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Two years ago, I was looking out from my office window. A group of foreign students were passing by wearing Saris and Kurtas. They were on a short visit to India. Their airfares, local travel, lodging, food and program registration fees were borne by their institutions. Their other classmates were enjoying the same privilege in other corners of the world. Unfortunately, our Indian students seldom get such a chance. 

Then I thought of creating 'YouGate'. YouGate is a community-based online collaboration platform. It is a non-profit platform owned by the global academic community. Students or faculty from any country can create their own communities in it. They can collaborate within and across their communities. Our motto is Connect, Collaborate and Create. In YouGate, we are connected to the world, collaborate with the world and create for the world. The logo has the image of a butterfly. A crawling insect is transformed into a flying beauty to transform its neighbouring world. The logo also has a human figure--a side of a face. YouGate is by the people, of the people and for the people. The motto is good, the logo is good, but its execution is a big challenge. There is neither technical support nor financial support. However, I have excellent student volunteers. Some of them actively support YouGate even after their graduation. Recently students from Seoul Women’s University also joined it. I’ve been managing this project through self-learning and self-financing. However, this inspires students all the more. I believe YouGate will open a new gate for the global community to sail into the wind. God be with you! [Since February 22, 2021, YouGate has been renamed as WeJump | wejump.org]