Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) (in Hindi भारत कि जनवादी नौजवन सभा, Bharat ki Janvadi Naujavan Sabha) is a youth organization in India. It is a left-wing organization founded in its inaugural conference held from 1–3 November 1980 at Shaheed Kartar Singh Saraba village in Ludhiana, Punjab. The annual membership fee of DYFI is a meager Rs. 2 and is open to all youth between the age 15 a
nd 40 irrespective of their political ideology. Objectives
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The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) as a forward looking and progressive youth organisation inspired by anti-imperialist, democratic and socialist ideas takes upon itself the task of organizing the young men and the young women of our country into a well-knit all India youth organisation to build a powerful youth movement to fight for a democratic and progressive social system and for the upliftment and betterment of the youth community as a whole. Affiliations
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DYFI is a member of World Federation of Democratic Youth. The DYFI affiliate in Jammu and Kashmir is called Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Youth Federation. In Tripura there is a separate body, affiliated to DYFI, called Tribal Youth Federation. History
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The organization was formed on 3 November 1980 from its inaugural conference held at Saheed Kartar Singh Saraba Village, Ludhiana, Punjab from 31 October to 3 November. Prior to formation, the leaders of KSYF of Kerala, Socialist Valibar organisation of Tamil Nadu, Nav Jawan Sabha of Punjab, DYF of West Bengal etc. This committee conducted a conference in Ludhiana from 1 to 3 November for the formation of DYFI. The constitution and programmer of the new organisation was adopted in this conference. DYFI is very proactive in fighting against the commercialization of education in India. In on 25 November 1994 five members of DYFI were shot dead by the state police force, when the DYFI activists protested against commercialization of higher education at Koothuparambu in Kannur district, Kerala.
