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Pride Fund India: A Vision for Inclusive Growth Radhika Piramal, (Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellow, Class 7) Co-founder, Pride Fund India Parmesh Shahani, (Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellow, Class 10) Co-founder, Pride Fund India Neera Nundy, (Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellow, Class 3) Co-founder, Dasra The proposition that inclusive growth depends on inclusive capital appears self-evident. Yet, for all the progress […]
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IN FOCUS Migration Through a Personal Lens Nengneithem Hengna, a GP Birla Fellow, represented Ananta Aspen Centre at the Aspen Global Change Maker 2025 in Colombia. The theme this year was Migration – Price of Passage. In this article Hengna, who belongs to a community that has faced displacement, writes about about how the programme […]
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FELLOW SPEAK “Leadership isn’t just about building things — it’s about being someone worth following.” Krithi K. Karanth, CEO, Centre for Wildlife Studies, McNulty Laureate 2025, Kamalnanyan Bajaj Fellow, Class 8 To start from the beginning, what was it like to grow up in a house where your father was himself a Tiger Biologist? I […]
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IN FOCUS Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellow Dr Krithi K. Karanth and her Centre for Wildlife Studies both win the prestigious John P. McNulty 2025 Prize! The John P. McNulty Prize honours leaders and organisations tackling some of the world’s most pressing social, environmental, and economic challenges with bold vision, moral courage, and lasting impact. The Centre […]
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PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS The Shri Ram Ananta Aspen Leadership School The 12th edition of The Shri Ram Ananta Aspen Leadership School was held from 23 May to 4 June 2025 at Snow Leopard Camp in Rishikesh. Organised by Ananta Aspen Centre in collaboration with The Shri Ram School, this two-week residential programme was designed for students in […]
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MILESTONES NEW INITIATIVE Ananta Aspen and INME launch the NRGF- Omega Fellowship. Ananta Aspen and INME joined hands to launch Navani Rising Generations Fellowship-Omega, a unique leadership development initiative for high school students of grades 9–12. The inaugural chapter was held at the INME Camp in Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, from April 5–12, 2025. It brought together […]
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“The shift from resistance to responsibility was profound.” Zainab Patel on how the Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship impacted her. Zainab Patel is India ABO DE&I Leader, Cummins Inc. and KamalnayanBajaj Fellow Class 8 As someone who has lived at the intersections of multiple identities—transgender, activist, social entrepreneur, and corporate leader—I’ve always believed that leadership is about the […]
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Purpose and intention now drive my actions, not mere success & failure. SAKSHI SINGH on how the Emerging Leaders Fellowship impacted her. Journeying from Thought to Action: A Special Edition celebrating The Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship (KBF) This Gandhi Fellow from Madhya Pradesh is a graduate in Rural Studies and is working with Piramal Foundation in […]
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Journeying from Thought to Action: A Special Edition celebrating The Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship (KBF) Visionary. Powerful. Charismatic. Words you would associate with leaders. The Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship (KBF), a flagship initiative of the Ananta Aspen Centre, reframes the very notion of leadership, building a unique convergence of personal values and a good society. This special […]
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Suraj Moraje Co-Founder, The Eka Fellowship Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellow Class 9 What does it mean to lead with values? How do you integrate your personal values into your leadership style and decision- making processes? I often take actions that create ethical dilemmas. Like many leaders, my journey involves taking short-cuts sometimes in ways that I […]