A youth practice for his participation in the 18th National Youth Festival to be held in Ludhiana from the 12th-16th January, 2014.
Ludhiana, January 11, 2014: The 18th National Youth Festival is to be held in Ludhiana from the 12th-16th January, 2014. The festival is being held on the occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Every year 12th January, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, is observed as the National Youth Day. The festival is being organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India and the Government of Punjab.
Over 5000 youth will participate at the Festival wherein each State/UT Government is expected to send a contingent of 100 participants for participating in a multitude of competitive and non-competitive activities such as classical vocal solo, classical dance, folk dance, one act play and many others.
On 12th January, 2014, Opening Ceremony will be organised at the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, and will be inaugurated by Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India as the Chief Guest. Manish Tewari, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Information & Broadcasting, Government of India to be the Guest of Honour and Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab will preside over the function. During the Ceremony, National Youth Awards and Awards to Outstanding Youth Clubs will also be conferred. Other major events during the inaugural function will be a March Past by State Contingents. The Closing Ceremony of the Festival will be held on 16th January, 2014 in which prizes will be distributed for the various competitive events held during the festival.
The theme of the National Youth Festival this year is ‘Youth For Drugs Free World’. In recent years, a worrying trend of increasing drug abuse among the youth of our country is emerging and this issue is fast threatening to derail the promise of the much talked about demographic dividend. Today, many young people and their families are being affected by the menace of drugs and the platform of the National Youth Festival is being used to bring awareness in the society about this issue. The Festival will help to dispel the wrong notion among many sections of our society that drug abuse is restricted only to the extreme ends of the socio-economic spectrum.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, is committed to and looks forward to playing the role of a facilitator and to bring different stakeholders together in this fight against drug abuse. It recognises the importance of skill development and creating job opportunities for the youth so that they are not attracted by the lure of drugs and other forms of abuse such as delinquent behaviour, terrorism, drug abuse and alcoholism. Recent initiatives of key Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports organizations such as the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), the National Service Scheme (NSS) and the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) in the field of youth development and empowerment are geared towards addressing these concerns.
Furthermore, Social Development Fair or ‘YuvaKriti’ will be organised to provide an opportunity for young artisans to showcase their talent. A National Youth Convention on the chosen theme concerning the youth will be organised where around 800 youth will participate. ‘Suvichar’ is also being organised at the Festival, where young men and women will get a chance to interact with eminent personalities.
EVENTS, VENUE AND SCHEDULE Of COMPETITIVE EVENTS:
S. No. | Event
| Venue | 13-1-2014 | 14-1-2014 | 15-1-2014 | Hall Incharge | Contacts No. | |
1. | Folk Dance | Open Air Theatre Near Kairon Kissan Ghar, PAU. | 10:00am - 5:00 pm | 10:00am - 5:00 pm | 10:00am - 5:00 pm | 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. | Jagjit Singh Chahal, ADYS, Faridkot Pritam Rupal, AIR, Chd, DYS Satbir Singh, Welfare Officer, PAU Narinder Yadav, DYC M.K.Mir, DYC | 94179-29247 94171-92623 98888-83172 094160-41376 094190-43833
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2. | Folk Song | Pal Auditorium, PAU | ----- | ----- | 10:00am - 5:00pm | 1. 2. 3. 4.
| Kulwinder Singh, ADYS, Mukatsar Dr. Maan Singh Toor, PAU K.I.Singh, DYC Som Dutt Zard, DYC
| 95015-24100 98147-41773 094360-27212 094192-23694 |
| Classical Vocal Solo | |||||||
3. | Carnatic | Pal Auditorium, PAU | 9:30am - 12:30pm | ----- | ----- | |||
4. | Hindustani | Pal Auditorium, PAU | 2:30pm - 6:30pm | ----- | ----- | |||
5. | Harmonium (Light) | Pal Auditorium, PAU | ----- | 9:30am - 12:30pm | ----- | |||
6. | Elocution | Pal Auditorium, PAU | ----- | 2:30pm - 5:00pm | ----- | |||
| Classical Dance | |||||||
7. | Bharat Natyam | Jacob Hall, PAU | 9:30am - 12:30pm | ----- | ----- | 1. 2. 3. 4.
| Capt. Inderjit Singh Dhami, ADYS, Jalandhar Randeep Chahal, H.Sc., PAU Sanjay Matey, DYC Umesh Sawhney, DYC
| 98153-01172 9855808588 094231-19091 097169-31414
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8. | Oddissi | Jacob Hall, PAU | 2:30pm - 6:30pm | ----- | ----- | |||
9. | Kuchipudi | Jacob Hall, PAU | ----- | 9:30am - 12:30pm | ----- | |||
10. | Manipuri | Jacob Hall, PAU | ----- | 2:30pm - 6:30pm | ----- | |||
11. | Kathak | Jacob Hall, PAU | ----- | ----- | 9:30am - 12:30pm | |||
| Classical Instrumental Solo | |||||||
12. | Mridangam | Wheat Hall, PAU | 9:30am - 12:30pm | ----- | ----- | 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. | Jeet Singh Butter, ADYS, Chd. Dr. Anil Sharma, PAU Yashwant Mandkhedkar, DYC Pradeep Kumar, DYC Dr. Tejinder Singh, Punjab Uni., Chd,
| 98762-80002 9814753630 098607-98557 094669-80646 97790-37300 |
13. | Flute | Wheat Hall, PAU | 2:30pm - 6:30pm | ----- | ----- | |||
14. | Veena | Wheat Hall, PAU | ----- | 9:30am - 12:30pm | ----- | |||
15. | Sitar | Wheat Hall, PAU | ----- | 2:30pm - 6:30pm | ----- | |||
16. | Tabla | Wheat Hall, PAU | ----- | ----- | 9:30am - 12:30pm | |||
17. | Guitar | Wheat Hall, PAU | ----- | ----- | 2:30pm - 6:30pm | |||
18. | One Act Play | Guru Nanak Bhawan, Near Bharat Nagar Chowk, Ludhiana | 10:00am - 6:30pm | 10:00am - 6:30pm | 10:00am - 6:30pm | 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. | Malkit Singh, ADYS, Patiala Vishal Bector, PAU Dr. Anoop Vatts, DAV College, Jalandhar Dr. B. D. Gupta, DYC J. P. Sharma, DYC
| 98762-67001 9876162476 98148-14822 094127-36612 098271-06774
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NON-COMPETITIVE EVENTS
S. No. | Event
| Venue | Timings | Hall Incharge | Contact No. |
1. | Yuva Kriti | PAU Ground, Ludhiana | 12-16 January | C.M.Atif, JD (CDN), NYKS Hq. | 082852-12786 093122-46085 |
2. | Food Festival | PAU Ground, Ludhiana | 12-16 January | 1. Rishipal Singh, ZD, NYKS, Andhra Pradesh 2. Natrajan, ZD, NYKS, Karnatka | 083328-80851 094832-23377 |
3. | Adventure Camp | Football/Cricket Ground PAU, Ludhiana | 12-16 January | Upendra Thakur, DD, NYKS, Chattisgarh | 094246-67304 |
4. | Media/News Letter |
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| Dr. M.P. Gupta, JD (Prog.), NYKS Hq. | 098114-64258 |
5. | Special Cultural Evening | Open Air Theatre, PAU, Ludhiana | 13-15 January | Sunil Malik, JD (GA), NYKS Hq. | 098680-18001 |
6. | Young Artist's Camp | Examination Hall, PAU, Ludhiana | 12-16 January | George Varghese, DD NYKS Hq. | 098686-01070 |
7. | Suvichar/National Youth Convention | Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana | One Day | S.K.Sahney,Deputy Prog. Advisor, NSS G.S.Bhatti, Deputy Prog. Advisor, NSS | 098681-60090 99154-85239 |
8. | Hasya Kavi Samelan | Jacob Hall, PAU, Ludhian | 15 Jaunuary (Evening) | Capt. Inderjeet Singh Dhami | 98153-01172 |
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