{"id":3967,"date":"2014-01-31T21:21:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T19:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/?p=3967"},"modified":"2025-07-29T09:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:29:44","slug":"day-5-zhaw-meets-bollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/day-5-zhaw-meets-bollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 5: ZHAW meets Bollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday began for us with a short stroll to the conveniently located Cognizant Pune where we were greeted with an exciting and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0eventful presentation about the banking and finance section of the company.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/files\/2014\/01\/IMG_20140130_095148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3968\" alt=\"IMG_20140130_095148\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/files\/2014\/01\/IMG_20140130_095148-300x222.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joozar Hastak and her colleagues from Cognizant followed the presentation up with a discussion in which everyone was free to ask any possible question.<\/p>\n<p>After lunch we started a sightseeing tour through Pune guided by our local sweetheart Baya. The first stop was at the University of Pune where we had the chance to experience the life as a student in Pune. While looking at the stunningly beautiful campus we could even attend a live singing performance from a student who studies Singing, which was a very special experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/files\/2014\/01\/IMG_20140130_144907.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3969\" alt=\"IMG_20140130_144907\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/files\/2014\/01\/IMG_20140130_144907-300x222.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Later on we took a 5 minute ride in a rickshaw through a part of the busiest city we\u2019ve ever seen and proceeded to the Gandhi Memorial Palace where we met the legendary Bollywood actor Raza Murad, who often played the role of a villain in his long career. After the coincidental meeting we headed back to the hotel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/files\/2014\/01\/IMG_20140130_193910.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3970\" alt=\"IMG_20140130_193910\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/files\/2014\/01\/IMG_20140130_193910-300x175.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0the evening we were invited by Anand Gadgil, a cousin of Maya to watch a traditional Indian dance which was performed by three lovely professional dancers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/files\/2014\/01\/IMG_20140130_201948.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3972\" alt=\"IMG_20140130_201948\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/files\/2014\/01\/IMG_20140130_201948-300x224.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After this delightful performance we were gifted with a fabulous turban which is only worn on happy occasions \u2013 definitely a suitable moment! 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