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INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF YOUTH CELEBRATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS
HYDERABAD'S YOUTH ICONS AND YOUTH ACHIEVERS HONOURED
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
She opined that ‘nobody but the youth' will renew/revive the society. She also said that anyone thinking of Community Service must sustain their passion for at least 25 to 30 years of their life. She concluded her passionate talk by asking the youth to ‘BE THE CHANGE TO SEE THE CHANGE'. Dr. Sunita Krishnan's speech touched all the hearts present there. She said the she represents the world of underprivileged. She is rendering yeoman service to rescue and rehabilitate sex workers and is raising her voice against women trafficking. She narrated some gruesome facts of what is prevailing in this world. She urged the youth to ‘BREAK THE CULTURE OF TOLERANCE' and, create a counter culture and "BREAK THE CULTURE OF SILENCE'. She ended her heartwarming talk saying,'YOUR LIFE HAS TO BE YOUR MESSAGE'. Mrs. Karuna Gopal shared concrete ideas about certain projects that youth could take up and gave some real life examples of students' projects that worked wonders. She advocated the youth to use their head and heart and decide what projects are to be undertaken. She also suggested looking into the possibility of Social Entrepreneurship and peer mentoring and training oneself to think. She ended by saying that one should undertake projects based on their educational background and passion. Mr.Akbaruddin Owaisi spoke about the educated youth bringing about a change on the political front and also reiterated that educated youth can bring about a change in the Society.
Glimpses of the event:
Principal being honoured as a Youth Icon