Sameep Shastri
Charismatic, versatile, performance-driven and armed with a tremendous sense of social responsibility, Sameep Shastri is a youth icon, an institution builder and an emerging voice advocating the strong ties between a sustainable future and youth leadership and empowerment.
Sameep exhibits a high degree of erudition, resourcefulness and commitment to work and thrives on challenges that make him walk the tight rope. Owing to his warm and empathetic personality and exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, he enjoys huge mass appeal whether he is walking with the people or leading them.
Taking forward the illustrious political legacy of his grandfather former Prime Minister of India Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, he has been into politics for over a decade and is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He also serves as Chairman, Indian Institute of Governance and Leadership (IIGL), President, Confederation of Young Leaders (CYL), Vice Chairman, BRICS Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BRICS CCI) and President, BRICS CCI Young Leaders.
Sameep Shastri has been at the helm of organising numerous national, and international congresses and conventions on leadership and governance with special focus on nurturing young leadership. He has implemented many programmes at the global level to advocate the need for employment-centric and skill based vocations in order to better quip the youth for future challenges with respect to our ever evolving global economy.
To this end, the organisations he is associated with have organised many programmes promoting Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Development under his leadership and in partnership with the embassies of China, Brazil, Russia, Norway, Serbia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Botswana, Peru, Czech Republic and South Korea.
His efforts towards the advancement of government initiatives like Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Billion for a Trillion, Atmanirbhar Bharat and Skill India have been acknowledged and lauded by the Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi as well as several Union and State ministers.
He has also received special mention by various national and international organisations as a Covid Warrior as testimony of his untiring efforts to provide relief to Covid affected families across India.
As a rising voice for youth empowerment and sustainable developments, Sameep is often invited to various panels as speaker and influencer.
Sameep is a columnist for several reputed journals, dailies and magazines. In addition, he serves on the Advisory Boards of various organisations and institutions. He has also served as the President of the Indian Student Association for the year 2010-11 during his post graduation in Oxford, United Kingdom.
“This time is not to sit idle. It is the time to prepare for our future. Our tomorrow depends on what we make of our today”,