Loreto College students win second position at the National Youth Conclave 2023

Akanksha Tiwari (3rd year Political Science Department) and Neha Sen (3rd year English Department) represented Loreto College, Kolkata as Prajatantra Debate Finalists at the National Youth Conclave 2023 held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on March 13 and 14, 2023.

Prajatantra 2022–23, organised by Praja Foundation in collaboration with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), celebrated city governance with the Indian youth in the 75th year of Independence, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The Prajatantra 2022–23 Grand Finale was a part of the National Youth Conclave. The conclave was organised as a collaborative effort between U20 and Y20 engagement groups under the G20 presidency by the NIUA, with support from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs.

Deemed to be India’s biggest youth summit, the National Youth Conclave gave students the opportunity to engage with key leaders across the globe. Akanksha Tiwari and Neha Sen were among the 75 National Youth Champions who shared their vision of model city government with a large and diverse audience. As participants of the debate competition, they secured the second position and were felicitated by Mr. Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator; Shri Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa; Dr Gayatri Doctor, Program Chair CEPT University; Shri Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs; and Shri Hitesh Vaidya, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs. They also featured in the Compendium, a collection of testimonial articles by the finalists that was launched by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Honourable Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs; Shri Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs; and Shri Hitesh Vaidya, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs. The event was extremely enriching for the students. It taught them the importance of urban planning and motivated them to think critically and actively as changemakers.


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