National Youth Festival (India)
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The National Youth Festival in India
is an annual gathering of youth with various activities including competitive ones. It is held in a different state each year during National Youth Week.
's birthday on January 12 is always celebrated as National Youth Day
and the week commencing from that day is known as the National Youth Week. As part of National Youth Week celebrations, the Government of India holds the National Youth Festival every year. This is an event of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India and is celebrated annually in one of the States in a joint venture. The whole idea behind this youth festival is to propagate the concept of national integration, spirit of communal harmony, brotherhood, courage and adventure amongst the youth by exhibiting their cultural prowess in a common platform. This is done by organizing gatherings of youth across the country and encouraging them to take part in different activities.
Crucial components of the National Youth Festival are the competitive events. To compete at the national level, the young talents perform their level best to get themselves medals and awards. To conduct these competitions, eighteen in all disciplines, a team of officers was deployed who managed the competitions, helped in creating logistical arrangements for smooth conduct of competitions, collected and collated the results.
The activities held during the festival include competitive and non-competitive cultural events, martial arts, exhibitions, intellectual discourses, young artists camps, seminars and adventure programmes. The presentation of National Youth Awards also takes place.
hosted for the first time the 15th National Youth Festival in Bhubaneswar
from 8 to 12 January 2010. The closing ceremony was on 12 January 2010 which is the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, the great philosopher and thinker. This was the 15th year in which Orissa State has celebrated this event. This was celebrated in collaboration with the Government of India under the umbrella scheme of the National Integration Camp with other partners like Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and the National Service Scheme.
with Hon’ble Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mr MS Gill and Hon’ble Chief Minister, Mr Naveen Pattnaik, Orissa, Government of India.
, had become sort of cynosure for wildlife experts and is widely admired for its ivory white complexion.
and then an address by the Union Minister of State Youth Affairs and Sports Pratik Prakashbapu Patil
. The Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik released a souvenir and distributed the prizes and medals to the winners of the various competitions held during the past five days. He said that the festival demonstrated India's unity in diversity. The Commissioner cum Secretary, Sports and Youth Services P.K. Mohapatra proposed the vote of thanks and the Chief Minister announced the close of 15th National Youth Festival 2010. Finally a ceremonial band of the Indian Navy performed 'Beating the Retreat'.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
is an annual gathering of youth with various activities including competitive ones. It is held in a different state each year during National Youth Week.
Background
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda , born Narendranath Dutta , was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission...
's birthday on January 12 is always celebrated as National Youth Day
National Youth Day (India)
National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984, the Government of India declared and decided to observe the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as a National Youth Day every year from 1985 onwards...
and the week commencing from that day is known as the National Youth Week. As part of National Youth Week celebrations, the Government of India holds the National Youth Festival every year. This is an event of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India and is celebrated annually in one of the States in a joint venture. The whole idea behind this youth festival is to propagate the concept of national integration, spirit of communal harmony, brotherhood, courage and adventure amongst the youth by exhibiting their cultural prowess in a common platform. This is done by organizing gatherings of youth across the country and encouraging them to take part in different activities.
Crucial components of the National Youth Festival are the competitive events. To compete at the national level, the young talents perform their level best to get themselves medals and awards. To conduct these competitions, eighteen in all disciplines, a team of officers was deployed who managed the competitions, helped in creating logistical arrangements for smooth conduct of competitions, collected and collated the results.
The activities held during the festival include competitive and non-competitive cultural events, martial arts, exhibitions, intellectual discourses, young artists camps, seminars and adventure programmes. The presentation of National Youth Awards also takes place.
Objective
The National Youth Festival began in 1995 as a major activity under the programme of National Integration Camp (NIC). In collaboration with one of the States and institutions like Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and the National Service Scheme (NSS), the Government of India conducts this programme every year. Like the National Youth Festival, States are also encouraged to hold state level, district level and block level youth festivals in the same format as that of the National Youth Festival. The centre of the festival focuses on cultural aspects and a number of other programmes covering a wide variety of activities, which not only reflect the spirit of friendship but also peace and development. Besides all this, this festival provides a nation-wide exposure to the youth for the expression and fulfilment of their cultural talents and aspirations.2010
OrissaOrissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
hosted for the first time the 15th National Youth Festival in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
from 8 to 12 January 2010. The closing ceremony was on 12 January 2010 which is the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, the great philosopher and thinker. This was the 15th year in which Orissa State has celebrated this event. This was celebrated in collaboration with the Government of India under the umbrella scheme of the National Integration Camp with other partners like Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and the National Service Scheme.
Program Venues
The participants from across the country were around 6,000 coming from all states and union territories.- For cultural activities - 100 per state/ UT
- For the exhibition to show case each State products - 40 per state/ UT
- For the young artist camp (artistic work and painting) - 10 per state /UT
- National youth awardees – 30
- Judges for conduct of events - 60
- Suvichar (seminar) /intellectual invitees - 100
- Event conducting officials – 500
- VIPs and celebrities, including secretaries and directors of different states
Events
The competitions were held in various instrumental, classical and other events to select the best talent from all over the country. Thousands of young artists competed and were judged by a panel of judges from all over the country. The events are listed below:Competitive
- Folk dances
- Classical dances
- One act play
- Classical vocal solo
- Folk song
- Classical instrumental solo
Non-competitive
- Folk dance
- Hasya Kavi Samillani
- Rock show
- Special cultural evening
- Martial Arts
Other events
- Yuva Kirtti
- Food festival
- Youth convention
- Suvichar
- Young artist camp
- Adventure sports
Logo/Mascot/Theme of the festival
The Logo/Mascot and Theme were approved on 30 November 2009 at the National Steering Committee Meeting for NYF-2010 held in New DelhiNew Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
with Hon’ble Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mr MS Gill and Hon’ble Chief Minister, Mr Naveen Pattnaik, Orissa, Government of India.
Logo
The logo of the festival depicts six active and stylised youth, portraying the “unity in diversity” of India. It uses various colour shades to suggest the multi-hued cultural facet of India and symbolizes the theme ‘Celebrating Diversity’.Mascot
Gori, India’s 34-year-old rare white crocodile has been chosen as the mascot for the festival. India’s this lone captive albino crocodile Gori, bred and reared in a pen within Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary in KendraparaKendrapara
Kendrapara is a city and a municipality in Kendrapara district in the Indian state of Orissa. It is the headquarters of Kendrapara district.-Geography:Kendrapara is located at . It has an average elevation of...
, had become sort of cynosure for wildlife experts and is widely admired for its ivory white complexion.
Inaugural ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 15th National Youth Festival in Bhubaneswar was attended by Hon’ble Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in presence of Hon’ble Chief Minister, Orissa and Hon’ble Minister, Sports, YS and Revenue, and other Hon’ble Ministers of Orissa at Kalinga Stadium sports complex on 8th Jan-2010 at 3 PM. More than five thousand police officers and hundreds of state government officials had been deployed. An Indian Air Force helicopter showering flower petals and carrying the logo of the event followed by Akash Ganga formation over the main festival venue took place. The event also included a dare devil display by the Indian Army, a cultural march past, a fusion dance of Odissi / Gotipua / Ranappa, Ghumra dance, a crocodile dance and a laser show. Young artists from across the country performed diverse forms of classical and folk dances on the opening day of the Youth Festival.Closing ceremony
The event ended on the evening of January 12 after the National Anthem and fireworks. The closing ceremony started after the Suryakiran Show by the Indian Air Force and a cultural display by the Event Management. The ceremony was marked by an aerobatic show by the Indian Air Force, Chhau Dance, a Malkhamba presentation, Beating the Retreat by the Ceremonial Band of the Indian Navy, a dance show by Prince Dance Group and fireworks. The aerobatic show by the IAF personnel was viewed by a crowd of over 50,000 people in the stadium. The sky divers drifted down from a height of thousands of feet to land in the middle of the stadium. A march past by the state contingents Hum Yuba was followed by an address by the Minister of State Sports and Youth Services, Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo. There followed an address by the celebrity guest Vijendra Singh, a bronze medallist in boxing at the Olympic Games in Beijing 20082008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
and then an address by the Union Minister of State Youth Affairs and Sports Pratik Prakashbapu Patil
Pratik Prakashbapu Patil
Pratik Prakashbapu Patil is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.He is son of former loksabha member prakashbapu patil & also grandson of former chief minister of maharashtra padmabhushan vasantraodada patil . He represents the Sangli constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Indian...
. The Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik released a souvenir and distributed the prizes and medals to the winners of the various competitions held during the past five days. He said that the festival demonstrated India's unity in diversity. The Commissioner cum Secretary, Sports and Youth Services P.K. Mohapatra proposed the vote of thanks and the Chief Minister announced the close of 15th National Youth Festival 2010. Finally a ceremonial band of the Indian Navy performed 'Beating the Retreat'.