mysuru film director nagathihalli chandrashekar said that universities should keep away from politics to maintain an environment conducive for a good education speaking after inaugurating the 31st interuniversity national youth festival yuva shatha sambhrama2016 being organized by university of mysore uom and association of indian universities aiu at amphitheatre here on monday chandrashekar said that all universities have a diverse student population with different cultures and religions it is a place where everybody mingles with each other and spread oneness so universities should keep politics out of campus for a healthy environment students have the capacity to manage themselves and grow in their fields he said citing former us president herbert hoovers quote older men declare war but it is the youth that must fight and die chandrashekar said that students should keep themselves away from politics there is great strength among youths students from more than 70 university are participating in the event and every talented student is a world by himself or herself he added speaking as the chief guest mysuru royal family member yaduveer krishnadatta chamaraja wadiyar said that issues and challenges faced by youths are immense universities like uom are creating great students to face challenges and work for the development of the country in spite of landing on the moon problems continue to haunt the mankind india is a vibrant country with its rich culture and traditions youths have to balance between the past and the present uom vicechancellor k s rangappa presided over the function while aiu secretarygeneral furqan qamar and joint secretary sampson david were present as the guests of honour earlier in the day thousand of students studying in different universities spread across the country along with around 150 managers who have come for the fiveday event sported traditional attire and took part in a procession from crawford hall to the amphitheatre the procession was led by a local folk dance troupe which performed dollu kunita and veeragase the participants danced throughout the procession till it reached the programme venue ahead of the programme the dignitaries and the students observed a minutes silence in remembrance of the 10 martyrs who lost their lives in the siachen avalanche