Manthan 2027

22nd National Youth Conference · January 12-13, 2027

About The Conference

India stands at the crossroads of its ancient cultural heritage and a dynamic digital future. Our heritage is a living force that provides national identity and unity, while our digitally native youth possess the fluency to drive innovation and growth. The central challenge is bridging these two worlds.

Our youth are the essential solution—a natural bridge between the past and the future. With their energy, ideas, and technological savvy, they are uniquely positioned to reimagine our cultural legacy in a contemporary context.

By harnessing digital platforms, they can preserve traditional arts, share ancient wisdom with a global audience, and create new expressions that blend the old with the new. This process strengthens our cultural fabric, creates economic opportunities, and enhances India's soft power on the global stage. Empowering our youth with both cultural values and digital skills is a fundamental necessity for nation-building.

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Conference Central Theme

"Developing the Indian Model of Sustainable and Inclusive Development: Roles and Responsibilities of Indian Youth"

Conference Subthemes

Explore the four primary intellectual pillars of the conference

01

Strengthening Agriculture for modern living through Resource Efficiency and Self-Sustainable Food systems

Agriculture remains the backbone of India's economy and food security, yet it faces growing challenges such as climate change, depleting natural resources, and changing consumption patterns. This sub-theme focuses on building self-sustainable food systems by promoting resource-efficient agricultural practices that balance productivity with environmental conservation. It encourages the adoption of climate-smart farming, precision agriculture and regenerative practices. It also highlights the pivotal role of youth in developing efficient value chains, local food systems, post-harvest innovation to enhance productivity. Our vision is to foster a future-ready agricultural ecosystem that balances productivity with self-sufficiency, ensuring food security and contributing to an Atmanirbhar Bharat.

02

Preparing Technology enabled Healthcare systems for Accessible and Equitable care.

As India advances towards a technology-driven future, building an accessible, equitable, and resilient healthcare system has become a national priority. However, disparities in accessibility, affordability, and quality of healthcare continue to persist. This subtheme explores how technology can bridge these gaps by creating healthcare systems that are efficient and inclusive. It encourages the integration of artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, and data-driven decision-making to improve preventive care, early diagnosis and treatment. It recognizes youth as catalysts of transformation, build scalable technologies and reduce disparities across India. Our vision is to empower youth-driven healthcare innovation that strengthens public health systems, expands access to quality care and safeguards the well-being of every citizen.

03

Fostering Rural Entrepreneurship for Youth Employment

India's villages have immense potential to become centres of innovation, enterprise, and economic growth. However, many young people still migrate to cities because of limited employment opportunities in rural areas. This subtheme focuses on encouraging rural entrepreneurship by helping youth transform local resources, traditional knowledge, and innovative ideas into sustainable businesses. It promotes skill development, access to finance, digital technologies, market linkages, and mentorship so that young entrepreneurs can create jobs not only for themselves but also for their communities. Special emphasis is placed on agriculture-based enterprises, rural industries, social enterprises, and local value addition. Our vision is to build self-reliant rural economies where young people become job creators rather than job seekers, contributing to inclusive growth, reducing migration, and strengthening India's overall economic development.

04

Building Digitally Supported Educational Institutes for Skilled, Responsible and Globally Competent Youth

India's education system must prepare young people not only for today's jobs but also for the opportunities and challenges of the future. This subtheme highlights the need to transform educational institutions so they can prepare young people for the demands of a rapidly changing world. It focuses on creating educational institutions that effectively use digital technologies to improve learning, skill development, and equal access to quality education. At the same time, education should nurture values, critical thinking, leadership, innovation, and social responsibility alongside technical knowledge. This subtheme also highlights the importance of reducing the digital divide so that every student benefits from technology-enabled learning. Our vision is to build an education system that develops skilled, ethical, adaptable, and globally competitive youth who can contribute meaningfully to India's progress and nation-building.

Guidelines For Paper Submission

  • Language & Submission Format: All papers must be written exclusively in English. Submissions must be in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx). Incomplete submissions will not be considered.
  • Author Collaboration: Teams of up to three authors may submit a paper on any designated subtheme. Papers must include the title, authors' full names, and affiliated institutions.
  • Paper Content & Word Count: Submissions should be between 2000 to 3000 words, excluding references. Standard abbreviations may be used. All figures, graphs, and tables must be of high quality.
  • Formatting Requirements: Papers should be formatted using Times New Roman 12-point font, single spacing, with one-inch margins on all sides and standard 8.5x11 inch page dimensions.
  • Academic Integrity: Papers must be original work and properly cited. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
  • Important Date: The last date of paper submission is October 31, 2026.

Conference Template & Forms

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Contact Info for Manthan

Conference Coordinators

Tannu Kalauni: +91 90580 67550

Kavya Upadhyay: +91 93899 13527

Saksham Chhabra: +91 93898 01077

Email Address

iyc.pantnagar@gmail.com