Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
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| Type | Student organization |
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| Founded | 1948 |
| Location | Mumbai, India |
| Motto | Knowledge-Character-Unity |
| Website | http://www.abvp.org/ |
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) (Hindi: अखिल भारतीय विद्यार्थी परिषद), is an all India student organization working in the field of education. ABVP was founded in 1948 and formally registered on 9 July 1949.[1]
As of January 2012, Milind Marathe is the National President, Umesh Dutt is the National General Secretary and Sunil Ambekar is the National Organising Secretary of the organisation.[2]
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[edit] History
ABVP was started in 1948 after Indian Independence with the objective of channeling students' energy in the task of national reconstruction. It was founded by a group of students and teachers and registered on 9 July 1949. ABVP has gradually spread its work across various universities in India. The group runs projects and programmes aimed at national integration and using social consciousness to solve the economic and other problems. They also run programmes designed to improve the abilities of individual students. Thus ABVP conducts Book-Bank, Students' Vacation Employment Bureau, First Class First Felicitation Functions, Inter Collegiate and inter-University Music Competitions, Painting Competitions, Literary Competitions, Student- Writers' Meets, Sports Meets, Social Participation Campus, Personality Development Camps, Technical, Medical, Management, Agri Students Workshops, Technical Exhibitions, Indo-Foreign Students' Bureau, Study Circles and Art Circles, Students' Experience in inter-state Living, My Home is India, Students for Development etc.
[edit] World Organisation for Students & Youth (WOSY)
During the International Youth Year 1985, ABVP launched the World Organization of Students and Youth (WOSY). It is the first international youth body with India as headquarters.[citation needed] It was launched in Delhi on 29 October 1985 by Indian and Foreign student delegates from 14 countries. The organisation was inaugurated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the former Prime minister of India. The organization works to bring together students and youth from various countries to promote peace and the welfare of humanity.
[edit] Political stances
ABVP opposes terrorism in Kashmir and foreigners coming to Assam and border states. They also work to integrate citizens from the north-east into other parts of the country. The group has played major roles in many rescue operations after natural calamities such as the earthquake in Marathwada and Gujarat.
[edit] Publication
The official ABVP magazine Rashtriya Chhatrashakti is published monthly in Hindi from New Delhi.
[edit] Image gallery
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ABVP Rally
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ABVP mass meeting
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ABVP activist protesting
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Foundation; retrieved 31 March 2011
- ^ [1] retrieved 31 January 2012
[edit] Further reading
- ABVP (2005-12-24). "Resolutions". http://www.abvp.org/resolutions/.
- "ABVP urges policy to stop commercialisation of education". 2004-05-02. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may022004/d11.asp.
- "ABVP Karyakartas take up Tsunami Relief Work". http://www.abvp.org/testing/abvp1/index1.php.
- "ABVP protests against attacks on Indians in Australia". http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/7111.html.
