Principal Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla was awarded YOUTH ICON in the field of Education from among 14 achievers from various fields, at a programme marking the United Nations Year of the Youth, at Hyderabad, by Passionate Foundation, an NGO. Some of the other Icons awarded were Dr. Sunitha Krishnan - Social Activist, Ms. Jwala Gutta Badminton Player,Dr. P. Raghuram - CEO Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, Mr. Anuj Gurwara-Singer, Swathi Reddy - Anchor etc. A Panel Discussion entitled 'YOUTH- LED CHANGE' was organized, wherein eminent speakers addressed the youth , eloquently and straight from the heart. The panelists were Ms. Seema Azaruddin-Youth Activist, Dr. Sunitha Krishnan - Social Activist, Ms. Karuna Gopal - Social Entrepreneur & President of Foundation for Futuristic Cities & Mr. Akbaruddin Owaisi- Floor Leader MIM. Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Seema Azaruddin, began by expanding on the acronym of YOUTH as

