300 youths from 14 states participate in NIC

Nagpur: Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MoYAS), has organised National Integration Camp (NIC) under Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Campaign at Mission India Campus, Khadgaon Road, here, between February 21 and 25. Around 300 youths from 14 states have come together to showcase their cultural talent at the NIC camp.
The participants have come from Assam, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, Diu and Daman and Maharashtra.The camp is organised to showcase unity in diversity of India through ‘Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat’ theme.
Member of Parliaments Krupal Tumane and Dr Vikas Mahatme will formally inaugurate the camp at 11.30 am on February 22.
Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), Ministry of Culture, has also organised cultural programmes of 47 folk dance troupe, craftsperson and authentic Odia cuisines for this programme since Maharashtra is paired with Odisha under ‘Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat’ campaign. The programmes by EZCC are slated to be organised between February 23 and 25 in Mission India Campus.
In the first session, the youth from different states gave introduction about themselves as well as their states and culture. All the participants planted saplings and took oath to protect and conserve the environment.
In the ‘Feel India’ session, representatives of the cultural teams from four states— Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Assam and Odisha— gave information about their states and explained about the culture and speciality of their respective states.
After the ‘Feel India’ session, all the participants came together to display their cultural specialities of their states through exhibition wherein they showcased their traditional attires and other important cultural aspects. After the exhibition, a cultural programme was organised wherein the participants showcased their talent in folk dance and folk songs.
Sharad Salunkhe, Deputy Director, NYKS for Maharashtra and Goa; Hitendra Vaidya, District Youth Co-ordinator, NYKS of Bhandara; Udayvir Singh, District Youth Co-ordinator, NYKS of Nagpur, Snehal Basutkar, District Youth Co-ordinator of NYKS of Amravati, Shivdhan Sharma, District Youth Co-ordinator, NYKS of Wardha, Shruti Dongare, District Youth Co-ordinator, NYKS of Gondia took efforts for the camp.