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connect our youth with the
golden past of the country.
There are many other such
practices in India, which need
to be revived. I hope that the
discussion about them will
definitely inspire people in
this direction.
My dear countrymen,
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has
changed the meaning of
public participation in our
country. If something related
to cleanliness takes place
anywhere in the country,
people certainly inform me
about it. That’s how, my
attention was drawn to a
cleanliness campaign by
the youth of Haryana. There
is a village in Haryana –
with terracotta architecture. Dulheri. The youth here decided
Kumbh Mela was organized here that Bhiwani city has to be
last year to restore the cultural made exemplary in terms of
heritage of Tribeni and revive cleanliness. They formed
the glory of Kumbh tradition. an organization called Yuva
Seven centuries later, the three- Swachhta Evam Janseva Samiti.
day Kumbh Mahasnan and the The youth associated with this
fair have infused a new energy committee reach Bhiwani at 4 in
into the region. A large number the morning. Together, they run
of people participated in the cleanliness drives at different
Ganga Aarti, Rudrabhishek and places in the city. These people
Yajna that took place every day have so far cleared tons of
for three days. Various ashrams, garbage from different areas of
mutths and akhadas were also the city.
included in the festival this Friends, ‘Waste to Wealth’
time. Various genres related to is also an important dimension
Bengali traditions such as Kirtan, of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Baul, Gaudiya Nritya, Shree- Kamala Moharana, a sister from
Khol, Poter Gaan, Chhau-Nach, Kendrapara district of Odisha,
became the center of attraction runs a self-help group. The
in the evening programmes. This women of this group make many
is a very commendable effort to things like baskets and mobile
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