A mime on gender discrimination by the lord Jagannath Mission School and College of Nursing, Rasulgarh, enacted with no words the stark reality of life as girls still face discrimination in society.
KIIT University students also staged a dance drama on evolution of woman describing how the new-age woman could destroy a person with evil intentions, but shower him with lots of love, if he wins her heart with reciprocation, mutual trust and respect. They also staged a “Nukkad” or street play titled Rs Rs Inshaniyat’’ depicting how, in the name of religion, mindless wars are faught putting the motherland in danger.
As part of the conclave, organised jointly by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, the Bhubaneswar Smart City limited (BSCl) and the United Nations Population Fund, nearly 500 students from several universities and colleges of Bhubaneswar participated. The youth conclave was organised as part of the youth connect programme and marked the culmination of year-long activities organised across 77 colleges of the city.