Kochi: India President Droupadi Murmu will arrive in Kerala’s Kochi  today as part of her 6-day visit to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Lakshadweep.

During her progremme, Murmu will visit INS Vikrant, India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier, when she arrives in Kochi on Thursday afternoon. Later, she will present the President's Colour to INS Dronacharya, the Gunnery School of the Indian Navy here, officials said.

On March 17, the she will visit spiritual guru Mata Amritanandamayi's Math in Kollam. On the same day, she will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour in Thiruvananthapura

The presient will also dedicate to the nation the Technical Books of Diploma and Engineering that have been translated into Malayalam by Digital University Kerala (DUK) in a function being organised at Kowdiar.

The president  will leave for Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, on March 18 and pay tribute at Vivekananda Smarak and the statue of Thiruvalluvar, officials said.

On the same evening, she will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour at Kavaratti, the capital of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. On March 19, the President will interact with members of Self Help Groups at Kavaratti, they said

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