YouthKiAwaaz.com is an Indian English-language

English language

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, youth run news

News

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 and views blog

Blog

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 founded in 2008 with focus on Politics

Politics

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, Society

Society

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, Environment

Environmental policy

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 and more issues. An emerging views platform YouthKiAwaaz.com also runs an online journalism

Online journalism

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 internship program. It has emerged as one of India's most read youth platforms.

The platform was started due to the huge gap between the mainline media and views of young people in India, and there was no way that a youngster could express himself/herself easily on issues that matter.

The main motive of the platform is to engage young people in ethical journalism and provide a platform for free expression of young voices - combining journalism with technology.

YouthKiAwaaz.com has often been quoted in the mainline media for its election coverage and reports on voting behavior.

In 2010, the platform won the World Summit Youth Award

World Summit Youth Award

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 for best practices in e-content. In 2011, it was recognized as a Champion of Social Transformation in the field of youth empowerment by the Bahá'í House of Worship

Bahá'í House of Worship

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in New Delhi, India. Much of the audience to the website is between the age group 18-24

The blog was launched by citizen media activist, journalist and social media expert , Anshul Tewari, in 2008.