YUVA 2.0 – Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors
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What is discussed under YUVA 2.0 – Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors?

1. Importance of the Scheme
2. Details of YUVA 2.0

Why in News ?

The Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors (YUVA 2.0), an Author Mentorship programme to train young and aspiring authors (below 30 years of age), was officially launched.

Key Facts

• The Ministry of Education’s Department of Higher Education launched the program.

  

• The program’s goal is to promote reading, writing, and book culture in the nation as well as project India and Indian writings internationally.
• YUVA 2.0 has been released in response to the first edition, YUVA : Young Upcoming and Versatile Authors 2021 significant impact and the widespread participation of young and aspiring writers in 22 different Indian languages as well as English.
• YUVA 2.0 is a part of India@75 Project (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) to bring to the fore the perspectives of the young generation of writers on the THEME : ‘Democracy (institutions, events, people, constitutional values – past, present, future)’ in an innovative and creative manner.
• This scheme will thus help to develop a stream of writers who can write on a spectrum of subjects to promote Indian heritage, culture and knowledge system.

Importance of the Scheme

• The scheme will assist in creating a pool of authors who can explore the past, present, and future sides of Indian democracy through their writing.
• Additionally, it would provide up a space for aspirant youth to express themselves and give a thorough overview of Indian Democratic values on both national and international platforms.
• This programme was designed with the idea that India needs to develop a new generation of writers in the twenty-first century to serve as literary ambassadors.
• India needs to promote its literature on a worldwide scale given that it is third in the world for book publication and has an abundance of native writing.

Details of YUVA 2.0

• Announcement of the Scheme 2 October 2022.
• A total of 75 authors will be selected through an All India Contest to be conducted through https://www.mygov.in/ from 2 October 2022 – 30 November 2022.
• The received proposals would be evaluated from 1 December 2022 – 31 January 2023.
• The winners will be announced on 28 February 2023.
• The young authors will be trained by eminent authors/mentors from 1 March 2023 – 31 August 2023.
• Under the mentorship, the first set of published books will be launched on 2 October 2023.

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