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This year too,there was zealous participation in contests like face-painting,‘kalash’ decoration,etc besides the regular fare of song and dance competition. The difference this time was that the winners took home a unique prize—saplings.

“We had the opportunity to interact with so many young minds,so we decided to inculcate in them concern for the environment by giving away saplings as prizes,” said Mayank Ranjan,convenor of the Yuva Mahotsav.

“But it doesn’t end there. After a year,all these saplings will be surveyed and those prize winners who have taken best care of the plants will be rewarded,” he continued.

The winners will get advice from a ‘tree doctor’ on a helpline on how best to ensure perfect growth of the sapling into a tree.

Yuva Mahotsav gives a stage to city youths to display their talent and it has been the platform for several like Vineet Singh,Harshit Saxena and beauty pageant winner Romil who have achieved success and international fame by putting in commendable performance on shows like Sa Re Ga Ma Pa,Junoon,etc.

The Yuva Mahotsav also has a personality pageant called ‘Shehzadi’ and ‘Shehzada’ Lucknow.