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The NSS IITR blog is back, after a brief hiatus, bringing to you all the updates on the activities of NSS IIT Roorkee.

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” 

― Mahatma Gandhi

Adhering to the motto, “Not for me, but for the nation”, NSS IITR, have spawned a plethora of schemes for social welfare. From providing free tuition to underprivileged children to spreading awareness in nearby villages, organizing Blood donation camps, AIDS awareness camp, motivational lectures on Human values, NSS IIT Roorkee is performing a tremendous work for the betterment of the society.

NSS IITR continues to thrive in the Roorkee campus, spreading goodwill and instilling values of compassion and benevolence in the young minds.  Under the able leadership of the core team, we persist in realizing our vision of making this world a better place.

This blog provides you with a platform to keep yourself updated on our ventures for social welfare, and share your thoughts and feedback on our activities.

Current Team
Program Coordinator		Dr. Anjan Sil
Program Officer		Dr. Smita Jha
Executive team for NSS for year 2013-14:
General Secretary			Nishit Mishra
Deputy General Secretary			Akshay Goyal
Joint Secretary on Campus			Geetika Nehra, Neelesh Bhalla
Joint Secretary off Campus			Animesh Sinha, Akshay Sanghai
Joint Secretary of Administration			Kishan Kumar
On Campus Cells:
Prerna			Tarun Gangwar, Subarna Das, Priyanka Meena, Abhishek Chaurasia
Environment			Saurabh Kushwaha, Pratik Toshniwal
Social Awareness			Jai Kishan
Event Management and Promotions			Anshul Singh, Anshuman Goswami
Off Campus Cells
Pragati			Manoj Kumar Meena, Farheen Abbasi, Mohit Tanwar
Awareness			Aniket Roy, Gopal Singh
Disha			Nagmani Kumar, Diksha Bhatti, Shailendra Kumar Sharma
Model Village			Gaurav Verma, Sukhdarshan Singh
Navodaya			Rupal Saraswat, Aman Prince
Administration
Technocreative-Editorial			Shashank Jha, Aditya Kumar, Arvind G.
Technocreative-Design, Video and Web			Saurabh Jaiswal
Planning and Drafting Cell			Saurish Goyal, Shashi Chaudhary

KIRAN BEDI'S GUEST LECTURE ON INDIAN YOUTH AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES TODAY

An interactive session on “Indian Youth and Social Challenges Today” was organized by NSS, IIT Roorkee, on 8th August, 2013 at the Convocation Hall, IIT Roorkee. The guest lecturer, Dr. Kiran Bedi, an Indian Social Activist and retired IPS officer, primarily focused on the problems faced by the youth and suggested solutions to alleviate them. The lecture was preceded by Dr. Bedi’s visit to Anushruti, the school for deaf children and Asmita, an organization working for the welfare of women. She enquired about the opportunities offered to the students and also gathered some insight about the level of effort being put up by the volunteers and the management.
                   Dr. Kiran Bedi first visited ANUSHRUTI at 11 am. She was apprised about the social initiative of IIT Roorkee aiming to impart special education to the underprivileged deaf children on modernand scientific basis. The spirit and enthusiasm of these children left her touched and moved. It was followed by her special address to the volunteers of NSS, IIT Roorkee at 3 pm in which she
on the need to ‘Think Globally and Act Locally’. She urged the students to realize their social responsibilities and work for the betterment of the society. The address was followed by Q&A sessions where issues like that of Durga Shakti Nagpal were discussed. She answeredqueries of students regarding Civil Services Examinations and also perked up the interest ofstudents aspiring for the same. Thereafter, she met Dr. Pradipta Banerji, Director, IIT Roorkee and together they had a meeting with the ASMITA members. ASMITA is an organization working for women empowerment by providing them skill training to promote the role of women in society.
           

            The meeting continued till 5 pm after which, along with Dr. Ravi Bhushan, Dean, IIT Roorkee, and Director, she headed for her guest lecture on “INDIAN YOUTH AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES TODAY” in the Convocation Hall.

                     Dr. Bedi began the session with the analysis of the statistics she had collected from The Hindustan Times polls which highlighted the percentage of youth who are god-fearing (90%), happy (74.6%), under parental guidance (44%), etc. The lecture continued with the stress on “Leadership with a Conscience”, especially in a large society like India’s where in by 2020, the population of youth will exceed total population of America. A solution was proposed which was the introduction of a subject called “Conscience”, at the elementary level, through which the students will learn to live in a conscious way, helping them to face future challenges in the corporate world.

      

  “Listen to the voice of your soul and judge what is right or wrong”, insisted Dr. Bedi. It was also suggested to keep a track of our insecurities and fears, strength and weakness, and our ethical issues which will shape us in a disciplined way. The convocation hall was brimming with energy and enthusiasm to witness the enlightening lecture by one of the stalwarts of our country.Dr. Kiran Bedi has a firm belief that the 450 million youth population of our country possesses the potential to overtake any prevalent superpower and it now lies in our hands to bring the change and steer our country towards the path of glory. The session ended with a vote of thanks from Mrs. Smita Jha, Program Officer, NSS, IIT Roorkee and the presentation of memento from Dean Sir. The evening wrapped up with the National Anthem and the students were filled with patriotism in their hearts and redefined goals in their minds as they left the
Convocation Hall.

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