 Hi, everyone. I am Dr. Ravi Jankamani, Consultant Nephrologist, Transplant Physician at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore. We are celebrating World Kidney Day every year on 2nd Thursday of March. This year, we have a theme of kidney health for all. So, on this event, I would like to create an awareness among the community people regarding the kidney disease in youth. As it is recently formed that the kidney diseases in youth are increasing in the last couple of decades. It is accounting to 30-35% of chronic kidney disease population in India. The main causes of chronic kidney disease in youth is from to be of unknown cause and we call it as chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology. The other causes notice that are chronic long-term nephritis like IgN nephropathy, FSGS, and atolium disorders like lupus nephritis or comalic corporase, SLD. Then, reflux nephropathy, Reno Asgore kidney disease and also a genetic causes of kidney disease. The main factors for kidney disease in youth are found to be obesity, smoking, sedentary lifestyle and also the excessive use of over the counter medicines and high protein diet with protein supplements and other supplements for doing body building are major risk factors noticed in these individuals. The other common factors involved for kidney disease are hypertension and diabetes. We should suspect chronic kidney disease in youth whenever an individual is having high blood pressure, persistent low hemoglobin which is unexpained when they are having excessive fatigueness with persistent symptoms of loss of appetite and nausea and swelling in the feet. I would like to tell you that all the individuals who are having risk factors and also the healthy individual should undergo regular health checkups including blood pressure monitoring, sugar checkups and two important tests for kidney disease like serum creatinine and urine analysis to look for red blood cells and protein leakage in the urine. All people should undergo a screening health checkups as most of these kidney diseases are asymptomatic in early stages. Early detection of kidney disease and giving a specific treatment for the cause of kidney disease helps in prevention of rotation of kidney disease to end stage kidney failure and it will also help for better health of our individuals. Thank you.