All the activities undertaken by BSG are focused on supporting each single individual to bring out their inherent potential and empower them to lead happy, meaningful, value-creating, and victorious lives, based on a Buddhist ideology.
From the moment an individual becomes a member of BSG, they receive close support and nourishment from other Gakkai members, which makes them feel cherished and loved. Supporting each life one-on-one, working closely with each life is an integral aspect of the Soka Gakkai.
Based on this one-on-one support, members feel empowered, and they start taking positive action to provide further support and nourishment to many others, thereby creating a chain reaction of encouragement. This network of positivity helps each member to transform many deadlocked areas of their life and experience true happiness and victory.
A special focus is particularly laid on fostering and empowering the youth. More than 50% of BSG’s membership is youth, with an average age of 27. Consistent engagement-driven activities are conducted to support the young members, to help them believe in themselves, to help them bring out their infinite potential. For example: In various Gakkai meetings, youth take lead in presenting cultural performances, sharing concepts from the Soka life philosophy, guiding the meeting as master of ceremonies, and so on.
TESTIMONIALS
Dr. Harsha Kharkwal
Taking Concrete Steps to Become the Most Promising Scientist of India
I am a Scientist by profession. In the year 2000, when I was facing hurdles in my pursuit of doctorate studies, I became a member of BSG. I started writing and publishing articles in the field of poly...
Read MORETillotama Shome
Leading an Undefeated & Victorious Life
When I was 17, I slipped into a coma because of Falciparum Malaria, an epidemic that had hit Delhi at the time. It was at this time that I joined BSG and encountered my mentor in life SGI President Da...
Read MOREChayan Sinha
Transforming Suffering into Determination
In April 2021, my whole family tested positive for COVID-19. We rushed my mother to a hospital when her oxygen saturation started to fluctuate. Soon my father also showed low oxygen saturation and nee...
Read MOREDeepa Cheema
Taking Personal Responsibility for the Growth of the Community
Ever since the ‘BSG for SDG’ initiative was launched in July 2021, I felt inspired and responsible to implement the SDGs in my immediate environment. I decided to contribute to my community throug...
Read MORESanjay Tak
Planting Trees to Foster the Future and Improve Lives
I work with the Agra Metro Project. Although I am from an engineering background, as I read about the Sustainable Development Goals, I fell in love with the idea of contributing to their accomplishmen...
Read MOREBodhisatwa Chaudhuri
A Transformative Youth Working for Biodiversity Conservation
I'm currently a Teaching Fellow at Ashoka University. In the past I have worked on research projects in the field of wildlife biology. Ever since I was a child, I have observed the effects of the chan...
Read MOREMedha Bhatt
Empowering Others to Preserve Nature through Education
20 years ago, “sustainability” was not a buzzword and was restricted to the vocabulary of environmentalists. As a fresh textile graduate with the focus of getting a job in the area of sustainabili...
Read MORENomita Roy Ghosh
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Ad Film Industry
When I left the safety of my cushy job as a Creative Director in India’s largest ad agency to start my own ad film production company, it was a bold decision to enter a totally male dominated indust...
Read MOREVardaan Shekhawat
Putting Education into Action for the Betterment of Humankind
It was while pursuing my undergrad in Political Science in 2017 that I was inspired by these words from SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, which he shared as a guide for university students: “For what pu...
Read MORESurabhi Bhandari
Advocating for Mental Health as a Human Right
Encouraged by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda on how a strong mental state exerts a positive influence on the body, I aligned my personal goals with ‘SDG3: Good Health and Wellbeing’, which recognizes...
Read MOREPranjal Jain
Transforming Farmer’s Lives
I work as the India business development manager for an NGO that aims to connect disadvantaged cotton farmers and workers directly with consumers, promote fairer trading conditions, and empower them t...
Read MORESurabhi Kim Andrade
Believing in the Power of One!
In my previous job I observed wasteful use of resources. This did not feel right. Instead of letting mountains of single-sided printed paper to be discarded, I would take this paper home and reuse the...
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