Surf Wiki
Save to docs
geography/india

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Democratic Youth Federation of India

Indian political organization

Democratic Youth Federation of India

Indian political organization

FieldValue
nameDemocratic Youth Federation of India DYFI
image[[Image:DYFI-flag.svg150pxFlag of Democratic Youth Federation of India]]
abbreviationDYFI
formation
typeYouth Organisation
statusFederation
purposeBuild a broad based strong and united youth movement in India, embracing every young man and woman who is pledged to fight for the upliftment and betterment of our youth as a whole.
headquartersKarol Bagh, New Delhi, India
membership9,839,216
leader_titlePresident
leader_nameA. A. Rahim
leader_title2General Secretary
leader_name2Himaghnaraj Bhattacharyya
website

Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) is a youth organisation in India. It was founded in its inaugural conference held from 1–3 November 1980 at Shaheed Kartar Singh Saraba village in Ludhiana, Punjab. DYFI was formed as an independent youth organization with ties to leftist ideologies. Over time, it has become the youth wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

DYFI identifies itself to be an independent organisation. Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee who was a former secretary of Bengal fraction, and a founder Central Committee member of DYFI, Manik Sarkar – the former chief minister of Tripura – was a vice president of the organisation, and M. Vijayakumar who was the speaker of Kerala legislative assembly was once former all-India president of DYFI. In 2021, M.B. Rajesh, a former all-India president of DYFI was elected as the Speaker of Kerala legislative assembly.

As of 2012, DYFI had a membership of 2.2 million which rose from 1.4 million in 2011. The annual membership fee of DYFI is a meager Rs. 2 and is open to all youth between the age 15 and 40 irrespective of their political ideology.

Affiliations

DYFI rally in [[Kolkata

DYFI is a member of World Federation of Democratic Youth. The DYFI affiliate in Jammu and Kashmir is called Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Youth Federation. In Tripura there is a separate body, affiliated to DYFI, called Tribal Youth Federation.

History

The organisation was formed on 3 November 1980 from its inaugural conference held at Saheed Kartar Singh Saraba Village, Ludhiana, Punjab from 31 October to 3 November.

On 25 November 1994, five members of DYFI were killed after being shot by state police force during a protest against the commercialisation of higher education at Kuthuparamba in Kannur district, Kerala, while one was paralysed.

Publications

At the national level, DYFI publishes the magazine Naujawan Drishti (Youth Vision). On the state level there are various publications, such as Jubashakti (Youth Power) in West Bengal, Yuvadhara (Youth Stream) in Kerala, Izhaingar Muzhakkam in Tamil Nadu, and Yuvasangharsh (Youth Struggle) in Maharashtra.

References

References

  1. "DYFI – Aims & Objectives".
  2. (14 May 2022). "DYFI: দেশে সদস্যসংখ্যা বেড়েছে ৪ লক্ষ, দাবি DYFI-এর".
  3. (16 May 2022). "DYFI adds 1.5 lakh new members in one year".
  4. "DYFI From Ludhiana To Amritsar".
  5. Staff Reporter. (2018-11-14). "CPI(M) has its way as DYFI elects new team". The Hindu.
  6. (2023-01-24). "Kerala: CPI(M) youth wing DYFI says will screen BBC documentary on PM Modi today".
  7. "Welcome". DYFI.
  8. "Newly-elected Speaker MB Rajesh rose from ranks, was named one of best parliamentarians".
  9. (16 September 2012). "DYFI to focus on unemployment". The Hindu.
  10. (15 Sep 2014). "The Assam Tribune Online". www.assamtribune.com.
  11. "TRIPURA: Tribal Youth Federation Holds Special Convention {{!}} Peoples Democracy". CPI(M).
  12. (17 September 2019). "Massive Youth Rally in Tripura Demanding Jobs and Restoration of Democracy". News Click.
  13. (17 January 2020). "Tripura: DYFI-TYF stages protest demanding release of ex-PWD minister". TNT-The NorthEast Today.
  14. "Martyrs". DYFI.
  15. "Yuvadhara".
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1980-establishments-in-india organizations-established-in-1980 volunteer-organisations-in-india
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Democratic Youth Federation of India — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report