Spreading the colours of creativity touching all artistic genres, the cultural extravaganza 33rd ‘National Youth Fest’ was initiated here on Friday at Khelgaon with a cultural procession.
Over 1000 students from across the country will present the best show of their lives, upholding the pride of India’s diverse cultures and customs during the five-day event.
The event is an amalgamation of different states’ culture, art forms and a spirit of the nation that live with the vision ‘Unity in Diversity’. Governor-cum- Chancellor of the Universities, Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the event in the presence of other dignitaries. The cultural procession began at 3 PM at Tanabhagat Indoor Stadium with all participants showcasing different art forms while registering their strong presence.
Hosted for the first time by Ranchi University (RU) in association with Association of Indian Universities (AIU), the mega event registers the participation of students from across the five zones. According to a college official, participants from as many as 85 universities of India have gathered in the ‘Tribal Heartland’ to depict cultural diversity in forms of dance, fine arts, music etc.
With an aim to familiarize the people of Jharkhand with each other’s customs covering art works, around 770 boys, 392 girls along with 128 team managers have come to Jharkhand to grace the occasion with an array of activities ranging from ethnic to modern art forms.
The event will continue till February 20. As per a university official, every day, five events will be presented by the group of students who will compete with each other to register their presence in this colourful cultural affair.
A total of199 of dance performances, 52 literary programmes, 101 fine arts events, 297 theater performances, including 350 scintillating musical concert will be held during the ongoing events.
From west zone, over 344 students of 18 varsities have participated in the programme while from the eastern zone as many as 281 students from 18 universities are set to give a tough competition to each other. Similarly, from the north zone 164 students are geared up for the ultimate competition. Meanwhile, 374 students from South and Central zones will take up the challenges to beat their opponents.
Notably, the National Youth Festival is sponsored by Ministry of Art, Culture and Youth Affairs and AIU jointly to provide a common platform to the students from across the country.