Opinion

131 Years Onwards: Ambedkar, A Legacy

Every Indian citizen could seek to understand Ambedkar’s philosophical contribution toward sociological interpretations of gender, caste, and cultural issues; the Indian economy and class question; ideas of politics such as nation, state, democracy, and law and constitutionalism.

Publications

Breaking Down Youth Contestation in the 2019 General Elections

This study aims to shed light on India’s youth representation in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. Young India Foundation gathered data of candidates contesting 2019 Lok Sabha elections and analysed it on a constituency level.

Young India Speaks

How the Reconstruction of Article 326 Piloted the Scenes of Indian Democracy

The struggle for equal voting rights dates to the earliest days of Indian history. After a period of bipartisan efforts to expand enfranchisement, Indians once again faced a new obstacle to voting: the youth was cognizant but unrepresented.

Empowering youth.
Enhancing research.
Establishing discourse.

We need actionable research on youth centric issues,
but there’s a big information gap.

Young people are a crucial demographic data point when it comes to political research
we enhance existing knowledge and build onto political discourse by shedding light on age
and youth as a vital variable in research.

Young people’s issues and causes need to be brought into the mainstream.

67
crore young Indians

28.4
India’s median age

65%
of the population under the age of 29

Information is power.

Disseminating quality research by and for the youth helps develop them as a socio-political category.

Closing the information gap within political research

Developing robust frameworks for implementing youth programs

Ensuring young people are taken up as a consequential point of focus in policy

Democratic participation is enhanced by accurate and unbiased research. The Centre for Youth Policy allows young Indians to make this possible.

Research is creating new knowledge.

Mapping India’s Youth

India has the largest youth demographic in the world, with upwards of 670 million Indians below the age of 25. Each state in India also has a demographic dividend, and CYP’s work focuses on highlighting them such that they’re a part of our discourse. Explore our map to find out interesting youth-centric details about each state, such as the youth demographic, their respective Youth Affairs Department and Minsiter as well as their state’s Youth Policy. We want to our young people on the map—use this directory as your one stop for all things youth related.

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