Avantika Panjtoori, originally from New Zealand, has returned to her roots in Punjab to establish a skill training centre in Fatehgarh Panjtoor.
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00:00From AI Sana, let's turn to our good news today's story as we end the show.
00:04We meet Avantika Panchturi today, who returned from New Zealand to her village in Moga in
00:10Punjab.
00:11She wants to teach, she wanted to skill youngsters in the village so that they can find jobs
00:15here instead of migrating to foreign shores.
00:19And she's getting some success.
00:21We leave you with that story tonight.
00:23Take a look.
00:26Studies from Punjab, going abroad, looking for opportunities is quite common.
00:31But 23-year-old Avantika Panchturi chose to return from New Zealand, where she was
00:36born and brought up.
00:38She wanted to help young women in her native village become self-reliant.
00:43Avantika runs a skill training centre in Fatehgarh, Panchtur.
00:47Either I can live a life in New Zealand as a scientist or I can come to India like my
00:55father and do something for the children, for the community.
00:58So I studied education and I felt that no, I have to do this, I have to come here like
01:04my father and help the children.
01:06Avantika took inspiration from her father, Jatinder Panchturi, a science teacher who
01:11came back from New Zealand to run the school established by his elders.
01:15The skill training centre also uses the school facilities.
01:20We taught about 500 children, people, free Excel, Microsoft last year, these skills,
01:27which are computer skills, which are very important for you.
01:30Yes, we were very inspired by Avantika madam.
01:33We saw that we can earn money sitting at home.
01:37Looking at her, we felt that if a girl from our village can inspire us like this.
01:46Avantika feels NRIs can play a bigger role in making Punjab more prosperous.
01:52Bureau report, India Today.