For Shiva Reddy, a Class 11 student who aspires to study at IIT, he will be interested in learning about Japan's technological advancement and innovations. For Sai Shrivalli and Shubhasree Sahu, Class 11 and 12 students, whose primary interests are in aeronautics, the exchange programme will be valuable field trip.
'We hear a lot about how the Japanese work hard, their innovation and work culture. I believe I am a young innovator and an ambassador representing my country, I will learn from their culture and work methods,' Sahu said. The three students, at the Inspire-Manak National Awards, proved their ideas.
Sai Shrivalli won the award for her simple menstruation device which promotes use of reusable sanitary pads; eco-friendly multi-functional agro machine for Sahu; and for Shiva Reddy, coconut fibre pots as an alternative to plastic pots.
