Ministry of Education
National Youth Conference on Legacy of Martyr Baji Raut Held at MGAHV
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The Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (MGAHV) in Wardha organised a National Youth Conference on 'The Legacy of Martyr Baji Raut: Youth Motivation for Nation Building' starting September 26, 2026. Presiding over the event, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Kumud Sharma highlighted the sacrifice of the 12-year-old Baji Raut during the 1938 Prajamandal Movement in Dhenkanal. The conference, marking Baji Raut's birth centenary in 2026, is organised under the aegis of ICHR and ICSSR in collaboration with the Odisha Research Centre, featuring various essay, workshop, and oratory activities concluding on October 2.