Overview

Yuva Galam (roughly Young Voice in Telugu) began as a simple idea of a small team in Vijayawada. The idea was this - youth is not the future of India, it is the present. Politics in India has been notorious as an arena with high entry barriers for young aspiring leaders. Unless one has the right connections, resources, or familial ties, it is tough to make an impact in politics. This is not just about electoral battles but simply about mobilizing people to solve local or regional issues, to raise demands politically to have your voices heard, to have your ideas implemented. With Yuva Galam, we intend to create those resources, knowledge base, and the kind of access to important networks that will empower Young Leaders to rise and usher in changes. The next big idea or the next promising leader must not need to walk or cycle across the state to have their ideas heard. They must simply need to be strong in their credentials, experienced in their ideas, and committed enough to be able to make a positive change. What once began as a cycle journey to spread one idea is now becoming an organization to amplify many more ideas from those who have frequently been neglected by our politics and policies. Better representing the voices of young is our manifesto. Your voice is our agenda. We are starting off as a small team now but we will continue to progress. We all might wonder what a small bunch of motivated individuals might achieve, if they can bring about wide changes. But as someone remarked long ago, powerful changes are driven by such groups alone.