New Delhi, May 29 (FN Agency) ‘Yuva Sangam’ is a unique effort to give strength to the spirit of “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat ‘ in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. “We talked about the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam, Saurashtra-Tamil Sangamam. Kashi-Telugu Sangamam was also held a while ago in Varanasi. Another such unique effort to give strength to the spirit of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat has taken place in the country. This is the effort of the Yuva Sangam,” he said in his monthly “Mann Ki Baat”. The PM also spoke with two young people, Gyamar Nyokum from Arunachal Pradesh and Vishakha Singh from Bihar, on phone and got their firsthand account being part of this effort. Modi said India’s strength lies in its diversity. There is a lot to see in our country. Keeping this in view, the Ministry of Education has taken an excellent initiative named ‘Yuva Sangam’. “The objective of this initiative is to increase People to People Connect as well as to give an opportunity to the youth of the country to mingle with each other. Higher educational institutions of various states have been linked to it,” he said. In ‘Yuva Sangam’ youth visit cities and villages of other States, they get an opportunity to meet different types of people. In the first round of Yuva Sangam, about 1200 youths have toured 22 states across the country.
Recalling his recent visit to Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Museum in Japan, the PM said, “I got an opportunity to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial museum. It was an emotional experience. When we cherish the memories of history, it helps the coming generations a lot. Sometimes we get new lessons in museums. Sometimes we get to learn a lot. “He also said a few days ago the International Museum Expo was organized in India. It depicted the specialties of more than 1200 museums of the world. “We have many different types of museums in India, which display many aspects related to our past, like, Gurugram has a unique museum – Museo Camera. It houses a collection of more than 8 thousand cameras belonging to the era after 1860. Tamil Nadu’s Museum of Possibilities has been designed keeping in mind our Divyang people. Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya is such a museum, in which more than 70 thousand items have been preserved,” said PM. He further said looking at the future challenge, today 75 Amrit Sarovars were being constructed in every district of the country. “Our Amrit Sarovarsare special because they are being built in the Azadi Ka Amrit Kal and the essence of the effort of the people has been put in them.
You will be pleased to know that till now more than 50 thousand Amrit Sarovars have been constructed. This is a giant step towards water conservation,” said Modi. He also mentioned in his address in Mann Ki Baat about ‘KumbhiKagaz’. “I am sure you will like it very much. KumbhiKagaz Start-Up has embarked upon a special task. They are working on making paper from water hyacinth, that is, water hyacinth, which was once considered a problem for water sources, is now being used to make paper,” said PM.He also remembered freedom fighter Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary today. “I cannot forget the day when I went to the cell in Andaman where Veer Savarkar underwent the sentence of Kalapani. Veer Savarkar’s personality comprised firmness and magnanimity. His fearless and self-respecting nature did not appreciate the mentality of slavery at all. Not only the freedom movement, whatever he did for social equality and social justice is remembered even today,” said Modi. The PM also paid homage to NT Rama Rao. “On the strength of his versatility of talent, N.T.Rama Rao not only became the superstar of Telugu cinema, but also won the hearts of crores of people,” he said.