The Ankit Junaid social harmony award for youth was started in September 2018, by Khudai Khidmatgar in memory of Hafiz Junaid and Ankit Saxena.
Khudai Khidmatgar Leader Rizwaan khan gave a brief introduction and spoke about the objective of the Award and fellowship .He Mentioned that The object of this award and scholarship is to nurture the seeds of communal harmony amongst the youths who will become a part of the mainstream in the future. As we all know, it’s the youth who are the torch bearers of the society, so it’s very important to promote brotherhood /sisterhood and communal harmony for a better society. Moreover, we need to develop creative and innovative methods of peace building in the society which will help in cementing the gaps between the communities. Therefore, this award also aims at bringing fraternity and unity in the society. He also gave a brief introduction of the awardees
Vivek Mishra completed his graduation from Ballia Uttar Pradesh thereafter completed M.A. in Hindi Literature from BHU .He participated in various movements in the university .He also participated in the ‘Citizen Satyagraha Padyatra’ from Chaura Chauri to Delhi in 2021, This yatra carried message of peace in the society and to create public awareness against the conspiracy to propagate hate in the society by targeting a particular community .Vivek is inspired by the methods of Mahatma Gandhi .During this yatra he was also arrested in Ghazipur and Fatehpur. He participated in Bharat Jodo Yatra from Delhi to Himachal Pradesh .At present ,he is working under the “ Unite India campaign” to spread the message of unity and brotherhood to the people against the increasing violence, hatred and fear in Purvanchal and across the country.
Abdullah is from East Champaran Bihar . He is a religious scholar(aalim) from famous Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur .After completing his education in religious studies he took admission senior secondary for formal education thereafter he completed his Graduation in History from Jamia Millia Islamia , Healso completed B.ed from Jamia Millia Islamia in 2022 .At present he is Pursuing M.A. in History from Jamia Millia Islamia .He is closely associated with Prof Tripathi ji’s organisation “sadbhav mission”
Swami Chander Dev ji mentioned that we all have been living in this country with peace and compassion for many many years . He himself spent more than 15 years in Muslim locality and never faced any issues, instead he was at ease and everyone gave him respect. He mentioned that the present tense situation is all created by people with vested political interests . He said that this situation won’t last long as we are the nation of vasudev kutumbakam and peaceful coexistence is the upbringing of our nation .
Khudai Khidmatgar national leader Faisal khan said that we can counter hate and communalism only by propagating peace and compassion and there could be no better tribute to Ankit-Junaid that we spread unity , Peace and harmony in their memory. He spoke about various initiatives and interventions done by Khudai khidmatgar India and expressed necessity of continuous efforts for the cause with inspiration of Gandhi , Sarhadi Gandhi Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan , Baba Saheb Bhim rao ambedkar also form Meera bai , Kabeer , Rashan . He shared several examples of our composite culture and expressed our responsibility to carry forward the legacy.
Preetam Singh ji Akhand Hindu sangthan expressed concern on expression of hate as the portrayal of faith. He mentioned that loving one’s religion does not mean to hate others, it means to follow it . He mentioned religious practices are meant for Humanity and he extended all his support for the work of harmony and peace. Young farmer Leader Arun Sahrawat mentioned that farming is not just a profession only money but is a way of life which generates all food. Farmer’s life which also happens to be village life is always all inclusive and there’s a tradition of combined labor , compassion , brotherhood and peaceful coexistence in rural India .In recent times there have been political attempts to pollute it however villages of India will always produce love no hate.
Anupam from Sanyukt yuva morcha expressed his views on hw real issues of youth become backstage with communalism and hate. He expressed his view on the need of youth to understand it and not to waste their years of youth on hate. He also mentioned it’s the youth who develop future societies and we all need to work on building a better society respecting diversity , peace and the constitutional values.
Veteran peace activist Prof Vipin Kumar Tripathi said that there is ever need to reach out to youth who are more vulnerable and talk about our composite culture and we need to nurture a humane atmosphere in the society. Prof Shashi Shekhar Singh form Delhi University said that it’s just a few individuals who propagate and glorify this hate while most love peace and harmonious coexistence. Dalit Activist Elaiya Kumaar mentioned the necessity of education and upliftment for the better building of an Individual. Khudai Khidmatgar leader Nargis khan ,Tarannumm Begum ,Sabeela from ragpickers unit also expressed their views on the occasion. while Mohd Chand thanked everyone for their gracious presence on the occasion.
