India is a country where one witnesses diverse cultures from across the world. Despite the vivid cultural spectrum, our democracy keeps on aiding us in pushing ahead as one country and not as a combination of isolated areas, each with its own plan. Right from our freedom struggle to annual elections, the youth of our country has been at the forefront walk the streets in protest has had a strong moral backing to question what’s wrong. Youngsters in our nation have emerged to be the forerunners in any struggle against an unjust manner of treatment. One such young student activist who has become popular in recent times is Aditya Sharma.

Aditya Sharma is a young student activist who has been keeping social activism alive at the young age of 21 years. He lives in Narsinghpur, a small town in the state of Madhya Pradesh, and has been highly active socially. Even when he was a child, he had all the qualities of being a person who is keen to help the needy. Even in school, he never shied away from helping his less-fortunate classmates in getting books, school dresses, etc., and his parents were always beside him in his decisions. It is this selfless nature and passion of Aditya that led him to walk on the path of social activism.

Now, Aditya has become the State co-convener social media at Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (Madhya Bharat). Givebharat Social Welfare Foundation and Bharat Youth Forum are some of his brain-child and they were started to help the needy and the students in distress. Though young, Aditya is truly inspiring. He possesses a diverse mindset and is highly empathetic. As a responsible student activist, he has always thrived in the decision-making process for the betterment of young students and has been associated with several student unions from all across the country to spearhead the idea of student-led movements throughout India.

Aditya has been actively standing in support of the 250 B. Tech students studying in the final year started a sit-in protest on the premises of MANIT (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. When he came to know about the unjust deed of the institute in forcing the students to appear for the NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) course examination, he joined their protest right away. Not just this, but he also supported the students for their demand to get sufficient consideration for the internships that they had enrolled in. 

In his work as an active member of the ABVP, Aditya worked at the frontlines to keep the youth safe from negative influences in the digital world. He has organized several seminars, as well as discussions with youngsters, and has always tried to keep the youth at bay from addiction to alcohol, drugs, and gambling. He has even protected many from online abuse and online crimes. His work during the COVID-19 times is truly inspiring. He worked directly on the frontlines to provide 10,000+ people with aid such as food packets, medical supplies such as Remdesivir, oxygen cylinders, and face masks. 

Aditya always meets needy people to better understand their problems and tries everything in his power to help them. Though young his views and thought processes are much more mature. He is truly a gem of a person. Aditya is truly the face of youth empowerment. He is setting up an example for all the youngsters who often forget that when the nation gives you something, you must give back something to the nation as well. It is very rare to come across people like Aditya Sharma who are young yet selfless when it comes to the development of society and the nation.  

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