On November 28, 2022, at the Ulyanovsk city hall, under the leadership of the first deputy head of the city V.I. Andreev with the participation of the deputy head of the city I.B. Mitrofanova, heads of structural divisions of the Ulyanovsk city administration, head of the directorate of the program “Ulyanovsk - UNESCO City of Literature” E.E. Cherkas had a meeting with a representative of the educational institute "New Era.Education" Dr. Kumar Dharmendra (India).

In accordance with the agreements reached on the issue of sociocultural adaptation of Indian students, the directorate of the program “Ulyanovsk - UNESCO City of Literature” begins work in this direction.
On January 27, 2023, the head of the directorate of the “Ulyanovsk – UNESCO City of Literature” program, Elena Cherkas, and member of the directorate, Anna Konikhina, visited an active group of students from India who are studying at Ulyanovsk State University and pursuing a medical profession.

The community of Indian students at Ulyanovsk State University is quite large - about 1,200 students from this country study at the university. During the discussion, it became clear that students are interested in exhibitions, museums, theatrical performances of our city, as well as excursion programs both in Ulyanovsk and outside the city. Representatives of the BRICS countries have a great desire to get acquainted with the unique Russian culture and nature of our region. Special attention at the meeting was paid to sports activities - many Indians are seriously interested in volleyball, football and badminton.

The directorate of the program “Ulyanovsk - UNESCO City of Literature”, represented by Elena Cherkas and Anna Konikhina, gladly accepted the proposals and wishes of active youth and is preparing a program of events that can open up the cultural, tourist and sports diversity of the region and the city to students from India.
In turn, Indians are ready to hold a series of meetings with Ulyanovsk schoolchildren, talk about their traditions, culture, way of life, conduct master classes on Mehendi painting and demonstrate the beauty of Indian dances at master classes.