<p>On his itinerary is also an address to a select few students from various colleges of Mumbai at the St. Xavier's College premises in south Mumbai.<br /><br />President Obama is likely to be welcomed by a host of dignitaries, US citizens in Mumbai and others after he lands at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Saturday.<br /><br />From there he is expected to zoom downtown via the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra-Worli SeaLink to the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel at Colaba, opposite the Gateway of India.<br /><br />However, options are being kept open for him to take a quick chopper ride to south <br />Mumbai, though government and police are unwilling to go on record.<br /><br />Shortly after checking in at the hotel, Obama will give his opening remarks in which he is likely to touch upon the Nov 26-29, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks when the Taj was a major target of the terrorists.<br /><br />He is later to drive down to the historic Mani Bhavan, the museum of Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia, located in the quiet bylanes of Gamdevi, around 5 km north of the Taj.<br /><br />After that Obama will go over to Hotel Trident Oberoi, for a meeting with the captains of Indian and US industry, top businessmen and corporate honchos from the two countries and address the US-India Business Council Summit in the evening.<br /><br />Hotel Trident Oberoi was also one of the sites targeted during the 26/11 terror attacks.<br />Sunday will be a relatively light day for Obama in Mumbai, when he will celebrate Diwali with schoolchildren and youths at a venue in south Mumbai. He is to address a gathering of select student from different city colleges at the St. Xavier's College.<br /><br />During the entire trip, Obama's engagements would be centred within a five-km radius from the Taj.<br /><br />As per the official programme announced Tuesday, besides the expected tribute to the 26/11 martyrs, Obama will not visit any of the other sites targeted during the terror attacks, which, incidentally, fall in a five-km radius.<br /><br />Sunday afternoon, he will take off for New Delhi for the remainder of his Nov 6-9 India visit, including private dinner with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Nov 7 and official talks and address to parliament Nov 8.</p>
<p>On his itinerary is also an address to a select few students from various colleges of Mumbai at the St. Xavier's College premises in south Mumbai.<br /><br />President Obama is likely to be welcomed by a host of dignitaries, US citizens in Mumbai and others after he lands at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Saturday.<br /><br />From there he is expected to zoom downtown via the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra-Worli SeaLink to the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel at Colaba, opposite the Gateway of India.<br /><br />However, options are being kept open for him to take a quick chopper ride to south <br />Mumbai, though government and police are unwilling to go on record.<br /><br />Shortly after checking in at the hotel, Obama will give his opening remarks in which he is likely to touch upon the Nov 26-29, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks when the Taj was a major target of the terrorists.<br /><br />He is later to drive down to the historic Mani Bhavan, the museum of Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia, located in the quiet bylanes of Gamdevi, around 5 km north of the Taj.<br /><br />After that Obama will go over to Hotel Trident Oberoi, for a meeting with the captains of Indian and US industry, top businessmen and corporate honchos from the two countries and address the US-India Business Council Summit in the evening.<br /><br />Hotel Trident Oberoi was also one of the sites targeted during the 26/11 terror attacks.<br />Sunday will be a relatively light day for Obama in Mumbai, when he will celebrate Diwali with schoolchildren and youths at a venue in south Mumbai. He is to address a gathering of select student from different city colleges at the St. Xavier's College.<br /><br />During the entire trip, Obama's engagements would be centred within a five-km radius from the Taj.<br /><br />As per the official programme announced Tuesday, besides the expected tribute to the 26/11 martyrs, Obama will not visit any of the other sites targeted during the terror attacks, which, incidentally, fall in a five-km radius.<br /><br />Sunday afternoon, he will take off for New Delhi for the remainder of his Nov 6-9 India visit, including private dinner with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Nov 7 and official talks and address to parliament Nov 8.</p>