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The '''World Organisation of Students and Youth''' (WOSY) is an international [[student]] and [[youth organisation]] with India as headquarters. It was founded in [[Delhi]] on 29 October 1985.

==History==
The World Organisation of Students and Youth was launched in Delhi on 29 October 1985 on the occasion of the [[International Youth Year]] Conference in the midst of 11,000 student delegates from fourteen countries. [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], who would become Prime Minister after successfully contesting the Indian General Election of 1996, inaugurated the organisation. [[Arjan Singh|Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] and [[Swami Ranganathananda]], thirteenth president of the [[Ramakrishna Mission|Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission]], participated in the inaugural conference.

==Objectives==
*International understanding and co-operation with the approach of "World is a Family"
*Propagating the [[United Nations]]' ideals of peace and co-existence.
*Bringing students and youth of the world together for the promotion of social justice and humanity.
*Helping the mobility of the students and youth to enable worldwide interaction of culture, information, knowledge and wisdom.
*Generating students and youth opinion and organising them for the fight against [[terrorism]], religious [[fanaticism]], [[apartheid]], [[colonialism]], [[racism]], [[imperialism]] and oppression of any sort.
*Propagating [[humanism]] and [[spiritualism]] which, combined with a scientific outlook, may offer a viable philosophy of life for the world.

==Associate organisations==
* Pragyik Vidyarthi Parishad, [[Nepal]]
* [[National Students' Forum]], UK
* [[Tibetan Youth Congress]], Dharmashala, India
* [[Tibetan National Congress]], Dharmashala, India
* [[Friends Of Tibet]], Dharmashala, India
* [[National Forum (South Africa)|National Forum]], South Africa
* [[Nigeria Youth and Students Organization (NYSO)]] Nigeria
* [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]], India

==See also==
* [[One World Youth Project]]
* [[Student organisation]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite news
|url=http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=114&page=12
|title=A youth conference in search of civilisational ties
|work=Organizer
|date=2006-06-22
|access-date=6 January 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827032655/http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=114&page=12
|archive-date=27 August 2009
|url-status=dead
|df=dmy-all
}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.abvporissa.org/index.php?page=html/wosy |title=WOSY(World Organisation of Student and Youth) |work=ABVP Orissa |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012132029/http://abvporissa.org/index.php?page=html%2Fwosy |archivedate=12 October 2009 }}
* {{cite web|url=http://wosybangalore.org/ |title=WOSY Bangalore |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110022401/http://www.wosybangalore.org/ |archivedate=10 January 2011 }}
* {{cite web
|url=http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=225&page=31
|title=Two-day international convention of WOSY
|access-date=6 January 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006185203/http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content
|archive-date=6 October 2008
|url-status=dead
|df=dmy-all
}}
* {{cite news
|url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2005/01/17/stories/2005011706470200.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050513073651/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2005/01/17/stories/2005011706470200.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=13 May 2005
|title= Homing in on hospitality
| location=Chennai, India
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|date=17 January 2005
}}

==External links==
* {{official|http://wosy.org|WOSY Website}}

[[Category:Youth organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]
[[Category:Youth organizations established in 1985]]
[[Category:1985 establishments in Delhi]]
Vice-President-Kadiyala Thulasi

World Organisation of Students and Youth - Revision history

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