National Integration Youth Camps

8th INTER UNIVERSITY YOUTH CAMP

Date : December 26 - 31, 1997

Location : Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat

Paricipating Universities : 22

• SNDT Women University
• Pondicherry University
• University of Calicut
• Manipur University
• Mumbai University
• Jain Vishwabarati Institute, Ladnun, Rajasthan
• Indore University
• Calcutta University
• Jayanarayan Vyas University, Jodhpur
• University of Madras
• B.R. Ambedkar University, Muzaffarpur
• Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar
• Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand
• Jiwaji University, Gwalior
• University of Mysore
• Central Institute for Higher Tibetian Studies, Sarnath, Varanasi.
• Jamia Millia Islamia
• Bharatiyar University
• Jawahar Lal Nehru University
• Kurukshetra University
• Goa University
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Students : 224 + 23 Faculty Members + 15 NSS Volunteers

Inauguration

Chief Guest

Ms. Nirmala Deshpande, Member Parliament

Guest of Honor

Dr. C.H. Rana, VC, Gujarat Agricultural University
Mr. B.T. Rathod, Campus Director, GAU

Welcome Address

Mr. Virendar Mohan Trehan, President, FANS

Vote of Thanks

Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.P. Nijhawan, Vice President, FANS

Valedictory

Chief Guest

Dr. V. Kurien, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board & Gujarat Co-operative Milk Federation

Guest of Honor

Mr. Shakti Singhji Gohil, Member Legislative Assembly
Dr. J.G. Sarvaiya, Director of Campus, GAU

Welcome Address

Mr. Virendar Mohan Trehan, President, FANS

Vote of Thanks

Maj. Gen. (Retd) S.P. Nijhawan, Vice President, FANS

Guest Participants

• Mr. Pinakinbhai Shukl. Prof. and Head of Dept. of History, N.S. College of Arts, Anand
• Mr. Asgar Ali Engineer, Social Activist, Bombay
• Mr. Biswas, A.C.S., Education Dept., Gandhinagar
• Mr. Rikhavdas J. Shah

Activities

• Group Discussion
  • Role of Women in National Integration
  • Cultural Plurality and National Integration
  • Role of Teachers in Fostering Human Values
  • Religion, Crime and Politics
• Declamation Contest - India at 50 - Challenges and Response for National Harmony
• Cultural Program
• Peace March
• Inter-Religious meet
• Camp fire

Youth Camps

• Coimbatore - Dec. 27-29, 1989
• Newasa - Dec. 24-27, 1992
• Shrirampur - June 1-4, 1994
• New Delhi - Dec. 24-28, 1987
• Madurai - Dec. 26-30,1988
• Guwahati - Nov. 10-14, 1989
• Pondicherry - Dec. 26-30, 1993
• Mysore - Dec. 18-22, 1994
• Bijapur - Dec. 24-29, 1995
• Patiala - Dec. 28-31, 1996
• Anand - Dec. 26 - 31, 1997
• Jammu - Dec. 25-31, 1998
• Shantiniketan - Dec. 14-19, 1999
• Varanasi - Dec. 23-28, 2008
• Gwalior - Dec. 21-25, 2009
• Andhra Pradesh - Dec. 23-27, 2010
• Maharashtra - Dec. 24-28, 2011
• Jodhpur - Dec. 23-27, 2012