More than one thousand students took part in the National Youth Day program organised by Swami Vivekananda Indian Revival Movement(SVIRM) on 16th January 2023 in Arakere.  The students took part in a long procession and were then guided to mould their lives in a higher direction. A puppet show on Swami Vivekananda was also organised to introduce the students to new ideas. Swami Aghaharanandaji from Ramakrishna Math gave clear and well defined instructions on personality development. Sri Prakash, founder, Vivekananda Group of Institutions, Bannur gave many positive ideas to the students. Br. Pavitra Chaitanya conducted Bhajans. Light refreshments and lunch was provided to all the participants. Swami Vivekananda literature was also distributed freely. Drawing and Elocution competitions and a written exam was conducted as a part of the event and the winners were awarded during the program.