On 12 January 2024, National Youth Day was celebrated by the Department of Education in collaboration with SESREC, IIC and NSS under the guidelines of the National Community Engagement Academic Network. On this occasion, an Essay Writing Competition was organized on the topics “Empowering Youth for Social Change”, “Youth Volunteerism and Community Service” and “The Role of Youth in Nation Building”. This competition was organized to develop critical thinking among students regarding the role of youth in community welfare and how they can be a part of the future of nation-building. A total of twenty-five students participated in this competition. Besides this, an activity of community engagement was also held. In this activity, students were informed to spend at least half an hour with their grandparents or any other elderly person in their community and learn from their experiences. While engaging with elderly persons, students interviewed them, and made recordings and video clips of those interviews. Around fifteen students participated in this event.