Nada India Foundation News update

With strong backing from the Young India Network for Good Health, youth-led Community Action Teams (CATs ) from Faridabad, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Shimla, and Delhi NCR have consistently supported stronger measures to protect young people from tobacco imagery. By Nada India Foundation Team On June 9, 2025 , the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) hosted its final stakeholder consultation on the draft rules regulating tobacco depiction on Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms. The session brought together representatives from public health institutions, civil society, industry bodies, and key government ministries, including the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) . Among the strong advocates for youth and health at the table was Suneel Vatsyayan , Chairperson of Nada India Foundation , who shared insights from consultations with over 10,000 young people across Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana . Young India Speaks Up During the consultation, Mr. Vatsyayan pre...

An interview-based reflection with Mr. Suneel Vatsyayan, Chairperson, Nada India Foundation What motivated you to start your own organisation to undertake independent practice? “My brother Pradeep Dutt has been a constant guide and mentor in shaping my personal to professional journey,” begins Mr. Suneel Vatsyayan, recounting the early influence that planted the seeds of independent practice in social work. “He gave me firsthand experience as publisher of a Hindi literary magazine Kaamda . Being the youngest sibling of five and having lost our father early, my brother gave me a free hand to explore, fail, and learn.” These early explorations, nurtured by creative freedom, later evolved into an understanding of how social work must be practiced—not in isolation within academic walls, but as a living, breathing discipline connected deeply with people. “My brother believed—and I agreed—that social work should be an independent branch of social science where academics and practice are...