place was named after the recently hanged young South African poet and freedom fighter Benjamin Moloise. In a resolution, AIYF demanded immediate release of African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela. The conference also hoped that the forthcoming Geneva conference between USA and USSR would come out with positive results. Ninth conference, 1990 The ninth conference of AIYF was held from 3 to 6 May 1990 in Cochin (Kerala). Its mammoth rally gave a stirring call to all the progressive, democratic and secular youth organisations to fight for the task. "Save India, Change India". The conference had the defence of national unity and secularism as its running theme. It decided to organise a march to Parliament on September 13, 1990, with the slogan "Save India, Change India". 600 delegates from all over India attended the Cochin conference. In the end, a declaration was adopted. Several other resolutions were also passed. AIYF decided to initiate the following campaigns: It was decided to organise seminars in July 1990 on national unity and secularism, right to work, job or unemployment allowance. Campaign fortnight from 15 to 30 August at local levels through padayatras, cycle rallies, processions etc. All India March to the Parliament on 13 September 1990. Tenth conference, 1993 The tenth conference of All India Youth Federation was held from 26 to 29 September 1993 in Sangrur (Punjab). It was attended by 427 delegates, and by 34 foreign guests. The conference started with a massive rally on 26 September in which thousands of rural youth participated. The rally was addressed by the general secretary of CPI Indrajit Gupta, well known film personality A.K. Hangal, president of WFDY, Andle Yawa and several others. Eleventh conference, 1996 Eleventh national conference of All India Youth Federation was held in Calcutta from 8 to 11 December 1996. Delegates from at least twenty states had reached Calcutta. Presence of 35 fraternal delegates from different countries greatly inspired the participants. The conference was attended by 869 delegates and 25 observers. The conference demanded creation of a national youth fund to assist generation of self-employment. It urged the government to lift the ban upon recruitment. The existing National Youth Policy (NYP) did not accord with the present situation, and therefore the UF government should come out with a new NYP. Broad participation of youth from the grass root level in the decision – making process alone could ensure evolution of