PUNE: “The youth today have so many opportunities and platforms to express their talent. However, for success in life, setting a goal is the first step,” asserted actor Reema Lagoo. She was delivering the valedictory address at Bharati Vidyapeeth's fourth Youth Festival on Thursday. The School of Performing Arts won the general championship in the festival.   The actor presented the awards to the winners   at a function held at New Law College Hall. Bharati Vidyapeeth Vice-Chancellor Shivajirao Kadam, poet Aruna Dhere, cultural head of School of Performing Arts Sharangdhar Sathe, Director of Institute of Management and Entrepreneur Development Nitin Nayak and Law College Principal Mukund Sarada were present on the occasion.   “With the increasing opportunities, the competition in every field is increasing too. Hence, there is no substitute to hard work,” said Lagoo. She advised students to be mentally and physically fit to face the obstacles on the way.

Fourth edition has 25 categories of performing events and 750 students   PUNE: “Today's youth has lost the joy of art and culture, due to stressful lifestyle,” asserted actor Madhav Vaze.   He added, “They can hardly spend time to foster their likes for the arts. Doesn’t matter whether one is a winner or loser in the competition, participation is important.”   He was speaking at the inauguration of Bharati Vidyapeeth's fourth youth festival inaugurated by Kathak exponent Manisha Sathe. Bharati Vidyapeeth's former vice-chancellor S F Patil, Chairman Colleges and Development Council P S Bulakh, Director School of Performing Arts Sharangdhar Sathe, Mukund Sarada and Nitin Nayak shared the dais on this occasion.   Vaze further said that due to the malpractice of match-fixing, the art hidden in a sport is also being sold.   “A real artist should not make a market of his art.

PUNE: Spelling out inevitability of private investment in almost all walks of social life, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Monday said that education, health and infrastructure will have more private partnership in coming days.   CM was speaking at 46th foundation day function of Bharati Vidyapeeth (BV) in city. For the Maharashtra to become globally competitive state, social sectors need huge investments that are possible only through public-private partnership, Chavan said.   “Only education can lay solid foundation for prosperous future. To widen base of education, private partnership is must as no government is not in position to invest huge funds required for it,” he added. Chavan dispelled fears of commercialisation of education saying, “Similar apprehensions were expressed when higher education opened doors to private institutes. Time has proved that barring a few, majority private institutes are doing fine.