Governor Dr SC Jamir inaugurated the 2013 IYF (International Youth Fellowship) World Camp at the KIIT University here on Sunday Jamir, saying youths have the ability to shape the destiny of the country. However for this, proper channellisation of energy of this vast human resource is much important from not just a country’s point of view but that of the world, he added.
Students from 10 countries, including Korea, Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Czech Republic and France are participating in the three-day festival. The purpose of the camp is to develop the potential of college students and participants from other places to become leaders of the upcoming generation through fellowship and union.
Finance Minister Prasanna Acharya referred to the roles played by Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, Bhagat Singh and Nelson Mandela in empowering the youth. Founder of KIIT & KISS Dr Achyuta Samanta said festivals like this greatly help channelise youth energy in a constructive direction. An important attraction of the inaugural day was a panel discussion on ‘Contemporary youth challenges’ by eminent actors Gulshan Grover and Kunal Kapoor.