Your voice belongs on a national stage.
Jago Yuva, Jago Bharat is where India’s students turn ideas, art and words into something the whole country can see — and be recognised for it. Inspired by Swami Vivekananda.
His faith is ever in you
Give me a few men and women who are pure and selfless, and I shall shake the world.
Jago Yuva, Jago Bharat is that call made real — your chance to answer it with something you make.
Why it matters now
Today’s students carry a quiet weight
Five pressures shape student life right now. JYJB doesn’t lecture against them — it answers with something to do.
Digital distraction
Attention pulled thin by endless screens and feeds.
Rising stress
More pressure to perform, fewer outlets to process it.
Identity & purpose
Growing up unsure of who they are and why it matters.
Information overload
Plenty of information, little meaning or direction.
Thinning values
Values feel abstract — rarely lived or practised.
JYJB’s answer
Values, creativity, leadership and service — learned by doing, not by being told.
What you’ll do
Five ways to take part
Pick the medium that fits your voice.
Short Videos / Reels
Tell a story in seconds — a reel that carries an idea worth sharing.
English subtitles required, whatever the spoken language.
Drawing / Painting
Put what you feel and believe onto the page.
Live, on-the-spot creative expression.
Essay Writing
Think it through — and say it well.
English or a regional language.
Idea Pitch
Stand up and speak — your idea, your voice.
English or a regional language.
Group Skit
Bring a value to life on stage, together.
Teams of 2–8 students. English or a regional language.
Your medium
Whatever you make best — there’s a place for it here.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life — think of it, dream of it, live on that idea.
Swami Vivekananda
Read, then create
Every entry starts with a read.
Your reel, essay or artwork grows out of Swami Vivekananda’s words. Read them free here — no sign-up — then let them shape what you make.
Free to read · No sign-up · No charge
Explore the Bookshelf →Why it’s worth it
More than a contest
Find your voice
Discover what you think — and the confidence to share it.
Build character
Creativity, discipline and values that outlast the contest.
A national stage
From your classroom all the way to a national finale.
A joint certificate
Recognised by Advaita Ashrama, the Ministry of Culture & the CCRT.
Your journey
From your desk to the national stage
01
Create
Make your entry in any medium — a reel, an essay, a painting, a speech.
02
School round
Your school shortlists its best entries and sends them forward.
03
State review
Shortlisted work is recognised and judged at the state level.
04
National finale
The finest voices are celebrated on a national stage.
Faith, faith, faith in ourselves, faith, faith in God — this is the secret of greatness.
Swami Vivekananda
How you take part
You join through your school.
JYJB is run by schools — so the first step is simply making sure yours is in. No individual sign-up needed.
Show your school →Ask a teacher whether your school has registered for JYJB.
Not yet? Tell a teacher or principal — point them to the For Schools page.
Once they’re in, take part in the activities and submit through your school.
Arise! Awake! and stop not till the goal is reached.
— Swami Vivekananda
Your beginning is one entry away.