National Students' Union of India
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| Abbreviation | NSUI |
|---|---|
| Motto | "Secularism, Democracy, Inclusive Development, Social Justice and Nationalism" |
| Formation | 9 April 1971 |
| Type | Student organisation |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | To empower the student community to create responsible citizens and leaders based on the values of democracy, secularism, liberty, quality & equality. |
| Headquarters | 5, Raisina Road, New Delhi |
Membership | About 4.2 Million |
National President | Fairoz Khan |
General Secretary | Shivraj More, Ankit Dedha, Karishma Thakur, Rajeeb Patnaik, Vardhan Yadav, Surbhi Dwivedi[1] |
Secretary | Neeraj Kundan, Vipin Wankhede, Diksha Dullar, Salla Sowjanya, Tanveer Shaikh Chakurkar, Nikhil Dwivedi, Nikhil Papdeja, Shamseer Ansari, Mukesh Bhakar, Umesh Tanwar, Vishal Chaudhary, Bithal Sharma, Azim Khan Pathan, Balamori Venkat, Anushesh Sharma, Iqbal Grewal, Akash Sharma, Summitter Bhullar, Varun Choudhary, Akshay Kumar, Shauryaveer Singh, Naved Khan |
| Website | NSUI |
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The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) is the student wing of the Indian National Congress party, established on 9 April 1971. The organisation was founded by Indira Gandhi after merging Kerala Students Union and West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad to form a national students' movement.[2] It is one of the largest democratic students union] in India and in the world.[3]
History[edit]
Pre-Independence Movement[edit]
Student movement reached its apex during the struggle for independence due to strong participation of students from all sections of the society. Prior to 1950, the student activism of the Indian National Congress were carried out by the youth wing of the AICC.[4]
Post-Independence Movement[edit]
The student movement in Kerala and West Bengal gained momentum and resulted in the formation of the West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad and the Kerala Students Union under the vast Congress canvas. Taking inspiration from these, Deepak M Telangana laid the foundation of the NSUI on 9th April 1971 to represent the voice of millions of students irrespective of their caste, creed, religion or region.[5]
In 2007 Rahul Gandhi brought about a revolution by democratizing the organisation with open membership process and electing office bearers at all levels. This transformation process allowed many young leaders, without political background, to emerge from the grass root.
The organisation maintains a transparent process of membership. The members elect Office Bearers through an independently conducted and audited process of internal elections that are free, fair and absolutely democratic. NSUI, at present, has registered over 1 million members through Open Membership. Over 1,30,000 elected office bearers and formed Units in 14500 colleges across the country on a motto of serving the student welfare is achieved through this grand network of members and young leader Narala Saikiran
Membership[edit]
In order to become the member of NSUI, one must be under 27 years of age, must be a student, must be a citizen of India, must not be part of any other political organisation and must not have been convicted of any criminal activity in past.[6] NSUI categorises its members in to "Primary Members" and "Active Members". An aspiring member who applies for NSUI Membership, becomes a Primary member after the organisation’s scrutiny process.
Activities[edit]
- Activitism
- For Students' Welfare
- For Gender Sensitivity & Equality
- For Quality in Education
- Against Inequality in Education
- For Freedom of Speech and Expression
- Anti-Drugs Campaigns
- Seminars & Conferences (S&C)
- Lectures
- Panel discussions
- Seminars and conferences (both local and international)
- Study visits
- Institutional visits
- Academic Activities (AA)
- Legal research group
- Essay competitions
- International delegations
Controversies[edit]
In 2013, In November, two members of the NSUI were injured by police as they attempted to submit a memorandum to the district magistrate.[7] In late November, the NSUI filed a complain with the police against Madhu Kishwar, a writer who ousted the journalist that had been allegedly sexually assaulted by Tarun Tejpal.[8]
List of previous presidents[edit]
| S No | Name | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P R Kumaramangalam | 1971-74 | |
| 2 | G. Mohan Gopal | 1974-76 | |
| 3 | Geetanjali Maken | 1976-77 | |
| 4 | K K Sharma | 1977-81 | |
| 5 | Subhash Chaudhary | 1981-82 | |
| 6 | 
|
Ramesh Chennithala | 1982-84 |
| 7 | Mukul Wasnik | 1984-86 | |
| 8 | Manish Tewari | 1986-93 | |
| 9 | File:Saleem Ahmed INC.jpg | Saleem Ahmed | 1993-97 |
| 10 | 
|
Alka Lamba | 1997-99 |
| 11 | 
|
Meenakshi Natarajan | 1999-03 |
| 12 | Ashok Tanwar | 2003-05 | |
| 13 | Nadeem Javed | 2005-08 | |
| 14 | 
|
Hibi Eden | 2008-12 |
| 15 | Rohit Chaudhary | 2012-14 | |
| 16 | Roji M John | 2014-16 | |
| 17 | Amrita Dhawan | 2016-17 | |
| 18 | 
|
Fairoz Khan | 2017-Current |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "NSUI Committees". NSUI.
- ↑ https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Kerala+Students+Union
- ↑ https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/national-students-union-of-india-launches-nationwide-membership-drive/articleshow/40869369.cms
- ↑ https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Kerala+Students+Union
- ↑ https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Kerala+Students+Union
- ↑ u Membership terms
- ↑ NSUI students lathicharged during protest at inspector's office
- ↑ NSUI files complaint against Kishwar for tweeting survivor's name in Tejpal case
External links[edit]
- National Students' Union of India official site
- Official All India Congress Committee website
- Official Indian National Congress website
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