Born on 23rd August, Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu (23 August 1872 – 20 May 1957) was an Indian politician and freedom fighter, and chief minister of the Madras Presidency, who subsequently became the first chief minister of the new Andhra state, created by the partition of Madras State along linguistic lines. He was also known as Andhra Kesari (Lion of Andhra). The Andhra Pradesh government issued G.O RT-2500 on 10 August 2014 declaring his birth anniversary a state festival. Andhra Kesari, a 9 feet high Statue in Parliament houses, was Unveiled by Kocheril Raman Narayanan, Presidents of India, on 5 May 2000.
A commemorative postage stamp Issued on (23/ August/ 1998) The Golden Jubilee of the Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) a charitable organisation , providing youth hostel accommodation in India (YHAI) was established on 14/July/1949 when a group of educationists from Maharaja College, Mysore formed a committee to promote, through its more than 305 unites and 22 state branches
"Youth hostels as a concept evolved from excursions organised by a German school teacher Richard Schirrmann and his pupils in 1909. The inauguration of the International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF) was an outcome of the First International Youth Hostel Conference held at Amsterdam in 1932. Indian hosts the 42nd IYHF Conference from 23rd to 27th August, 1998 at New Delhi.
Youth hostels promote fellowship and community interaction and a better understanding, bringing together youth from different parts of the world. They stimulate youth to think about their role in preservation of the environment, plant and animal life.
Courtesy: Mr Bibhuti Mohan Mohanty
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