National Seminar and Surya Namaskar were organized on the occasion of 'National Youth Day', the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University.
The theme of the E-National Seminar was "Relevance of Vivekananda's ideas in the present context". The programme was presided over by Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Khem Singh Daheriya.
In this programme Ashok Pandey, retired judge and former chairman of Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission as the chief guest and Govind Gopinath Khandekar, Central Province Office head Vivekananda Kendra as the keynote speaker.
The seminar was inaugurated by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Khem Singh Daheria.
After this, the music department in-charge Harish Verma performed the melodious rendition of Saraswati Vandana in the National Seminar. The Convener of the National Seminar, Prof. Rajeev Verma presented the theme and welcomed the honored guests on behalf of the University family.
Govind Gopinath Khandekar, the main speaker of the national seminar, talked about, ideals and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda and told that messages are found in inspiration from the life of Vivekananda, it is not important what you have done in life.
He boosted the morale of the students with some short stories. Ashok Pandey, who attended as the chief guest, said in his statement that there is a need to understand the meaning of National Youth Day.
Pandey further said that how the British entered our country as traders and then started questioning our culture norms map. He tried to break the civilization tolerance and unity here. Describing the struggle of Swami Vivekananda's early life, Pandey made a wonderful mention of the journey from Narendra Nath to becoming Swami Vivekananda.
Pandey also gave his views on the subject of education, culture and yoga. Professor Khem Singh Daheria, the Vice Chancellor of the University, who is presiding over the National Seminar, said in his presidential address that today the whole country is celebrating Youth Day with full enthusiasm.