AP Legislative Assembly Speaker N. Kiran Kumar Reddy inaugurates ‘Youth Assembly of India’

“Become a Humanist, develop nationality and good character”:says Dr. K.S. Ratnakar, Chairman - Global Medical Education & Research Centre in his Keynote Address
Swami Agnivesh, President World Council of Arya Samaj; Jayaprakash Narayan, Founder Lok Satta Party; J.M.Lyngdoh, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India among others to participate and address the gathering over the two days.

Hyderabad|India|October'2009: The ‘Youth Assembly of India’ with an aim to sensitize youth towards community service and social entrepreneurship was inaugurated by AP Legislative Assembly Speaker Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy by lighting the lamp here at Sri Sathya Sai Nigamagamam, Sri Nagar Colony, Hyderabad today. The two-day assembly is to be participated by hundreds of youth from various colleges and universities across India. The assembly is being organized by Abhyasa Residential Public School along with Passionate, a NGO. The two-day Youth Assembly is a conglomeration of youngsters who wish to make a difference to their world, informed
Mr. Vinayak Kalletla, Founder Principal, Abhyasa Residential Public School, the organizers. The inauguration was graced by Dr. K.S. Ratnakar, Chairman - Global Medical Education & Research Centre; Mrs. Christine Lazares, MLA; Mrs. Karuna Gopal, President - Foundation for Futuristic Cities.

Addressing the gathering Speaker Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy stressed on the need for education of youth, be it boys or girls. He lamented that education has become ‘goal-minded’, where parents decide what the child should become and send for that of kind of education. He asked the youth to assess themselves and decide what they want to be and put in their full heart, mind and hardwork in whatever they do.

He also interacted with students and gave answers to questions asked by students on various topics. He asked, ‘how many would like to join Politics?’ and on seeing a good number of hands going up he expressed his happiness. He said that Politics is the only profession where you can dedicate 100 per cent to the job. People scrutinize the candidates in politics every five years. No other profession is scrutinized as much as Politics. He said Politics is not easy, it is most difficult but is a noble profession.

In his keynote address Dr. K.S. Ratnakar, Chairman - Global Medical Education & Research Centre gave a call to youth to become humanists, develop nationality and good character. He spoke about Value Systems, Education, Attitude and developing individuality. He said that the greatest wealth is people and asked the gathering of youth not to focus on money. Education is not for earning money. He asked the youth to used their education for good deeds.

Several celebrated achievers from the field of administration, sports, media, entertainment, social activities and social entrepreneurs. They will be sharing their success stories and initiating panel discussion to inspire the youth and student participants. Swami Agnivesh, President World Council of Arya Samaj, Social Activist; Maulana Mahmood Madani, Member of Parliament,
Leader Jamiat - Ulema- i- Hind; Mr. Jayaprakash Narayan, MLA & Founder Lok Satta Party; Mr. J.M. Lyngdoh, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India; Padmashri Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayanth - Dancer; Dr. K.S. Ratnakar - Chairman – Global Medical Education & Research Centre; Mrs. Karuna Gopal - President Foundation for Futuristic Cities; Mr. Raja - Actor; Mr. Syed Sultan Ahmed - Founder Activity India; Mrs. Ashish Garg , Asia Regional Coordinator - Global e - Schools and communities; Mrs. Kanthi Kannan - Founder Right to Walk; Mrs. Christine Lazares - MLA; Mr. Sateesh Andra - Venture Capitalist; Mr. Sridhar Muppidi - Founder Education for Free will grace the two day event and address the youth delegates informed R. Prabhakar Rao, Retd. D.G.P. of A.P, who is the Chairperson, Governing Body — Abhyasa Residential Public School and also Chairperson - Youth Assembly of India.

Panel discussions on “Youth Led Transformation or Youth need Transformation?” and “Youth Involvement - Opportunities and Perspectives” and other topics will be held during the two days. Youth Projects will be presented. The projects consist of social service activities taken up by youth NGOs and students of various colleges and schools across India. At the end of the two day meet Youth Excellence Awards will be given away for Outstanding Projects in the “Celebrating Service Contest”. The three most outstanding three projects will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively. The winners will be selected based on their projects presentation in the Youth Assembly.

The Youth Assembly is the platform which enables each participants to explore possibilities to make a difference to the world by being an aware and active citizen and confronting the challenges of the present. Community service and social entrepreneurship must be inculcated among the generation next, said Mr. Vinayak.