<p>External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his delegation were in for a surprise on Monday when they were treated to hit popular Bollywood numbers at Centre for Persons with Disabilities here in Israel.</p>.<p>A blind Indian Jewish girl from the Bnei Menashe community, Dina Samte, who is a part of the Shalva band, welcomed Jaishankar and sang hits from Bollywood movies '<em>Kal ho na ho'</em> and '<em>Kuchh kuchh hota hai</em>', in a moving moment that left the minister and his delegation emotional.</p>.<p>Israel's Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid hosted lunch for Jaishankar at the Shalva Centre, which extends care for individuals with disabilities providing them with tools for social inclusion.</p>.<p>Samte, who immigrated to Israel from Manipur in 2007 has the unprecedented honour to have been chosen to light a torch at Israel's Independence Day official state ceremony a few years back.</p>.<p>Shalva provides an all-encompassing range of services for thousands of people with disabilities from infancy to adulthood and their families.</p>.<p>Its comprehensive life-cycle programming provides leading-edge therapies, inclusive educational frameworks, social and recreational activities, employment training, and independent living, as well as respite and family support.</p>.<p>The Shalva National Center’s advanced programs and facilities create new frontiers in disability rehabilitation, research, and inclusion; defining new standards in the field and impacting the world beyond those in Shalva’s direct care.</p>.<p>The organisation is known for providing equal access and opportunity to all participants regardless of religion, ethnic background, or financial capability.</p>.<p>EAM is to visit the Israel museum where he would be seeing the replica of Kudavumbagam Cochini synagogue, the section on Indian art section and also the Dead Sea scrolls.</p>.<p>He will also be interacting with some young members of the Cochini Jewish community.</p>.<p>Jaishankar will also unveil a plaque at the Indian hospice in old Jerusalem and interact with think tanks later during the day. </p>
<p>External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his delegation were in for a surprise on Monday when they were treated to hit popular Bollywood numbers at Centre for Persons with Disabilities here in Israel.</p>.<p>A blind Indian Jewish girl from the Bnei Menashe community, Dina Samte, who is a part of the Shalva band, welcomed Jaishankar and sang hits from Bollywood movies '<em>Kal ho na ho'</em> and '<em>Kuchh kuchh hota hai</em>', in a moving moment that left the minister and his delegation emotional.</p>.<p>Israel's Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid hosted lunch for Jaishankar at the Shalva Centre, which extends care for individuals with disabilities providing them with tools for social inclusion.</p>.<p>Samte, who immigrated to Israel from Manipur in 2007 has the unprecedented honour to have been chosen to light a torch at Israel's Independence Day official state ceremony a few years back.</p>.<p>Shalva provides an all-encompassing range of services for thousands of people with disabilities from infancy to adulthood and their families.</p>.<p>Its comprehensive life-cycle programming provides leading-edge therapies, inclusive educational frameworks, social and recreational activities, employment training, and independent living, as well as respite and family support.</p>.<p>The Shalva National Center’s advanced programs and facilities create new frontiers in disability rehabilitation, research, and inclusion; defining new standards in the field and impacting the world beyond those in Shalva’s direct care.</p>.<p>The organisation is known for providing equal access and opportunity to all participants regardless of religion, ethnic background, or financial capability.</p>.<p>EAM is to visit the Israel museum where he would be seeing the replica of Kudavumbagam Cochini synagogue, the section on Indian art section and also the Dead Sea scrolls.</p>.<p>He will also be interacting with some young members of the Cochini Jewish community.</p>.<p>Jaishankar will also unveil a plaque at the Indian hospice in old Jerusalem and interact with think tanks later during the day. </p>