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Governor presents State Youth Awards

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Young achievers: Swami Vivekananda State Youth Award recipients at Raj Bhavan in Bangalore on Saturday.

BANGALORE: Governor Rameshwar Thakur, on Saturday, presented the Swami Vivekananda State Youth Awards 2006-07 to 10 individuals and two organisations for their voluntary service and contributions to society.

Mr. Thakur lauded the achievements of young people and said: “Youth is the wealth of the country. It is imperative that the youth be brought to the mainstream of national reconstruction. A nation that encourages talent in the youth will create a happy future for itself.”

He was speaking at the award presentation function organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports at the Banquet Hall of the Raj Bhavan.

The award has been appropriately named after the most illustrious youth leader of the country. Swami Vivekananda’s own life was a message of hope and strength to the youth of the country. “The swamiji continues to be the icon of the youth even a hundred years after his death,” the Governor said.

According to Census 2001, the youth constituted the largest section of the nation.

The youth need to be given a greater say in decision making at all levels. Equally important was the need to develop leadership of young men and women in all spheres and all levels, Mr. Thakur said.

Legislative Council Chairman B.K. Chandrashekar released “Sadana Sanchike” and hailed the achievements of award winners in various fields such as health, education, law, community development, sanitation, and rural development programmes.

The individual award winners are: K.A. Ravindra Kumar, president, Netaji Yuvaka Sangha, Tumkur; Khairunisa Noruudin Shaikh, secretary, Azad Youth Club, Karwar; R. Muniswamy, secretary, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Kshemabhivrudhi Sangha, Kolar; Basayya Gadagginmath, president, Sri Kalleshwara Yuvakamandala, Churchihala, Gadag; Kotresh N.K, secretary, National Organisation for Adventure Sports and National Awareness, Davangere; M.C. Lankesh, President, Ksheerasagara Mitra Koota, Mandya; G.V. Maruthi, secretary, Pragathi Yuvaka Sangha, Chitradurga; Sahana P.G., student, Sagara Gangothri Law College, Shimoga; Santhosh Kumar, general secretary, Soraba Taluk Yuvajana Sangha, Shimoga; and Rajkumar B. Pasare, president, Subhaschandrabose Youth Club, Bidar.

Two organisations that bagged the award are: Sri Anjaneya Youth Club, Gadag, and Sri Chowdeshwari Janapada Samskrutika Yuvaka Sangha, Kolar.

Amar Kumar Pandey, Commissioner, Department of Youth and Sports, welcomed and urged the Governor to constitute a separate Karnataka Youth Authority to promote talent among the youth.

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