National Youth Camp was organized by Vivekananda Kendra at Kanyakumari from 28th to 31st December 2009. The theme of the camp was “Organise for India”.

In all 138 college students from 10 states of India - Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Kerala, Manipur, Karnataka – participated. The camp was inaugurated by Sri Balakrishnanji, Vice President of Vivekananda Kendra. Dr. Kanagsabapathi and Sri Pramod Kumar were the other speakers.

Participants had interactive lectures and Group discussions on “Youth makes a Nation”, “India and the World”, “Future Trends”; workshops on Leadership, Excellence, Communication and Life-skills. Yoga, Bhajans, Group and individual presentations, and visit to Vivekananda Rock Memorial were the other highlights of the program. Finally, the Youth pledged to make India a Developed Nation by 2020.