CURATED BY – UMESH KUSHWAHA | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Satna, the 35th All India Sports Festival started with the Ranga Rang presentation at Saraswati Vidyapeeth Utaili under the chief hospitality of the Deputy Chief Minister of the state Rajendra Shukla and in the presence of special guests MP Ganesh Singh, Mayor Yogesh Tamrakar, Hemchand Ji, Vivek Shende, Sunil Senani, BITS College Director, Chitrakoot MLA Surendra Singh Gaharwar, chaired by Vidya Bharati All India Education Institute Co-Organization Minister Yatindra Sharma. The culture of every region was showcased in the 35th National Sports Athletics Opening Ceremony. The live tableau of Vindhya's White Tiger and Lord Shri Ram captivated everyone. The Rai dance of Vindhya captivated everyone with a cultural glimpse of the entire country from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Bengal to Gujarat. The chief guest of the program, Deputy Chief Minister of the state Rajendra Shukla said that Vidya Bharti has a big network for both education and culture. Here the whole miniature India is present. Quoting a poem by Atal ji, he said, "I am not afraid even in victory or defeat. This is right, that is also right." He said, "We have to remain humble even in victory and take defeat with ease. Our sportsmanship should be displayed as an example in the society. The players who have come here after winning from their respective fields are all the best. Vidya Bharti is challenging the forces that are breaking the country. The students of Vidya Bharti have stood firm to take the country to the position of Vishwa Guru. The future is very bright.

The dream of Modi ji for the development of the country has to be fulfilled by the coming generation. Mr. Shukla said that

Our development will become a boon by using science and technology. The work done by Vidya Bharti is preparing an army of people who are ready to serve the country and humanity by using its power properly. There is no corner of the country where Vidya Bharti cannot influence the society. This is the result of dedication and devotion. Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan Co-Organization Minister Yatindra Sharma said that the players of Vidya Bharati have brought laurels to the country with their excellent performance in various national and international sports competitions. Vidya Bharati Shiksha Sansthan provides high level training and inspiration to students not only in educational fields but also in the world of sports. The players trained under it have won medals by displaying their skills in many sports and have increased the pride of India. This institute also emphasizes on the physical, mental and social development of children, due to which the players become a source of inspiration for both the country and the society. Mr. Sharma said that the identity of Vidya Bharati's ideals and the story of Vidya Bharati's achievements is increasing. Vidya Bharati's school also runs in Sanskar Valley. The identity of the nation is based on culture, otherwise the identity of the nation would have been lost. Vidya Bharati is trying to make the whole nation the leader of the world by propagating that culture and Indian welfare Hindu lifestyle and by its deeds. Vidya Bharati creates the best human beings. There are 12000 schools run by Vidya Bharati in the whole country. Vidya Bharati will also remove backwardness in the world of sports. Vidya Bharati is also doing such deeds. With games and sportsmanship, with good decisions, we will also demonstrate that skill. Even defeat inspires victory. We play with such a sportsmanship.

During this, Muktaj Singh Badesha, Shriram Aravkar, Domeshwar Sahu, Dr. Anand Rao, Jitendra Singh Parihar, Bhaskar Bhattacharya, convenor Vijay Yadav, Ramavtar Chamadia, Manikant Maheshwari, Sampat Dhoot, Bhal Chandra Rawale, Jagrat Kapoor, Rajneesh Pathak, B.M. Sharma, Santoshmani Mishra, Vikas Pandey, Dr. Devendra Singh, Sanjeev Maheshwari, Jai Dev Tamrakar, Shyam Lal Gupta Shyamu were present. Ganesh Govind Mishra conducted the function and the vote of thanks was given by the head of all arrangements, Ravi Mishra. To mark the beginning of the /event, colourful balloons were released in the air and the flag of the 35th National Festival of Sports was hoisted. Before this, a march past was conducted by the players from all the 11 regions of the country.