3^rd AIU Inter-University National Youth Leadership Camp

No. IUCM/YLC/2008/
September 17, 2008

Sub:        3^rd AIU Inter-University National Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) to be held at Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Dear Cultural Coordinator,

We are pleased to inform that the 3rd AIU Inter-University National Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) would be organized by Jadavpur University, Kolkata during Nov.1-7, 2008.

For this purpose, your university is requested to depute interested students to participate in the mentioned Camp. Various sessions during the Camp would consist of topics like Personality Development, Communication and Presentation Skills, Education and Skill Development, Gender Sensitivity, Literacy, Environment, Leadership, Health Issues, Team Building etc. In addition, outdoor activities would also comprise during the Camp. Further details with regard to the organization and management of the Camp will be given by Dr. Bappa Maliick, DSW of the Host University whose contact details are as under:

Dr B. Mullick
Director of Youth Welfare
Jadavpur University
Kolkata-700032
033-24146151(o)
033-24146666-extn-2247
(M) 09874127199

diryw@admin.jdvu.ac.in

A sum of  @ Rs.1500/- per participant is to be sent by the participating universities being expenses to be incurred on local board & lodging and other local facilities, including course material, for conducting various sessions. The Bank Draft should be sent to AIU in the name of Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi at your earliest and latest by October 17, 2008. The venue of the camp is : State Youth Hostel, Govt. of West Bengal, Digha, West Bengal.  Digha, as you might know, is a pleasant beach-town on the coast of the bay of bengal. It is about 200+km from Kolkata, and is well connected by road and railways. The climate during the period would be pleasant and wouldn’t call for woolens. Kindly ensure that the rail fare from howrah to digha (approx @ Rs.80/-) and back is borne by the respective participants of participating universities, which may be paid in cash to the Host University at the time of Registration of participants. The participants may report to Jadavpur University on 1st Nov. or latest by 2nd Nov. morning to Howrah station, so as to depart with the group for Digha by train, scheduled departure being 7.50 am.

For a speedy communication, please try to send information per email mentioning therewith your email ID. For further details, please visit AIU website www.aiuweb.org - youth activities.

With Best Wishes,

Sincerely yours

Sampson David
US (YA) & Member Secy. (IUNCB)
Mobile No.  09811407342
E-mail - youthaffairs@aiuweb.org

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No. IUYF/2008/
October 10, 2008

Sub: Inter-University Zonal & National Youth Festivals 2008-09 (UNIFESTS) to be organized with the financial assistance of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, GOI under National Integration Camp Scheme (NIC)

Dear Cultural Coordinator,

I am pleased to inform you that the following schedule has been finalized for organizing the Inter-University Zonal & National Youth Festivals for the session 2008-09:

You will be sent comprehensive information by the Cultural Coordinators of the host universities. Following are the contact details of the Cultural Coordinators of the organizing universities:

Dr. Gursewak Singh Saggu, CC, Sardar Patel Univ. Anand

Email guruspu@yahoo.co.in                         (M) 09427868717

Dr. CSP Lugun, CC, Ranchi Univ.     0651-2462251(M) 09835325854

Dr. PV Valsarajan, Dean, Students Welfare, Calicut Univ.
Email valsaraja@rediffmail.com                               (M) 09447724539

Dr. S M Kant, Director, Youth Welfare, Panjab Univ. 

Director youth welfare dywpu14@gmail.com           (M) 09872299500

Dr. S K Basu, Dean, Students Welfare, Vidyasagar Univ.  
Email subir_basu15@yahoo.com                              (M) 09434139296

For details, you are requested to visit www.aiuweb.org/youthaffairs.

With best wishes,
Sincerely yours,
Sampson David
Under Secretary (YA)
(M) 9811407342

The Cultural Coordinators
of the Member Universities

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MEMBERS OF INTER-UNIVERSITY NATIONAL CULTURAL BOARD (IUNCB)-2008

North Zone
Prof V Prem Kumari
Prof & Head, Deptt of Music & Cultural Coordinator
Dayalbagh Educational Institute
Agra 282005.
Dr Suchitra Gupta
Cultural Coordinator
Dy. Dean Cultural Affairs
Culture Council
University of Delhi
Delhi 110007
Dr Ashutosh Sinha
Dean Students Welfare
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
Faizabad 224 001.
Prof. Baljit Singh Sekhon
Director Youth Welfare
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar 143005.
Dr P N Chauhan
Director Physical Education & Youth Programme
Himachal Pradesh University
Summer Hills
Shimla 171005.
Dr. R Purohit
Director, Cultural Affairs
Hemwati Nanadan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Srinagar 246174
District Garhwal (UP).
Dr. R P Kale
Dean Students Welfare
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi 110067.
West Zone
Dr. Ina Shastri
Cultural Coordinator
Deptt. of Economics
Banasthali Vidyapith
Banasthali 304 022
The Dean
Students Welfare
Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya
Bhopal 462 026
Dr. Maya Ingle
Dean Students Welfare
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
R N Tagore Marg
Indore 452 001
The Director
Students Welfare
Gujarat Agricultural University
Dantiwada 385 506
District Banaskantha
Shri Narendra Maharshi
Cultural Coordinator
Gujarat Vidyapith
Ashram Road
Ahmedabad 380 014
Prof. Mridula Shukla
Dean Students Welfare
Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya
Khairagarh 491 881
Prof. Nilofer Ahmed
Dean of Students Welfare
SNDT Women's University
1, Nathibhai Thackersey Roadahmedabad
Mumbai 400 020
Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram
Dean
Students Affairs Office
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Sion-Trombay Road, Deonar
Mumbai 400 088
South Zone
Dr (Mrs) V Anuradha
Reader, Deptt of Food Services & Cultural Coordinator
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Sciences & Higher Education for Women
Coimbatore 641043.
The Dean
Students Welfare
University of Calicut
Kozhikode 673635.
Dr S R Prahlad
Reader & Cultural Coordinator
Central Institute of English & Foreign Language
Hyderabad 500007.
The Cultural Coordinator
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Saifabad
Hyderabad 500028 (AP).
Dr. Shanti Mahesh
Cultural Coordinator
Mother Teresa Women's University
Kodaikanal 624102.
Prof B Sheela Rani
Deptt of Electronics & Instrumentation Engg.
Satyabama Institute of Science and Technology
Jepiaar Nagar, Old Mamallapuram Road
Chennai 600119.
Dr. G Sheela Swarupa Rani
Cultural Coordinator
Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishwavidyalayam
Tirupati 517502.
The Director Students Welfare
Tamilnadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore 600028.
East Zone
Dr Vijay Agrawal
Cultural Coordinator
Awadhesh Pratap Singh University
Rewa 486003.
Shri Rajib Handique
Dy Registrar (Academic)
Dibrugarh University
Dibrugarh 786004.
Dr Asit Kumar Das
Dean Students Welfare
University of Kalyani
Kalyani 741235.
Dr Rana Pratap Singh
Dean Students Welfare
Magadh University
Bodh Gaya 824234.
Prof S K Roy
Dean Students Welfare
Ranchi University
Ranchi 834008.
Dr (Ms) Promdini Hasdak
Dean Students Welfare
Siddhu Kanhu University
Dumka, Santhal Pargana 814101.
Dr N K Yadav `Indu'
Dean Students Welfare
Deptt of English
Talka Manjhi Bhagalpur University
Bhagalpur 812007.
Dr (Smt) Krishna Nigam
Principal
Agrasen Mahila P G College & Cultural Coordinator
VBS Purvanchal University
Bulanala, Jaunpur 222002.

Under the aegis of the AIU, Kathmandu University successfully organized the third SAUFEST at the University Campus, Dhulikhel, Nepal during 7–11 February 2008. This successful event provided a wider platform in Nepal for promoting international peace, harmony and understanding among the youths of South Asia. It also helped to familiarize the delegates with the rich cultural and natural heritage of Nepal.

The inaugural ceremony was held on 7th February, Thursday at 9 am on the university sports ground. Speaker of the Legislature Parliament, Rt. Hon’ble Subash Chandra Nembang inaugurated SAUFEST 2008 to mark the official beginning of the five days long mega event. Minister of Education and Sports, Pradip Nepal lighted the lamp of 3^rd SAUFEST.

The Festival gathered more than 350 students from 5 countries of South Asia. In the 3^rd SAUFEST there was a wider representation of all the universities of Nepal. After Nepal, the biggest representation was from India through its four zonal winners of the I U Youth Festivals. Also wider participation of Bangladesh and Bengali Culture was seen in the festival. 3rd SAUFEST was pleased to have Pakistan for the first time in SAUFEST.

More than 26 hours’ cultural presentations in three days which included folk dances, folk orchestra, mimes, light vocal and semi classical both formal and informal events.  Swagat Sabailai- (a warm welcome to everyone) was the opening song performed by Kathmandu University student in the Cultural Program at the CV Raman Auditorium on the first day of SAUFEST 2008. The cultural exchanges attained a vibrant colour on the second day (8th February, Friday)as the participants from all the Universities rendered majestic diversity in their performances in the CV Raman Auditorium KU.

On the third day of SAUFEST 2008 beside the other programs, Professor Dayananda Dongaonkar, Secretary General of Association of Indian Universities (AIU) gave a lecture on ‘Scientific Basis of Yoga’. Dhulikhel Municipality welcomed the delegates and participants on Friday in Dhulikhel.Local musicians, elderly people from the Senior Citizen Service Centre and school children stood clapping to greet participants. Green Club of Thoughts Kathmandu University organized an art exhibition during the SAUFEST 2008 in library Auditorium, KU.

The fourth day (10th February, Sunday) was the Main Tour to Kathmandu Darbar Square and then to Patan Darbar Square filled with a breathtaking range of aesthetic monuments and architectures, antique palaces, shrines and temples offering their age old cultural heritage. Some of the tremendous dealings of SAUFEST were enthusiastic reception and participation of local community, enthusiastic participation in Fine Arts and Debate, Spot creations after the Fine Arts activities, Spontaneous Press discussion, Morning walks and Yoga, Tour to Kathmandu, Art Exhibition. Active and strong involvement of local and community institutions, etc. were among the most memorable events that happened in SAUFEST 2008. The performance of the local instrumental band Kutumba was noted as the best. On the fifth day during debate the auditorium resonated with the sounds of objections, agreements, rebuttals and refusals as the debaters from India, Bangladesh, and Nepal exhibited their oratory amidst a lively audience. The topics of the debate were ‘Youth alone can ensure South Asian cooperation’, ‘Human resource sharing is the only way for economic development of South Asia’, and ‘Cultural sharing is a must for peace building’.

As per the prevalent practice of organizing SAUFEST, KU provided local hospitality to the delegates on its own campus. All the guests and participants were given SAUFEST 2008 bag, stationeries, SAUFEST cap, memento, certificate, souvenir, brochure, program schedule, newsletters and a package of information about Nepal. Feeling the necessity of flow of information Kathmandu University published several publications like Newsletter, Brochure, and Web page during SAUFEST 2008.

The concluding function of SAUFEST ended with distribution of mementos and certificates at the C.V. Raman Auditorium on 11th February. Vice Chairman of National Planning Commission of Nepal Dr. Jagadish Chandra Pokharel was the Chief Guest of the Occasion.