Democratic Youth Federation of India
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Democratic Youth Federation of India (in Hindi
भारत कि जनवादी नौजवन सभा, Bharat ki Janvadi Naujavan Sabha), is an India
n left-wing youth organization founded in 1980. DYFI, as it is popularly known, is politically linked to the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
(CPI(M)).
The current general secretary of DYFI is Tapas Sinha and the president is P. Sreeramakrishnan
.
.
The DYFI affiliate in Jammu and Kashmir
is called Democratic Youth Federation of Kashmir. In Tripura
there is a separate body, affiliated to DYFI, called Tribal Youth Federation
. In Kerala
DYFI has a strong base and the current secretary of DYFI-Kerala State Committee is T.V. Rajesh, and President is M.B. Rajesh.
from 31 October to 3 November. Prior to that CPI(M) had different youth organizations in different states.
and Yuvadhara in Kerala
.
It opposes :
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
भारत कि जनवादी नौजवन सभा, Bharat ki Janvadi Naujavan Sabha), is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n left-wing youth organization founded in 1980. DYFI, as it is popularly known, is politically linked to the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
(CPI(M)).
P. Sreeramakrishnan
P. Sreeramakrishnan is an Indian politician. Currently he is a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Ponnani constituency after assembly election, 2011....
.
Affilliations
DYFI is a member of World Federation of Democratic YouthWorld Federation of Democratic Youth
The World Federation of Democratic Youth is a progressive youth organization, recognized by the United Nations as an international youth non-governmental organization. WFDY describes itself as an "anti-imperialist, left-wing" organisation...
.
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
is called Democratic Youth Federation of Kashmir. In Tripura
Tripura
Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...
there is a separate body, affiliated to DYFI, called Tribal Youth Federation
Tribal Youth Federation
Tribal Youth Federation is an organization affiliated to Democratic Youth Federation of India in Tripura. TYF organizes youth from the tribal populations of the state. TYF has a separate central committee and publishes Bini Kharad...
. In Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
DYFI has a strong base and the current secretary of DYFI-Kerala State Committee is T.V. Rajesh, and President is M.B. Rajesh.
History
The organization was formed on 3 November 1980 from its inaugural conference held at Saheed Kartar Singh Saraba Village, Ludhiana, PunjabPunjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
from 31 October to 3 November. Prior to that CPI(M) had different youth organizations in different states.
Publications
At national level, DYFI publishes the magazine Naujawan Drishti (Youth Stream). On state level there are various publications, such as Jubashakti in West BengalWest Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
and Yuvadhara in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
.
Views
Purported aims of DYFI:- Jobs for all, education for all and empowerment of youth.
- It stands for communal harmony.
- Constitutional approval of right to job.
- IndustrialisationIndustrialisationIndustrialization is the process of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one...
. - Proper implementation of self employment projects.
- DYFI aims for Scientific socialismScientific SocialismScientific socialism is the term used by Friedrich Engels to describe the social-political-economic theory first pioneered by Karl Marx. The purported reason why this socialism is "scientific socialism" is because its theories are held to an empirical standard, observations are essential to its...
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It opposes :
- Anti-democracy and sectarian movements.
- Economic policies guided by International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
, World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
and World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
. - Imperialist aggression over Third WorldThird WorldThe term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism and NATO , or communism and the Soviet Union...
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