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Chandigarh University organizes 10th National Youth Summit, Evoke-2022

 National
Youth Day: Chandigarh University organizes 10th National Youth Summit, Evoke-2022

 

Youth must embrace
technology, but respecting the significance of 5000-year-old culture and
heritage important too: Yogendra Chaudhary

 

Change makers from Bureaucracy, Media, Entertainment,
Entrepreneurship, Social Service, and Sports share thoughts on ‘Gen Z’s
Perception of Modernisation’

 

CHANDIGARH:
In a truly modern and progressive society, the youth must move forward with the
adoption of technology but will also understand and respect the importance of
the 5000-year-old culture and heritage of the country, said Yogendra Chaudhary,
Principal Secretary, Department of Foreign Cooperation, Government of Haryana. He
was speaking at the 10th National Youth Conference ‘EVOKE-2022: National Youth
Summit’, organized by Chandigarh University, Gharuan, on the eve of National
Youth Day, dedicated to the 159th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.


During
the conference, personalities from the fields of bureaucracy, media,
entertainment, entrepreneurship, sports and social service shared their valuable
views on the topic: Gen Z’s Perception of Modernisation. Besides Yogendra
Chaudhary, who was chief guest on the occasion, famous actress and singer Sara
Gurpal, Managing Director, PC Snehal Group, Chiranjeev Patel, IAS officer and Honorary
Advisor to BRICS CCI, Abhishek Singh, Olympian and Arjuna Award winning Indian
boxer Manoj Kumar, Senior Journalist and Editor ABP Ganga, Rohit Sawal were the
keynote speakers. RJ Megha from 92.7 Big FM moderated the summit while Pro-Chancellor,
Chandigarh University, DR RS Bawa was also present.

Speaking
on the occasion, Yogendra Chaudhary said that youth are the future of any nation,
who contribute immensely in nation building through their talents, ideas and
skills.

“We can
proudly say that India has a bigger youth force than USA, China, or Canada,
accounting for 60% of the total population. It is thus very important that we empower
our youth in all the right ways as failure to do so could lead the youth to
deviate from their right path,” said, Chaudhary and termed education as the
main source of empowerment of the young generation.

“Like
the United States of America, India too needs to encourage the youth towards
IT, research and innovation. However, that must not come at the cost of neglect
of our centuries-long ethos and values. In a truly modern and progressive
society, the youth must move forward with the adoption of technology but will
also understand and respect the importance of the 5000-year-old culture and
heritage of the country,” the chief guest said.

Exhorting
the youth to stay the course in their pursuit of life, international boxer
Manoj Kumar said that any shortcut to success can only last for a short while
and it is only the natural, that will last the entire course. “Some youth today
want instant results and benefits, and for this, they walk on the path of drugs
and steroids. This is wrong and will only last for a short while. Take the
entire course, don’t skip the hard work and you will reap the long-term
benefits,” said the Arjuna Awardee.

He urged
the youth distracted in the name of modernization to stay rooted to their
parents, Guru, culture and values, asserting that this will help them find the
right way.

IAS
officer, Abhishek Singh emphasized that the Gen Z of India was making a mark on
the global mark and will continue to do so in the decades to come.

“The
Youth, I believe, must do all it wants to. One’s heart should be free to do
whatever they want to and one’s mind should be strong enough to execute all
their heart wants to do. This is the true modernization, I believe.  Of course, one’s methods and ways should be
right. Also, seeking guidance from others doesn’t make one any lesser modern,”
noted Singh, also the Honorary Advisor to BRICS CCI.

Noted Entrepreneur
and Managing Director, PC Snehal Group, Chiranjiv Patel said that India is a
sea of opportunities and has arrived truly on the global map. “It is heartening
to see the efforts the government is making in different sectors, empowering
its citizens and particularly the youth. We started a bit late, but these revolutionary
works done by government in past have established us on the world map. India is
our collaborative effort and the youth today need to come together and provide
a collaborative push to the country’s journey,” he said.

Actress
and singer, Sara Gurpal that the only thing limiting the youth of this country
are the youth themselves. “The only problem I find with today’s youth is that
they are wasting a lot of their time and energy on things and subjects which
don’t really matter like social media, dating or even copying others to appear
cool. The youth needs to look beyond these insignificant things and focus on
greater joy and duties of the life,” she said.

“The
modernization has to be internal as well. The youth of India is amazing, it
must do all it wants to but it should also know their responsibilities. The
parents and elders also have the duty to guide and inspire the youth,” Sara
added.

Senior
Journalist and Editor, ABP Ganga, Rohit Saval said that the youth must evolve
and sharpen its wits, especially to differentiate between good and bad. “Be it
cinema, news or even social media, there is good and there is bad. The modern
youth must ensure that it makes the right choice, that it filters out the bad
and chooses the good,” he said.

Speaking
on the occasion, Pro-Chancellor, Chandigarh University Dr. RS Bawa said that
the aim of the varsity has been to make the students aware of the need for good
nation building and social responsibility through periodic discussions,
seminars, workshops.

“Today,
as we pay tribute to the most extraordinary philosopher, Swami Vivekanand, this
summit was an attempt to spread awareness and learn from personal and
professional experiences of the change makers, about how the youth should be
encouraged and guided so that they can contribute to the country’s development,”
said Dr Bawa.

 

 

PHOTO
CAPTION: Change-makers from different spheres of life, sharing their thoughts
during the ‘EVOKE-2022: National Youth Summit’, organized by Chandigarh
University, Gharuan.

 

About Chandigarh University

Chandigarh University is ranked among the Leading & Best Educational Institution in North India. CU is constantly ranked among the top institutions of Punjab for academic excellence, innovative pedagogy, research, and placements by reputed national and international accreditation bodies and media houses.

About 118 Universities from India have made it to the prestigious QS Asia Universities Rankings 2022. Among all the Indian Universities, Chandigarh University has been adjudged the 35th position overall, while it bagged an impressive 7th position among the private universities of India.

Since inception, CU has set benchmarks for engineering education & is ranked among the Best Engineering Colleges of Punjab.

CUCET is a National level online entrance test conducted by Chandigarh University, accredited with the prestigious A+ grade by NAAC.

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