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Kullu, 4 June 2019

About SFD:
Students for Development (SFD) initiated
in 1990 by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Dr. Gaurav Bhardwaj
Parishad. To promote the need for State Organizing Secretary, SFD
sustainable development in its right form.
Not just the environmental issues such as Dr. Bhardwaj has over 9-years’
water conservation and management,
plastic recycling, ban on plastic usage, experience in teaching. He is
forest conservation, etc. but also the issues Doctorate in Physical Education.
related to the development in holistic Dr. Bhardwaj is President of
sense that are connected with culture, Athlete Association of District
economic and physical development of
person, society, nation and mankind are Kullu. State convenor of Students
also dealt with so that the meaning of for Development. Member of
development is understood by the people executive council for Youth Services
in its right sprit. The question arises what & Sports Govt of Himachal.
is ‘Development’? How to understand the
right meaning of ‘Development’? SFD is
initiated to make understand, promote
and disseminate the right concept of
‘Development’ to all people in general and students in specific.

Sunil Uppadhayaya Educational Trust Shimla deals with public Charitable
Trust for the welfare of the community at large without discrimination of
language, caste, creed, religion and environmental issues

Background:
During the colonial rule over India, the policies were purely exploitative, were
implemented with the sole perspective of India as a huge market. The
principles of western economics were foisted upon us. During the
independence struggle, a collective attempt resulted in the movement of
Swadeshi, the principles of self-reliance. Emphasis was given on "Gramodaya"
or development of villages and small-scale cottage industries. Post-
independence, till the 90's, our rulers were still confined to western and
colonial so called modern economic concepts. Adding to this, an unholy blend
of Russian Socialism and American Capitalism, which had no relevance to the
Indian context, was followed. Since 90's the Concept of globalization has
created a false impression of development. Rise in unemployment, rapid
urbanization, unfocused educational policies, absence of self-reliance,
humongous environmental degradation, loss of national pride are the fallouts
of recent directionless policies. We are wrongly assessing our economic and
developmental progress.