Shri Venkateshwara University/Institute inaugurated the Venkateshwara Youth Festival 2023, marking the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

SwamiJi was an inspiration for the youth, a legend who glorified the Indian culture all over the world.

The 3 day youth festival will have sports & cultural events, blood donation camps, traffic awareness, women empowerment along with over a dozen programs.

The Group Chairman Dr Sudhir Giri, Pro chancellor Dr Rajiv Tyagi, & the VC Dr Rakesh Yadav inaugurated the event by lighting a lamp to Goddess Saraswati & by offering flowers on the portrait of SwamiJi.

In his address, Dr Sudhir Giri reiterated Swami Ji glorified the Indian culture on the world forum that established India as a world leader.

He inspired the youth to follow his ideals & work for the nation.

On the first day of the youth festival, we organized Unity run, Traffic awareness rally, and blood donation camp & tug-of-war events.

A human chain depicting the map of India reaffirmed our
commitment to national unity & integrity.

We also collected over 200 units of blood, showcasing our commitment to save lives.

Dr Rajeev Tyagi stressed that SwamiJi presented India as a world leader in the western world that increased the honor of the country.

No doubt Swami Vivekananda is a youth icon. We should follow his path of peace, harmony & world unity for becoming a global leader.

Those present included the Registrar Dr Piyush Pandey, Meerut Campus Director Dr Pratap Singh, Alka Singh, Dean Dr Sanjeev Bhatt, Dr Sachi Ahlawat & Technical Supervisor Fahreen Jahan.

Also present were Pankaj Verma, Dr Rajesh Singh, Dr C P Kushwaha, Dr Ana Brown, Dr Vivek Sachan, Dr Anil Jaiswal, Dr S N Sahu, Dr Rajvardhan, Maroof Chaudhary & Arun Goswami.

Also present were Dr Mohit Sharma, Manoj Kumar, Sharad Chaudhary, Abhishek Chatterjee, Swati Singh, Deepika Verma, Nisha, Sunder Kumar, Sonu, Rajiv Pal & Firoz.

Also gracing the occasion was Pankaj, Sanjeev Pal, Dr Jyoti Singh, Shefali Verma, Anuj Bhardwaj, Pritpal, & the Media In charge Mr. Vishwas Rana among others.