Mokokchung, December 18 (MExN): A host of celebrities from the Indian film industry and other dignitaries are set to captivate the 2nd Youth Fest 2016 organized by REM Group (a business conglomerate) at Chungtiayimsen in Mokokchung. The fest will formally kick off on December 19 at 7:00 am and end on December 20. Under the theme, Peace, Progress & Prosperity, the fest is being organized as part of REM Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with an aim to promote the talents and provide platform to the youths towards self-sustenance and dignity, according to a press release from Media Cell, REM Group. Among the special guests are well known Bollywood celebrities like Mahima Chaudhry and Rajpal Yadav. The chairman of Abhirav Infra & Realtors Pvt Ltd, Gurav Sehgal is also among the special guests, while the Advisor Security to the Chief Minister & President National Association of Progressive Civil Servants, Sandeep M Tamgade (IPS) will grace the fest as the guest of honour. Besides, other well known celebrities like Bollywood singer Avishek Sinha and Keka Ghoshal, Bollywood film producer Rebecca Changkija, Bollywood director Shiraz Henry and the Adrika dance group are set to take part in the two-day youth fest. The first day of the fest will be kicked off with a ‘Half-marathon race’ at 7:00 am, followed by indigenous games competition and career counseling. A formal programme will be held at 2:00 pm and it will conclude with a Bollywood night. The second day will witness more competition hour in different indigenous games like cock-fight, tug-of-war, earthen pot making, essay competition etc. The main attractions of day two will be the beat contest ‘Clash of the Bands’ and the Bollywood night in the evening, where the Bollywood stars will take to the stage and enthrall the audience. There will also be different stalls like food stalls for the visitors to relish the cuisines. The REM Group has extended invitation to all the public to come and enjoy the youth fest “which is aimed at celebrating and promoting youth life towards a positive, self-sustaining and dignified Naga society.”
