Governor addresses National Session of Bhartiya Yuva Sansad in Nagpur

SHIMLA 22 March, 2026

· Language is soul of a nation, asks youth to speak mother tongue with pride

· Asks youth to lead india towards ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047

Governor Kavinder Gupta today addressed the National Session of Bhartiya Yuva Sansad, organised jointly by the Bhartiya Yuva Sansad-Media Foundation and the Central Sanskrit University at the Maharshi Vyas Auditorium in Nagpur.

The session brought nearly 600 young participants from across the country for vibrant democratic deliberation on issues of national importance.

Addressing the young participants, the Governor underscored that a nation’s languages are not merely instruments of communication, they are its soul, memory and living identity. He expressed deep concern over the growing tendency among the present generation to feel hesitant about speaking their mother tongue, calling it a serious cultural warning signal. “Learning English is welcome, but not at the cost of one’s own language,” he said, adding that a child who thinks in his mother tongue grows up more creative, more self-confident and more deeply rooted in his civilisation.

The Governor cited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s consistent use of Hindi while addressing world forums from the United Nations and G-20 summits to bilateral engagements as an inspiring example of cultural self-respect. He noted that at the recently held India AI Impact Summit 2026, the Prime Minister delivered his address in Hindi, sending a resounding message that India can think, speak and lead in its own language even on subjects as cutting-edge as Artificial Intelligence.

Expressing pride in India’s rich linguistic diversity from Kashmiri, Dogri and Pahari to Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati and Sanskrit, he said that multilingual participation in the session was a living expression of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat.

He called upon youth to internalise the Panch Parivartan including Swabodh (self-awareness and swadeshi spirit), Kutumb Prabodhan (strengthening of the family unit), Samajik Samarasta (social harmony across all divides), Paryavaran Sanrakshan (environmental conservation) and Nagrik Kartavya (faithful discharge of citizen duties) principles as a personal charter for responsible citizenship and national renewal.