<h1>Secular public service: Bombay YMCA's inclusive welfare and youth development lauded, reaffirming its community role.</h1> Recognition of Bombay YMCA's sustained secular public service and inclusive welfare role is central: the institution, while retaining a historical Christian affiliation in name, has pursued a secular mission delivering education, shelter, healthcare, sports, and life skills programs to diverse urban populations, and its long term contribution to youth development, community empowerment, and upliftment of marginalized communities was affirmed at its sesquicentennial celebration.