“Instead of sowing the seeds of pessimism, shape the youth as optimistic individuals,” said theatre actor Master Hirannaiah. Addressing the gathering at the Kumaravyasa Jayanthi and annual festival of the village deity Arekallamma on Sunday at Yagati in Kadoor taluk, he said that youth must be motivated to take up path of righteousness and thus indulge into nation building. Singer C Ashwath said that every individual must strive to nurture and grow the language, culture and tradition of the mother land. MLC Y S V Datta delivered the keynote address. Village leader Mallappa inaugurated while Matoor Krishnamurthy presided over the programme.