Youth hailing from District Doda, participated in 24th National Youth Festival (NYF) 2020-21, organised by Department of Youth services and Sports J&K, UT.
It is pertinent here to mention that the Youth Festival in India is an annual gathering of youth from various states and UT’s across India where contingents belonging from different regions show case their talent by displaying their culture which includes Folk dance,folk song,solo song and many more so as to make sure our modern youth should remain intact with our rich culture.
As rightly said by Swami Vivekananda youth icon, “If we want to bridge the gap between East and West we need to go to Vedas” and this youth festival is a one step further towards enriching and accomplishments of his objectives.This youth festival plays a very crucial role in shaping the lives of millions of youths across India as it helps them to interact with each other and thus knowing the culture of different states.
Under the ample guidance of Dr.Parveen Singh and zafarulla Khan we were successful in bagging first position in inter district level and we are wholeheartedly thankful to these both wonderful,dynamic, charismatic personalities for their consistent support throughout. It was only through the ample guidance, dedication, hardwork and enthusiasm of Dr.Parveen Singh R/o Doda (Dehra) that we were able to bag first position for last 3 consecutive years at national level and he is continuously representing folk dance(Kodh/Dheku) along with others contingents in various states and UT’s of India. Participants namely Salinder Parihar,Karan Sharma and Priyatosh Dev Rakwal were leading at the front throughout this festival upto Divisional level thus exploring their rich culture.Last but not the least,we are indebted to our sports officer for providing us with this wonderful opportunity to showcase our culture and this time due to Covid 19 this will be performed virtually.
Others who participate Manjeet Kumar (Musician Leader), Rishi Singh (Flute Master), Komal Bhagat, Sumit Kumar (Narsingha Master), Amit Kumar , Medhi Bhagat, Shanu Devi, Pawan Kumar, Monika Devi, Sonika Devi, Rashi Devi, Meenakshi Devi, Sakshi Devi, Payal Bhagat, Saniya Devi, Nisha Devi.
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