To stimulate the youth, I have dedicated my life. I will rouse them through the infallible power of Vedic Mantras! My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation; they will work out the whole problem, like lions!
-Swami Vivekananda
VMYF celebrated the Patriotic Youth Fete – 2010, on 14th Aug’10, at Keshav Memorial Degree College, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad.
The Student Fete was a major hit with more than 1200 visiting students and with over 600 participations from about 250 Colleges in and around Hyderabad in 16 categories of talent contests.
The Fete Started at 9.30 A.M. and the events went on up to 6.00 P.M. culminating with an inspiring and enlightening speech by the esteemed Guest of Honour Sri SARPV Chaturvedi Swamiji on “The Concept of Vande Mataram and its true role in National Resurgence”. Swamiji was gracious enough to visit Hyderabad just for one hour expressly to deliver this lecture amidst his busy schedule at Chennai to where he flied back immediately after delivering his invaluable lecture.
He held the audience spell bound with his oration about the meaning and scope of the Vande Mataram Concept and how it is applicable to whole of the World due to India being the Mother of all the Races of this World in more than one way. He also dealt in detail on how the Youth need to be empowered in the real sense apart from only attending the Talent Competitions and Fetes. He urged the VMYF to come out with a diploma course in affiliation with the ‘Florida Institute of Vedic Sciences’, USA with a proper syllabus covering the vital areas which contribute to the National Resurgence which is the need of the hour.
Earlier the Chief Guest, Justice L. Narasimha Reddy addressed the audience and applauded the effort of VMYF for inspiring the youth with Pride and Patriotism and he graciously extended all the necessary help and guidance to VMYF in such efforts in the future. Also on the dais was Prof. Sulochana, President, Pragnya Bharathi.
The Prizes were given out by Yogacharya Sri. K. Balaiah, an eminent Yoga Instructor and editor of Magazine “Yoga Pragnya”. The Vice- President of VMYF, Sri T. Srinivasa Rao, DGM, AIRTEL, Sri. Jagadeeshwar Rao Secretary, VMYF, Sri Nagaraj, Sub-Editor of English Monthly, “Bharatiya Pragnya” and Sri Kishore, a social activist were among the dignitaries who gave away the prizes to the winners in various talent competitions.
The Event was a grand success thanks to the support of over 80 Youth Volunteers of VMYF who strived for long to make this event a success and also to the support of the sponsors who pitched in with valuable financial support like VBIT, GNITS both Engg Colleges, Sri THV Prasada Rao, Sri Aditya, USA, Sri Ramalinga Reddy (Rali) of Canada, Sri Rajasekhar of Hallmark Industries, and other support like Radio Partners 93.5 Red FM, which provided extensive FM Radio coverage, the Sailaja Mineral Water, which provided the mineral water and Sri Ramanuja Mission Trust, Chennai, which provided the lunch and dinner to all the students who attended this Patriotic Youth Fete – 2010.
To stimulate the youth, I have dedicated my life. I will rouse them through the infallible power of Vedic Mantras! My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation; they will work out the whole problem, like lions!
-Swami Vivekananda
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