Indian student serves as British High Commissioner for a day
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IBNS): Indian student Esha Bahal served as the British High Commissioner to India for a day on Monday.
Countries around the world will celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child on Oct 11.
@UKinIndia with UK High Commissioner for a day @BahalEsha to celebrate the #DayoftheGirl alongwith young women footballers Anne,anjali jannat,bushra,zoya,samreen mantasha,somi frm lesser privileged fmlies of Jamia.Inspiring stories of girls who play despite all obstacles pic.twitter.com/7QEl7AuaxP
— richa anirudh (@richaanirudh) October 8, 2018
To mark the event, the British High Commission organised a competition for women aged between 18 and 23 to become the British High Commissioner to India for a day.
To enter, the competitors submitted a short video presentation on the theme ‘What does Gender Equality means to you?’
58 students/women took part, with contributions across the country from Delhi to Hyderabad. The successful entry was from Esha Bahal, a student of Political Science at Amity University in Noida.
Esha plans to become a social entrepreneur after completing her higher studies in public policy and law.
Acting British High Commissioner for the Day, Esha, said:"Acting as British High Commissioner for a day has been a great and really unique experience. I’ve learnt about the breadth and depth of UK-India relations – and had the opportunity to highlight the importance of gender equality and inclusivity, issues which are of great importance to me."
British High Commissioner (or Deputy High Commissioner for the day) Dominic Asquith said: "I am delighted that we were able to run this competition and give young Indian women a platform to discuss their rights. I thank all participants for submitting their excellent videos."
"Esha is truly impressive. She is clearly committed to girls’ rights and her video was outstanding. I would like to congratulate her on her success and wish her all the best for her future endeavours," he said.
Esha assumed charge of the British High Commission (BHC) in New Delhi on Oct 8.
"She led a meeting with heads of departments across the High Commission, and visited teams to become acquainted with their work. She visited a project site to an Marks and Spencer (M&S) factory in Gurgaon, where the High Commission in collaboration with M&S is running a Gender Equality Programme for the women workers in the garment industry; she also met the winners of Tech Rocketship Awards and had a formal interaction with the media also," read the High Commission statement.
Image: Esha Bahal Twitter page
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