The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked universities and colleges in India to celebrate National Youth Day 2021 on January 12. National Youth Day is celebrated each year on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and UGC has asked the educational institutes to celebrate the occasion with inspiration from the life and ideals of the visionary and commemorate his works.
What has UGC asked colleges and universities to do?
UGC wrote a letter to vice-chancellors and principals asking them to hold different events on the occasion while adhering to the Covid-19 safety protocols.
The commission asked colleges and universities to hold webinars and lectures on the teachings of Swami Vivekananda for National Youth Day.
It also asked the educational institutes to hold creative writing, essay writing, poetry recitation and debate competitions. It also asked to share Swami Vivekananda’s ideas and teachings through social media.
Further, UGC asked them to share the activities undertaken on the University Activity Monitoring Portal — ugc.ac.in/uamp.
“Swami Vivekananda accorded great importance to youth power towards nation-building and universal brotherhood. Swami Ji considered education to be a continuous process in which all aspects of life, such as physical, intellectual, emotional, mortal and spiritual should be imbibed. His contribution to the creation of a new modern India is incredible,” UGC said in its statement.
Courtesy: India Today