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NCC
REPUBLIC DAY CAMP INAUGURATED (PIB 08-Jan-2001)
Shri Krishan Kant, Vice President of India has said that the youth today
needs to be galvanised by a spirit of moral physical and spiritual regeneration
to make India realise its destiny for greatness. He said in the new millennium
the energies and spirit of adventure of the youth is required to be properly
channalised towards national reconstruction and nation building.
Inaugurating the NCC Republic Day Camp here today Shri Krishan Kant said
that NCC is a significant link between education and defence. It is an
instrument of shaping the character of youth inculcating in them the values
of service, discipline, camaraderie and hard work. Through diverse activities
like, community development, youth exchange programmes, sports and adventure
training, the NCC has been contributing immensely towards nation building
and national integration, he said.
Shri Krishan Kant said that the NCC`s cadets have proved their mettle
in times of national crisis and emergencies. It has been creditable. Your
exemplary service during Orissa cyclone and during draught and floods
in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal is fondly remembered by all.
It is proof of your sense of commitment and duty and your national spirit,
he added.
Shri Krishan Kant said that the NCC Republic Day Camp provides a unique
and rare opportunity for you all, hailing from all parts of this vast
and varied country, to meet, share notes, which is so important to help
you rise above the insularities of regional feelings and develop a true
national perspective.No nation can aspire to greatness unless its youth
endows itself with a truly broad vision and catholic tolerance and understanding
outlook.You must rise above all feelings of narrowness and insularity
caste, creed, religion, region and language, to capture all of this wonderful
country in your mind`s canvas. This is a debt you owe to your motherland,
he said.
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