Chapter 8: Youth Icons of India

20 Feb 2023 5 mins Download PDF

Introduction

• The youth are an essential demographic and an essential force for development and change.
• They have the power to alter social institutions, affect markets, and create policy.
• These are essential to achieving the goals of AatmaNirbhar Bharat.
• Indian youth icons include people like:

SUNDAR PICHAI

• He runs Google as its CEO and in the year 2022, he received the Padma Bhushan Award.

SATYA NADELLA

• He is the CEO of Microsoft, and in 2022, he received the Padma Bhushan award for his services to business and industry.

NAVEEN TIWARI

• He established a business in the consumer internet space that has created very innovative online services including Glance and Roposo.

Some of the Prominent Youth Icons in the Field of Sports

• Sharath Kamal Achanta: He is one of the most remarkable table tennis players in India who was granted the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2022.
• Seema Punia: For her outstanding work in the sport of athletics, she was given the Arjuna Award in 2022.
• Neeraj Chopra: In the men's javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, he made history by earning India's first-ever athletics gold medal.

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, a young man who defeated Magnus Carlsen, the well-known global chess champion from Norway