Chapter 1 · 6 September 2026
Lucknow
The UP Decade — from hinterland to growth engine: how did the shift happen?
Our work
The work so far
What Friends of Yogi has done so far — UP Dialogues, campaigns and the numbers, in one place.
- 13,072
- volunteers
- 5
- UP Dialogues chapters
- 859
- Samvad 403 responses
- 295
- rakhis on the Rakhi wall
- 509
- frames and DPs made
UP Dialogues
A new city every Sunday — an open conversation between young people and experts on how Uttar Pradesh changed over a decade. Organised by Friends of UP.
All chapters on Friends of UP
Chapter 5 · 4 October 2026
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur in Transition: From Peeth to Progress — Powering New Purvanchal.
Campaigns
12 July 2026
Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam
In the plantation drive, 36 Friends of Yogi volunteers planted 50 saplings across 27 districts — 72 people took part in all.
28 August 2026
Raksha Bandhan
A women's initiative — the rakhi maker, the Rakhi wall and the Sankalp Patra.
15 August 2026
Har Ghar Tiranga
Independence Day: the Tiranga DP, flag hoisting in every district and 'Mera Jila, Mera Gaurav' videos.
2026
Samvad 403
Volunteers from every assembly seat name their area's top three issues and the government's three most visible achievements.
Policy Labs
Students' policy suggestions and debates — Friends of UP's campus programme.
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