51st State School youth Festival,Largest Festival in Asia began on 18Th of this month,at Kottayam.
School Youth Festival started to give encouragement in fine arts as music,dance,drawing etc.But
now it is a crooked way to get admission for professional courses or become an actor or actress.
Fine arts is dyeing as these students learn items as capsule ,just for competition and somehow gets prize and grace mark.If they didn’t get A grade for an item,they give appeal till they get A grade and grace mark.If they didn’t get prize ,they give appeal to get prize and grace mark.
Learning fine arts is like meditation.There need many years of learning from guru and practice.But these students ,after getting admission for professional cources,they will not see in any completion.Jeusudas,p.Jayachadran,Kavya madhavan ect became famous ,not because as they got prize in youthfestival.
Now Youth festival is cash festival.Students learn items just to participate in youth festival.They learn items for 10 minutes.They didn’t know more .They began to learn items when school re-opens or on vacation.The same item is playing every competition,district,sub-district and state.They learn these items from a famous Gurus.
Appeal is an income for Government.For appeal ,they charge Rs .5000/for an item .Appeal money will refund if the student get more mark than the declared result.Well known Gurus are included in Judgement panel in every item.This time judges for Bharathanatyam is from Chenni,kuchupudi from Andhra,classical music also from chenni.T.N.Seshagopan,Ramachandran(sandanam)were came for judgement.If any participant didn’t get prize,givng appeal is not good.By this decision of judges become invalid and they are insulted.
Giving sadya is another lavishness.Crores of money is lavishing.Giving food is a must ,not sadya.Golden trophy is dead money.The students of the district ,who got more points gets the trophy and just touches the trophy and put it in treasury.This time Kozhikode got more points.
The youth festival must beneficial to the students.
