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Several programmes are being organized all over the country to celebrate
the 150th year of India’s First War of Independence.
The celebrations are a “National Tribute” to the martyrs who lost their
lives for the cause of Independence of our country from the clutches of the British
raj.
A National Youth Action Plan for the commemoration of 1857 has been worked
out in the ‘National Workshop on 1857, India’s First War of Independence’ on May
8 and 9, 2006. This workshop was held
under the leadership of Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mani Shankar Aiyar. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) an autonomous
organization under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India,
is carrying out the initiatives of the commemoration plan.
The action plan for the commemoration has two main components :
- A National Youth Rally in May, 2007 from Meerut
to Delhi symbolizing the march of Sepoys, who revolted against the British imperialism
in May, 1857. In this rally 30,000 youth
from all districts of India will walk from Meerut to Delhi covering a distance
of 80 kms in 5 days. Additionally 20,000
youth shall join the rally in Delhi. A series of village level programmes is underway
in preparation to the National Youth Rally scheduled to start from Meerut on May
7 and culminate at Red Fort (Delhi) on May 11, 2007.
Boarding and lodging of the 30,000 youth will be arranged in Modi Nagar,
Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Delhi. Various programmes will be organized
in all these places with special programmes at Meerut and Red Fort.
- A series of village level programmes like, conventions,
meetings, competitions, wall writings, film shows, exhibition, nukkad natak etc.
will be organised by youth organizations in the country.
A large number
of civil society people, intellectuals, writers, historians will also be a part
of the celebrations. AVC/LG
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Several Programmes to be held to Celebrate 150th year of India’s first war of Independence
