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AIESEC IN JALANDHAR
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Welcome To Jalandhar
Origin of the Name of the District
The district is named afer Jalandhar, a demon king, who fnds a menton in the
Puranas and Mahabharta. According to another legend, Jalandhar was the capital
of the kingdom of lav, son of Rama. According to yet another version Jalandhar is
said to have derived its name from the vernacular term `Jalandhar means area
inside the water, i.e. tract laying between the two rivers Satluj and Beas, stll an-
other name of Jalandhar had been Trigarta, as it was waters by three rivers,
Satluj, Beas and Ravi. Jalandhar is located on the intensively irrigated plain be-
tween the Beas and Sutlej rivers. The city, which has major road and rail connec-
tons, is a market for agricultural products. Manufactures include textles, leather
goods, wood products, and sportng goods. capital Chandigarh. It is at a distance
of 350 Kms from Delhi on Delhi-Amritsar Highway. It is surrounded by Ludhiana
district in East, Kapurthala in West, Hosiharpur in North and Ferozepur in South.
Climate


The climate of this district is on the whole dry except during the brief south-west
monsoon season. The year may be divided into four seasons. The cold season is
from the middle of November to early part of March. The succeeding period upto
the end of June in the summer season, July, August and frst half of September
consttute the South-West monsoon season. The period from middle September
to the middle of November is the post monsoon or transiton period. Although
tehsil Phagwara is in the Kapurthala District, for the descripton of climate the
same has been included in the Jalandhar district.
SOME IMPORTANT SITES WHICH COULD BE VERY HANDY...
Justdial.com to fnd any kind of service or shop or business around any spot
www.redbus.in-to fnd details about PUBLIC TRANSPORT in Jalandhar

http://www.indianrail.gov.in/
https://www.irctc.co.in/ -for online booking of Railway tickets
www.rsrtcors.co.in -online booking of Bus tickets
What We expect from You
Please notify us well in advance of your
exact arrival date and time ( in 24hr
format ) and with which airline/flight
number ( or ship or train or bus or on
foot ) you are coming. Most European
airlines arrive in the middle of the night
in New Delhi, so please be careful about
the date! Initiate opportunities for cul-
tural exchange & discuss your problems
with AIESEC members.
Do your job whole heartedly and to the
best of your abilities.
Fill in the traineeship reports we will give
you, to give us feedback.
Participate in the activities we organize
for you.
Get yourself involved in the work and
know more about the organization.
Make sure you are added on Facebook
group for Interns (Ask AIESEC Jalandhar
to add you group before arrival)
AIESEC Jalandhars promises to you..
Arrange accommodation and assist you about shop-
ping and other necessary facilities.
Take you to the company at the first day of your
traineeship.
Provide information to you and help you whenever
we can, e.g. with the registration, bank a/c ,getting
local cell number
Provide activities that familiarize you with Indian cul-
ture and lifestyle.
We will provide you with names and telephone list of
the AIESEC members
As well as information about upcoming activities.
You will be having a buddy whom you can contact
in case of any
Assistance or work. Though all of us will always be
there for you.
Pl ease note we wi l l hel p you wherever needed and woul d be
more
than happy to assi st you. However we are not your guardi ans!
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Interacton with the members of AIESEC Jalan-
dhar
Your interaction with AIESEC Jalandhar members mostly
would be with your buddy and the department which
matched you. You would meet your buddy and the depart-
ment about twice a month.
The members of AIESEC Jalandhar are always willing to have
a cultural interaction with you and have a great exchange of
ideas.
For this purpose, there are many activities and forums that
are in place:
Weekly Dinners and Parties
Fort Nightly or once in 3-week Coffee Talks
Conferences
Involvement in core AIESEC work
Sports Activities: Trainees Vs. Members
Learning Activities based on several issues like development
issues of child rights, environment, gender etc. and even non
development like entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Respon-
sibility etc.
Try to attend most of these activities, as
they would increase your learning and
interaction with the local committee.
AIESEC IN JALANDHAR
H/NO-302, NEW JAWAHAR
NAGAR, JALANDHAR, PUNJAB
VICE PRESIDENTS-GCDP-ICX

Charu Magotra
+917508504899

Shruti Singh
+917508025898
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