Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Uttar Pradesh Youth Launch 'Rang De Basanti' Creative Campaign
The 'Rang De Basanti' youth group in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is starting a special campaign.
It is happening just before India's Independence Day.
The campaign helps young people share their thoughts through poems, art, music, and talking to each other.
They want to send a positive message against fear and people who use bad behaviour to control others.
Their main idea is 'brushes instead of guns, dialogue instead of fear.'
That means they choose painting and conversation over violence.
From August 11 to 14, events will happen in cities like Prayagraj, Lucknow, and Muzaffarnagar.
Poets will perform, artists will paint walls, and a comic about people living together peacefully will be shared.
On the last day, they will launch a song called 'Dar Se Azadi' to celebrate freedom from fear.
The 'Rang De Basanti' youth organisation is launching a campaign across Uttar Pradesh ahead of Independence Day.
The campaign aims to give young people a platform for creative expression against mafia rule and a culture of fear.
Its core message is 'brushes instead of guns, dialogue instead of fear.'
Events run from August 11 to 14, including a poetic protest in Prayagraj, a graffiti wall event in Lucknow, and comic distribution in Muzaffarnagar.
On August 14, the campaign song 'Dar Se Azadi' will be launched statewide alongside rap, music and digital art.
- Who
- The youth organisation 'Rang De Basanti' and young people across Uttar Pradesh
- What
- A creative campaign using poetry, art, music and dialogue to counter mafia rule and a culture of fear ahead of Independence Day
- When
- August 11 to 14, ahead of Independence Day
- Where
- Various cities in Uttar Pradesh, including Prayagraj, Lucknow and Muzaffarnagar
- Why
- To reject a culture of fear and pressure while giving young people a platform for expression, creativity and dialogue
- Campaign Name
- Rang De Basanti
- Organiser
- Youth organisation 'Rang De Basanti'
- Dates
- August 11-14
- Themes
- #RangDeBasanti, #WohDarBhoolnaNahi
- Core Message
- Brushes instead of guns, dialogue instead of fear
- Locations
- Prayagraj, Lucknow, Muzaffarnagar and other cities in Uttar Pradesh
- Campaign Song
- Dar Se Azadi (launched August 14)
- Context
- Ahead of Independence Day