Youth and
Forum of Free Enterprise
Youth are the heartbeat of change and value creation. Recognizing this, the Forum of Free Enterprise (FFE) has been engaging the youth of India to build a resilient and responsible nation. For more than five decades, FFE has been consistently connecting with youth through its leadership training camps, elocution, and essay competitions—providing them a platform to share their views constructively. Publishing reader-friendly booklets on issues of national and international importance, FFE has been inspiring youth to become innovative and solution-centric.
Elocution
By the A. D. Shroff Trust
The competition owes its existence to the person in whose memory it is conducted – the late A.D. Shroff. Mr. A.D. Shroff founded Forum of Free Enterprise in 1956 to educate the public on economic affairs. As President of the Forum, in August 1965 he proposed to the Executive Committee of Forum of Free Enterprise that elocution competitions be conducted for college students with the object of encouraging them to learn the art of public speaking, besides enabling them to think and speak on economic subjects. The first competition which was named after the late A. D. Shroff was held at the K.C. College of Commerce.
Since then a total of 5202 competitions have been held in colleges located in different states in which over 60,000 students have participated. This is the 56th year of this competition. During the current year a total of 119 competitions have been held so far in Mumbai and other places. Out of these 41 competitions were held in colleges in and around Mumbai.
By the Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Trust
The Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Trust organizes the Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Elocution Contest for law students to perpetuate the memory of an outstanding jurist whose name it bears with the object of encouraging young law students to display their platform skills and cultivate the art of public speaking. This Contest is regularly held in Mumbai, Pune and Thanjavur. Till date 40 contests have been arranged in which as many as 283 students have participated.
By the M. R. Pai Foundation
The M. R. Pai Foundation has been conducting the M. R. Pai Memorial Elocution Competition since its inception in 2004 with the object of encouraging school students in Mumbai and nearby areas to learn the art of public speaking and show their platform skills. Since 2004 the Foundation has conducted a total of 1160 competitions in which as many as 12500 students from around 75 schools have participated.
Leadership Training
By the M. R. Pai Foundation
The Foundation has been focusing on the youth in the country with the intention of building good citizenship through elocution competitions, leadership training camps and other activities. The leadership camps are held in small towns and cities in different states. During the last couple of years workshops for teachers are also being organized.
The Foundation arranges a five-day residential camp at Lonavala every year.
Awards
By the A. D. Shroff Trust
The Trust awards cash prizes every year to the student In Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, securing the highest marks in Banking and Finance Papers of M.Com (Final) examination of the Mumbai University.
By the Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Trust
The Trust has instituted gold medals to be awarded to the top LL.M. students in the following Universities:
University of Mumbai | Savitribai Phule Pune University | National Law School of India University, Bangalore | National Law School, Jodhpur | Nalsar University Law, Hyderabad | National Law Institute University, Bhopal | National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi | Gujarat National Law University | Goa University | Symbiosis International (Deemed) University | Jindal Global Law School, Sonepat | The WB National University of Juridical Sciences
Scholarships
By the Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Trust
The Trust awards merit scholarships to deserving law students in the following Universities / Colleges:
National Law School, Bengaluru | Symbiosis Law School, Pune | Karnataka State Law University, Hubli