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India’s Youth to Lead the Way: Reimagining the National Youth Festival 2025

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India, a nation of youthful vibrancy, proudly stands as one of the youngest countries in the world, with over 33% of its population comprising youth. These young minds, brimming with energy and innovative ideas, possess the potential to shape the country's destiny. When harnessed effectively, their drive and enthusiasm can propel India toward the vision of Viksit Bharat (Developed India).   Recognizing the transformative power of youth, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has reimagined the National Youth Festival (NYF) 2025 as the " Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue." This groundbreaking festival aims to be the first of its kind globally, providing a platform where youth will ideate, innovate, and present their vision of a developed India directly to the Honorable Prime Minister. Not just participants, they will be partners in the nation's growth journey, symbolizing their active role in shaping the future.     The festival will bring together 3,000 ex...

Landslide Majority: Good or Bad?

India has the world's largest democracy, and it is rich in diversifications. The person with the majority is the ruler here. Recently Swedish institute V-Dem released a report on the status of democracy in India, and India was given elected autocracy. India's foreign minister S. Jaishankar gave a delightful reply during the India Today Conclave (South), which I recommend everyone to watch.  I am not writing this article to justify any political party's moves; I want you to look deeper into India's history and learn what has happened when a ruling party has a landslide majority (>60%). The constitution and judiciary also fail when one party has an overwhelming majority. The BJP government has been losing to AAP in constituent assembly elections of Delhi from the past 2 assembly elections held. A Lieutenant Governor (LG) has control over land, police, services, and public orders. Recently a bill has been passed in LS and RS, which provides that the term “government” r...

Book Review - Life's Amazing Secret by Gaur Gopal Das

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  LIFE is the most valuable asset of one, but what would it be we never try to find out. We never try to assess how is it going. We keep on going with flow with all our daily practices ignoring the wrong practices we do unintentionally. Majority of us have this habit. In this materialistic & cheap internet world, we are having fantasy of good looks, expensive outfits, earning more and more etc. which is completely normal   but at the same time we all are forgetting the core and abstract values of a human like sense of selflessness, forgiveness, gratitude, spirituality, sensitive speaking, self-discovery, sacrifice, service to nation. Either we all know this but we don’t understand the value and importance of these things in one’s life or we are completely ignorant to these true values. These are the values which make balance in our life and makes our journey smooth. The book which I would like to bring among you all is “Life’s Amazing Secrets” by one of the most loved and ...