Exec programmes, meet-ups, podcast & upcoming book launch
Word of mouth by our alumni has created a world of opportunities for us!
Policy School has had a busy but eventful 30 days. The 35th edition of our 12-week GCPP programme got underway in early May with 254 students on board. The defence and foreign affairs specialisation continues to be popular amongst serving military officers with 166 from the Navy, Army and Air Force joining us in this cohort. Tech and Policy, whose curriculum we are constantly updating to stay relevant, saw a peak with 42 enrolments and our flagship Advanced Public Policy stream interested 36 more. We successfully conducted the online Academic Conference for this cohort, with keynote sessions delivered by Anirudh Suri, Dr. Kajari Kamal, Shanti Raghavan, Jayraj Pandya, Lt. Gen. Prakash Menon, and Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta.
With the pandemic behind us, we have been able to revive in-person Executive programmes. The first was for Teach For India where we had 16 fellows attend online webinars, and more recently conducted two workshops for SCoRE. The first was for Managers and the other for Leaders on 'Decoding Public Policy'. More than 24 working professionals from the PR, Media and other disciplines attended these contact workshops, organised at our Takshashila office.
We also hosted 31 Space Policy enthusiasts during the 3-week SCC-Space Policy capsule last quarter and had notable speakers, including Ashok G.V. and Narayan Prasad — both experts in space technology.
In the current cohort we have 13 nominations from our long term corporate partner Adfactors and 5 team members from FOSS.
Applications are also open for our GCPP September 2023 cohort. Do spread the word. Successful referrals will be rewarded with a ₹1000 gift coupon.
Takshashila Alumni Updates
Takshashila has a vibrant community spread across the globe. One of them was on a podcast discussing his new book, another student wrote an op-ed for a leading publication, and many alums had fun at meet-ups in the U.S.
1. Supply Chain Financing & National Logistics Policy
Gokul Ganesh, a Research Associate at Columbia Business School and a student of public policy at Takshashila Institution, wrote for Money Control on the need for supply chain financing for logistics providers to help achieve the objectives of the National Logistics Policy.
2. Managing India’s Cities ft. Devashish Dhar
In a recent Puliyabaazi podcast episode, we had Devashish Dhar, a former GCPP student, and author, talk about his book “India’s Blind Spot” on our cities being the key to driving India’s growth story.
3. Alumni Meet-ups in San Francisco, Washington DC, New York & Dallas
Nitin Pai caught up with some of our GCPP and PGP alumni working across the U.S. and engaged in conversations about the fantastic public policy work being carried out by them.
Hon. Barry O’Farrell’s Farewell Dinner
The Takshashila Institution hosted a farewell dinner for the outgoing Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O' Farrell on June 2nd, 2023, at the Bangalore International Centre. The guest of honor was Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, entrepreneur, and chairperson and founder of Biocon.
Both High Commissioner O'Farrell and Ms. Shaw, spoke about the extraordinary progress that the India-Australia bilateral relationship has undergone, across a wide range of domains, from education to defence cooperation. Diplomats from Germany, France, the U.S., and Australia, key industry persons, and policy analysts attended the event, along with members of the Takshashila community.
Moral Tales for Good Citizens
The Art of Praja-Dharma and Citizencraft
Date: Friday, 30th June
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Venue: Bangalore International Centre, 7, 4th Main Road, Domlur II Stage
RSVP here to confirm your participation
Roopa and Nitin will discuss ideas of the duties, morality and practice of citizenship from the Nitopadesha. The scope of the conversation will cover how citizens can achieve happiness, well-being and prosperity for themselves and future generations through the proper exercise of their power as ordinary citizens. Unlike the Arthashastra and the Panchatantra, which are texts meant for rulers & princes, the stories from the Nitopadesha are meant for citizens of all ages.
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