Coimbatore :

KM Shashirekha, a first year post-graduate student in Mass Communication at Bharathiar University will represent India along with eight other students from various parts of the country in a programme on leadership to be held in Japan on January 22. Shashirekha was selected on the basis of her performance in social service organisations, including the National Service Scheme (NSS) and other youth service organisations. The ministry of youth affairs had recently informed her about the selection for the programme. She is one of the very few students selected from south India for the meet.

Shashirekha hails from a poor family at Hassan in Karnataka. From her under graduation years she has been active as an NSS volunteer. She was selected as to go for the overseas trip representing India at Japan on ‘Global Leader Development Program’ conducted by the Japanese embassy from January 22 to February 13. Students from nine countries from across the world will attend the meet.

She had won the best volunteer award in 2011 for various activities in NSS. She had also written street plays and dramas on various themes especially regarding social welfare activities. “I enjoy writing scripts in Kannada, my mother tongue,” she said. She has been an active volunteer here too but in various programmes. From speaking and distributing pamphlets to holding programmes, she has shown her interest in the various programmes.

Shashirekha will be part of the eight students who will be led by a young activist and will attend the month long activities in Japan. The programme is to identify potential leaders among youth from various nations. The team will take part in the deliberations and present papers on various topics. Shashirekha will present a paper on ‘Chanakya’s ideas on leadership’.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Coimbatore> Programme / TNN / January 12th, 2014