YIF Brochure Final

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An Idea whose time has come...NQUIRIESINQUIRIESFor general queries about the Young India Fellowship programme, pleaseFor general queries about the Young India Fellowship programme, pleasecontact:contact:

Young India FellowshipYoung India FellowshipSri Aurobindo Society Campus,Sri Aurobindo Society Campus,Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Adhchini,Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Adhchini,New Delhi - 110017, IndiaNew Delhi - 110017, IndiaTel: +91 011 6565 2643Tel: +91 011 6565 2643For admissions related queries write to [email protected] admissions related queries write to [email protected] other queries write to [email protected] other queries write to [email protected]

www.youngindiafellowship.comwww.youngindiafellowship.com

INQUIRIES

For general queries about the Young India Fellowship programme, pleasecontact:

Young India Fellowship

Sri Aurobindo Society Campus,

Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Adhchini,

New Delhi - 110017, India

Tel: +91 011 6565 2643

For admissions related queries write to [email protected]

For other queries write to [email protected]

www.youngindiafellowship.com


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To develop unique and high potential change agents of India through amulti-disciplinary programme guided by eminent leaders and scholars ofour time.

T H E V I S I O N


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Why YIF?

The Young India Fellowship is a one-year,fully funded, multi-disciplinary course, forexceptionally gifted young men and womenfrom around the country and across thebreadth of academic disciplines. The YoungIndia Fellowship grooms young people tobecome change agents for tomorrow byinstilling in them the skills and knowledgeneeded for such vocations. It exposes themto a rich and diverse set of subjects andperspectives, delivered by some of the

highest-calibre teachers from aroundthe world.

Y O U N G I N D I A F E L L O W S H I P

Fellows are mentored by some of the greatestminds in their respective fields, from householdnames who are respected captains of industry,to heads of development organisations. Tocomplement the role modeling, they undertakea unique work experience programme, in theform of the Experiential Learning Module,or ELM. This creates an opportunity for theFellows to get some real experience in thedomain of their interest.

Whether students graduated in arts, science,engineering or commerce, the Fellowshipscommitment is to provide momentum tothese future leaders on their journey of self-actualisation.


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Inspiring aculty

Fellows deliberate with a number of the mostreputed faculty members, drawn from the bestuniversities and institutions around the globe,known for their outstanding teaching andresearch.

Exceptional mentors

Mentors from diverse backgrounds andexperiences are our role models. Fromcorporate leaders to social activists, fromresearchers to entrepreneurs, the YIF Councilof Mentors help guide Fellows through whatthey should do next in life and how.

Unparalleled network

Through their interactions with well-connectedfaculty, speakers and mentors, Fellows haveaccess to an unrivalled network of peoplefrom which to draw business and academicopportunities.

Fully unded

Fellows receive a full scholarship of Rs 8 lakhs tocover the entire fee, boarding and lodging whenthey enter the full-time residential programme.Our experienced placement counsellors supportand guide participants in securing a career orhigher-study opportunity in their area of choiceonce they complete the programme.

Multi-disciplinary curriculum

The broad and deep curriculum ranges fromeconomics and statistics to anthropologyand ethics, life sciences to climate change,entrepreneurship to art-appreciation.

Holistic learningFellows are coached in life skills anddeveloping as a whole person througha portfolio of engaging leadershipcourses. They sharpen their skills inwriting and communication, tacklenumerical analysis, critical thinking andproblem-solving, all while being trainedin business and entrepreneurship.


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C U R R I C U L U M & P E D A G O G Y

Learn to learn

The Young India Fellow is distinctive for hisor her exceptional performance in an area ofexpertise, but that is not enough. They mustalso complement outstanding achievementswith a curiosity and competence in other areasthat leaves the average high-performerbehind by miles!

Accordingly, through its faculty, teachingsystems and design, the YIF programme offersa combination of a wide-ranging exposure todiversity, practical experience and exposure to

practitioners.

Pedagogy

The programme is delivered by a mix of:

Classroom lectures by leading faculty fromIndia and outside. Each lecture requiressignificant amount of pre and post-sessionreadings, research and assignments.

A series of workshops by professional expertsto develop writing, communication, teamworkand leadership skills

Working on real-life projects in an area of

interest under the Experiential Learning Module

Regular guest speaker sessions and seminarswith leaders across different sectors in Indiaand outside

Communication classes to ensure Fellowsbecome fluent in expressing their thoughts inthe clearest way possible


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The International Foundation for Researchand Education (IFRE) and the Universityof Pennsylvanias School of Engineeringand Applied Science, have collaborated inthe design and delivery of the Young IndiaFellowship programme.

Penn Engineering has helped in the design ofthe Young India Fellowship programme, thedevelopment of course reading and casematerials, with staffing for various courses fromthe School of Engineering and Applied Sciencesfaculty, and also through support in connectingwith administration and faculty in other schoolsat UPenn. They have assisted in selectingother YIF faculty, helped design the admissionprocess and supported in selection of suitable

students and are co-signing certificates oncompletion of the Fellowship. The School of

Arts and Sciences at UPenn is also involved insupporting YIF.

IFRE

The International Foundation for Researchand Education, or IFRE, is a not-for-profit(Section 25) company established with the

vision to set up Ashoka University Indiasfirst world-class university. IFRE is led bya team of like-minded philanthropists withstrong academic and professional trackrecords.

IFRE is committed to improving the quality ofhigher education and research in India and,over the past two years, various academic

and non-academic members from across theworld have joined the Foundation in order tobuild an incomparable team of accomplishedand committed individuals driven by themotivation to give back to the country.

IFRE is also engaging with various reputeduniversities and schools in USA and Europeto firm up the scope for collaborationin building the University. The formalcollaboration with UPenns School ofEngineering and Applied Science is one suchpartnership. The Young India Fellowship isthe flagship programme of Ashoka University.

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UPenn

The University of Pennsylvania makes an ideal academic partner forthe Young India Fellowship. UPenn or Penn, which traces its

origins back to the year 1740, embodies the vision of its founder,US President, Benjamin Franklin, to create a new type of learninginstitution. The original programme of study at Penn became

Americas first modern liberal arts curriculum and for the past two-and-a-half centuries, UPenn has advanced its principles and spiritthrough entrepreneurship, innovation, invention, outreach and alove of knowledge.

Today, the University of Pennsylvania is a world leader in highereducation, ranked fifth among American universities. Its 10,000undergraduates are drawn from all 50 U.S. states and numerous

foreign countries. It has also produced 23 Nobel Laureates.

The School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering) isone of the oldest schools of engineering in the US and was establishedin 1852. Penn Engineering offers a wide range of undergraduate andgraduate degrees, and is particularly distinguished by its interdisciplinary,cross-school programmes such as Management and Technology,Digital Media Design, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Robotics andthe Singh Program in Market and Social Systems Engineering, puttingUPenn at the forefront of intellectual and entrepreneurial activity. UPennEngineering includes approximately 1,600 undergraduates, 1,000graduate students, four research institutes, and 10 research centres.

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The Shape o Things to Come

Ashoka University

From its third year, the YIF programmewill expand into its permanent home,the Ashoka University. Its creators, theInternational Foundation for Research andEducation (IFRE), plan for Ashoka to beIndias best university, and for it to fastbecome one of the worlds best, cuttingedge research-based, multi-disciplinaryuniversity.

The project is in an advanced stage ofimplementation. Initial funding commitments

are already in place and the balance isbeing raised through endowments anddebt. Twenty-five acres have been allottedat the upcoming Rajiv Gandhi EducationCity, in Sonepat, Haryana, one hours drivefrom New Delhi city centre on the mainNational Highway 1. Perkins Eastman, aglobally renowned architectural firm, hasbeen commissioned to design and developa campus of the future and master planningis now under way. Construction is due tostart in December 2011 and the campus isscheduled to be operational in July 2013.The application for grant of University statusis under evaluation by the Goverment ofHarayana. The University will start withtwo schools Arts and Natural Sciences

in collaboration with the University ofPennsylvania and other leading universitiesand schools of the world.


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Selection Process and Fellow

Profle

YIF scoured the country to hand-pick itspremier batch of Fellows. In November 2010we undertook a 10-city online and printcampaign in national dailies, Around 45presentations were made in various leadingcolleges across Tier 1 and 2 cities. From thisoutstanding field, we chose 58 Fellows to jointhe inaugural programme.

Our first cohort of Fellows hails from 20states of India, from Tamil Nadu to Jammuand Kashmir, Gujarat to Assam. It includes

T H E F E L L O W S

engineers, researchers, fashion designers, film-makers, artists, doctors, lawyers, psychologists,writers and humanities graduates. Fellowsare graduates from some of Indias mostreputed institutions IITs, BITS, NIFT,NID, LSR, Miranda, JMC, NALSAR, ILS,St. Xaviers and Symbiosis. Some of theFellows also bring on board professional workexperience representing industries as variedas FMCG, advertising, finance, real estate and

construction, the media, fashion and luxury,non-profit, education and healthcare.


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SharadaVadlamani, 20,Bangalore. BBM, ChristCollege, Bangalore.Won 8 nationaland internationallevel managementfests in the field ofmarketing, advertising,media management;

2 national-leveltheatre competitionsin college. Startedher own advertisingfirm, Adventis Media,dealing with B2Badvertising andmarketing.

Mohammad IrfanDar,25, Srinagar,Kashmir, MA MassCommunication (Film-making Specialisation)Jamia Milia Islamia.Worked withM.K.Raina since2004 as AssistantDirector on projectsfor Socio Televisionand Indian PeoplesTelevision in Kashmir.Made Nowjawan,documentary on

youth, under bannerof S.R.Movies for DD

Kashmir Channel 2004and Eidiyaan, shortflm about forceddisappearances inKashmir.

Chiteisri Devi,24, Ahmedabad,Gujarat. BSL LLB,Indian Law Society.Won OutstandingDelegate Award in

African Union at the

54th Harvard National

M E E T T H E F E L L O W S

Ambesh Tiwari,23, Bhopal, MadhyaPradesh. BE, RajivGandhi Prodyogiki

Vishwavidyalaya.Awarded twice by theGovernor of MadhyaPradesh for organisingand hosting Inquizitive,the states biggest

collegiate quiz.

Antony Arul Valan,21, Puliyangudi,Tamil Nadu; Chennai.BTech (AgriculturalEngineering).Presented reviewpapers at nationaland internationalconferences. Wonfrst place in thenational symposium,Technodawn 09 atCoimbatore for shortdocumentary film,Going Organic.

Samder SinghKhangarot, 25,Jaipur. BTech, GlobalInstitute of Technology.Author of Thingsthey dont teach atCollege. Worked

as HR with M&Mgroup at MahindraSatyam; eight-monthentrepreneurialexperience asa Founder ofButterfly LeadershipInternational.

SuvajitChakraborty, 24,Farakka, West Bengal.BBA, LLB, Symbiosis

Law School. National

Champion, All IndiaESPN School Quiz,2002; Winner: TataCrucible CampusQuiz, 2008, Pune; 3rdrunners up amongst12 cities, NationalFinals 2008, Mumbai(telecast on CNBC);Economic Times

Campus BusinessQuiz, 2008 and 2010(first team to win ittwice in India); IQ-IMS Quotient PuneRound and West Zone.Worked full-time for a

year with Times of IndiaGroup Internet Limitedas Senior Officerlaunching Gaana.com,a music initiative.

Arpitha Upendra Kodiveri, 23, Mysore,Karnataka. BSL, LLB, CS, Indian Law Society,Pune. Overall global winner ofWorld BankEssay Competition 2011. Winner, Anil

Agarwal Fellowship, 2010. Alien Lands,New Opportunities paper publishedby the Sustainable Development GroupInternational. Emissions Trading: Is free marketenvironmentalism the answer? published in theAmerican Journal of Economics and Business

Administration, 2009. Conflict Resolutionspublished by the ILS Law Review, 2009. Workedas Legal research intern at Kalpavriksh, Pune for

two years.

Kshitij Garg,22, Jaipur. BTechin Materials andMetallurgicalEngineering, IITKanpur. Core TeamMember, Antaragni10 (Annual CulturalFestival of IIT Kanpur);National SocialEntrepreneurshipForum. Author

of Change, 2010.Won 7 photographycompetitions at intra-IIT Kanpur.

Jatin Sharma,22, Jaipur. BTech,Communication &Computer Engineering,

LNMIIT. Writtenreports: WiMAX:Introduction &Possibilities; AdaptiveFrame ReservationScheme to MitigateWiMAX-WiFiCoexistence Problem.

Abhishek Chopra,22, Delhi. BA LLB,Nalsar. Worked withRam Jethmalani, eminentSupreme Court criminallawyer; Karanjawala& Co, civil & criminallitigation law firm;NGO - MARG (Multiple

Action Research Group)on police investigation.

Gaurav Mohta,22, Visakhapatnam,

Andhra Pradesh.BTech (Electronics andTelecommunication),

Amity University. Wonthe Nokia SiemensNetworks Merit-cum-Means scholarship(08 09). Worked

full-time at EricssonIndia Pvt Ltd as anEngineer-Core for 11months (May 2010-

April 2011).

Alpana Srivastava,25, Gorakhpur, UttarPradesh. BE (Civil),BIT Mesra. Wonthird annual designcompetition, CivilEngineering Societyof college. Worked,Department ofMaterials Management,Jindal Steel and PowerLimited, Raigarh.

Itika Gupta, 22,Shimla, HimachalPradesh. BTech,NIT, Hamirpur. WonBest Project awardat national-level

technical competitionorganised byGovernment of India,Challenge Chutney.RepresentedIndia at 4th GlobalStudent Forum,Bhubneshwar, Societyfor Promotion ofEngineering EducationDevelopment (SPEED).

I I T s Nalsar B I T S P i l a n iNID N I F T L S R St Xav ierSymbios is C h r i s t C o l l e g e


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Model United NationsConference, Boston,2008. Translatedand edited bookGanga- the PeoplesMandate (originallyGanga Jan Aadesh)by Magsaysay Awardee,Rajendra Singh.Worked as legal

officer at ParyavaranMitra, JanVikas Trust,Ahmedabad.

Shashank ShekharRai, 21, Karnal,Haryana. BA (Hons)Mathematics, HansrajCollege, DU. One of25 young delegateschosen for colloquiumon Indian LiberalTradition organised by

Centre for Civil Society.Paper, Micro Finance:Policy Initiatives,reviewed by RBI andpublished in thejournal of Youth forPolicy and Dialogue.Worked as researchassistant with SkochMedia and a Research

Associate on aLivelihoods Project withCentre for Public Policy

Research. Director &co-founder of Youth forPolicy and Dialogue,public policy think-tank.

Balaji AsokKumar, 22, Chennai.B.E. MechanicalEngineering, ANNAUniversity. Foundednon-profit, PRI -Pursuers for ReformingIndia. Organised

international conference

C o m m e r c e Humani t ies Engineer ing

S c i e n c e F i n e A r t s L a w Fi lm Making F a s h i o n

on UNOs MDGICT.Won first prize, webdesigning event. Workedas Analyst Programmer(Techno-FunctionalConsultant) at RamcoSystems, on ERP -Inventory Managementand ProductionManagement Modules.

Tanvi Jain,23.Delhi, BA, Economics(Hons), Lady ShriRam College, DU.Awarded GoldmanSachs Global Leaders

Award 2008, inrecognition of heracademic achievementand leadershippotential. WonGoldman Sachs SocialEntrepreneurshipFund 2009 andreceived seed fundingof $10,000 to startParivartan Foundation,a youth-run, non-profit initiative set upto develop sustainableinitiatives and empowerthe rural communities.Awarded GoldStandard of theInternational Award

for Young People, inassociation with theDuke of Edinburgh.Worked as ProcurementSourcing and RealEstate Strategy Analyst,Goldman Sachs.

Raghav Mimani,22, Allahabad, UttarPradesh. BE (Hons)Chemical, BITS Pilani.Awarded Green

Globe Foundation

Award for outstandingcontribution by YouthUnite for Voluntary

Action (YUVA) by HisExcellency, the PrimeMinister of Bhutan,Jigme Thinley and NobelLaureate, Dr. Pachauri,2010. Won NationalKnowledge CommissionEssay Competitionfor Jugaadneeti:Revolutionalising the

Indian Way of Living,2009. InternationalClimate Champion,British Council Fellow,Engineers for SocialImpact (E4SI).

Dhaneesh Jameson, 27, Kochi, Kerala.Graduate Diploma in Animation Film-making,NID. Winner of 2011 Fulbright Scholarship of$80,000 to pursue his animation film-makingstudies in the US. Stop-motion animation film,One Fine Friday; nominated for Best Animation

short film at TBS - DigiCon 6 Awards, Japan(2007); won at Mumbai International Film Festival(2007); Official Selection at PISA, Korea (2007).Mixed media animation film, Wilson Pereira(2010) won Best Student Animated Film Award,IDPA, India; Special Jury mention, IDSFK, India;Best Indian entry at 12th TBS DigiCon 6, Japan;nominated for Best short film, Uppsala, Sweden;best student animation at Animadrid, Spain; bestanimation (online competition), PISAF, Korea; forbest student animation at Tehran International

Animation Festival and was Official Selection atShnit International short film festival, Europe in2011. Worked as animation reporter for leadingIndian animation magazine.

Saurav Neel Patyal,22, Himachal Pradesh.BE (Hons) Electricaland ElectronicsEngineering, MSc(Hons) Economics,BITS Pilani. Deferredadmission, Masters inManagement, LondonBusiness School. WonIndia France Quiz selected as student

ambassador fromIndia for sponsored

visit to France, 2009,Government of France.StartingBloc Fellow,2010 Internationalfellow and scholarshiprecipient at BostonInstitute of SocialInnovation, TuftsUniversity, Cambridge,US. Clinton GlobalInitiative University,


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P R O F I L E S

Mrudula NS, 22, Hyderabad. IntegratedBachelors and Masters in MechanicalEngineering, IIT Madras. Received Prof. V.Radhakrishnan Endowment Award of IITM forbest academic record in Mechanical Engineeringduring 2006-10; awarded the WISE Scholarshipfor academic internship in Germany by theGerman Academic Exchange Service (DAAD),2010. Worked as intern: Institute of TechnicalMechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology,Germany; Heavy Engineering Division, Larsen& Toubro, Mumbai; Indira Gandhi Centre for

Atomic Research, Kalpakkam.

Sanchet Sharma,23, Mumbai. Bachelorsin OccupationalTherapy, TopiwallaNational MedicalCollege. Won 1stprize for best posterpresentation at thestate level medical

students conference,Trinity 2011,at Lokmanya TilakMunicipal MedicalCollege & GeneralHospital, Mumbai;2nd prize for bestposter presentation at48th Annual NationalConference of AllIndia OccupationalTherapists Association- OTICON 2011 - at

Chennai. Contributedto Scientific Programmeat the NationalLevel OccupationalTherapy Conferencesby presenting short

videos on TherapeuticSmiley Ball, Accessand Wheel chair and

Autism. Worked fora social cause with theBlue Ribbon MovementSocial Leaders

Program, 2010-11.

Prerak Garg, 22,Jaipur. BTech, ChemicalEngineering, IITKharagpur. Recipientof DAADs prestigiousWISE (WorkingInternships in Scienceand Engineering)Scholarship; of MCM

Scholarship forconsistent academicperformance at IITKharagpur. Ranked13th in RegionalMathematicsOlympiad. Workedas an officer in IndianOil CorporationLtd. (IOCL).

Sandhya Iyer,

21, Chennai. BTech,Chemical Engineering,Shastra University;Diploma in creativewriting. Won inter-college debatingcompetition, awardedbest speaker.

Sasidhar Sista,23, Hyderabad. BE(Hons) Chemical, BITS

Pilani. Designed and

Globa l Winner o f World Bank Essay Compet i t ion, Par i s ;

Fulbr ight Schol arsh ip ;

In ternat ional Delegate at Global Engagement Summit , Chicago;

Richa Pandey,22, Lucknow, UttarPradesh. Bachelor ofTechnology (ElectricalEngineering). Awardedspecial prize in socialservice for education-based initiative byproviding free tutoringto needy children.Won social businessplan, Banaras HinduUniversity (BHU) andTata Institute of SocialSciences, Mumbai forself-started educationalAksharanganaproject. Worked onmany gender-based

violence cases to helpvictims get justice andacceptance in society.Successfully surveyedfour backward districtsof Uttar Pradesh tomeasure impact ofmicro-finance onwomen. Worked asfreelance consultant forSanatkada organisationin collaboration withTata ConsultancyServices.

Utkarsh Amitabh,25, Muzaffarpur,Bihar. BE (Mechanical

Engineering), DelhiCollege of Engineering.WonYoung Visionary

Award, India HabitatCentre; Business PlanCompetition Eureka,Ideawicket, 2009 forproposal on carbonmanagement. Member,Indian Debating Union;Centre for the Study ofDeveloping Societies.Supervised translation

of book, Rickshaw EikMahagatha from Hindito English. Acted in theworlds longest-runningplay, The MouseTrap. Closely workedwith Arvind Gaurstheatre group, Asmita,and Osho WorldsLeela Arts. Worked withDeloitte Consulting,Teach For India andGrameen Creative Lab.

2010: Awarded full

scholarship as anInternational Fellowto attend ClintonGlobal InitiativeUniversity Summit,University of Miami;International StudentDelegate GlobalEngagement Summit2011, NorthwesternUniversity, Chicago;International StudentDelegate EducationWithout BordersConference 2011,Dubai, UAE. Workedas Modeling and

Analytics Intern, HSBCRisk Management.Co-ounder,Parivartan Foundationfor Socio-EconomicDevelopment. BusinessDeveloper (Nov 07- Jan 09), LaurusEdutech Skills, India.


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Arunima Anand, 21,Bhagalpur, Bihar. BA(English Hons), Jesusand Mary College, DU.Awarded Swapna DebMemorial Award foracademic excellence inundergraduate studiesby UGC. Won bestB-plan award at IIT,Kharagpur and IIT,

Kanpur; best elevatorpitch award at IIT,Kanpur in 2009.Worked with I-groupas key promoter anddesigned marketingstrategies.

Varun Rustagi, 22,New Delhi. BTech,LNMIIT University.Interned with

Ericsson India Ltd onthe project, Quality

Analysis of KPIs of acellular network anddeveloped a databasein SQL Language toenquire about the KeyPerformance Indicators

of the GSM Networkat different level offunctioning levels;Interned with ArcelorMittal Steel Industries,Temirtau, Kazakhstan.

AkankshaShrivastava, 26,Bhopal, Madhya

Pradesh. Bachelorof Design, NIFT,Gandhinagar. Wonthird prize, jewellerydesign competitionorganised byPranda Jewellery incollaboration withleading magazine,The Art of Jewellery.Semi-fnalist in theinternational jewellerydesign competition

organised by ThaiGem and JewelleryTraders Associationand the Bangkok Gemsand Jewellery Fair.Awarded Momentof Fame for ExceptionalDesign for launchof Tanishq in the US.Worked as jewellerydesigner with Tanishq(mass market brand)and Zoya (luxury

jewellery brand)by TATA.

Tushar Chugh, 22,Sonepat, Haryana.BTech (Electronicsand CommunicationEngineering),Manav RachnaUniversity, Faridabad.Spearheaded projectWizitank- Unmanned

Ground Vehicle.

Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Award ; WISE Scholarsh ip ;Best Animat ion F i lm,PIS AF,Korea;

Kairos Global Fe l low at Wor ld Fores ight Forum ,Nether lands

Arts (Painting) fromChitrakala Parishat,Bangalore; PG DiplomaProgram in Design,PGDPD (IndustrialDesign, Textiles) fromNID, Ahmedabad.

Assisted artist ArpanaCaur with series ofmurals in BengalooruHabba. Participated

in Fresco Paintingexhibition of frescoesat Jawahar Kala Kendraand APD, an exhibitionof paintings for the

Association of Disabled(Bangalore). AwardedDr. V. ParamesvaraScholarship for Paintingat Chitrakala Parishat(Bengalooru) andComplete Freeshipby Ford Foundation

at NID (IndustrialDesign, Textiles).Designed rangeof silk and woollenscarves in handloom atShingora InternationalLtd. (Ludhiana).Documented a textilecraft for NID, to recordthe history, economicscenario of the dyingcraft BrahmapuriPatto. Designed

and Documenteda Collection ofcontemporary woolenthrows (soft furnishings)in Jacquard, forEuropean and theGlobal Markets.

Ranked 1st in Indiaand represented Indiaamong 15 globalteams at ImagineCup, Poland 2010,under EmbeddedDevelopmenttheme. Awarded 1stPosition in the eventROBOWARS duringFNORD 09-The

Annual TechnicalFestival of NorthernIndia EngineeringCollege, New Delhi.

Mahesh Jakhotia,22, Andhra Pradesh.MSc (Hons) inEconomics andBE (Electronics &Instrumentation), BITSPilani. Selected for

Stanfords SummerInstitute of GeneralManagement Program2010; Starting Bloc2011. Asian fnalistat the Global-Social-Venture-Competition 2010at ISB, Hyderabad.Worked on personalstartup, Social StockExchange, at theWadhwani Centre for

Entrepreneurship.Developed frameworkto rate socialenterprises on the basisof holistic parametersunder Dr. KrishnaTanuku, ExecutiveDirector, WCED, ISB.

Tulasi PrasadChoudhury, 26,Berhampur, Orissa.

Bachelor of Fine

developed first of itskind media monitoringweb application forFisheye Analytics,later acknowledged byinternational businessschools. Researchedand developedcontent analysissystem as Research

Assistant, INSEAD

Business School,Singapore; designedand developed allweb applications as

Applications Developer,Fisheye Analytics,Singapore.

A.M. ShodhanBabu, 23, Bangalore.BA LLB, Symbiosis LawSchool, Pune. Worked

at Holla & Holla,Bangalore; HumanRights Law Network,New Delhi; Just Law

Advocates, Bangalore.

Rolly Seth, 24, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. BTech(Electronics & Communication), Amity University.Published HALCYON World of Pervasive

Computing: From Past Progress to FutureChallenges, INFORMATICA. Worked as ScientistFellow at Council of Scientific & IndustrialResearch (Indias largest R&D organisation).Worked as facilitator for University of California,initiated project, MILLEE (Mobile ImmersiveLearning for Literacy in Emerging Economies),aimed at complementing the formal schoolingsystem by applying mobile learning technology.Worked in the prestigious Raman ResearchInstitute, Bangalore.


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P R O F I L E S

Akanksha Gulia, 22, New Delhi. BTech(Biotechnology), Jaypee Institute of InformationTechnology, Greater Noida. Selected as InternationalClimate Champion, a British Council Program.Selected for 3rd Annual International ClimateChampions Camp 2011, Goa, to represent Indiaamong world Champions of 17 nations. Worked inNational Network for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

(NNED) and with Delhi Greens for 2 years.

Ankita Shirodariya,21, Mumbai. BA(Economics), St.

Xaviers College,Mumbai. Teacherof phonetics andgrammar at FunLearning Academy.Tutor in French and

Japanese. Student ofhypnotherapy.

D e l h i H i m a c h a l Assam

T a m i l N a d u

O r i s s a R a j a s t h a nmember of for-profitintegrated hatcheryand broiler farm, nearBhawanipatna, districtKalahandi, Orissa.

Ahana Sood, 23,Himachal Pradesh.BCom, Govt. Collegefor Girls, Chandigarh.Worked with RedRibbon Society, againstthe stigma attachedto the HIV victims.Worked with Barclaysfor one year, taking asabbatical to pursueinterests in traveland the culinary arts.Interned under aprofessional pastry cheffor five months.

AnushreeKunhambu,21, Kerala. BTechBiotechnology, SRMUniversity, Chennai.Published a paperin the InternationalJournal of EngineeringScience and Technologyon, Studies onthe antibacterialactivity potential of

commonly used foodpreservatives.

Sayali Phadke, 20,Mumbai, Maharashtra.BA in Statistics andEconomics St. XaviersCollege, Mumbai.KathakDancer;Volunteer withlearning-disabledchildren at Khushi, for

the betterment of theunderprivileged.

Saumya Gupta,21, Rajasthan.BTech (ChemicalEngineering) withHonours and Minorsin Applied Statisticsand Informatics, IIT,Bombay. Received

AP grade awarded

rarely for exemplaryperformance in acourse on ProductResearch &Development, IITBombay (2010).

Ambika Ghuge,21, Delhi. BAEconomics (Hons),Miranda House, DelhiUniversity. Appointed

British CouncilInternational ClimateChampion 2010 toimplement sustainabilityinitiatives on campus.Awarded a Certificateof Recognition for theessay titled MillenniumDevelopment Goalsand Beyond - The Roleof Entrepreneurship inthe Mera India, Bridgethe Gap contest 2009.

Worked as founding

conducted by theAmerican AstronauticalSociety (AAS), the

American Institutefor Astronautics and

Aeronautics andsponsored byNASA.Won 1st prize inRoboveda (NationalLevel RoboticsFestival) 2007 forthe best commerciallyacceptable robot.Worked as a ResearchEngineer in Institutefor Sustainable and

Applied Info-dynamics(ISAID), NTU,Singapore.

Satya Pavan Kumar,21, Hyderabad, AndhraPradesh. BE from

CBIT, Hyderabad.Co-ounder I AMa venture that radicallyredefines common andmalignant notions insociety through 30-second videos.

Subhodeep Jash,23, Kolkata. BBA LLBfrom Symbiosis LawSchool, Pune. Won

Tata Crucible CampusQuiz, 2008 at Pune.Won Economic TimesCampus BusinessQuiz (Pune edition).Worked in Trade PolicyDivision, Departmentof Commerce, Ministryof Commerce andIndustry, Governmentof India, New Delhi.

Adhiraj Sarmah, 23,Assam. BCom (Hons)with specialisationin MarketingManagement, St.

Xaviers College,Kolkata. AwardedBronze levelin the Duke ofEdinburgh Award,for young people,and Distinctionin International

Assessment for IndianSchools (English) bythe University of NewSouth Wales. Workedat Nestle and AlternateTrade Channels, Kolkatain Marketing & Sales.

Vikramjeet Sharma,24, Jaipur. BE

(Computer Science &Engg) UIET, PunjabUniversity. Finalist ininternational businessplan competition,SAID Business School,London. Semi-finalistLufthansa CaseChallenge 2011,European BusinessSchool. Workedas a Sr. Executive/Consultant IT Security,

Ranbaxy Labs, ReligareTechnologies.

Jairaj Bhattacharya,22, Hyderabad.BTech (Electronicsand Communication)from IIIT, Hyderabad.Team leader for first-ever Indian-Asianteam that won theCANSAT Competition


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Sudheer BabuMarisetty, 22,Tadepalligudem,

Andhra Pradesh. Msc(Tech) InformationSystems, BITS Pilani.Worked atNetcustomer Inc,Noida, India Lead,Project Pilani, BusinessDevelopment. Led ateam in conceptualisinga community biogasplant aftercomprehensivemarket cost-benefitanalysis with NEDCAP.President, StudentsUnion, BITS-Pilani.

Garima Rana, 22, New Delhi. BTech, GGSIPU,New Delhi. Awarded GE Foundation Scholar-Leader. Awarded Outstanding Commitment

Award by Clinton Global Initiate University.Selected as International Delegate for GlobalEngagement Summit 2011, NorthwesternUniversity, US.

J a m m u & K a s h m i rM a d h y a P r a d e s h G o a U t t a r P r a d e s h

Ankur Tulsian, 22,Kolkata, BTech, IIT

Bombay. Recipientof the IIT BombayHeritage Fund three-

year scholarship;overall OutstandingUndergraduate of theMechanical Engineeringclass of 2011 at IITBombay for excellencein academics as wellas extra-curricularactivities. Workedat Morgan Stanley

as summer intern inTechnology section,Investment Bankingdivision.

Prateek Hegde,22, Kumta, Karnataka.BTech (Oceanengineering fromIIT Madras). Builta bicycle robot thatcould balance a two-

wheeler automatically.Part of the Nationalwinning team ofRobocon 2009, aprestigious Asia-Pacificrobotic contest andrepresented India at theinternational meet inTokyo later that year.

Sanjog Sahu, 25,Chilika, Orissa. BA

LLB, Symbiosis LawSchool, Pune. Worked

in Orissas EasternGhats between 2009and 2010, studying

ecological change andits resultant effectson the functioning ofisolated communities.Founding memberof TEDx Bhubaneswar2011 on the theme,Living Tomorrow,Today, bringing intofocus some of the mostpressing environmentaland developmentalproblems Orissa faces

today.

Rishabh Kaul,22,Andhra Pradesh. MSc(Hons) Economics,BE (Hons) CivilEngineering, BITSPilani. Studentdelegate, 13thWorld BusinessDialogue, Universityof Cologne, selected

from pool of 1500+international studentsand professionals.Fully funded byNGO consortiumTcktcktck & GCCA toattend and report onCOP15, Dec09 atCopenhagen. NationalSemifinalists, TataCrucible Campus Quiz,2009 out of 3000+teams nationwide.

Shruti Shah, 23,Kolkata. BE (Hons)Civil & MSc (Hons)Chemistry, BITS Pilani.Selected as a KairosGlobal Fellow, 2011 torepresent India at theWorld Foresight Forum,Netherlands. Selected

Semifinalist, EconomicTimes Power of Ideas,2010.

SpandanaD, 21,Andhra Pradesh. BTechin Computer ScienceEngineering, G.Narayanamma Instituteof Technology andScience. Presentedpapers, Biometric

Voting System andHumanoid Robotsat the National LevelTechnical Symposiumsat Osmania Universityand BVR Institute ofTechnology, Hyderabad.

Srishti Sardana,21, New Delhi. BScPsychology (Hons)from Presidency

College, Madras; MScPsychology (Clinical)from Christ University,Bangalore. AwardedBest Paper Presentationon OccupationalMental Health Hazardsof CommercialSex Workers,2011 at AnnualNational Conferenceon Interface ofPsychology and Human

Resource Management

organised by theDepartment ofPsychology, ChristUniversity, Bangalore.

Deepak Bansal,22, Jaipur. BTech,Electrical Engineeringfrom LNMIIT. Won 1stPrize in Simplicitycompetition organisedby LNMIIT incollaboration withUniversity of California.

Awarded TaiwanScholarship by theGovernment of Taiwanfor Masters degree.Worked as Research

Assistant, NationalTaiwan University,WMNLab, Taipei.

Pragya Mukherjee,21, New Delhi. BA(Hons) English fromLady Shri Ram, NewDelhi. Selected fora full ScholarshipSummer ExchangeProgramme for aperiod of 6 weeks tothe National University.Awarded the ShriDaulatrai M. Desai

Prize for Leadership byLSR for the year 2010-2011. Won Short StoryContest held by TTIS,The Telegraph; CreativeWriting Competition2010 of Literati 2010,Inter College LiteraryFestival of Jesus andMary College.


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Fellows share their experiences

Saurav Neel Patyal

I was all set to join the prestigious London

Business School when the mail came.

Congratulations! You have been selected

or the Young India Fellowship programme.Since coming to YIF, I have been exposed to

things outside my comort zone rom Day

Zero. Studying the liberal arts in power-

packed intensive courses with assignments,

projects and term papers galore, I have

never read and written so much or any

academic curriculum in my lie. (No prizes

or guessing I am an Indian engineer!) I have

been challenged at many points, even in this

short period o three months, to go beyond the

objective to the subjective, coerced nearly to

appreciate the abstract nature o qualitativeanalysis. I resisted and, in all honesty, I still do.

But I can eel the sel-constructed high walls

o supposed ocus in my head melting away

as I begin to appreciate opinions and ideas

beyond the boundaries o knowledge I was

acclimatised to. As the days fy by, I wonder

where else could I have got the opportunity to

analyse Sachins Charisma or a term paper,

hypothesise about The Cultural Imperialism

o Bollywood in a presentation, read about

Weber and Durkheim on the same day I read

Peter Drucker and heard the CEOs and MDso PE rms and media houses back to back!

Mark Twain said: Twenty years rom now you

will be more disappointed by the things that

you didnt do than by the ones you did do. So

throw o the bowlines. Sail away rom the sae

harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore. Dream. Discover. I think I just might

have taken my rst step at hedging my

disappointments 20 years rom now.

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Sanchet Sharma

I would like to share my experience about my

rst art class ater a long time. It was my debut

perormance to paint on a canvas. I elt the

artist in me while expressing my emotions

on it. I initially thought o ollowing some

structure like a design in a triangle or waves,

but suddenly a thought came in my mind

when I saw the small red paper over the new

canvas. I, then, thought o making a structure

o a heart on the red paper. For the rst time,

ever, I was able to cut the design without using

scissors...and bingo...it was symmetrical. I

was excited to use this template o heart and

started brush painting. I kept enjoying it. I

was immersed in the joy o painting. At the

same time, I was aware o the surroundings in

the auditorium. I liked the act o spraying the

paint on the canvas, especially the ne dots

which signied lie or me. These dots were like

the granules o salt sprinkled on resh salad.

I elt each dot was communicating with me.

This was elt on my nails as i they had jumped

rom the canvas to my hand. At the same time

as the deadline was approaching, the hearts

started completing the entire picture. I elt

detached while painting, as rightly said by Dr

Kiran Seth in a recent class. I was ullling the

responsibility o completing the task assigned.

I was thoroughly engaged in it and nished itbeore the deadline. I elt a sense o connecting

to my inner sel. Thank you Nikumb sir (the

aamir o Taare Zammen Par) or engaging me

in a meaningul activity.

Looking orward to more such activities!

Praise or Fellows

It has been a privilege and a pleasure

interacting with the Fellows. They are bright,

eager and as a pleasing change rom the

jaded proessional student, do not shy away

rom taking intellectual risks. I know that thisis a hand-selected group but i this is the ace

o the new India then we are in good hands.

Santosh Venkatesh

UPenn

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Our writing teacher, Ms. Arnold, has been a

wonderul guide, helping us to get over theinitial blockages we had when we ound itdi cult to read out our amateurish writingsto the class. In Ms. Arnolds presence,ideas and opinions fow unceasingly andoppositions are oten raised. Ms. Arnold,who with her expertise and incrediblepatience, navigated me through the toughseas o di dence and inexperience, hasmade a decent writer o me - Thank you!

Antony Valan

Prof. Andre Beteille, sociologist andwriter: In one instance, on being asked aquestion o some deep thinking, he repliedimmediately, breaking the question intotwo as the rst part being empirical and thesecond being an administrative one. Thisbeore hal o us could even comprehendthe question in the rst place. Whether it bequoting rom the Dharamashastra or beingtold a certain act about Hinduism or citingdirect conversations o Gandhi and Nehruon democracy, the knowledge which ProBteille had was incredible and unparalleled.Each hour o the talk had reerences romthe greatest o the thinkers rom Rousseauto Thoreau to Marx to Weber to Voltaire toAmbedkar. You name it and we have eitherheard it rom him or asked to ollow up. Iam just delighted to be able to share the

same space-time continuum with this greatthinker. I clarity o knowledge is something,Pro Beteille is crystal! Raghav Mimani

Professor Bhandaribuilds a nearlygraphic backdrop by choosing only the

very appropriate jargon and terminology.It then becomes very easy or a student toanalyse the issue at hand in the backgroundo this clear imagery. This attention topaint a complete picture through wordsspeaks volumes about his vast knowledgeo the topic and also about his expertisein delivering a lecture without making ituninteresting or peripheral.

Akanksha Shrivastava


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F A C U L T Y

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Our faculty come from across the best Indian academicinstitutions as well as those in the US, the UK, Canada,Australia and Israel. Their alma maters and currentinstitutional homes range from Oxford to Princeton, fromDelhi University to ISB, from IITs to IIMs, to universities inGermany, Italy and Latin America. They have worked globallyand they come from a diverse set of backgrounds andexperiences. They are leading academicians, business leaders,film-makers, journalists, commentators, environmentalists,historians and artists.

Cameron ArnoldEnglish Instructor, 9.9 School of ConvergenceBA, College of William and Mary, Virginia; MA,Linguistics, New York University

Santhosh BabuMD, Organisation Development Alternatives, BSC,Calicut University; Certified Coach, Coach for Life;NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), Richard Bandler;MBTI, Hypnosis, Gerald Kein; Enneagram, EnneagramInstitute, US

Amita BaviskarAssociate Professor, Institute of Economic Growth,Delhi, BA & MA, University of Delhi; PhD, CornellUniversity

Andre BteilleProfessor Emeritus, Delhi University; Chairman, IndianCouncil for Social Science ResearchBA, University of Calcutta; MSc, St. Xaviers College,Kolkata; PhD, Delhi University

Vivek BhandariHistorian; Former Director, Institute of Rural

Management, Anand (IRMA)BA, St. Stephens College, Delhi; MS & PhD,University of Pennsylvania

Inga ButefschCommunications & PR Consultant, former journalistBA, University of Western Australia

Giti ChandraProfessor, St. Stephens College, Delhi UniversityBA, St. Stephens College, Delhi; PhD, Rutgers, StateUniversity of New Jersey

Sanjeev Chatterjee

Professor, Vice-Dean & Executive Director, KnightCenter for International Media, University of MiamiMA, Delhi University; MFA Brooklyn College

Anunaya ChaubeyArtist; Lecturer & Principal, College of Arts & Crafts,Patna UniversityPhD, Patna University

Kenneth FosterProfessor, University of PennsylvaniaBSc, Michigan State University; PhD, IndianaUniversity

Radha S. HegdeProfessor, New York UniversityBA, Madras University; MA & PhD, Ohio State University

Dwight JaggardProfessor & Director, Center for the Advanced Studyof India, University of PennsylvaniaBS & MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison; PhD,California Institute of Technology

Devesh KapurAssociate Professor & Director, Center for theAdvanced Study of India, University of PennsylvaniaBTech, Indian Institute of Technology, Benaras Hindu

University; PhD, Princeton University

Sanjeev KhannaProfessor & Rosenbluth Faculty Fellow, University ofPennsylvaniaBTech, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani;Ph,D Stanford University

Mekhala KrishnamurthyVisiting Fellow, Center for the Advanced Studyof India, University of PennsylvaniaAB, Harvard University; MPhil, University ofCambridge

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Rishikesha KrishnanProfessor, Indian Institute of Manangement, Bangalore

MSc, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur;MS, Stanford University; FPM, Indian Institute ofManagement, Ahmedabad

A. K. Shiva KumarDevelopment Economist; Advisor, UNICEF; Member,National Advisory Council, IndiaMA, Bangalore University; MB,A Indian Institute ofManagement, Ahmedabad; MPA & PhD, HarvardUniversity

Vijay KumarProfessor & Deputy Dean, Education, SEAS,University of Pennsylvania

BTech, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur; PhD,Ohio State University

Lisbeth LipariAssociate Professor, Denison UniversityBA, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; MA,University of Texas; PhD, Stanford University

Rudrangshu MukherjeeHistorian & Author; Opinions Editor, The Telegraph,Kolkata; Visiting faculty, Princeton UniversityBA, Presidency College, Kolkata; DPhil, Universityof Oxford

Dhruv RainaProfessor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New DelhiMSc, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai; PhD,Gteborg University, Sweden

Sanjeev SanyalFounder and President, Sustainable Planet InstituteBA, Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University;Rhodes Scholar, St Johns College, Oxford

Maura SabinPR Consultant & Writing Coach; Former IT specialist,U.S. Department of StateBA, University of Maryland

Eric SaranovitzAssociate Dean, 9.9 School of ConvergenceBA, Amherst College; MA, Hebrew University,Jerusalem; PhD, New York University

Subir SinhaLecturer, University of London; Assistant Professor,University of Vermont; Visiting faculty, University ofTurin & University of Pavia, ItalyBA, Delhi University; PhD, Northwestern University

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Kenwyn SmithProfessor & Director, NGO Leadership Programme,

University of PennsylvaniaBA, University of Queensland; MA & PhD, YaleUniversity

Eswaran SridharanAcademic Director, University of PennsylvaniaBA, St. Stephens College, Delhi University; MA,Jawaharlal Nehru University;PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Vijay TankhaProfessor, St. Stephens College, Delhi UniversityMA, Delhi University; PhD, McGill University,Montreal

Gene TerryWriter and English InstructorBA, University of California at Berkeley; MFA, CreativeWriting, San Francisco State University

Santosh VenkateshAssociate Professor, University of PennsylvaniaBTech, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; PhD,California Institute of Technology


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Sanjeev AgaMD, Idea cellular Ltd; BA (Hons), St. StephensCollege, Delhi; MBA, Indian Institute of

Management, Kolkata

Kaushik BasuChief Economic Advisor, Government of India;Professor, Cornell University; BA St. StephensCollege, Delhi; MA & PhD, London Schoolof Economics

Ramachandra GuhaWriter & Historian; Visiting Faculty, YaleUniversity, Stanford University & University ofCalifornia, Berkeley; BA St. Stephens College,Delhi; MA Delhi School of Economics; PhD

IIM KolkataTarun KhannaProfessor, Harvard Business School; BSEElectrical Engineering and Computer Science;PhD Business Economics, Harvard University

Raghuram RajanProfessor of Finance, Booth School of Business,University of Chicago; Economic advisor to

the Prime Minister of India; BTech IIT Delhi;MBA IIM Ahmedabad; PhD The MassachusettsInstitute of Technology (MIT)

Jerry RaoFounder, Value & Budget Housing Corporation;Founder, MphasiS; BA Loyola College,Chennai; MBA IIM Ahmedabad

Harbir SinghProfessor & Vice-Dean for Global Initiatives,The Wharton School, University ofPennsylvania; BTech IIT Delhi; MBA IIM

Ahmedabad; PhD University of Michigan

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Guest Speakers at YIF

From a Polar explorer to the MD of Harley-Davidson India, Fellowshave been visited by an enviable array of guest speakers from Indiaand abroad. These outstanding role models have been building theaspirations of the Fellows and inspiring them to reach for the stars.

L e a r n . . .Q u e r y . . . A n a l y s e . . .

Q u e s t i o n . . . C r i t i c i s e . . .

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Robert Swan

Robert Swan, OBE, is a pre-eminent polarexplorer and an environmental leader. By age33, he had become the first person to walkto both the North and South poles, earninghis place in history alongside historys greatexplorers and adventurers. His 900-milejourney to the South Pole, stands as thelongest unassisted walk ever made. During hisexpeditions, Swan experienced first-hand theeffects of global warming at both poles. These

powerful experiences helped to shape andfocus Swans lifetime goal: working towardsthe preservation of Antarctica as the lastgreat wilderness on earth. He has committedto the mission of inspiring youth to becomesustainable leaders and promote the use ofrenewable energy throughout the planet. Swanscontribution to education and the environmenthas been recognised on an international scale,seen through his appointment as UnitedNations Goodwill Ambassador for Youth andSpecial Envoy to the Director General ofUNESCO.

Deep Kalra

The pioneer of online travel booking inIndia, Deep Kalra founded MakeMyTrip in

April, 2000. Drawing on his experiencefrom his years at GE Capital, AMF BowlingInc. and ABN AMRO Bank, under hisstewardship, MakeMyTrip has become thelargest online travel company, as well asthe largest e-commerce business in India.Deep is a member of the Executive Councilof NASSCOM and chairs the NASSCOM

Internet Working Group. He currently servesas an independent Director for IndiaMart.com, a leading B2B website. Deep holds aBachelors degree in Economics from St.Stephens College, Delhi (1990), and MBA(PGDM) degree from the Indian Institute ofManagement, Ahmedabad (1992).

Arunabha GhoshCEO, Council on Energy, Environment andWater (CEEW); BA St. Stephens College,

Delhi; MPhil & DPhil University of Oxford

Jonathan Gil HarrisProfessor, George WashingtonUniversity

Rakesh JaggiVP, Schlumberger

Deep KalraFounder & CEO, Make My Trip

Sanjana Kapoor

Indian Theatre Personality

Atul KhoslaPartner & India Head, Oliver Wyman

CV MadhukarDirector, PRS Legislative Research

Norman AtkinsCo-Founder & CEO, Teacher U; Founder &Board Chair, Uncommon Schools

V T BharadwajMD, Sequoia Capitals

Pramod BhasinFounder & Vice Chairman, Genpact

Ayush ChauhanCo-founder, Quicksand Design

Tejpreet S. ChopraFounder, President & CEO, BharatLight & Power

Shailaja FennellLecturer & Fellow, Jesus College,University of Cambridge

Stephen FennellFellow,Cambridge Central Asia Forum; Faculty,Cambridge University

G U E S T S P E A K E R S A T Y I F


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Jerry Rao

Jerry Rao is the founder and former CEO ofthe software company MphasiS. Prior to that,he held various leadership positions in Citibankacross Asia, Europe, South America and North

America. Mr. Rao has also been the Chairmanof NASSCOM and was named the Ernst &

Young Entrepreneurs of the Year for New Yorkand India in different years.

Mr. Rao is a regular writer and speaker with

interest in technology strategy, customerrelationship management (CRM), financialservices, and e-commerce a subject on whichhe has testified before the US Congress. He isa graduate of Loyola College, Chennai and theIndian Institute of Management, Ahmedabadand holds an MBA from University of Chicago.

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Kiran SethFounder, Spic Macay; Professor,India Institute of Technology, Delhi

Uday ShankarCEO, Star India

Vivek SharmaMD, Thomas H.Lee Partners

Dilip SimeonChairperson, Aman Trust; Former Lecturer,Ramjas College, Delhi, University

Robert SwanOfficer of the British Empire; Polar Explorer

Tiger TyagarajanCEO, Genpact

Rashmi VermaAssociate Professor,University of Warwick, UK

Vijay MahajanChairman Basix

Arjun MalhotraFormer Chairman, Headstrong

Madhavi MenonAssociate Professor, American University,Washington DC

Anwar MurtazaSenior Scientist, R & D Division, AbottPharmaceutical Corporation US

Anoop PrakashMD Harley-Davidson India

Leela PrasadAssociate Professor, Duke University

M K RainaTheatre actor & Director

David RoosProfessor, University of Pennsylvania


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Courses

Fellows undertake a total of 26 coursesduring the one-year programme. Two-thirdsof the courses are in perspective-buildingand the remaining focus on buildingcritical capabilities.

Social Perspectives Caste, Poverty, Individual & the State Andre Beteille

Foundations of Leadership Dwight Jaggard

Globalisation, Media and Culture Radha Hegde

Statistics and its Application in the Modern World Santosh Venkatesh

Gandhis Critique of Modernity - 19th/20th Century India Vivek Bhandari

Historical Perspectives Rudranshu Mukherjee

Platos Republic (Philosophy) Vijay Tankha

Deconstructing Literature Giti Chandra

Economics Shiv Kumar

Algorithmic/Analytical Thinking Sanjeev Khanna

Visual Communication & Storytelling (using photography and video) Sanjeev Chatterjee

Group Dynamics Kenwyn Smith

Leadership for the New Economy Kenwyn Smith

Ethics and Technology Ken Foster

Anthropology Mekhla Krishnamurthy

Listening Lisbeth Lipari

Business Overview Rishikesha Krishnan

Political Science / IR Devesh Kapur / Sri Sridharan

Critical Thinking and Writing Eric Saranovitz

Arts Appreciation Illustrative & Performing Arts Anunaya Chaubey

Science & Humanity - P. L. Dhar

Philosophy of Science - Dhruv Raina

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OTHER PROGRAMME SUPPORT

Writing Centre

Building effective communication skills is a core mandate of theYIF curriculum. A dedicated Writing Centre has been set up todeliver courses and workshops in writing skills. This provides

individualized guidance and accords special attention to Fellowsthroughout the year.

Leadership Development and Skill

Building Workshops

Through the year Fellows participate in leadership and skillbuilding workshops which are delivered by well known leadershiptrainers and experts in different skill areas like research methods,public speaking, presentations, team building etc.

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In the Beginning: Camping at

Saat-taal, Kumaon

Amidst the lush green environs of a quiet andremote camp-site, fresh mountain air, crisp rays

of sunshine and intermittent spells of rain waswhere we felt our year-long leadership journeyhad begun!

The three-day camp in the Kumaon hills was toserve as an ice-breaker for the large and diversebunch that we were. It proved to be so. In factthe trio hypnobaba, Santhosh Babu; notedtheatre personality, Asif Basra and self-taughtlife-junkie, Avik Chatterjee, who were ourguides at the camp promised that at theend of three days we would not only know each

others names but something more towards alasting friendship. We were taught simple thingsthrough various exercises and games to listen,to respond, to communicate, to share storiesand the very basics of group dynamics.

Fellows also tried their hand at river-crossing,played cricket and badminton whenever theycould find the time in between, discussed birdsand the Himalayan ecosystem with SanthoshBabu, a wildlife enthusiast; sang songs arounda bustling campfire, saw some of our Fellow-

mates get hypnotised (!) and even had anexciting time putting up a theme-based playovernight! We shared our stories and graspedfully that each of us had come to YIF withgreat expectations to fulfil this journey ofself-discovery. - CHITEISRI DEVI

YIFP Inaugural Dinner

The whos who of Delhi gave the IPL Final andthe iconic clash of Barcelona and ManchesterUtd a miss, and gathered at the home of YIF

co-founder, Mr. Ashish Dhawan to welcome theFounding Class of Young India Fellows. Fellowsbroke into small groups and interacted with thementors, founders, faculty and staff members ofthe programme. Interesting conversations andengaging discussions on politics, developmenteconomics, sustainability, fashion, finance,films, anthropology and entrepreneurshipcharged the ambience. - UTKARSH AMITABH

Heritage Walk and More!

Dr. Dwight Jaggard has helped analysethe strengths and weaknesses of all ofus individually and took time to suggestimprovements. As a gesture of goodwill to him,the YIF team arranged a Heritage Walk to theHumayuns Tomb. With the paragon of wisdom,Dr. Andre Beteille, our professor of Sociologygiving insight into the various aspects of themonument and the society at large, a good twohours at the tomb thrust into us the bygonesplendour of the Mughal era. Two Fellows,Garima Rana and Mohammed Irfan Dar, took

the initiative of taking us around the tombexplaining the fine details of the tomb. Theentire team was awestruck when another Fellow,Suvajit Chakroborty, elaborated the variousmyths and truths behind the tomb.

ANTONY ARUL VALAN

E V E N T S

Fellows take part in a wide range o extra-curricular events

and activities as part o the YIF course. Whether it be

cultural walks guided by Faculty with impromptu talks by

knowledgeable Fellows or visits to homes or the dierently

abled, camping in the Himalayas or classy dinners withmentors and speakers, there are many activities to help

expand Fellows horizons. Here, the Fellows themselves

speak about some o their experiences.


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Fellows take-away rom YIF:

Kshitij Garg

I believe that at YIF, the environment,

the courses, the peer group, the mentors,

the guides and the world-class aculty,

everything will contribute in the perect

manner to bring out the best in me. I see

mysel as playing a signicant role in the

uture and I hope that YIF would help me

accomplish it.

Raghav Mimani

To put it in one line as best said by Guevara,

Let the world change you and then you can

change the world. So YIF will me. YIF is an

uncharted terrain or me but it comes with apromise. And I believe in it.

P r e r e k G a r g

I believe in people you never know with

whom you might be sitting one day working

on the next big idea. I hope to meet somevery inspiring people and work with them as

a Young India Fellow.

Mahesh Jakhotia

As guest speaker, Ashish Dhawan rom

Chrys Capital said, Great leaders need to be

great thinkers, and these multi-disciplinary

liberal arts courses will help me build new

perspectives and broaden the way

I perceive problems or solutions.

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K i n d l e . . .

R o u s e . . .

S t i m u l a t e . . . S t i r . . .


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ELM

The Experiential Learning

Module

Given that Fellows have limited professionalexperience prior to joining the programme,

YIF has conceived the Experiential LearningModule, or ELM, to complement their

academic work with real work experience.The ELM work is supported by a team ofcoaches who provide essential guidance onstructuring business problems, analysis andpresentations.

Structure

YIF requires its Fellows to undertake eight month-long engagement withan organization after completing the first two terms of the programme.These projects are derived from different companies, organisations andinstitutions across various sectors.

The objective of these projects is to:

Develop basic skills of building and working in diverse teams

Apply essential techniques of structuring and problem solving

Gain real life experience by working on live projects with clients

Create new opportunities for professional advancement with theclient organisation

L E A R N T O W O R K A T Y I F

Sample ELM Projects

ALCHEMIST

ASHOKA UNIVERSITY

AZB & PARTNERS

BASIX

BHARAT LIGHT & POWER

CAF

COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY& WATER (CEEW)

CHINTAN-INDIA

GENPACT

HARLEY DAVIDSON

HARVA

JAMBOREE

PARABOLIC PHARMA

PRS LEGISLATURE

SUNBORNE ENERGY

UNBOX

WHATS UP BHARAT

YUM! RESTAURANTS INDIA

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Some o the projects include

Research and analysis of the new antitrustregime in India (Law)

Conceptualise new innovations and bestpractices that can be incorporated in differentaspects of an upcoming world-class university(Education)

Design an implementation project that canaddress/ mitigate the climate-change riskthrough Weather-Based Insurance and Micro-Insurance products for weather-risk prone

regions in India (Development)

Design and test a composite measure ofsustainable growth (Development)

Develop a watchdog network system to monitorand document the nation-wide implementationof the plastic waste (Environment)

Assist a leading author and historian to writea book on EuropeanTravellers to India during

the Mughal period (Anthropology, Research &Writing)

Recommend the most impactful brandextensions and/or partnerships that the worldsleading motorcycle company should consider toreach its core and outreach market segments inIndia (Marketing)

Set up new bio-gas to electricity plants(Development)

Supply chain optimization for a leading pharmacompany (Pharma)Funding, sourcing strategies for an upcomingsolar energy company (Renewable Energy)

Documentary film for an upcoming university(Films)

Strategy for making a fast food chain gain the

no. 1 spot in the industry (Food)

Product roadmap for leveraging the increasingconsumption of information on hand-helddevices by Indias largest community oftechnology enthusiasts (Media and Technology)

Work with a Member of Parliament forconceptualizing and implementing new ideasof sustainable growth in the villages of hisconstituency (Development)

Work with a faculty at an Ivy League universityto build a haptic device that can help the blindin navigation (Technology)


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Mentors

The Young India Fellows have the uniqueprivilege of being mentored by eminentleaders, academicians and practitioners fromIndia and abroad. These mentors comefrom diverse sectors and are committed to

counselling the Fellows on their professionalaspirations and helping them carve outa career path of their choice. The YIFCouncil of Mentors includes:

Sanjeev AgaMD, Idea Cellular Limited; BS St. StephensCollege, Delhi; MBA Indian Institute ofManagement, Kolkata

Ajay BahlFounding Partner, AZB & Partners;BCom(Hons), University of Delhi; LLB,Faculty of Law, University of Delhi; Chartered

Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants

of IndiaPramod BhasinFounder & Vice Chairman, Genpact; BComDelhi University; Chartered Accountant (CA),Thomson McLintock & Co., London

Amit ChandraMD, Bain Capital Advisors; BTech VJTI,Mumbai; MBA Boston College

Keki DadisethChairman, Sony India; Former Chairman,Hindustan Unilever; BCom Sydenham College,Mumbai; CA London

Robert GreenhillMD & Chief Business Officer at WorldEconomic Forum; BA University of Alberta,Canada; MA London School of Economics;MBA INSEAD

Dipak JainDean, INSEAD, Former Dean, Kellogg Schoolof Management; MA Guwahati University; PhDUniversity of Texas at Dallas

Kiran KarnikChairman, Satyam Computer Services; Trustee

& Former President, NASSCOM; BS BombayUniversity; PGDM IIM Ahmedabad

C.V. MadhukarFounder & Director, PRS Legislative Research;BE Bangalore University; MBA University ofHouston; MBA Harvard University

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Zia ModySenior Partner, AZB &Partners; LLB CambridgeUniversity; LLM Harvard University

Vishakha MulyeMD ICICI Ventures; BA University of Mumbai

N.R. Narayana MurthyNon-executive Chairman & Chief Mentor,Infosys Technologies; BE National Institute ofEngineering, University of Mysore; MTech IITKanpur

Deepak ParekhChairman, HDFC; BCom, Bombay University;CA London

Rajendra PawarChairman & Co-founder, NIIT Group; BTech,Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Anoop PrakashMD Harley-Davidson India; BA StanfordUniversity; MBA, Harvard Business School.

Ramesh RamanathanFormer MD Citibank, Co-founder, JanaagrahaCentre for Citizenship and Democracy; MSBITS Pilani; MBA Yale

Yash RanaPartner, Goodwin Procter LLP; Chair ofits Hong Kong office; BA Knox College,Galesburg; JD Columbia Law School

Ajit RangnekarDean, ISB, BTech Indian Institute ofTechnology, Mumbai; MBA, Indian Institute ofManagement, Ahmedabad

Jerry RaoFounder & Executive Chairman, Value & BudgetHousing Corporation; Founder, MphasiS; BScLoyola College, Chennai; MBA Indian Instituteof Management, Ahmedabad; MBA Universityof Chicago

Ajay RelanFounder, CX Partners; BA St. StephensCollege, Delhi; MBA Indian Institute ofManagement, Ahmedabad; MBA HarvardBusiness School

Sanjeev SanyalEconomist, Founder and President, TheSustainable Planet Institute; Economist;Director, Green Accounting for Indian States

Project; BCom Sri Ram College of Commerce,Delhi; Rhodes Scholar, University of Oxford

Uday ShankarCEO, STAR India; MPhil Jawaharlal NehruUniversity

Analjit SinghChairman & MD, Max India Limited; BCom,Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi; MBABoston University

Jayant SinhaMD, Omidyar Network India; BTech IndianInstitute of Technology; MS University ofPennsylvania; MBA, Harvard Business School

Mallika SrinivasanDirector, TAFE; MA Madras University; MBAWharton School of Business, University ofPennsylvania

Adil ZainulbhaiMD, McKinsey & Company, India; BTech IndianInstitute of Technology, Bombay; MBA HarvardBusiness School

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The YIFP scholarships have been made possible because of generousdonations by a stellar set of individuals who want to give back and makea real difference to higher education in India.

Dhruv AgarwalaCo-Founder, iTrust

Ajay BahlFounding Partner, AZB & Partners

Kanwaljeet Singh BakshiMD, Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt Ltd

Pramod BhasinFounder & Vice Chairman, Genpact

Amit BhatianiPartner, CX Partners

Gaurav BurmanManaging Partner, Elephant Capital

Sumir ChadhaCo-founder, Westbridge Capital Fund; FormerMD, Sequoia Capital

Sohil ChandMD, Norwest Venture Partners

Amit ChandraMD, Bain Capital

Puneet DalmiaMD, Dalmia Cement

Sushil DharmarhaDirector, Polarities

Stephen DentChairman, Birch Hill Equity

Ashish GuptaCOO & Country Head, Evalueserve India

Frank HancockMD, Barclays Capital India

Abhay HavaldarMD, General Atlantic

Nirmal JainChairman, India Infoline

Sachit JainExecutive Director, Vardhman Group

Gulpreet KohliPrincipal, ChrysCapital

Sanjiv KumarSecretary, Takshila Educational Society

Sanjay KukrejaPrincipal, ChrysCapital

Sandeep MathurDirector, Citibank

Zia ModySenior Partner, AZB & Partners

Vinay Mohan Singh

MD, ROC Capital

Ajit NedungadiMD, TA Associates

H. NemkumarPresident, India Infoline

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Atul NisharFounder & Chairman, Hexaware Technologies

Alok OberoiFounding Partner, ACP

Rithankar PalMD, Barclays Capital New York

Ramanan RaghavendranManaging Partner, Kubera Partners

Srini RajuCo-Founder & Chairman, Peepul Advisors &i-labs

Ramesh RamanathanFounder, Janaagraha

Jerry RaoFounder, Value & Budget Housing Corporation;Founder, MphasiS

Ajay RelanFounder, CX Partners

Rajiv SahneyFounder & Managing Partner, New Vernon

Uday ShankarCEO, STAR India

Vivek SharmaMD, IndUS Growth Partners (an affiliate ofPiramal Group)

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Kunal ShroMD, ChrysCapital

Analjit SinghFounder & Chairman, Max India

Sandeep SinghalCo-founder & MD, Westbridge Capital

Saurabh SrivastavaChairman, Indian Angel Network

Akhila SrinivasanMD, Sriram Transport Group

Ayesha ThaparDirector, India City Properties

Brahmal VasudevanMD, ChrysCapital

Puneet VatsayanCo-Founder & Vice President, Mobera Systems


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Founders

The Young India Fellowship has beenconceived and developed by a team oflike-minded and successful philanthropistswith strong academic and professional track

records.

Ashok Belani

CTO, Schlumberger; Chairman,Stanford Board of Earth Sciences;BTech IIT Delhi; MS Stanford University

Arjun Bhagat

Chairman & CEO, The Calibrated Group;BTech IIT Delhi; MBA UCLA

Sanjeev Bikhchandani

Founder & Vice-Chairman, InfoEdge (naukri.com); BA St. Stephens College, Delhi; MBAIndian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Ashish Dhawan

Senior MD, ChrysCapital Investment Advisors;BS Yale University; MBA Harvard University

Ashish Gupta

COO, Evalueserve;BTech Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi;MBA CMU

Pranav Gupta

Founder & MD, Parabolic Drugs;BTech TIET; MBA, University of Kansas

Vineet Gupta

MD, Jamboree Education;BTech Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi;

Rakesh Jaggi

VP, Schlumberger;BTech Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Vinati Kastia

Partner, AZB &Partners;MS National Law School, Bengaluru

Sunish Sharma

MD, General Atlantic;BCom Delhi University; MBA Indian Institute of

Management, Kolkata

Pramath Sinha

Founder & MD, 9.9 Media; Founding DeanISB; BTech Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur; MSc & PhD University of Pennsylvania

Saurabh Srivastava

Chairman, Indian Angel Network;Btech Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur;MS Harvard University

N. V. TyagarajanCEO, Genpact;BTech Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai;MBA Indian Institute of Management,

Ahmedabad

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Eligibility

The YIFP programmeis open to:

Students from anydiscipline who arein the final year oftheir undergraduatedegree; graduateswho have worked butfor not more thantwo years or studentsin their final yearof a postgraduateprogramme. Theyshould be proficient inreading, writing andspeaking English.

Selection

Criteria

Young India Fellowapplicants will beevaluated on acombination ofdemonstrated talent

in the domain of theirinterest with a passionfor learning thingsbeyond the prescribedcurriculum; an aboveaverage academicrecord, both at theschool and collegelevel and involvementand achievementin extra-curricular

activities. Fellows willalso be evaluated ontheir performanceat the interview andgroup exercise.

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Cost and scholarship details

There is no application fee for applying to theprogramme. All Young India Fellows receive ascholarship of Rs 8 lakhs which covers:

Tuition for lectures and workshops deliveredby the very best faculty and experts fromaround the world

Board and lodging for all students, whichincludes stay at fully furnished apartments

Cost of all reading and case materials andlibrary subscription including purchase of textbooks for all students

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My three days with the ounding class o YIFhave been an absolute pleasure. I have seenand met young men and women o talentand a sense o mission. I am condent thisellowship will make a dierence in their lieand our society.-Sanjeev Aga, MD, Idea Cellular Ltd

I you can do or dream you can begin it nowor boldness has genius, power and magic in it.-Robert swan, OBE and Polar explorer

What a antastic audience! Thought-provoking questions, interesting insights,abulous challenges. This was one o thosetalks that made me think outside my comortzone and that, to my mind, is the best kind otalk! Thank you or being such a thoughtulaudience and keep your irreverence. It willserve you well in your lives!-Madhavi Menon, Associate Proessor o

Literature, American University, Washington DC

Best wishes in your eorts to productivelyintegrate your diverse interests or the benet

o the global community. I look orward to

ollowing your successes individually andas a group.- Dr. David Roos, Proessor, University o

Pennsylvania

A very inquisitive and alert group. Dont allowyour spirit o inquiry to be marooned bychallenges this is my advice and wish. Youwill excel always.-Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India

What an inspiring programme! Best o luck.

Loved your enthusiasm and risk-appetitehunger. Its a pleasure to be here.-Pramod Bhasin, Founder & Vice Chairman,

Genpact

Its a thrill to be here and share my dreams andre in my belly with you Young India Fellows.Hope you nd your re in your bellies andkeep it burning bright!-Sanjana Kapoor, Indian theatre personality

It was a real pleasure to interact with you!Thanks or inviting me and even more so or

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From the Visitors Book

dont contribute to wicked problems be parto the solution.-Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, Council on Energy,

Environment and Water (CEEW), India

I greatly enjoyed being here and ound theinteraction very interesting. You have a greatuture ahead and I wish you all the very best!-Anwar Murtaza, Senior Scientist, R & D Division,

Abbott Pharmaceutical Corporation, US

Great being here. May the orce be with you all.-Arjun Malhotra, Former Chairman, Headstrong

Ride ree! Fantastic time and learned a lot!-Anoop Prakash, MD, Harley-Davidson India

An inspiring and inquisitive group o studentswhom it was a pleasure to meet.-Dilip Simeon, Chairperson, Aman Trust; Former

Lecturer, Ramjas College, DU

Excellent interaction! Very good andmotivated boys and girls. Best o luck.-Gulpreet Kohli, Principal, ChrysCapital

It was a pleasure interacting with all o youtoday and trying to answer all your insightulquestions. Wish you all the best as you pursueyour dreams!-Kunal Shrof, MD, ChrysCapital

It was a very nice experience interacting with

the Young India Fellows. May they touch the Xzone some day!-Kiran Seth, Founder, Spic Macay; Proessor, India

Institute o Technology, Delhi

Wish you all the very best in lie. This is yourtime to make a dierence! You have to do it!-Tejpreet S. Chopra, Founder, President & CEO,

Bharat Light & Power

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