Mysuru: The valedictory programme of the 75th anniversary of Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI), Gangothri Unit, Mysuru, was held at the auditorium of Negila Yogi Samaja Seva Trust in Jayanagar here recently. Established in 1949 by a group of 14 Professors, YHAI, the first Indian Youth Hostel in South Asia, has been providing affordable…
Mysurean elected as YHAI National Vice-President
February 14, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: H. Ravikumar, Chairman, Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI), Mysore Unit and Vice-President of YHAI Karnataka State Branch, has been elected as National Vice-President at the election held at New Delhi on Feb. 11. The following are the new office-bearers of the national body: President – Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar (Governor of Bihar); Vice-Presidents: E.D….
Selected for International Conference of Youth Hostel Federation in Doha
August 30, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: H. Ravikumar, Chairman, Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI), Mysore Unit and Vice-President, YHAI, Karna-taka State Unit, has been selected for 54th International Conference and General Meeting of International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF) to be held at Doha, Qatar from Sept.1 to 5. Several representatives from various countries of the world are participating in…
MGP, YHAI pledge to pursue nature conservation mission
May 14, 2022Monthly awareness and interaction programme held Mysore/Mysuru: Conservation of nature must be undertaken with a great amount of zeal and NGOs like Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) and Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI), Mysuru, play an important role in safeguarding the environment and retaining it for the future generations. With this background, the MGP, as…
Swami Vivekananda remembered on National Youth Day
January 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Voluntary blood donation, garlanding idol and felicitation marked the 158th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda which is celebrated as National Youth Day, in city this morning. At a function organised at Mahajana First College, Dr. B.S. Manjunathswamy, Additional Deputy Commissioner, called upon the youths to develop the habit of questioning as it was panacea…
Hostelling International Sustainable Fund-2020
October 12, 2020YHAI Mysuru’s Solar Energy Solution wins first prize Mysore/Mysuru: Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) has won top prize of Hostelling International (HI) Sustainable Fund-2020 for its Solar Energy Initiative at YHAI in Gokulam, Mysuru. HI is the brand name of Youth Hostel Associations having presence in 85 countries. Aimed at ‘Sustainable Tourism,’ the Hostelling…
YHAI invites entries for folk dance contest
August 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI), Karnataka State Branch, Bengaluru, in association with Tumakuru Units, has organised a folk dance competition. Guru Pulikeshi Kasturi, Director, Shanthala Arts Academy, T.H. Hanumanthe Gowda, film actor and H.B. Mahesh, folklore specialist, will be the judges for the contest. Dance videos can be sent through WhatsApp or Telegram…
YHAI Mysuru Unit serves breakfast to Pourakarmikas
April 30, 2020The Mysuru unit of Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) distributed breakfast (ghee rice and chicken curry) to Pourakarmikas at work in Vontikoppal and Paduvarahalli (Vinayakanagar) in Mysuru on Tuesday. Last week, they had served breakfast (ghee rice and egg curry) to Pourakarmikas at Jayalakshmipuram and Gokulam. Next Tuesday, they will be serving breakfast to…
Filled with joy, Kashmiri students bid adieu to their tour of royal city
March 12, 2020“Will miss Mysore Masala Dosa and Idli” Mysore/Mysuru: All good things must come to an end and so was the case for the Kashmiri students, whose tour of the heritage city, held as part of ‘Kashmiri Youth Exchange Programme’ concluded last evening with a valedictory event at the Youth Hostel premises in Saraswathipuram here. The…
Special photography expo marks 30th anniversary of Youth Hostel Gangothri Unit
January 20, 2020The expo featured photographs of Shivamogga’s Kodachadri Hill Range, Natural Art of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, Kailash Manasarovar in China, Yana in Sirsi taluk, Pandavapura’s Kunti Betta, Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu, Mullayanagiri Hill in Chikmagalur, Elephant Census, Narayanadurga in K.R. Pet taluk, Sri Ranganathaswamy Hill in Holenarasipura taluk, Karivaradarajaswamy Hill in Chamarajanagar, Madhugiri and…
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