National Youth Day, marking the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, was celebrated with enthusiasm by the people of the district.
On the 157th birth anniversary of the yogi, mass Surya Namaskar and Pranayam were performed across the district; school children, local representatives, officials participated in the event.
District programme was oragnised at Government School -2 Shivpuri premises. In the event Government Excellence School -1 and 2 Shivpuri, local residents, officials, employees participated with enthusiasm.
At the start of the programme district collector Omprakash Shrivastava lit the lamp and paid floral tribute to Swami Vivekananda’s photograph. On the occasion SP Sunil Kumar Pandey, Chairman of Shivpuri Nagar Palika Munnalal Kushwah, ASP Kamal Morya, SDOP (Revenue) Rupesh Updhyay, Tehsildar Shivpuri Naveneet Sharma, Planning Officer of Education Department S Gupta, Principal of Government School -2 AK Rohit, District Sports Officer MK Dholpuria and Yoga Trainer Raghuveer Parashar.
The programme was started with National Song and State song was sung in group by the participants.
During the programme different ‘asans’ were performed by the trainer and same were performed by the participants. In the morning mass Suryanamaskar and Pranayam were performed in tandem with the broadcast programme on Akashwani on the National Youth Day.
The day is of great importance in the academic calendar and schools and colleges and offices as they conduct processions, speeches, recitations, youth conventions and various music, sports and essay-writing competitions.