Twenty-five individuals and two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) representatives from across the nation are to receive the ‘National Youth Award 2016’ during the five-day ‘20th National Youth Festival 2016’ in Naya Raipur beginning here on Monday.
The mega National Youth Fest being held in Chhattisgarh for the first time will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing from New Delhi. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the festival, while Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh will preside over the ceremony.
However, only three women have been able to make it to the ‘National Youth Award 2016’ ceremony to bag the much-coveted honour among them, two of the awardees are from Rajasthan, while one is from Haryana.
As these three awardees reached the new capital of Chhattisgarh, The Pioneer met two of these young achievers from Rajasthan who have made a history of its kind in their State.
Bhagwati (24) and Nidhi Prajapati (29) hail from two different fields of the society but what brings them here is the zeal for social service.
Bhagwati, presently pursuing Post Graduation in Hindi from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur belongs to
“It had been around three years and I am making efforts to spread awareness against Child Marriage system and empowering women with various vocational training in my village. It is challenging; but I love working for the society. In fact, I want to continue working with this passion,” she said.
Bhagwati got married a few months back. Her husband Pawan Sharma accompanying her on this occasion felt proud for her. He said, “I personally never let my wife feel down. She is doing an appreciable job.”
Meanwhile, Nidhi, pursuing PhD in Education is associated with peace and harmony activities since 2010. “Social service has always been my first love. As of now, I am working on HIV positive children and creating awareness for menstruation hygiene,” said the Doctorate Scholar.
Haryana’s Madhu Rani also involved in social activities felt privileged to reach this level. She said, “We hope the Prime Minister announces something career-oriented tomorrow during the inauguration of this Fest.”
Participants from as many as 15 states including Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Odisha, Nagaland, Tripura and West Bengal are participating in the festival.