National Youth Day

National Youth Day is held on birthday of Vivekananda. This year, it was 150th Birth Anniversary of Vivekananda. Besides NSS, other organizations like NCC, TSG, Campus schools came forward to celebrate the event. Campus residents, School children and NCC cadets also participated in rally along with NSS students with colourful posters and slogans. All the processions dissolved into Tagore Open Air Theatre where there was garlanding ceremony of Vivekananda. Director, IIT Kharagpur, Dean, SA and many other dignitaries paid their homage to Vivekananda. A cultural program followed where school students and IIT students participated together. There were song, dance, narration from Vivekananda's speech and letters. The program ended with distribution of a booklet 'Thoughts of Power' which has inspiring quotes of Vivekananda.

In the evening, there was again remembrance of Vivekananda. It was held in Netaji Auditorium. Different aspects of his life e.g. his interaction with Jamshedji Tata or Nikola Tesla and their significance were discussed by students. This was interspersed by soulful songs Vivekananda liked or sang himself.