MY Bharat Youth Convention Held at BHU in Varanasi

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, working through Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), held the Youth for Viksit Bharat: MY Bharat Youth Convention at Swatantrata Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), in Varanasi. The gathering brought together young achievers, sportspersons, digital content creators and young leaders, and was meant to draw more of them into nation-building.

Who attended

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the convention. With him were Shri Girish Chandra Yadav, Minister of State with independent charge for Youth Welfare and Sports in the Government of Uttar Pradesh, and Shri Sunil Paliwal, Secretary of the Department of Youth Affairs. Indian cricketer Dhruv Jurel and Vishal Chaturvedi, director of Hanuman Ansh, also spoke with the participants.

The minister's message

Dr. Mandaviya asked young people to see themselves as active partners and ambassadors of Viksit Bharat rather than only as beneficiaries of the country's growth. Pointing to the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047, he said today's youth would be the generation that lives in and leads India in 2047. He placed discipline, service, responsibility and respect at the centre of nation-building, and argued that small but steady efforts can bring large results. He also urged young citizens to join the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Abhiyan, to spread awareness against substance abuse and to use their creativity and digital influence for positive social change.

Achievers felicitated

A major part of the convention was the felicitation of achievers. Asian Games medallists Rohit Yadav, Prachi Choudhary, Parul Choudhary, Jay Kumar and Raj Kumar Pal were honoured for their sporting record. Arpit Giri, Aditya Upadhyay and Avantika, who cleared the JEE and won admission to IIT (BHU), were felicitated for their academic achievement. Eleven content creators, among them Prajwal Prajapati, Abhishek Chaurasiya, Harsh Gupta and Shivam Pandey, were honoured for the part digital platforms play in youth engagement.

Culture on the programme

Dhruv Jurel spoke of discipline and perseverance in sport. A musical performance by Sadhu Tiwari, associated with Hanuman Ansh, was followed by folk music, a nukkad natak and a folk dance presented by MY Bharat volunteers. The convention set out the role of MY Bharat in linking young citizens to volunteering, leadership, experiential learning and community work, and in carrying forward the goal of a developed India.