As US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in delegation-level talks, First Lady Melania Trump paid a visit to a government-run school in south Delhi to learn about the ‘Happiness Curriculum’ – a programme to reduce anxiety and stress among school children.
Melania was received at Sarvodaya Co-Educational Senior Secondary School and presented with garlands by girl students who applied "Tilak" or auspicious vermilion on her forehead. She later interacted with students on their curriculum, trying their hand at drawing and painting in a classroom full of toys, which had a garden-themed background.
#WATCH Delhi: First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump interacts with students and teachers at Sarvodaya Co-Ed Senior Secondary School in Nanakpura. pic.twitter.com/Tjn7t7dnAK
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Delhi: First Lady of the US, Melania Trump interacting with students at Nanakpura's Sarvodaya Co-Ed Senior Secondary School. pic.twitter.com/M3n72VE9pR
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Delhi: First Lady of the US, Melania Trump interacts with the students at Sarvodaya Co-Ed Senior Secondary School in Nanakpura. pic.twitter.com/gLbRXGPOp5
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First lady @FLOTUS Melania Trump is at a Delhi government school in South Delhi right now. Here’s how the students welcomed the First Lady of the US. introduced by @ArvindKejriwal @msisodia | pic.twitter.com/CAjX0StzsQ
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Live updates: Melania is visiting a school in Delhi to see the "Happiness Class" - a unique initiative in schools of Delhi.#TrumpVisitIndia #USINPAC #NamasteTrump #TrumpInIndia pic.twitter.com/K6CwX5QL0b
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Delhi: Students greet the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump at Sarvodaya Co-Ed Senior Secondary School in Nanakpura. pic.twitter.com/jmjPIWJzgm
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Melania Trump at a Delhi Govt School to attend a "Happiness Class" initiated by Education Minister @msisodia which has caught the attention of other Nations too ! pic.twitter.com/Re7WftmBmA
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The students also staged folk dances for their special guest.
Students from Delhi Government schools in Janakpur and Dallupura perform folk dances to welcome @FLOTUS Melania Trump @htTweets @htdelhi pic.twitter.com/Fhs5cLYPkU
— Sweta Goswami (@sweta_goswami) February 25, 2020
After enjoying the performances, the First Lady of the US gave a speech.
“Namaste! (Welcome) It’s an honour to join you today at this beautiful school. Thanks for welcoming me with the lovely ‘Tilak’ tradition... This is my first visit to India... people here are so warm and welcoming,” Melania said.
She also praised the ‘Happiness Curriculum’ saying that it's inspiring for her to see students in schools beginning each day by participating in mindfulness.
The "happiness curriculum" is a programme launched by the government of the national capital in 2018 to teach students extra-curricular activities along with mediation and some singing and dancing. The programme seeks to help reduce anxiety among students.
Melania Trump is to later join President Trump at a dinner hosted by President Ram Nath Kovind in Rashtrapathi Bhavan or the Presidential Palace.
