Overview
- More than 20,000 students gathered at Srinagar’s Bakhshi Stadium for an Edu-Youth Meet focused on substance abuse and mental well-being.
- The Department of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Youth Services and Sports Department, organized the event attended by ACS Shantmanu, MLAs, vice-chancellors, and college leaders.
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar called for a drug-free Kashmir and promoted breath-based techniques, meditation, and Sudarshan Kriya as tools for recovery and resilience.
- The Art of Living pledged support to integrate wellness and life-skills programmes as co-curricular offerings across Jammu and Kashmir, with university leaders requesting campus centres and student-led SKY clubs.
- Sri Sri met seven vice-chancellors and later Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, with a visit to Srinagar Central Jail scheduled for November 12 to highlight ongoing prison rehabilitation work.