NSUI
Encyclopedia
National Student's Union Of India (NSUI) is a students organization and is a frontal organization of the Indian National Congress
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and then was formally constituted on 9 April 1971. The organization traces its origin to the Indian independence movement
spearheaded by Indian National Congress
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and the parent Indian National Congress
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Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
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History
NSUI was conceived in 1971 by former Prime Minister of India Indira GandhiIndira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
and then was formally constituted on 9 April 1971. The organization traces its origin to the Indian independence movement
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
spearheaded by Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
.
Entry into mainstream politics
Many NSUI members have gone on to join mainstream national politics via the Indian Youth CongressIndian Youth Congress
The Indian Youth Congress is the youth wing of the Indian National Congress party. As of 2006, the Indian Youth Congress has over 245,00,000 members across India, the largest democratic youth organisation in the world....
and the parent Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
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National Presidents of NSUI
- Late P. R.Kumaramangalam (1971-74)
- G.Mohan Gopal (1974-76)
- Late Geetanjali Maken (1976-77)
- K.K.Sharma (1977-81)
- Ramesh ChennithalaRamesh ChennithalaRamesh Chennithala is an Indian politician. He is the son of late Ramakrishnan Nair. He was elected a Member of Parliament thrice and was also a Kerala State Cabinet Minister at the age of 27 under mentor ship of late K. Karunakaran...
(1982-84) - Mukul WasnikMukul WasnikMukul Balkrishna Wasnik is the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. He represents the Ramtek constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party...
(1984-86) - Manish TewariManish TewariManish Tewari is a current Member of Parliament from Ludhiana. He is the official spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee.-Family:Manish Tewari comes from a political family in Punjab. His father Dr. V.N. Tewari, a professor of Punjab University, has written more than 40 books in Punjabi...
(1986-93) - Saleem Ahmad (1993-97)
- Alka LambaAlka lambaAlka Lamba is an Indian politician-Political career:She was a Secretary All India Congress Committee at the Indian National Congress....
(1997-99) - Meenakshi NatarajanMeenakshi NatarajanMeenakshi Natarajan is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from Mandsaur in the 15th Lok Sabha. She is also AICC secretary and is in the core team of Rahul Gandhi for building the party.-Background:...
(1999-03) - Dr. Ashok TanwarAshok TanwarAshok Tanwar is an Indian politician, a Member of Parliament from Sirsa and Secretary, All India Congress Committee. He is also a former president of Indian Youth Congress & NSUI. He was the youngest person to take over the prestigious position of president of Indian Youth Congress...
(2003-05) - Nadeem Javed (2005-08)
- Hibi EdenHibi EdenHibi Eden is an Indian politician and the present president of NSUI, the students wing of the congress party.-Early life:Hibi Eden was born in Ernakulam, Kerala to the former Ernakulam MP late George Eden on 19 April 1983.-Career:...
(2008-)