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1ST YOUTH FESTIVAL
FOR VALUE-BASED SOCIETY - 1997
A
unique festival was organised at Brahmakumaris
Academy for a Better World, Mt. Abu from 1st
to 5th Oct., 1997. Festival was aimed at
motivating youth to devote their energies to
create a better society and develop a positive
attitude towards their art. 6 competitions, 8
workshops, seminar session, picnic, positive
change course session, street plays, value
games etc. were the centre of attractions. 17
Universities and 9 youth institutions actively
participated in the festival. There were 200
competitors, 600 observers and 40 dignitories
played the role of judges in various
competitions and speakers in other sessions.
The
grand reception on the eve of inauguration
made the festival live. 6 motorbikes followed
by kumaris with kalash, a group with lazims, a
 group showing marshal art and a group
exhibiting folk dances slowly marched towards
the main Hall. Then followed the group of
universities with their flags and banners.The
procession stopped near the main gate of the
hall, hundreds of balloons and kites were
flied making the evening more colourful.
The
festival was inaugurated by Prof. S. B.Vora,
Vice-chancellor of the Gujrat University.
The
Finale of the festival was presided by the
Chairperson of the Jurist Wing of R.E.& R.F.,
Bro. Ramesh Shah and the Chief Guest was Bro.
Vinod Tripathi, Vice Chancellor of the Gujarat
Vidyapith, Ahmedabad. Three universities were
awarded for the best performance - Indira Kala
Sangit Vishwa Vidyalaya, Khairagarh, Rani
Durgavati Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur and
Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar.
With a new ray of hope and
a deep affection for a spiritual life-style
and suggestions of arranging such festivals
each year, the young people said good-bye.
2ND YOUTH FESTIVAL
TOWARDS NEW ERA THROUGH CREATIVITY - 1998
The 2nd youth festival-1998
was held at Brahmakumaris Academy for a Better
World, Mount Abu from 16th to 20th September,
1998 focusing on "New Era through Creativity."
About 1200 youths representing 31
universities, institutions and organisations
from all parts of the country and 20 judges
for various competitions participated in the
festival.
The festival consisted of
the following 10 different competitions:
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Elocution :
Ideas and plans of youth for creating a new
society, Awakening the dormant creative
intelligence through meditation.
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Essay Writing :
Art of concentration through meditation,
Creativity - a tool for progress, Role of
youth in moral and social reconstruction.
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Self Authored poem
: My vision of the new century,
Supreme Creation
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Painting :
War and Peace, Divine power, Let us bring
heaven on earth.
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Monoacting :Tolerance,
Fearlessness, It is all for the best.
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Skit :
Challenges of self-change, Divine Love,
Youth - the Golden period.
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Best from Waste
: House of Worship
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Portrait and Folk
Dance.
It was also discussed and
deliberated in the planery and seminar
sessions on the topics such as "Marching from
the Present Period of Darkness unto the Golden
Dawn", "Rajyoga Meditation - Spiritual journey
towards perfection" etc. Discussions were also
held in seven workshops on the topics of
significance like :
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Value of relationship
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Youth as an ideal
citizen
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Freeing oneself from
examination phobia
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Sound mind in the sound
body
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Purity is the mother of
peace and bliss.
The festival was
inaugurated by Shri Govind Singh Kanjla,
Minister of State, Youth Services,Government
of Punjab. The festival was also graced by
Shri S.Chandra Mohan Reddy, Minister for Youth
Services, Government of Andhra Pradesh. The
Valedictory and the prize distribution was
graced by Shri Y.Ramakrishnudu, Speaker of the
Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh.
Rajyogini Dadi Prakash Maniji , Chief of
Brahmakumaris blessed the festival.
3rd YOUTH FESTIVAL
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT- A CLARION CALL - 1999
The third All-India Youth
Festival on Spiritual Empowerment - A Clarion
Call was organised from 30 Aug. to 3rd
Sept.,1999 at the Shantivan complex. In her
inaugural address, Dadi Prakash Maniji told
the 1,500 participants that "with the
awareness of the latent spiritual potential in
yourself, you must come forward to transform
today’s Bharat into the Golden Bharat of
tomorrow." Film actor Sudesh Berry and TV
artist Bhairavi Raichura were the star
attractions of the festival.
The festival included a
seminar on "spiritual empowerment - a clarion
call" which featured as Chief Guest N.L.Parmar,
Zonal Director, West Zone, Nehru Yuva Kendra.
Five parellel workshops were held on the
topics: Youth - the instruments for
removing the Generation Gap, Solution to
present day problems - Spiritual powers,
Coming events
cast their shadows before..
There were other sessions on Rajyoga, Positive
Change, Peace Realisation and an evening
cultural event.
The festival featured 6
competitions in which 450 youth representing
22 universities and 20 youth institutions,
actively participated. The valedictory and
prize distribution sessions were presided over
by Bro. B.K. Brij Mohan, Editor of Purity, a
monthly newspaper.
Competitions :
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Elocution : 28 participants
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Self-authored Poem : 25
participants
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Monoacting : 21 participants
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Painting : 32 participants
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Skit : 21 groups
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Group song : 19 groups
National Integration Camps - 2001
With the support of
Ministry of youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of
India NICs were organised throughout the
country. A series of youth festivals was
hosted which included seven National
Integration camps to give geogrophical
coverage to the entire lenght and breadth of
our vast country and a Finale at the National
Capital.
The five days’ programmes
at each of these residential camps included
activities oriented towards bringing about
religious, linguistic, social and cultural
integration besides aiming at developing
values like tolerence, peace, cooperation,
responsibilty etc. Inculcation of these values
help creating an awareness for harmonious
relationships at all levels - be it family,
society, competitions, sharing of experiences
and guidance by the experts during the camps.
There were nearly 200-250
participants in each camp. These camps were
held at Bathinda, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kolhapur,
Agartala, Raipur and Bangalore. After
completion of the camps at regional levels,
the finale of the festival was organised in
Delhi from 18-22 December, 2001
Subjects of various competitions :
Self-Authored poem
Painting competition
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Vision of Golden Age
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Vasudhaiv Kutambakam
One act play competition
Schedules of the NIC camps was uniform
at all places:
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10.00 - 12.30pm
Registration
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05.00 - 07.00pm Reception & Inaugural
Session
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08.00 - 09.00pm Introduction
2nd Day
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06.30 - 08.00am Youth Empowerment 1
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09.00 - 10.00am Unity in
Diversity-Cultural Integration
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10.15 - 11.15am Value workshop
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11.30 - 12.30pm Changing situations and
change 04.00 - 06.00pm Elocution
competition
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06.30 - 07.30pm Positivity in relations
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08.30 - 10.00pm Cultural exchange
3rd Day
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06.30 - 08.00am Youth Empowerment 2
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09.00 - 10.00am Harmony through
Emotional Integration
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10.15 - 11.15am Value workshop
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11.30 - 12.30pm Positive personality
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04.00 - 06.00pm Poem & painting
competition
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06.30 - 07.30pm Realisation Session
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08.30 - 10.00pm One act play competition
4th Day
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06.30 - 08.00am Youth Empowerment 3
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09.00 - 10.00am Universal brotherhod-Intellectual
Integration
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10.15 - 11.15am Value workshop
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11.30 - 12.30pm We can be what we want
to be!
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04.00 - 05.30pm Spiritual powers &
positve life-style
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05.30 - 06.15pm Success stories -
Faithfulness
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06.15 - 07.30pm Language of
Silence-Linguistic Integration
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08.30 - 10.00pm Feedback and experience
sharing
5th Day
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06.30 - 08.00am Youth Empowerment 4
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09.00 - 04.30pm Visit to Historical
places
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05.00 - 07.00pm Valedictory and prize
distribution
Routine
Kolkata : 600 Participants
Two sessions on career guidance were
appreciated by the participants. Maximum no.
of participants and organisations
participated in this NIC.
Bathinda : 250 Participants
Media response was very good. Rotary Club,
Bathinda Cantt. arranged Medical Counter
free of cost on all the four days.
Jaipur : 301 Participants
Huge procession with involvement of majority
of the leading educational institutes of the
city before the inauguration. Equal and good
response from both the states and the UTs.
Raipur : 210 Participants
Maximum eminent personalities from different
fields visited the festival. Invitation for
NIC every year.
Bangalore : 183 Participants
Procession of 100 cyclists flagged off from
Vidhan Sowdha of Karnataka by the Minister
of Youth Affairs and Sports
Kolhapur : 209 Participants
Parellel 3 day personality development camp
at local branch.
Agartala : 200 Participants
Most of the participants pledged for
vegetarion life-style.
Many follow-up invitations were received
within short period
Opinions:
The festival enriched us to a great extent.
Among all other events meditation helped us
a lot in improving our self realisation and
patience.
- Jahir Abbas - Silchar
It was very nice. I got a lot of friends
from different states. I learned different
things from them and from you all also.
- Sushma Sawant - Goa
Basically, I am a short tempered person. I
do have tension and anger very frequently.
But now I understood that what the real life
means,how to lead life successfully.
- T. Senthil Raja - Coimbatore
I was so demoralised that I intended to
commit suicide. But, now I will give life to
manhood. Now, I know who I am? What is my
aim? What are my responsibilities towards
mankind, nation and universe.
- Sanjivkumar Saini - Jaipur.
I think this type of programme is very
necessary to upgrade our youth.
- Satanu Laskar, Kolkata
I have attended my camps but never attended
such unique camp where the lessions on
National Integration has been tought with
the Spiritual Knowledge.
- Sushilkumar Gupta - Bhopal
Youth festivals and NICs - 2004
Subjects of various competitions :
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Elocution
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Self-authored Poem
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Essay
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MonoactingTolerance
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Fearlessness
Painting
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World of Peace
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Swarnim Bharat
Schedules of the NIC camps was uniform
at all places:
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1st Day
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10.00 - 12.30pm
Registration
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04.00 - 06.00pm Peace March
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06.00 - 08.00pm Reception & Inaugural
Session
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2nd Day Pratibha Abhyuday Day
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07.00 - 08.30am Youth Empowerment 1
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09.30 - 10.30am Holistic Health
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11.00 - 01.00pm Elocution & essay
competition
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04.00 - 06.00pm Concentration & memory
power through Rajyoga
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06.30 - 07.30pm Self-empowerment
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08.30 - 09.30pm Introductory Session
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3rd Day Personality Development Day
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07.00 - 08.30am Youth Empowerment 2
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09.30 - 10.30am Positivity in relations
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11.00 - 01.00pm Self-authored Poem &
painting competition
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04.30 - 05.30pm Positive Personality
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06.00 - 07.00pm Realisation Session
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08.00 - 09.30pm Monoacting Competition
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4th Day Youth for Clean & Healthy India
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07.00 - 08.30am Youth Empowerment 3
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09.30 - 01.00pm Blood donation camp &
cleaning a specific area
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04.30 - 05.30pm Youth for better
environment
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06.00 - 07.00pm Freedom from addictions
and bad habits
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07.00 - 07.30pm Meditation session -
purification of the self
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08.00 - 09.30pm Cultural Exchange
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5th Day Youth - the creator of Glorious
Bharat
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07.00 - 08.30am Youth Empowerment 4
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09.30 - 11.00am Panel
discussion-Youth-Creator of glorious
Bharat
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12.00 pm - Sight seeing
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08.00 - 09.30pm Feedback & experience
sharing
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6th Day Youth and Values
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07.00 - 08.30am Youth Empowerment 5
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09.30 - 10.30am Meeting our seniors
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11.00 - 01.00pm Value workshops -
Tolerance, Respect, Responsibilty,
Humility, Freedom, Happiness
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04.30 - 05.30pm Assessment of the
program
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06.00 - 08.00pm Valedictory & prize
distribution
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7th Day
Host Cities :
Ahmedabad :
24 - 30
October
Gujrat, Rajasthan, Maharastra, Div,
Daman,Dadra & Nagar Haveli
The series of NICs and the youth festivals
was inaugurated in Ahmedabad by the Chief
Minister of Gujrat Bro. Narendra Modi in the
presence of Dadi RatanMohini,Chairperson of
the Wing, Governor of Lions International
Clubs-Dist. 323-B Bro. Jitendra Shah, BK
Sarlaben- Director-Gujrat Zone. 70 youth
dignitories joined in the candle lighting
ceremony. Nearly 6000 people participated in
the function. Collection of 25 bottles of
blood and cleaning of a village were the
highlighting events.
Raipur :
21 - 27 November
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhatisgarh,
Delhi, Goa
Before Inaugural function, beautiful musical
evening was the centre of attraction.The
group was the most intelligent one. A big
no. of participants were from Muslim
community. It was experienced that youth may
come from any culture or religion but they
have their emotional attachment with
spirituality, we only need to provide them
right direction towards their beliefs and
basic values.
Hyderabad :
28 Nov. - 04
December
Karnataka, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar
Islands, Pondicherry, Lakshdweep, Tamilnadu,
Andhra Pradesh
The Camp was inaugurated by the Speaker of
AP Legislative Assembly - Bro. K R Reddy. He
said it is now right time to start with Knit
India Movement after Quit India Movement.
Value games stall & 67 bottles of blood were
the major atrractions of the Camp.
Guwahati :
05 - 11
December
Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal
Pradesh, Tripura , Meghalaya, Assam
Before the inaugural program, a huge rally
was organised wherein more than 700 youth
participated wholeheartedly. The
participants loved the vegetarian food and
the unforgetable sustainance during the
Camp.
A well-known local actor
entertained the group in the Valedictory
program. The young generation is quite
concerned about national integrity as they
are affected a lot by acts of terrorism in
North-East states.
Kolkata :
12 - 18 December
Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand, Sikkim, West
Bengal
71 bottles of bllod was collected here. A
national hockey player attented the whole
camp and said that I am going with a new
identity of my and it has helped alot in
developing my concentration and sportsman
spirit.
Chandigarh :
24 - 30
December
Haryana, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir,
Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal
Maximum universities turned up in this
camp.68 bottles blood was collected. All the
team managers were always found in the first
row in all the sessions. Everyday in the
evenings, the cultural exchange program was
the salient feature and camp fire was the
unforgatable event in this camp.
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