Opinion | A lean start-up manager in more ways than one

Arunabha Ghosh (Class 4), CEO, Council on Energy, Environment & Water participated in a vibrant session on Depreciation of the Indian Rupee: Implications for the Economy, Trade and Energy Security, as part of the Public Policy Dialogues organized by Ananta Centre.

Rajan Navani (Class 3), Managing Director, Jetline Group of Companies, Indrani Bagchi (Class 3), Diplomatic Editor, Times of India and Sameer Walia (Class 4), Founder and Chief Executive, Ripples of Hope, participated in the 11th India – Singapore Strategic Dialogue.  

James Abraham (Class 3), Founder and Director SolarArise, Sudha Iyer (Class 1) Founding Director, Quadratic Insights Pvt. Ltd. and Sameer Walia (Class 4), Founder and Chief Executive, Ripples of Hope, conducted the first seminar of the ASEAN India Leaders Fellowship. It had a diverse group of 20 young leaders, two each from nine ASEAN countries and India. This programme was conceptualized in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN India Par

Govind (Class 1), is using a data-driven approach to improve public discourse and transparency in India. Indiaspend.com, boomlive.in and factchecker.in focus on debunking misinformation and fake news, checking facts, and advancing public-interest journalism. Govind believes democracies like India are young and need to move towards more transparency and fact-based policy making. This can only happen if citizens appreciate the importance and need for data, and are not influenced by deliberate or o

The heroes who are saving India's schools

From left to right, clockwise: Anuj Poddar (Class 1) Executive Director, Bajaj Electricals Ltd.; Radhika Shapoorjee (Class 3) Advisor, Digital5; Abheek Singhi (Class 4) Senior Partner & Director Asia, The Boston Consulting Group; Sanjay Jaju (Class 1) Joint Secretary (DIP), Ministry of Defence, Government of India; Tejpreet Singh Chopra (Class 2) President & CEO, Bharat Light & Power; Ananth Narayanan (Class 6), CEO, Myntra and Jabong.

Rajan Navani (Class 3), Managing Director, Jetline Group of Companies, is now the Chairman of Ananta Communications Committee. The Committee provides support for achieving the objectives of the
Centre and formulate a communications strategy keeping in mind the financial viability of the strategy. 

Prashant Agrawal appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Namibia

Govind Ethiraj (Class 1), Founder, BOOM & IndiaSpend led a panel discussion on Fake News. The Panel consisted of Pavan Duggal, Founder & Chairman of International Commission on Cyber Security Law, Rema Rajeshwari, District Police Chief, Jogulamba Gadwal District, Telangana (Fellow of Ananta Aspen Telangana Police Programme) and Mihir Sharma (Class 6), Columnist, Bloomberg View.

Charu Sinha (Class 4) Inspector General – Central Reserve Police Force, Bihar, Govindraj Ethiraj (Class 1), Founder, BOOM and IndiaSpend and Masood Hussainy (Class 5), Head Aerostructures and Aero-Engines, Tata Aerospace and Defence, moderated the inaugural class of the Ananta Leaders Fellowship, a unique programme for young leaders from uniformed forces, corporate sector and the civil society. This leadership programme, facilitated by Ananta Centre, helps the Fellows engage better with society

A milk startup takes on 300 million cows

James Abraham (Class 3), Founder and Director, SolarArise, Sudha Iyer (Class 1), Founding Director, Quadratic Insights Pvt. Ltd., Rahul Mirchandani (Class 4), Chairman and Managing Director, Aries Agro Limited and Amitav Virmani (Class 3), Founder and CEO, The Education Alliance, moderated Socratic Dialogues for 72 high school students at The Shri Ram Ananta Aspen Leadership School 2018. This unique programme includes community visits, guest lectures, team building activities, communication and