SORENG, (IPR): Soreng held District Level Youth Festival as a part of National Youth Festival 2025 at the auditorium of PM Shri Government Senior Secondary School, Soreng. The festival was organised by Sports and Youth Affairs department, Soreng in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra, Gyalshing with the Theme “Vikas Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2025, Empowering Youth to Lead”.
The event was attended by Soreng SDM Sunny Khare as the chief guest, Education joint director MK Khewa, former Indian footballer Sanju Pradhan, Everester Manita Pradhan, retired headmaster Dinesh Pega, Sports deputy director Mamita Gurung, Soreng SSS principal Dr. PB Chettri, HODs and officials.
The SDM, while appreciating the work of Nehru Yuva Kendra, highlighted the significant role of youth organisations in shaping the future of young individuals. He urged the youth to actively participate in competitions and emphasized how such opportunities can help them explore their talents, develop skills, and pursue areas of personal interests that can guide them towards successful careers or meaningful contributions to society.
The SDM also underlined the growing importance of mental and emotional health among the youth. Stressing on the need for awareness and support, he encouraged stakeholders, including parents, educators and community leaders, to address these issues through open communication, professional help when required, and by creating a nurturing environment.
NYKS district youth officer Saurav Barman informed that the National Youth Festival will take place on January 11 and 12, 2025 in Delhi, bringing together youth from across the nation. This year’s event includes two key categories for participation. The traditional competition focuses on showcasing India’s rich cultural heritage through arts, crafts, music, dance, or other indigenous traditions and the quiz competitions aimed at encouraging intellectual engagement and awareness.
He added that the objectives of the festival align with India’s broader vision of transitioning from a developing to a developed nation by 2047.
The district-level youth festival had diverse competitions and workshops including science mela, painting competition, poetry writing, declamation contest, mobile photography workshop and contest, story writing competition, folk song and folk dance.
Prizes and certificates were awarded to winners from each category. The winners of District Level Youth Festival will represent the district at the State Level Youth Festival in Gangtok.