The Youth Internet Governance Forum India (YIGF) was founded in 2018 by Ihita Gangavarapu and Shahul Hameed. The vision of Youth IGF India is to raise youth awareness on Internet governance issues and encourage them to participate in informed technological developments and public policy discussions. Eventually, the initiative aims at building a new cadre of Internet leaders motivated to learn, engage and take action to strengthen the Internet governance policy ecosystem within the region and beyond.
After receiving recognition from the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in 2018 and support from the India School on Internet Governance (InSIG), Youth IGF India has successfully organized six annual forums covering Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. We have also empowered youth through multiple fellowships, year-round online initiatives and collaborations.
Organising Committee 2026
Meet the team driving youth engagement in Internet governance across India.
Ihita Gangavarapu
Founder // Youth IGF India Sponsorship & Partnerships Committee
Yash Agarwal
Global Stakeholder Engagement Manager // ICANN Fellowship Committee
Vinayak Bharadwaz
Program Development Lead // Netmission.Asia Design & Marketing Committee
Preeksha Malhotra
Independent // Media Researcher & Journalist Fellowship Committee
Zainab Khambaty
Independent Program Committee
Sudhanshu Ojha
Founder // RISE Sponsorship & Partnerships Committee
Tathagat Sharma
Team Lead // CMGGA, Haryana Fellowship Committee
Vatsla Srivastava
Independent // Public Policy Professional Sponsorship & Partnerships Committee
Manas Joshi
Consultant // NITI Aayog Program Committee
Kushagra Singh
Independent // Cybersecurity Engineer Design & Marketing CommitteeRead more about our Founding Member – Ihita Gangavarapu