Ayeyouth for inquisitive youth

India imposed the strictest nationwide lockdown in the world amidst rising COVID-19 cases in 2020. During this period, businesses were shut down and India saw one of the worst recessions of the times with a 23.9 percent contradiction in its GDP. However, this period also saw many entrepreneurial ventures taking their first flight and people moving beyond their comfort zones and doing things differently. During this time, I decided to come up with something productive that would connect our ideas with the youth scattered across the world with a mindful of ideas. This led to the creation of AyeYouth,a youth organization committed to sharing stories from all walks of life. AyeYouth is open to all who believe in sharing their diversity of ideas. Ayeyouth is amalgamation of ideas of four individuals, Shivam Selam, a web designer, willing to tell stories through his designs; Seema Daimary, a mental health writer, aspiring to normalize ‘mental health talks’; Chen O, an LGBTQ+ rights activist,envisioning to expand the horizons of the often neglected community (LGBTQ+) to mainstream media; Fami Mushahary, who believes in expressing a unique viewpoint that comes from her life experiences. Since the inception of the blog, the team has worked on various issues such as toxic parenting, virtual models (the CGI generated models), LGBTQ+ representation among many others. The blog has taken an active part in bringing the stories of local talents of North-East India to the general audience and having a closer glimpse of their life by interviewing them.For instance teh interview of one such talent, the young entrepreneur, Subra Chakma, who started an e-magazine “Jummo Icon” which mainly focuses on promoting the art, culture, and music of the local talents from the Chakma community. The blog has also collaborated with an international writer Tara Patricia, the author of the book ‘From Harness to Heels; Finding Love Within the Spin”; and former international hockey player and certified life coach, Ioana. Currently, the blogging site has two new members, Kezha Loushe and Lomika Achumi, that keeps the dynamic nature of the team intact. -Seema Daimary PG 1st Semester