For some, their experience with the Bahá’i-inspired community-building endeavour spans years, for others their participation is perhaps of a few months, and for others still, their introduction to the conversation—at the heart of which is the effort to apply the Teachings of Bahá’u’lláh to the advancement of society—has been just a few days. Yet regardless of how long they have been involved, they are wholeheartedly committing themselves to meaningful acts of service reflective of their affinity with the vision of contributing to the advancement of neighbourhoods and villages around the world. The 800 participants of the Chennai youth conference, held from 27 to 29 September, represented this range of experience. Chennai is the capital city of Tamil Nadu (in English, “the land of Tamils”), one of the 28 states of India, a diverse and culturally rich nation. Tamil is considered one of the classical languages of India and the official language of the state. The deep cultural influence is reflected in the literature, art, and music of a region that retains many aspects of its traditional heritage and places great emphasis on education. The young people of Tamil Nadu have proved their capacity to sustain long-term commitment to the process of spiritual education offered in their neighbourhoods and villages.
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