<p>Mount Carmel College celebrated International Youth Day recently. The theme for the 2016 International Youth Day was ‘The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Production and Consumption’.<br /><br /></p>.<p> Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial activities and the numerous start-ups that have emerged in India during recent times have immensely helped in generation of employment opportunities, improvement in the standard of living and a balanced regional growth. <br /><br />The chief guest for this celebration was Saveen Hegde, creative leadership specialist and Director of UNBOX,who spoke about the importance, of giving ideas a chance to develop into great ventures, and to jump at every opportunity being thrown at you, by becoming the player and not the spectator.<br /><br />The day’s events flagged off with a marathon, after which a panel discussion, titled and themed ‘The Road Less Travelled’ was conducted, with panelists of entrepreneurs from varied fields. <br /><br />Aaron Punnen, actor and medical professional, Mala Mary Martina, CEO of ‘I Love Mondays’, co-founder of IQstudios, Naveen Thomas, currently leading Headstreams, an organisation that works on promoting human development through play, Sudarshan Metla, founder of Placeoforigin.in — a one stop store for speciality food from <br /><br />across India, were present on the occasion. They shared their stories on the challenges they faced and experiences gained. <br /><br />The programme concluded with an interactive theatre performance on body image, called ‘Permanently Imperfect’ by the Centre for Community Dialogue and Change, along with a workshop on idea generation, business plan and business model. A competition called ‘Minute to Win it’ on eradicating poverty was also held. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Mount Carmel College celebrated International Youth Day recently. The theme for the 2016 International Youth Day was ‘The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Production and Consumption’.<br /><br /></p>.<p> Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial activities and the numerous start-ups that have emerged in India during recent times have immensely helped in generation of employment opportunities, improvement in the standard of living and a balanced regional growth. <br /><br />The chief guest for this celebration was Saveen Hegde, creative leadership specialist and Director of UNBOX,who spoke about the importance, of giving ideas a chance to develop into great ventures, and to jump at every opportunity being thrown at you, by becoming the player and not the spectator.<br /><br />The day’s events flagged off with a marathon, after which a panel discussion, titled and themed ‘The Road Less Travelled’ was conducted, with panelists of entrepreneurs from varied fields. <br /><br />Aaron Punnen, actor and medical professional, Mala Mary Martina, CEO of ‘I Love Mondays’, co-founder of IQstudios, Naveen Thomas, currently leading Headstreams, an organisation that works on promoting human development through play, Sudarshan Metla, founder of Placeoforigin.in — a one stop store for speciality food from <br /><br />across India, were present on the occasion. They shared their stories on the challenges they faced and experiences gained. <br /><br />The programme concluded with an interactive theatre performance on body image, called ‘Permanently Imperfect’ by the Centre for Community Dialogue and Change, along with a workshop on idea generation, business plan and business model. A competition called ‘Minute to Win it’ on eradicating poverty was also held. <br /><br /></p>
