Yuva Shakti Saptah concludes at Central University of Jammu 

JAMMU: The Weeklong Yuva Shakti Saptah organsied by the Department of Educational Studies, Central University of Jammu concludes with Bharartiya Games. The main objective of this event is to promote the indigenous games of Bharat amongst the students. The event was marked by the presence of Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu and by emphasizing the relevance of the indigenous games he said that in the current scenario, the students are wasting their time unnecessarily on social media due to which they are not able to concentrate on their studies.

Hence the Central University has started taking the initiative to organize such games so that the students can focus on their studies and achieve their aim in life. He further said that these physical activities, especially the indigenous games such as Gulli-danda, Kho-Kho, Vish-Amrit, Kanche, Santoli, Rumaal, Gitta, Stapu Ram-Sham, Mandal-kho etc. create much interest among the students.

The Director of Anti-corruption Bureau J&K, Sh. Shakti Singh Pathak, emphasized that such events are very essential to divert the youth from drug-addiction and other social evils. He further praised the efforts of the Department of Educational Studies who organized such events.

On this occasion, Head, Department of Educational Studies, Prof. Asit. Mantry, informed that the Yuva Shakti Saptah is organized every year on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand in which the focus was given on the physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual development of the students. The event was also appreciated by Prof. Ritu Bakshi, Dean, Students’ Welfare, Central University of Jammu. The entire event was coordinated by Dr. Aman, Dr. Kiran, Dr. Ravi Vanguri, Dr. Yad Ram, Dr. Mohan Galgotra, Dr. Ravail Parihar,  Dr. Aarushi Billoria, Dr. Mridu Sharma, and Ms. Shivali Khajuria. All the students of the department actively participated in the whole event.