WE NURTURE FUTUREPUBLIC LEADERS OF INDIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

02Letter From the Dean

03About Rashtram

04Philosophy

06Alchemy of Transformative Change

07Partnerships & Geographical Footprint

09Flagship Programmes

10Notes from Founding Trustees & Founders

12People

14Vision India Foundation

15Our Journey

16Executive Programmes

18Vision India Fellowship

19Alumni

21Practices

24Publications & Short Courses

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"Nations are built by leaders who master their senses" – this was famously said by Kautilya. While leadership is popularly defined by external conquest of territory, wealth, or position, in the Indian context, inner conquest is the prerequisite of leadership.

Rashtram School of Public Leadership is our humble attempt to create self-aware and civilisationally-assured public leaders of India, through 3 key domains: thought leadership (academia), community leadership (civil society) and political leadership (politics) to bring about a systemic transformation in India's polity. Our lofty mission started in 2019 and we have made quick strides in the last 1-year crafting 2 flagship programmes - Rashtram Accelerator (1 year PGD) and Masters in Public Leadership (2 years), that will commence in July 2021, while we adapted our short-term executive programmes to an online mode, due to Covid 19.

As a research-driven academic institution, we intend to deepen impact on public life, through knowledge creation and the application it finds through our learners. To this end, we have developed 5 areas of practice - Civilizational Studies, Innovation in Governance, Regenerative Development, Strategic & Foreign Relations, and Wellness that allows learners the space to apply learning and engage in community, government, research projects.

At Rashtram, we recognise and value strategic partnerships towards sustainable change and this year, we went global – Rashtram got incorporated in the USA, we are collaborating with Matsushita Institute of Government and Management in Japan, while partnerships in Australia and other geographies are being explored. We have had closer engagement with government, national and international institutions of repute, that makes the coming year exciting and crucial.

Our campus will be abuzz with the entry of our 1st batch of learners from both, the Accelerator and Master's programme, allowing us to see ideas that were incubated this year bear fruit. Together, we can carry forward Rashtram's vision of 'reawakening India, elevating global consciousness'. May the grace of our gurus shower upon us.

LETTER FROM THE DEAN

SHOBHIT MATHURCo-Founder & Dean, Rashtram School of Public LeadershipIIT Bombay | Uni. of Washington | ISB

Rashtram School of Public Leadership nurtures ‘self-aware’ and ‘civilisationally-assured’ public leaders who are nourished by Indic knowledge traditions and systems of thought. The specific focus of the school is to prepare leaders in three domains: Academia, Politics, and Civil Society.

Rashtram designs and conducts executive learning programmes, engages in research to align institutions with Indic thought, fosters an ecosystem of young leaders in India and abroad, and strategically partners with organisations across the world.

VISION

Reawakening India, elevating global consciousness.

MISSION

• Building consensus on the centrality of Indian civilisational identity to its stability & prosperity. • Creating self-aware and civilisationally-assured public leaders. • Guiding institutions to ground their missions in an Indian civilisational worldview, to be capable of engaging with global standards of excellence.

VALUES

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ABOUT RASHTRAM

INTEGRALITYIntegral development of each

individual is essential for progress of society.

DIVERSITYUniformity is not a prerequisite for unity. Integral development

encourages diversity.

HARMONYEfforts for development should

strive for harmony within an individual & with all systems.

IDENTITYOur nation Bharata, is an ecosystem of individuals & institutions that reflects

& facilitates integral development.

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A new epoch is unto us. As with every epoch, it brings to us the opportunity of a great surge forward along with the attendant dangers of a prolonged decay, if we do not sufficiently rise up.

Our civilisation shaped many glorious epochs in the past, primarily by investing in consciousness to produce men and women of unsurpassed integrity, courage and wisdom. These great men and women have constantly renewed the ancient wisdom in contemporaneous terms to bequeath to us, the wealth of an incomparable heritage – Sanatana.

The transfer of timeless knowledge was possible through a master architecture of ideas and institutions which worked as a coherent whole. Our gurukuls, paramparas and purusharthas. Every stage of our civilisation, we see the quintessential genius of our land for cultural, political and societal design.

The inheritors of Sanatana are once again being called upon to shape a new epoch, to interpret, contextualize and change ideas and actions that elevate. And we need institutions and mechanisms to do that. Rashtram is Team VIF’s vision to build an institution that will produce intellectual, political and civil leaders to carry forward the workof Sanatana.

Identity, Stability, and Prosperity are the eternal concerns of every Nation. History is witness to the fact that all great leaps in the lives of Nations happen when leaders, armed with the legitimacy of their people, align the collective energy with the national ethos. In other words, they create coherence through a crystallised vision of Identity, Stability, and Prosperity that seeps deeply into the hearts and minds of a people.

PHILOSOPHY

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THE POWER OF IDEAS | JNANA SHAKTI

The history of ideas is the backstory to the progress of humanity. At every turn, thinkers produced ideas that animated the imagination of the people and created hospitable conditions for change. These ideas produce ‘identity’ that gives a sense of purpose and meaning to people. It is through this process that a state becomes a nation. In the modern context, the mandate of producing ideas is given to Academic Leaders. It is up to the Academic Leaders to produce ideas that foster a holistic vision of society and humanity.

THE POWER OF WILL | ICHHA SHAKTI

The power of will is paramount to scaling ideas from the minds of a few to the hearts of many. It is this journey that confers legitimacy to the ideas and creates agency in people. Legitimising right ideas through the creation of agency leads to ‘stability.’ In the modern context, the mandate of guiding this journey and embedding nourishing ideas into the fabric of a nation is given to Political Leaders.

THE POWER OF ACTION | KRIYA SHAKTI

Action does not only serve as a catalyst for results, but generates momentum and support around it. Action when channeled into productive avenues leads to ‘prosperity.’ The state cannot create prosperity. The mandate for the state should be to create the conditions for ‘stability’ in which people can exercise the natural human genius for enterprise and creativity. The lifeblood of identity and stability needs to flow through the veins of the civil society to create prosperity. In the modern context, the mandate of driving change in communities is given to Social Leaders.

PHILOSOPHY

ALCHEMY OFTRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE

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India needs transmission mechanisms in the form of institutions, to once again propagate this knowledge, and leaders who embody this knowledge and can articulate it for the contemporary context. Rashtram intends to bridge the gap between our civilisational knowledge and the leadership discourse of the country. We incubate and accelerate the journey of future public leaders of India, and populate the institutions of this country with a critical mass of committed and competent individuals who can bring coherence between the multiple realms of nation-building.

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At Rashtram, we believe that sustainable change is only possible through collaborative effort. To that infinite purpose, we foster an ecosystem of young leaders in India and abroad, and strategically partner with organisations and institutions across the world.

Collaboration with MIGMRashtram's vision for civilisational leadership through organic thought models in economics, politics, governance, social structures, institutions stems from the strength of the integral unity of ideas, will and action. In this huge endeavour, Rashtram is partnering with institutions who share this vision in the domestic and international arena. The Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (MIGM) is one such institution that Rashtram is happy to collaborate with, as we envision public leaders who are civilisationally-assured and self aware, with a resolve to devoting time to all round prosperity of nations.

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PARTNERSHIPS &GEOGRAPHICAL FOOTPRINT

RASHTRAM & MIGM PARTNERSHIP

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Academic Partnerships

Social Sector Partnerships

GEOGRAPHICAL FOOTPRINT

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INDIA

AUSTRALIA

USA

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FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES

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FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES

1 YEARPGD

IN PUBLICLEADERSHIP

3DOMAINS

50LEARNERS

30+VISITINGFACULTY

2 YEARSMAIN PUBLIC

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RASHTRAM ACCELERATOR & MAPL

AcceleratorLive as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.- Mahatma Gandhi

Rashtram Accelerator is a one-year residential Post Graduate Diploma in public leadership to nurture future leaders of India to produce authentic action. Rooted in the ethos of Bharat, the programme is firmly focused on nurturing leaders to solve the most pressing global problems.

The programme design envisages an immersive experience with guided learning on campus, reflections, field visits, social immersions, mentor conversations, and project work. The participants live together with the mentors and faculty for a continuous learning experience. Rashtram also provides incubation for social entrepreneurs, and encourages its 50 Learners to give form to their ideas.

All these components are seamlessly integrated to provide a holistic understanding of our socialsystems, to build character and endurance of the participants to contribute to nation-building.

Learners will receive a Post-Graduate Diploma on successfully completing the first year of the programme.

Master Of Arts In Public LeadershipThose learners interested in pursuing research can continue to their second year, where theywill be involved in an intensive guided research project. On submitting their project thesis andsuccessfully defending it, they will receive their Master of Arts in Public Leadership. They canfurther continue their studies through doctoral research programmes.

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NOTES FROM FOUNDING TRUSTEES

India has a growing role in an interconnected world. As a person of Indian origin (3rd generation outside of India), I see that there is a rising interest globally in understanding indigenous ancient wisdom and how it can contribute to solving grand challenges for sustainable development. Rashtram is an effort to nurture authentic and rooted public leadership that can overcome these challenges. I invite the international community to join this initiative.

ANIL ASTHANAGastroenterologist, Melbourne, Australia

The ecosystem of thinkers and doers that Rashtram is building can provide cutting edge solutions to public problems. We need a coherence of thought and action, stemming from a sustainable worldview, to be able to make a significant impact.

ANURAG GOELCo-Founder and Executive Chairman, Cactus Global Mumbai

India is at an inflection point. With a stable democracy, thriving economy, and warm international relations, we are at a unique juncture in our history. Young India has become a formidable force to take us to the next level of our nation's journey. Committed and capable public leaders can harness this potential. Rashtram is a pioneer in developing our youth as public leaders.

ASHOK GOELChairman, Essel World

Education is going through major reforms. If we look at our expected outcomes of education, we see that leadership has to become an integral part of our education system. Rashtram is providing a direction to how institutions can develop the leadership potential in our students and prepare them to actively participate in a nation's development.

RAKESH AGGARWALCo-Founder, Rishihood University

Amongst the multitude of initiatives I have watched closely, the institutional transformation of Vision India Foundation to Rashtram has been noteworthy. Instituitions like IITs and IIMs stand out for the quality they exude, and its this commitment to investing in intellectual quality, clarity of thought, drawn from deep Indic concepts like Jnana Shakti, Ichha Shakti, and Kriya Shakti that I find laudable and most powerful about Rashtram to solve for the leadership crisis we are in today.

HARI KIRAN VADLAMANIFounder, Indic Academy

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NOTES FROM FOUNDERS

Our journey that started as Vision India Foundation in 2014 has been inspiring to say the least. The kind of support Rashtram has received from its trustees, speakers, alumni, faculty, and national and international partners is a constant source of energy. Nation-building is a multi-generation process and it is a privilege for us to be participating in this. What Bharat has in front of us is a once-in-a-millenium opportunity. Our stable and strong governance, encouraging development indices, and an aspiring young population have given us a unique moment of self-discovery. May we make the most of it.

SAHIL AGGARWALCo-Founder and DirectorCo-Founder, Rishihood University

In a world ravaged by inability to harmonize diversity, Bharat i.e. India as an ancient yet living civilisation of incredible diversity offers humanity, perhaps its only template. However, this is predicated on Indians understanding and living the civilisational ideas to produce inclusive prosperity and a new vision for the world. For this, we need civilisational interlocutors who can tap into the core ideas and synthesize them for contemporary context. This is only possible through institutions that innovate around this core strategic purpose.Rashtram is a vision to create such an institution

RAGHAVA KRISHNACo-Founder and Associate DeanFmr. Development Director EA Sports

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RESIDENT MENTORS

BOARD OF STUDIES

Raghava KrishnaAssociate Dean,

Academics

Prashant Singh Professor & Director of

Innovation in GovernancePractice

Dr. Mala KapadiaProfessor & Directorof Wellness Practice

Sreejit DattaAsst. Professor & Directorof Civilisational Studies

Practice

PEOPLE

Dr. Gururaj KarajagiFounder and Chairman,

Academy for CreativeTeaching (ACT)

Dr. Nagaraj PaturiDirector Indic Academy Inter

Gurukula University Centre forIndic Knowledge Systems

Dr. M K SridharMember NEP Draft

Committee and MemberCABE, MHRD, AICTE

Dr. R.BalasubramaniamDevelopment Activist,

Leadership Trainer IFounder Swami Vivekananda

Youth Movement

P S NarasimhaFmr ASG,

Govt of India

Dr. Vinod VidwansProfessor, FLAME University |

Cognitive Philosophy, ArtificialIntelligence & Indian Aesthetics

Arun MairaManagement Consultant |

Fmr. Member Planning Commission

VISITING FACULTY

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ACADEMIA THINK TANKS

Aravindan NeelakandanContributing Editor

Swarajya | Indic KnowledgeSystems, Indian History

Baijayant Jay PandaNational VP and

Spokesperson BJP

Dr. Jayaprakash NarayanFounder Lok Satta

Party & Fmr.IAS

Asoke Kumar MukerjiFmr. Ambassador to UN I

Strategy and Foreign Affairs

Dr. Jyotirmaya TripathyProfessor, IIT Madras |

Cultural Development StudiesContemporary India

Leena MehendaleFmr.Additional

Chief Secretary of Maharashtra

Milind MhaskeUrban Governance I

Director, Praja Foundation

Dr. Madhu KishwarFounder, Manushi I

Journalism and Media Studies

G V Pranav Kumar VasishtaPurnapramati |

Dharmashastras andIndian Constitution

Dr. Mukul G AsherFmr. Prof. Lee Kuan YewSchool of Public Policy,

Singapore | Public SectorEconomics

R K AnilCEO NMDC I

Alumni BITS Pilani

Dr. Sampadananda MishraSanskrit Scholar and Director

Sri Aurobindo Foundationfor Indian Culture

Prof. K RamasubramanianProfessor IIT, Bombay |

Mathematics in AncientIndia, Nyaya, Vedic

Astronomy, Nitishastras

Srikanth ViswanathanTransforming Cities and

Citizenship I CEO Janagraha

Venkatesh MurthySocial Leadership I

Founder Youth for Seva

Vindhya AdapaAsst Gen

Counsel HIAS

Dr. Chaitanya GiriFellow, Gateway House |

Strategic Technology,Astro Chemistry

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OUR ROOTS

INCEPTIONVision India Foundation was launched by alumni and faculty members of various IITs in 2014. Mentored by accomplished academicians, politicians, bureaucrats, and social leaders, VIF set out to fulfil their vision of nation building through man making.

IMPACTIn its six years of operations, VIF’s Fellowship Programme has identified, mentored and supported 25+ individuals who work in political, governance and policy, education and civilisational research domains. The Center For Executive Education has curated 20+ innovative learning programmes in policy-making and governance. The Center for Good Governance offers consultation to state governments for the implementation of various governance-based projects. The Center For Strategic & Foreign Relations publishes literature on India’s foreign policy.

FUTUREWith the support and mentorship of like-minded individuals, VIF conceived the vision of creating a world-class institute for nation-building that is steeped in the ethos of Bharat: Rashtram School of Public Leadership.

VISION INDIA FOUNDATION

1400+ Alumni from across 180 Districtsbecame change agents in sectors like:

GOVERNMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION

ARMED FORCES ELECTORAL POLITICS DIPLOMACY

ACADEMIA ENVIRONMENT THINK TANKS

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OUR JOURNEY

Vision India Foundationlaunched by Sh. Suresh Prabhuat IIT Delhi

Policy BootCamp (PBC)

NOV 6TH 2014

OCT 2015

Good Governance Yatra (GGY)

World GovernanceExpedition (WGE)

DEC 2015

OCT 2016

Public Policy Programme forExecutives (P3E)

Abhyudaya

JAN 2019

MAR 2019

Launched Rashtram SchoolOf Public Leadership

Admissions for RashtramAccelerator Programme

NOV 2019

NOV 2019

Admissions for MA In Public Leadership

MAY 2020

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EXECUTIVE PROGRAMMES

PBCPolicy BootCamp is a 21 day residential programme that focuses on India’s public policy, governance, leadership and nation-building and serves as a launchpad for aspiring public leaders, and policy enthusiasts in various domains. It delivers a holistic learning experience and mentorship to future leaders over the course of three weeks and 500 hours of learning.

POLICY BOOTCAMP

GGYGood Governance Yatra is an immersive 9 day expedition programme that gives first-hand exposure to good governance models and projects, intricacies of policy in action and exposure to last mile governance leaders, role models, policy makers. It allows networking and co learning from passionate leadersworking towards nation building.

GOOD GOVERNANCE YATRA

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WGEWorld Governance Expedition (WGE) is a travel-based experiential programme that aims to understand governance and policy models across the world and their viability in the Indian context. It introduces international best practices in governance and public policy to a selected cohort of young leaders from India. Since its inception in 2014, Rashtram has organized WGE in the US (2016), UK (2017), Israel (2018), and Singapore (2019).

WORLD GOVERNANCE EXPEDITION

P3EPublic Policy Programme for Executives (P3E) is a 15-week immersive educational programme in Public Policy and Governance specially curated for working professionals who are aspiring to become India’s future leaders. It equips delegates with a practitioner’s perspective combining the fundamental elements of immersion, imagination, and fun-learning along with the rigour and depth of an academic programme to propel careers. The curriculum is a synthesis of contemporary theoretical models with India’s cultural, social and economic matrix. It involves direct contact with administration and policy experts.

PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMME

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The VIF Fellowship was launched to incubate public leaders: thought leaders, political leaders, and community leaders. The VIF Fellowship started in 2016 and since then we have incubated 25 individuals who have shown promise to become future public leaders of India. They were selected through a nationwide talent outreach followed by a rigorous selection process. The three domains of the fellowship were carefully chosen - thought leadership, political leadership and community leadership. The interaction and interplay between these leaders is essential for each fellow's success. Thought leaders produce original ideas to solve the stubborn problems of the country; community leaders pilot these ideas on the ground; finally political leaders scale them up.

The Fellowship journey has undergone a paradigm shift and has transformed into the Rashtram Accelerator Programme.

VISION INDIA FELLOWSHIP

FELLOWSHIP IN NUMBERS:

Articles publishedVIF fellows have published 10-12 articles per year on popular media outlets such as BBC,Huffington Post, DNA, Indian Express, Swarajya, Pragyata, Indiafacts, and so on.

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Nation BuildersRashtram guides and incubates the enduring journey of a nation builder with intellectual rigor and a bias for action. A highly engaged, vibrant community of selfless individuals, passionate about Bharat and international affairs, Rashtram’s Alumni network are the best brand ambassadors of our vision for civilisational leadership.

Since 2014, we have touched 15,000+ young minds with a wide variety of policy education programmes across the world. The graduates from our full time programmes form our Alumni. From our first full time programme launched in May 2015, the Alumni network today stands at 1400+ spread across 150+ districts of India.

ALUMNI

OUR ALUMNI

NUMBER OF ALUMNI

Directly Supported executive or legislative changes

Worked on grassroots change in their locations

Run or started enterprises

Worked in government consulting

Held campus leadership roles

Worked in social consulting

Pursued higher education abroad

Worked in a role through which they directly impacted public policyor legislation

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13.5%

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28%

Social Sciences

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Political science &International Relations

15%

Others

8%

BusinessAdministration

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Engineering

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Law

FUTURE CAREER PROSPECTS

9.4%Input Batch

20%Current Careers

54%Future Careers

Percentage of alumni in the domain of Public Policy and Governance when they enrolled for our full-time programmes.

Percentage of alumni presently working in the domain of Public Policy and Governance after attending our programmes.

Percentage of VIF alumni who are planning to work in the domain of Public Policy and Governance when they were asked about their future career trajectory in the next 5-10 years.

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CULTURAL VALUES &WORLDVIEWS

ECOSYSTEMS FUNCTIONS

HEALTH &WELLBEING

FOOD &AGRICULTURE

BUSINESS &TRADE

ENERGY &EARTH RESOURCES

CLIMATE CHANGE INTENSITYWATER AVAILABILITY

HABITAT &INFRASTRUCTURE

ECONOMY &WEALTH

GOVERNANCE &INSTITUTION

COMMUNITY

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Albert Einstein was prescient in his warning that we cannot solve problems from the same level of thinking that created them in the first place. The ‘wicked problems’ of environmental destruction, poverty, migration, xenophobia, inequality, loneliness, education, public health, jobs, ageing etc do not lend themselves to simplistic solution frameworks that guided much of 19th and 20th century thinking. Critically, this problem of the global commons cannot be addressed with the philosophical and political paradigms of ‘nation-state’ that push nations to work on ‘game theoretical’ frameworks and ‘strategic considerations’ of their limited interests. The framing of the larger discourse around issues of global importance has succumbed to the fallacy of an ‘atomized’ conceptualization without a vision of the integral whole. Consequently, the policy recommendations and administrative efforts are directed towards the more tangible but tactical elements deflecting the focus away from the deeper, more substantive issues. By refraining from asking tough questions, we are mistaking movement for action and causes for consequences.

We need a new lens to look at the global challenges in an interconnected way. An approach that combines the best of indigenous wisdom and the scientific advancements in modelling and understanding complexity at scale. The traditional sources apart, we examined and got inspired by a multitude of contemporary paradigms, all aimed at creating a better, shared future – Of particular significance is the ‘World Systems Model’ which is a socio-ecological framework combining multiple vantage points.

PRACTICES

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At Rashtram, our vision is ‘Lokasamgraha’ and our approach towards working this idea is to connect authentically with the Indic Knowledge Systems and creatively combine them with thought and action models from the rest of the world. This vision has given shape to 5 key areas of focus and intervention – The Rashtram Practices:

• Civilisational Studies

• Innovation in Governance

• Regenerative Development

• Strategic & Foreign Relations

• Wellness

CIVILISATIONAL STUDIES

The Civilisational Studies Practice at Rashtram is dedicated to understanding the various branches of Indic Knowledge Systems (IKS) and to applying the IKS framework for solving the present-day problems confronting India and the world. The practice works with the aim of grounding India’s understanding of herself and of others through this framework of Indic dṛṣṭi with the conviction that it will help evolve organic leadership with a broad outlook, capable of addressing global problems using local expertise and wisdom.

INNOVATION IN GOVERNANCE

The Innovation in Governance Practice will explore ways for evolving Governance to support the existence, expression and expansion of life forms and enabling an enhanced experience. The areas include examining and advancing more compassionate and integrated Economic development models based on Artha; including the role of Vidya and human potential in areas of education; advancing work in the area of public policy in healthcare based on Ayurvedic wellness principles; redeveloping the governance systems for the advancement of arts, culture, human entertainment, as new technologies and channels proliferate; understanding the role and fundamental sources of power and working with these sources to advance civilizational values; innovating and examining ways for evolution of justice, integrating human needs for redressal and more meaningful correctional facilities and systems as human society evolves and transforms itself.

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REGENERATIVE DEVELOPMENT The Regenerative Development Practice at Rashtram is dedicated to exploring and co-creating pathways for people and the planet to thrive and flourish. The Practice will give impetus to the evolution of new patterns and systems grounded in a worldview that is holistic, participatory, restorative and regenerative. The Regenerative Development Practice is anchored in the idea of लोकः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु and a reverence for the sacred and the spiritual, a central theme of the Indian culture and ethos. The practice aims to bring about a transformation in ways of being and doing at the level of individuals, organisations and the ecosystem towards compassion, care, empathy, equity and dignity for all. The approach is one of seva, service to a purpose that is beyond self.

STRATEGIC & FOREIGN RELATIONS

The Strategic and Foreign Relations (SFR) Practice at Rashtram is dedicated to strengthening India’s international relations. It undertakes extensive research on India’s foreign policy priorities and strategic concerns. SFR also works towards enhancing people-to-people relations through a series of programmes curated to cater to the strategic community in India and globally. In doing so, SFR aims at contributing to building lasting relations based on mutual understanding and amicability.

WELLNESS

The Wellness Practice at Rashtram is dedicated to understanding and applying Indic Knowledge Systems (IKS), along with insights from Yoga and Ayurveda, to help solve issues confronting India and the world. Wellness is a multidimensional state of being, based on Ayurvedic definition of Swasthya. This encompasses physical health based on balance of constitution, metabolism and processes that lead to state of emotional and spiritual well-being. Wellness thus is a paradigm that needs a shift in awareness, knowledge and self-responsibility in making conscious choices.

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SHORT COURSES

The metaskills focused curriculum at Rashtram aims at total human development across the physical, emotional, cognitive, social and spiritual dimensions. The deferral due to COVID helped us refine the learning design into a bridge programme with several short courses such as Rajadharma, Self leadership, Indic models of Social Leadership, Decolonizing the Indian mind, Understanding Cultural Marxism, Vidya and Kala of Leadership. These were 4 to 8 hour courses offered through digital platforms to all our learners and spread across 2 to 5 sessions.

The International Journal of Studies in Public Leadership (IJSPL) is a double-blind peer reviewed online journal published by the Rashtram School of Public Leadership, Sonipat, Haryana, India. The journal strives for the enrichment of research in leadership studies and allied disciplines by providing a forum for research and exchange of ideas in the field of leadership studies and its pedagogy. The IJSPL is a primary source for disseminating independently refereed research articles related to leadership studies in all its varied aspects – historical, regional and situational; as well as in all spheres of public leadership – including politics, business, activism, civil society, government, academia and the mass communication media.

The Compendium, building on its first edition, is a compilation of 35 good governance case studies from across India. The cases are analysed on eleven parameters of good governance.

PUBLICATIONS

Good Governance Compendium 2.0Public Policy- A beginners guide to understanding how policy emerges at the intersection of State, Society, Markets and Individuals.

Public Policy - A Citizen’s Guide

IJSPL

PUBLICATIONS & SHORT COURSES

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