World Organisation of Students and Youth
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History
The World Organisation of Students and Youth was launched in Delhi on 29 October 1985 on the occasion of the International Youth Year Conference in the midst of 11,000 student delegates from fourteen countries. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who would become Prime Minister after successfully contesting the Indian General Election of 1996, inaugurated the organisation. Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh of the Indian Air Force and Swami Ranganathananda, thirteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, participated in the inaugural conference.
Objectives
- International understanding and co-operation with the approach of "World is a Family"
- Propagating the United Nations' ideals of peace and co-existence.
- Bringing students and youth of the world together for the promotion of social justice and humanity.
- Helping the mobility of the students and youth to enable worldwide interaction of culture, information, knowledge and wisdom.
- Generating students and youth opinion and organising them for the fight against terrorism, religious fanaticism, apartheid, colonialism, racism, imperialism and oppression of any sort.
- Propagating humanism and spiritualism which, combined with a scientific outlook, may offer a viable philosophy of life for the world.
Associate organisations
- Pragyik Vidyarthi Parishad, Nepal
- National Hindu Students' Forum, UK
- Tibetan Youth Congress, Dharmashala, India
- Tibetan National Congress, Dharmashala, India
- Friends Of Tibet, Dharmashala, India
- Hindu Students Council, USA
- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, India
- National Hindu Youth Forum, South Africa
- Akhil Bharatiya Yuva Parishad, India
See also
References
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