National Youth Festival 2022 comes to a close
The Hindu
Two-day event was held virtually
The 25th edition of the National Youth Festival concluded on Thursday, marking the culmination of two days of knowledge dissemination, pep talks and cultural fare.
The two-day event, co-hosted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and the Puducherry Government, was held online following the resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the country.
Addressing the valedictory session, Union Minister Anurag Thakur exhorted the country’s youth to pick one area where they wanted to see change and development, and work towards that goal. “Imagine how the country should be in 2047, which marks the centenary of Independence and make your own contribution to realising that vision,” he said. He also urged youth to take inspiration from the lives of great men like Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo and Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi. The Minister said it was the time for the youth to “Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is achieved”, quoting Swami Vivekananda.