Republic Youth Summit 2025: Empowering the Changemakers of Tomorrow

“Makahan is going to be a gamechanger for Bihar economy... It is today an almost a billion-dollar industry. Domestic consumption has increased and a lot of global demand has been generated,” said Akash Sharma, Co-Founder, Farmley. 

“When I came out and said that I am a woman and I want a transition, only a handful of people completely understood. That's when I realised that a lot of us are not aware on virtues of being doctors - because it is not part of our syllabus, not part of our training, what little is there is the textbooks is outdated,” Trinetra Haldar, Actor, Doctor and Trans Activist at Republic Youth Summit 2025.

“My Mother is my role model. From her I have learnt how to do hard work and the art of never giving up," Hockey Player Jyoti Rumavat at Republic Youth Summit 2025.

“My personal goal is that I want to be the Player of the Year. Our Team is working hard to win a medal in the World Cup,” Hockey Player Jyoti Rumavat talks about her next goal.

“In the beginning, when I heard what Pullela Gopichand has said, I didn't like it. But in one of his podcasts that came later, he said one thing very correct that both sports and studies should go as parallels…,” Hockey Player Jyoti Rumavat reacts to Pullela Gopichand's controversial remark on pursuing sports as a career.
 

“Rani Rampal's passion for hockey is very inspiring. I too aspire to win a medal in the Olympics. We share the same passion,” Hockey Player Jyoti Rumavat at Republic Youth Summit 2025.

“I started playing hockey when I was in Class 6. My father passed away and we didn't have money to pay my school fees...," Hockey Player Jyoti Rumavat shared the financial struggles her family faced.

“Mr Murthy is a legend. I work more than 70 hours a week, but I am the biggest gainer of the commercial benefit of Veeba. The company's growth is directly linked to my betterment. Either I decide to reward all my team members in the same way or not expect them to work the same way I do. It is wrong, it is expecting too much. If you want your team members to work for 70 hours, then reward them accordingly,” Viraj Bahl, Founder & MD, VRB Consumer on whether India needs a 70-hour work week.

“We say India runs on Jugaad. Jugaad at the end is entrepreneurship. When we complete the dream of Viksit Bharat, entrepreneurs will play a very big role,” Viraj Bahl, Founder & MD, VRB Consumer shares his thoughts on how startups can shape the future.

“General trade is not going anywhere…India's story is about consumption. Quick commerce market is growing rapidly. Both general trade and quick commerce will thrive," Viraj Bahl, Founder & MD, VRB Consumer at Republic Youth Summit 2025.

“We are a fairly new company. God has been kind to us that we are one of India's largest sauce companies today. But, if I be very candid, that was never the dream…the dream was to do something India can be proud of. I am a proud Indian,” Viraj Bahl, Founder & MD, VRB Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd. (Veeba) on the revolution in the sauces, condiments, and dressings market.

“There are forces which are trying to divide our country to break us on linguistic lines, caste lines, religious and regional lines. The Yuva needs to stay united as we move forward,” BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla in his message to the youth in today's time.

“The answer lies in the word YUVA…,” BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla explains how we can as a Nation harness and leverage this huge ocean and immense talent pool of youth India has.

"In every aspect of Bharat's journey, at the core of every story of Bharat, is the 'yuva shakti'... Bharat's shakti is the 'yuva shakti": BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla shared the success stories of the youth of India from across generations at the Republic Youth Summit 2025.

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“It is great to have opinions. I was taught in school and by my parents, it is good to be opinionated because you need to take power of your own life. Sometimes certain opinions are for you to know, you don't need to go out there and tell everyone about it,” Manushi Chhillar talks about Preity Zinta being targeted a day after her Maha Kumbh visit. “Just because a celebrity is putting the opinion out there, it doesn't mean that they are wrong just because you don't agree with them. Public figures might be influencers, but they are individuals,” she added.

“People should not take the pressure of social media unless it adds value to your life and profession…if social media is the only thing you are doing then it's not a very healthy way of living because the real world is very different. Whenever I do a film, sometimes you want to be mentally in a different space, I delete my social media,” Manushi Chhillar on the controversies that break out on social media. 

“My father and I decided to start our own little clinic for regenerative medicines and try to bring all the therapies we were reading about people doing in other parts of the world. Apart from that, I have my beach wear brand…I have just started less than a year ago,” former Miss World Manushi Chhillar speaks about her inspiring journey as an entrepreneur.

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“I had little dreams as a child…I always looked up to so many celebrated people who were doing great things. The beauty of life and today's world is you get to do multiple things. Healthcare has always been my passion and first love…,” Manushi Chhillar shares her journey from a medical student from Haryana to a girl who became Miss World 2017. Tune in here - https://www.youtube.com/live/wZQI92Thqkc

“We all love to be princesses…that was the idea in a 4-year-old girl's mind that Miss India means you get to be the princess of the country. That's what I thought. Then Life happened…when I was 14, I was watching the Miss World Finals. Suddenly, my interest in the competition sparked. I realised it is so much more. It is a platform for young girls from every field, to get visibility, which increases opportunities”, said Manushi Chhillar.

“Acting was never a plan, it happened pretty much after winning Miss World,” the former Miss World talks about her transition into the film industry.

“We all love to be princesses”, former Miss World and actor Manushi Chhillar said on Republic Youth Summit 2025 while talking about her journey from being a daughter of a family of doctors to winning an international pageant.

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