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Role Models1. Selco2. Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya3. Ampere Vehicles4. Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF)5. Aravind Eye Care6. Sri City 7. Akshay Patra8. Gram Vikas9. Nalanda10. Goonj11. Barefoot College12. Sabarmati AshramJagriti Enterprise MelaPanel Discusion Education Panel – Barefoot college Ex-Yatries at EDI Ahmedabad

Purpose and Commitment: Opening Note by Shashank ManiFrom a Journey to a Lifetime: Note by Raj KrishnamurtyJagriti Yatara Saar team 2016What is JagritiAbout Jagriti YatraJagriti Enterprise Centre, Purvanchal (JEC-P)Yatris Facilitators’ Workshop

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Inspiration and Reflection

Learning and Sharing

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AC Chaircar Sessions – Learning continues while in train What is Sustainable Business? | Climate Change | Online Dhanda | Measure Your ImpactSessions at Nalanda Biz Gyan TreeYatri Stories : Naresh Sijapati | Nidhi Prajapati | Preeti | Maheshwari PalletiWomen Empowerment: Archana | Poonam | SarojYatra through an International lens: Joe Roberts, UK | Rodrigo Ferreira, BrazilInternational Perspective - Hezal | Quotes from International ParticipantsLife on Train

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Engine Room Club

Art on the Train

The Jagriti Movement

Experience speaks

End credits and Support

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Behind the curtain team members (ERC) Stories Manish Bajaj-Crowd Management Chinmay Vadnere-Operations and Punctuality Team Pankaj Mane -Jagriti Yatra Team Member, Before, during & after Yatra

Various Artists on the JY train - Boardroom on wheels ‘Yours Truly’ theatre group captivates Yatris Gauri adds hues of enthusiasm to the Jagriti odyssey Painting magic with pastels of joy Translating experiences into sketches When Yatris mesmerised their fellow Yatris

Valedictory function at EDIJagriti Incubatee Companies Deoria Designs VK Foods UdyamSakhi Rural Roots

Veterans on Train Tauji | Col. Bhaya | Col. PatilIndustry Personality - Friends to Jagriti Yatra Naina Lal Kidwai: Country Head of HSBC India Muhammad Yunus: Social entrepreneur, Nobel Prize in Peace Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar: Padamshri, Padambhushan, and Padma Vibhushan Anshu Gupta: Ramon Magasaysay Award

Media PageSponsors and PartnersClosing Note by Rewati Prabhu


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Opening note by : Shashank Mani

Jagriti’s story is tied with the growth of our country. Next year is the 20th anniversary of Azad Bharat Yatra, the 10th anniversary of Jagriti Yatra and the 70th year of Indian Independence. We believe the time has come to shape Jagriti into an institution to support the growth spurt of India over the next 20 years. This institution will be powered by you, the Yatris. It will bring the tool of Enterprise Led Development as to all the Tier 2 and Tier 3 districts of India over the next 20 years.India is a relatively young country, approaching its 70th year of Independence. If you look at USA that other large democracy, we are at a point when Abraham Lincoln, emerging from a log cabin, was getting into national politics and later to take over as

President. Slavery, a blot at the time of Independence was about to be contested with an industrial north and an agrarian starting to diverge. The subsequent 20 years included a civil war, the assassination of Lincoln, the presidency of Grant. The United States of America as we know it was shaped then.Approaching its 70th anniversary India is in a similar churn. A new India with new institutions, with the citizen at the center has to be shaped over the next 20 years.Those institutions have to help with the biggest nation building exercise faced by a democracy ever. The next 20 years provides an opportunity to bring 1/6th of Humanity into the zone of prosperity. The $10 Trillion economy; substantial improvement in our Human Development Index is in our grasp. And we have one shot at this, because after 20 years like China our working age population will peak at a Billion and then start declining. At Jagriti we believe that building new institutions with urgency should empower young

Purpose and Commitment

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citizens to take to nation building. That is the Indian republican dream.If the American founders talked about pursuit of Happiness, in a nation that has 1.5 Billion humans,for Indians, our belief is the pursuit of meaning is the operative phrase. Indians in search of meaning come together to discover common purpose. Once they commit to that purpose magic happens, long term solution to our many issues emerge. Jagriti believes that enterprise creation starts meaning and purpose, and profit is the result. The role models we have met in the 8 Yatra’s started with a burning purpose. Once they found purpose, as Gandhi predicted, the means followed. That purpose has to be discovered by millions of youth from the Tier 2 and Tier 3 districts of our country. We call it the middle of our Demographic diamond, where over 800 million Indians reside. Over 10 million people will enter the working age population in India over the coming 20 years. Using Jagriti Yatra as a starting point, in a Tier 3 district like Deoria, we are creating the working structure of new institution that citizens can use to discover purpose, power enterprise and create employment. Jagriti Yatra, Jagriti Enterprise Network and the Jagriti Enterprise Centres are three pillars that inspire, help find collective purpose provide the means to fulfil that purpose. Today in Deoria we are helping six such enterprises like Deoria Designs, VK Foods, Rural Roots, Rural Shores, Udyam Sakhi, and Inficold and many other are in the pipeline, with the Jagriti Enterprise Centre – Purvanchal a first of its kind centre being created in Deoria. It is being built under a 200

year old Banyan Tree that is the symbol of Jagriti, and the national tree of India. The physical architecture, designed by a Yatri from 2014 Yatra is impressive, but more than the physical architecture it is the national and international network that this centre supports. At the core of this network are you the 4,200 Yatris who have tasted nation building over a 15 day journey. Over the coming 20 years we will create four such centre in the four corners of India. Each will support a region as large as Purvanchal, almost 70 million strong. Our effort in Purvanchal is to test and prove the model so that it can be rolled out to other parts of the country through the Yatris. We are preparing the ground for this through the Jagriti Ambassador for District Administration or JADE program. And I hope all of you will sign up for this so that others can be selected from middle India and come for this journey. Over these 15 days you would have seen an India that is as beautiful as any on this planet. You would have observed 470 others who have inspired you as much if not more than the role models. You have faced hardships no doubt, but that hardship has prepared you for the mission of Building India through Enterprise. Protest may be easy, but the tiredness when you build is ultimately satisfying. You would have seen that there is no room for protest on this journey, but there is a huge expanse to build. I hope it is that inspiration that will drive you forward in a lifelong journey of Building India through Enterprise.Shashank ManiChairman, Jagriti Yatra - 24 Dec 2016


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Raj Krishnamurty

After eight years of traversing the nation spawning young entrepreneurs, Jagriti Yatra has established a well penetrated network into the far reaches of our country and around 200 Yatris spread across the world that carry the same insights and learnings from this unique experience.As I have spoken to Yatris over the years it has become very clear that the Yatra is just the beginning of the journey. This unique experience is a starting point of a lifelong pursuit of the singular aim of bringing hope and wellbeing to the deepest corners of our nation. Our approach of creating a unique mass experience for formative minds in a panoramic concerted trans-national setting leaves not only a deep impact, but creates a critical mass of enduring partnerships. Jagriti Yatra is the beginning of the journey that sets you off on a lifetime of pursuing your dream of transforming lives

From a Journey to a Lifetime

through enterprise. Every organization develops certain core values that guide its members through the long and dark nights of its evolution. Jagriti’s own traits as an organization will manifest in several ways which you may observe during the Yatra. The most endearing one, I believe, is the way we work as a team. We are a big family. “Once a Yatri – Always a Yatri” - This inclusion binds us together. We respect every opinion; yet don’t hesitate to challenge and debate them thoroughly. Once agreed though, we ferociously collaborate. We depend on each other blindly and trust our team members completely. You will see this play out in how our Engine Room Club team goes about doing their job. They are disciplined, thoroughly committed and highly trained in their skill of delivering to you a fantastic experience. They truly live our principles of running a professional enterprise. Every successful enterprise needs to have a strategy of creating an ‘ERC’ that becomes the lifeblood of their operations. As the Yatra has evolved we have made a major part of the journey into an exercise of enterprise building. Complementing the experiential learning of Role Model visits and Yatri Interaction is a business planning exercise called Biz Gyan Tree. Executed within the hyper constrained, time limited, resource squeezed, sleep deprived rocky and rambunctious environment of Yatra makes it quite close to the reality of a business environment. Again, what pays off is discipline, focus, ability to collaborate, creativity and sometimes simply executing well something that is already quite well proven. Biz Gyan Tree is a taster for Yatris to decide if enterprise

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is indeed their cup of tea and if so how they would make it their passion of a lifetime. One of our outreach programs has successfully grown into a national platform. The Jagriti Ambassador for District Entrepreneurs (JADE) was founded to seek out deserving candidate from third tier districts to go on the Yatra. The JADE team has successfully introduced over 500 Yatris in 2016 which for us represents a significant contribution in identifying deserving talent that would have otherwise not had this opportunity. The JADE program promises to become a connector for every Yatri to take the message out not only to encourage future yatris, but potentially identify talent and network for their own programs in the future. Every Yatri should become a JADE member and benefit

Finish 8 Jan 2017

MumbaiStart 24 Dec 2016

Dharwad26 Dec 2016

Bangalore27 Dec 2016

Madurai28 Dec 2016

SriCity29 Dec 2016

Vishakhapattanam30 Dec 2016

Brahmapur31 Dec 2016

Rajgir02 Jan 2017

Deoria3-4 Jan 2017

Delhi5 Jan 2017

Tilonia6 Jan 2017

Ahmedabad7 Jan 2017

from this unique opportunity to both contribute as well as learn. Finally, the Jagriti Enterprise Network and the Jagriti Enterprise Centre are recent projects that promise to transform the targeted districts of Purvanchal. You will hear a lot more about this during the Yatra, but the main point is that these are further avenues for Yatris to continue to engage with the Jagriti family and contribute as well as benefit from their association. Jagriti starts with the Yatra and promises to lasts a lifetime – for many a lifetime it will take to transform our nation. How I look forward to partnering with you on this wonderful journey of a lifetime! Yaaron Chalo!

Raj Krishnamurthy Board Member, Jagriti

Jagriti Yatra 2016 - Route and Schedule

Yaaron Chalo... !

Click / Scan for Viewing the Launch

day Video as the Yatra Started

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Jagriti Yatra Saar Team 2016

Jagriti Yatra is an amazing 8000 kilometer long expedition across the nooks and crannies of India that brings zealous apostles of change from the entire world on a boardroom on wheels for a fortnight, with the sole motive of sowing seeds of entrepreneurship in their minds and building societies through enterprise. The Yatra was actually a rollercoaster ride. We enjoyed ourselves in the balmy weather of southern India and also braved chilling winds in the North, sometimes the train got delayed and there were a few unpredictable factors which only made the Yatra exhilarating and adventurous. Every Yatri experienced the entire spectrum of emotions during this excursion. There were moments when we felt exuberant, joyous, inspired, humbled, irritated, confused and an also a lot of those Eureka moments when we realized that we had stumbled upon something really important. We met fellow Yatris, ERC members, resource persons and 12 role models. Everyone left an indelible impression on our minds and a few modeled our thinking patterns for an entire lifetime.Yatra Saar is indeed a kaleidoscope that will show the Yatra to you from different angles. It is a crisp compilation that captures the very essence of this travel. Creating the Yatra Saar was an equally enjoyable experience. On day one, almost 50 people turned up to assist us and after initial screening we were could finally shortlist 9-10 people. Saar is a Sanskrit word which means a summary and we

were committed to capturing #JY2016, as briefly as possible. This self-motivated team left no stone unturned to ensure that we didn’t miss anything while drafting this Saar. We vividly recollect those animated discussions for the BGT, the radiant faces of the catering staffers, those “WOW” and “YAY” moments when the Yatris sang, danced, cheered, roared and the sudden adrenaline rush while singing “Yaaron Chalo”, our Yatra Anthem. We have tried to bring to you all, the treasure of fond memories which will always remain in the coffers of your hearts. We hope you do not mind turning these pages with a curious eye and a lot of relish. Happy Reading!Team of Yatra Saar 2016

Editors Shiv Anekar Hazel SalminenGraphic Design and Layout Yogesh DandekarContent Writers Shiv Anekar Ankit Jain Ayushi Mittal Kalee Kapoor Nidhi Prajapati Pragya Rafael Barren Antara Choudhury Subba Kasiviswanathan Ananth Krishna Sanam Budhrani Nidhi Saraf

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What is Jagriti

Jagriti is a non-profit organization that has been a torchbearer of Enterprise Led Development (Udyam Janit Vikas) in Middle India for a decade. It is creating a national enterprise ecosystem to support the entrepreneurs in Tier 2 & Tier 3 districts in India.We want to re-imagine the development of a typical district, by inspiring India’s youth who are able to devote their lives to enterprise led development in middle India districts. We will connect these districts to a national network of nation builders. This middle up approach to development will ensure that solutions are local and relevant and have the citizen who shapes them driving this.With this mission of ‘Building India through Enterprise’, Jagriti has created a unique model of bringing a national enterprise ecosystem to the service of entrepreneurs in Tier 2 & 3 districts of India, facilitated by an on-ground army of youth, called Udyam Corps, and local physical infrastructure.The development model is based on three pillars of Jagriti – Jagriti Yatra (JY), Jagriti Enterprise Network (JEN), and Jagriti Enterprise Centre (JEC).Jagriti Yatra is a national program that has created a platform of 3500+ alumni and continues to grow every year. Jagriti Enterprise Network (JEN) & Jagriti Enterprise Centre (JEC) are creating a district-development model that brings the expansive network of Jagriti Yatra (JY) to the benefit of entrepreneurs of Middle India.

Our mission is to nurture 1 Lakh entrepreneurs by 2022, the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence.

4200+ Alumniin 240 Districts

150+mentors/experts

100+Service

Providers

50+ Organizations

Jagriti Yatra

National Ecosystem Disctrict Support Infrastructure

Jagriti Enterprise Network & Center

CENTRE

UDYAM CORPS

Middle India Entrepreneurs

Connect to Funding by enabling the

entrepreneurs to become

investment-worthy and connecting

them to traditional sources such as

banks and new-age funding sources

organizations

Access to Market leveraging the

wide network of Jagriti to connect

the enterprises of Purvanchal to markets on national and global scale

Enterprise Training & Mentorship to the local entrepreneurs

through a well-designed

curriculum with the help of local

Udyam Corps, and using the mentors’ network of Jagriti

Click / Scan for Viewing an Inspiring speech on occassion Inauguration of Jagriti Yatra 2016.

https://youtu.be/-0c9chjiiuw


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About Jagriti Yatra

Jagriti Yatra is a 15-day long, national train journey that takes you 8000 kilometres across the length and breadth of India, to understand and build the India of smaller towns and villages through enterprise.

Yatri Profile480 Participants and Facilitators have been selected out of thousands of applications, and they come from all parts of the world (see attached chart).The participants and facilitators on the Yatra represent the diversity of India:• The age profile of the participants is 20-27 and facilitators 25- 45, and they all have potential or an existing interest in enterprise• A good balance/mix of urban and small town (backgrounds) • A small contingent of international participants and facilitators who bring a global perspectiveThe urban, small town and rural divide during the yatra will remain for a while and then will slowly dissolve. Let it flow naturally. Also, many a times language may come as a barrier but don’t let that bother you. We constantly switched between Hindi and English.

Regional Distribution

Urban, Semi-urban, Rural Gender Analysis

North 21%

South 23%

East 9%

West 35%

Central 12%

Rural 46% Urban 21%

Male 60%

Female 40%

Semi-urban 33%

Regional Distribution

Urban, Semi-urban, Rural Gender Analysis

North 21%

South 23%

East 9%

West 35%

Central 12%

Rural 46% Urban 21%

Male 60%

Female 40%

Semi-urban 33%

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Jagriti Enterprise Centre, Purvanchal (JEC-P)Through Jagriti Enterprise Network, Jagriti is building a collaborative ecosystem of entrepreneurs, funders, academics & large corporates and connects them to the entrepreneurs of middle India. The ecosystem is fed by an expanding network of like-minded individuals & institutions created by the Jagriti Yatra. JEN makes this enterprise ecosystem accessible in small towns & villages through its network of facilitators at the district level. JEN provides the following key services to the entrepreneur –A. Enterprise knowledgeB. Access to fundsC. Market linkages

These three services will increase the chance of success and catalyze enterprise led development at the district level.

With 5 facilitators (known as Udyam Corps) in every block of the district, local support infrastructure & connected vans (Udyam vans), JEN takes the spirit of enterprise to the last mile.JEN is currently active in Deoria district in Purvanchal, as a pilot.Jagriti Enterprise Centre is a physical brick-and-mortar centre that will catalyse the growth of Purvanchal as it becomes the center for Incubation of SMEs, a forward looking urban planning, a place to bring communities together and a window to middle India for rest of the country. A piece of land around the iconic Banyan tree, the architecture for a center in an inspiring spiral form, conceived by Trupti Doshi, a Yatri, who is a renowned award winning architect and sustainability engineer.

4200+ Alumniin 240 Districts

150+mentors/experts

100+Service

Providers

50+ Organizations

Jagriti Yatra

National Ecosystem Disctrict Support Infrastructure

Jagriti Enterprise Network & Center

CENTRE

UDYAM CORPS

Middle India Entrepreneurs

Connect to Funding by enabling the

entrepreneurs to become

investment-worthy and connecting

them to traditional sources such as

banks and new-age funding sources

organizations

Access to Market leveraging the

wide network of Jagriti to connect

the enterprises of Purvanchal to markets on national and global scale

Enterprise Training & Mentorship to the local entrepreneurs

through a well-designed

curriculum with the help of local

Udyam Corps, and using the mentors’ network of Jagriti


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A first of its kind regional incubator, JEC-P supports local entrepreneurs of Purvanchal (eastern Uttar Pradesh) with services like mentorship, market access, and connect to funds and through a world-class physical centre. It is currently incubating 6 enterprises in the region, and envisages reaching upto 2400 enterprises in the next 7 years, eventually generating 36,000 jobs. While the JEC-P will initially be seeded through grant funding, we are working upon a sustainable business model to create a long-term impact in the region.

JEC-P Centres of ExcellenceJEC-P plans to host 6 centres of excellence

within its premises, which can promote and nurture innovative and scalable ideas in sectors relevant to the development of Purvanchal. Currently, the chosen sectors are Agriculture, Healthcare, Energy, Women Empowerment and Technology. These CoEs will invite corporates, organizationsand individuals for support through funding and expertise.

The creation of the JEN & JEC is part of a national mission of creating four dhams / centres of enterprise in the four cardinal corners of the country – Deoria in Uttar Pradesh, Karjat in Maharashtra, Madurai in Tamil Nadu, and Ganjam in Odisha.

The Banyan tree at vilage Barpar, Dist DeoriaAn Inspiration for the JEC-P Sketch by Yogesh Dandekar (Yatri 2016)

A 3D visualisation of the JEC-Purvanchal

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Induction session for the facilitators

Deepa Soman, the founder of Lumiere Business Solutions, conducted a session for facilitation. Deepa’s message for the facilitators was to go with the flow and not to drive their own agenda, as it was expected of the facilitators to create conditions conducive to learning, to engage the team effectively and to maximize participation. The facilitators were told to understand that they would be interacting with an extremely diverse group of young adults and they needed to be careful in providing space, respect and dignity to everyone in their team. The discussions were to be focused on hearing thoughts and individual assessments and the facilitators were supposed to ensure that they did not end up colouring or driving the discussion based on their own experiences, opinions and cognitive biases.

The facilitators were told to create a strong connection with the team and foster dialogues which would encourage learning within the team, leverage everyone’s thought process and ability. This would guarantee that as a group, the team would hear one another’s perspectives and learn from one another. The facilitators were instructed to objective and impartial and were supposed to intervene only when they noticed that someone wasn’t not participating or there was a conflict that wasn’t allowing the team of theirs to be focused enough.

Deepa Soman, Milind Soman & Rashi Bunny

Rashi Bunny, an accomplished theatre artist, conducted an outdoor session for the facilitators. Objective behind conducting this session was to break barriers, loosen them up, enable the facilitators to shed pre-conceived notions, heighten their ability to listen and understand without words.

The session started with people choosing random partners and were then instructed to participate in the powerful practice of eye gazing. Eye gazing initiates and maintains the contact between two people. Something that started as a completely uncomfortable exercise ended with the creation of an energetic bond between two participants, after dissolving quite a lot of barriers in the process. It was extremely interesting and while it started in a fidgety manner, it did end up with people settling down and really connecting well with their partners.

The second activity was a group activity in which the participants were supposed to mime out an action using a rake as a prop and people were expected to clap, once they understood it. People were quite creative, right from using it as a pole to dance around, to using it row a boat, plough a farm, etc. Initially, there was a hesitation to participate, but after a couple of great performances, everyone was eager to perform. The only rule was to avoid repeating an action. It was a great activity to understand unspoken communication, respect and give space to one another without being bothered about what people thought of one another.


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Role ModelsJagriti Yatra is an adventurous sojourn of a fortnight that brings together people from many nationalities, cultures and belief systems with the cohesive purpose of exposing them to a broader, wider world that would challenge their perceptions, compel them to think out of the box, and eventually make them take toddler steps with steadfastness to transform this world. It is a confluence of numerous ideologies and schools of thought that churns out new possibilities.The Yatris met twelve amazing role models during this odyssey, who enlightened them, nudged them and questioned them to ensure that they ripened/matured intellectually. Every participant had opted for/ expressed an area of interest out of verticals like/such as education, manufacturing, healthcare, arts, culture and sports. The yatris were grouped on the basis of their interests and given different role models and their enterprises to study. They interacted with the role models, looked at them through their perception, brainstormed and then presented their analysis in front of fellow Yatris and industry experts during the on-train sessions in the chair cars.

Following is the list of role models they met

Sr No Role Model Location Enterprise/Organisation

1 Senthil A. Kumar Dharwad SELCO

2 Adam Woodworth Dharwad Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya

3 Hemalatha Annamala Bangalore Ampere Vehicles

4 Osama Manzar Bangalore Digital Empowerment Foundation

5 Dr. S. Aravind Madurai Aravind Eye care

6 Ravindra Sanna Reddy Chennai Sri City

7 Satya Chandra Gaura Prabhuji

Visakhapatnam/Vizag Akshaya Patra

8 Joe Madiath Berhampur/Ganjam Gram Vikas

9 Nalanda Rajhir/Nalanda Ruins Nalanda University

10 Anshu Gupta New Delhi Goonj

11 Bunker Roy Tilonia Barefoot College

12 Jayesh Bhai Ahmedabad Sabarmati Ashram/Manav Sadhana

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SelcoHarish HandeSenthil Kumar

Dharwad, Karnataka

Introduction SELCO is the brainchild of Mr. Harish Hande, who was inspired by seeing/when he saw the usage/use of alternative energy sources in Sri Lanka and the Dominican Republic. SELCO aims at alleviating/to alleviate energy poverty by making use of solar energy to cater to the needs of the underserved and the unserved. They plan to reach out to the population at the bottom of the pyramid, which is energy starved to the highest extent. SELCO doesn’t offer generic solutions, but solutions that are customized and tailored to suit the needs of a particular individual or a community.

Critical analysisSELCO has nurtured a lot of subject matter experts (SMEs) and domain experts over a span of 21 years. The organization has emerged as the most prominent player in Karnataka in this sector. They have built a very strong research and development team that keeps track of the latest trends in the field of alternative energy, besides building a concrete and robust brand value. This has led to the evolution of a culture that believes in making use of affordable energy. SELCO has ensured that electricity becomes everybody’s cup of tea. To ensure this, they take loans from the regional rural banks (RRBs), and

give subsidized interest loans, stand as a third party guranteer for loans given to villagers, besides offering other options for financing.

Replication of this modelWomen travel for miles in the tribal belt of Chhattisgarh to fetch a few pitchers of water. Running tap water could be provided to villagers by building communal overhead tanks which could be filled with water from wells or tanks. Pumps powered by solar panels are of centrality/ are central to the implementation of this idea. Funds may be raised by tapping into CSR and monetary contributions from the respective village communities.

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Dharwad, Karnataka

Kalkeri Sangeet VidyalayaAdam Woodworth

IntroductionKalkeri Sangeeet Vidyalaya (KSV) was started by Mr. Mathiere Fortier and his wife Agatha. Mathiere was disenchanted by the materialism of the West and studied Hindustani classical music in this town that has a repute of grooming many stalwarts. KSV aims at empowering socially marginalized and economically disadvantaged children to realize their fullest potential. It is presently being managed by Adam Woodworth. Currently, 250 students receive education, healthcare and food for free at the school. The pedagogy revolves around the ancient Guru Shishya tradition and integrates formal education with music and dance to ensure holistic development of the students.

Critical analysisMany students come back to KSV and become teachers or get involved in management. This substantially reduces the need to go for external recruitment. The institute has no affiliations with any political or religious movement and hence enjoys complete autonomy in decision making. It has a carbon negative campus and uses solar energy on campus. The school (also) provides global exposure to its students, as volunteers from different nationalities render their services here.

The school has no internal source of revenue generation and solely relies on external funding and donations. The governing board may think to organize charity concerts or other events to raise funds. Management graduates could be roped in to assist with a branding and fundraising campaign.

Replication of this modelThe KSV model could be replicated in a city that has a rich cultural heritage like Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Land may be acquired from the Government or from a donor. The city is known for classical music, so locals who are well-versed with music and dance may be staffed as instructors. Funds may come from various sources like CSR and crowd funding.

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Adam talking about his work at Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya

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Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya students make a awesome performance

Yatri InteractionsSelco and Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya

The Jagriti Yatra Thanks GivingYaaroon Chalo


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Ampere Electric VehiclesHemalatha Annamalai

Bangalore, Karnataka

IntroductionHemalatha Annamalai founded the Ampere Vehicles, an electric vehicle (EV) company that has a Manufacturing site in Coimbatore. Hemalatha started Ampere together with her husband who is a serial entrepreneur in 2007. Ampere was fortunate to enter the market in the nascent stage of the EV sector in India. The company brings affordable electric transportation solutions to individuals and organisations in and outside India. The company’s products include small scooters, employee mobility vehicles, passenger mobility vehicles, small cargo vehicles and customized transport solutions.

Critical analysisThe EV sector in India, as it is in many other markets, corresponds to a small fraction of the national automotive market. Ampere has evolved through a spiral of challenges. This organization believes in having a firm ground of sustainability, before trying to get into ambitious expansion. Mr. Ratan Tata investing in Ampere vehicles was one of the greatest milestones for them. Ampere hasn’t still targeted the creation of electric charging stations in places where their customer are. The

company has implemented numerous community development initiatives. The vehicles manufactured by them have a battery lifetime of 6-8hrs. Ampere may try to manufacture Lithium batteries that provide better performance and make those affordable to people. They may launch advertising and a branding campaign to increase sales.

Replication of this modelThe model of Ampere vehicles may be replicated in an Indian metropolis like Delhi where pollution is a major threat to environment and people have to commute to long distances for work or education. Charging stations should be provided in the city to take care of abrupt discharging issues with these vehicles. Customers may be wooed into purchasing these vehicles by an advertising campaign that speaks of very low emission of pollutants.

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Hemlata speaking passionately about her work, challenges, aspirations and goals

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IntroductionDEF was founded by Mr. Osama Manzar. DEF aims at eradicating digital illiteracy and alleviating information poverty from India, especially the rural and remote settlements in the country. DEF’s motto is “Inform, Communicate and Empower.” Osama is a convert social entrepreneur spearheading this mission. The sole purpose of DEF is to overcome information gap and parity and help build equitable society, by connecting with the unreachable and undeserved communities of India in an effort to bring them out of digital darkness and empower them with information access through last mile connectivity, digital literacy and digital interventions. DEF has adopted a six-fold path for society to avail the benefits of the Information Age. Under this six-fold programme approach, DEF initiates projects in the areas of: access and infrastructure, education and empowerment, governance and citizen services, markets and social enterprises, knowledge hub and network and research and advocacy.

Critical analysisThey reach their target communities through CIRCs. DEF has been instrumental in making online marketing available

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to the weavers of Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh. DEF has been championing the cause of net neutrality. DEF members have to confront numerous challenges like casteism that stop people from heading to CIRCs. People are still not fully convinced about the benefits of using the Internet. DEF uses rudimentary hardware to educate people. They must also make people conversant with the latest hardware in the market.

Replication of this modelThis model could be replicated in the tribal belt of Madhya Pradesh, about 200 kms from Bhopal in order to provide market connectivity to the tribal people who cultivate herbs in the area. They cultivate sloping terrains on hills. Technology may be used to make them aware of terrace cultivation and reap benefits from it. GPS devices may be used to keep a watch on their farms. Digital marketing may be made available to them.

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Aravind Eye CareDr. G. Venkataswamy (Dr. V)Dr. Aravind

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IntroductionAravind is an incredible eye care system with a series of hospitals, training and research labs which was established in 1976 by Dr. G Venkataswamy. Dr V., as he was fondly referred to, believed in the philosophy that emphasizes Delivery System, Value System and Innovation. The organizational vision is centered on eliminating needless blindness by providing high quality, high volume and compassionate eye care to all. Aravind targets: patient care, community outreach, manufacturing, research and training, besides consultancy. Aurolabs is their own manufacturing lab that creates lenses and sutures.

Critical analysisAravind has research labs where domain experts critically analyze the latest trends in eyecare and innovate surgical and other processes. This organization makes optimum utilization of human resources as is evident from the fact that a single surgeon performs up to 8 cataract surgeries in an hour. From 1976 to till March 2016,a whooping5.03 million surgeries have been performed at Aravind. To reach out to rural communities, they have a network of primary eye care centers. They also believe in women empowerment as,

almost 80% of the workforce comprises of women. However, Aravind may expand at a faster pace if a public private partnership or donations from people are thought of. The organization also doesn’t get the best talent to work for R&D, as they are based in a city like Madurai and not in an Indian metropolis.

Replication of this model:This model may be replicated in underdeveloped Indian states like Bihar where affordable eye care is still not within the reach of an ordinary man. Local population may be trained as paramedic staff. This will generate employment. Donations may be sought from people and a public private partnership could be evaluated as a financial model.

The Senior team at Aravind Eye Care are true inspirations and idols for dedication

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Visiting the Eye Clinics of Aravind Eye Care

Times Of India - reports Jagriti Yatras visit to Aravind Eye care

Lets Eliminate unnecessary blindness

All eyes and ears to the inspiring workThere so much to learn - Don’t blink an eye

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SriCity, Andhra Pradesh

Sri CityRavi Sanna Reddy

6IntroductionThis great centre of business is located 55kms from Chennai in Chittoor district. It was founded by Mr. Ravi Sanna Reddy. He received a decent formal education and returned to India, as he wanted to give something back to his nation. In 2005 he got 2500 acres of land at an initial funding of 150cr from Shri Shankar. The city now has 4 zones that cover a huge area of 7500 acres, including SEZ, FTW, DTZ and the latest electronic zone dedicated for electronic manufacturing companies. Utility Services include power supply, water and basic amenities. Currently, 62 operational and 145 companies are proposed to start here.

Critical analysis Only white, green and orange category companies are considered for setting up factories here. This is to ensure that pollution levels are kept under control. Some big companies operational here are PepsiCo, Cadbury, Isuzu and cKobelco. They aim to call upon more companies to promote the “Make in India” initiative. This has generated employment for people. Sri City attracts many big companies because of its geographical location and easy accessibility. Not a single village was relocated to create this industrial estate. A big plus point is the fact that they share good relations with both the

state and the central Governments. A few basic improvements could be formation of a labour union or the setting up of a dynamic and informative website and focus on environmental aspect. Currently, Sri City’s decision to allow red flagged companies under certain exceptions needs a rethought to ensure an eco-friendly city.

Replication of this modelThis model could be replicated at a smaller scale in neighbourhoods of Karim Nagar. The industrial area is proposed at a distance of 15 kms from Karim Nagar city in Kothapally which is connected to two state highways and Manir dam. The land intended to be occupied is 10 acres of non-agricultural land at the rate of 20 lakh per acre. The city’s initial focus would be on the three industries: garment manufacturing, food processing and handicrafts. This will ensure that job opportunities are provided to the local youth and it could also initiate reverse migration.

Shri. Reddy sharing his experience and challenges in implementation of his dream - “Sricity”

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IntroductionAkshay Patra is an NGO that believes in the philosophy that no child should be deprived of education because of hunger. Akshay Patra is working on a mission of providing quality food to children at Government run schools, assisting those schools with the mid-day-meal program (MDMP). The NGO reaches out to over 17 Lakh children and impacts more than 13000 schools across 11 states in India.

Critical analysisAkshay Patra is driven by a team of dedicated people who have steered it on the path of progress. The model is largely scalable. Major source of funds are donations and the grants given by Governments and corporate houses. Importance is given to technological enhancements and process simplification that leads to an improvement in efficiency. This organization has won numerous awards and accolades. The sole dependence of Akshay Patra on various grants should be reduced. Their kitchens aren’t used for most of the time of the day. These spaces could be used to generate funds and improve resource utilization.

Replication of this modelA team from Jagrati Yatra studied the model of Akshay Patra and worked on the replication of this model at Chappra in Bihar. The vision of the group is to cater to the needs of students in Government schools and also to achieve a breakeven in a short while. The group would employ people from the town itself which would drastically reduce the labour cost and generate employment. The kitchens would have mobile cooking equipment and hence could be utilized as community function halls during the idle hours.people.

Vishakapattanam Andhra Pradesh

Shri Prabhuji sharing the achievments of Akshay Patra.


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Joe Madiath

8IntroductionGram Vikas is a non-profit organization which was founded by Joe Madiath in 1979. Since its inception, Gram Vikas has been focussing on education, health, sanitation, social forestry and a host of other initiatives to improve living conditions of tribal communities in Ganjam, Koraput, Sambalpur and Mayurbhanj ditricts of Orissa (Odisha). Gram Vikas works with a vision to build an equitable and sustainable society where people live in peace with dignity. Joe reinforces this belief, “Poor people do not need poor solutions.”

Critical analysis In the year 2004, Gram Vikas conceptualized MANTRA (Movement and Network for the Transformation of Rural Areas), which defines the strategic orientation that Gram Vikas has chosen to adopt, seeking to unify the parallel approaches being followed in the ITDP and the Rural Health and Environment Programme (RHEP). Under this, Gram Vikas mobilizes, educates and trains communities to construct, manage and maintain their own sanitation facilities. Other initiatives of Gram Vikas include training rural communities for alternative livelihoods such as fish farming, horticulture and livestock development and providing assistance for building

Behrampur/Ganjam, Odisha

permanent, disaster-resistant houses for tribal communities. Gram Vikas also works in tandem with government Primary Health Centres and follows a threefold approach, which includes preventive, promotive and curative health care services. Gram Vikas claims to have reached 400,000 people in 70,000 families of 1200 villages through various initiatives.

Replication of this modelThis model may be replicated in the remote areas of the Garo-Khasi mountain ranges in Meghalaya where not many developmental initiatives could permeate, due to inaccessibility of the terrain. The villagers may be educated about making their settlements self-sufficient. Funds may be raised by tapping into sources like grants from the state Government or from foreign nations through FCRA.

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A personification of pure passion and unmoved determination for social cause. Joe Madiath

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Appki tapasya aur kaam ki nishtha ke liye ‘Hamare Koti Koti Pranaam’ - The Shukla Ji @ Gram Vikas

The great ethusiastic kids of School at Ganjam, Odisha

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The New Nalanda University

9IntroductionThe Yatris arrived at Rajgir and consequently proceeded to see the ruins of the ancient Nalanda University which was like a glittering jewel in the educational circles of Asian countries. It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that they visited the ruins of the Brown or the Oxford of the East. Nalanda had students from China, Japan, Korea, SriLanka and many other nations. This esteemed seat of learning in Magadha was characterized by an intellectual ferment like none other. The school had its illustrious span from the fifth to the twelfth century CE.

APJ Abdul Kalam mooted the idea of reviving it. The chancellor of this university addressed the Yatris at an auditorium and spoke about their vision of making it a centre of excellence. Currently, the university has three schools that aim at shaping individuals into balanced human beings. A few professors also spoke about the mission of the university and the proposed model of its campus. In the second half, Kaushalendraji spoke to the Yatris about his enterprise that connects farmers in Bihar to the markets in cities and towns. He highlighted the importance of values and referred to an incident from his personal life when he had to face the fire for getting a

Rajgir / NalandaBihar

Nalanda loan approved without adopting unfair means. He highlighted the centrality of being grounded to one’s purpose rather than chasing fancy things.

Sai Le - A Chinese Yatri at Nalanda.

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Anshu Gupta

10IntroductionAnshu Gupta, the 2015 Ramon Magsaysay awardee, founded Goonj in 1998 with a belief that clothing is a basic human right.Goonj processes urban waste for a social change.Anshuwas moved by the fact that a lot of people die in winters due to lack of clothing. Goonj does not believe in charity, as they believe charity robs a man of his dignity. Hence, their motto is “cloth for work”. People are given clothing, footwear, spices and such things as remuneration for their efforts. Goonj has created a cashless, barter economy where labour is traded in a dignified manner for essential commodities, to implement many developmental projects like digging wells, widening roads and cleaning lakes.

Critical analysisGoonj has already carved a niche for itself in the development space. Goonj transforms urban waste like bedsheets, discarded clothes and junk into stuff like bags, accessories and blankets. Sujni and mat weaving utilizes 250 tonnes of waste and provides weavers with a respectable amount of INR 300-400 daily. Goonj also works on reverse migration through projects like “Vaapsi”. The NGO helps people afflicted by natural disasters like cyclones. Goonj also works in the menstrual health sector and

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manufactures “Mypad” sanitary napkins that are available at 40-50 paise/pad. The model is largely scalable as is evident from their expansion. They tap into CSR, individual contributions for financing their projects.

Replication of this modelThis perfected and time tested model of social entrepreneurship may be implemented in a tribal setting in remote reaches of Chhattisgarh where people struggle for day to day necessities. People may be given clothing, skill kits and spices in exchange of manual labour. Projects like deepening of wells, cleaning of lakes and construction of bridges may be undertaken to make the villages better.

Anshu Gupta shattered the myths and shook the beliefs and showed what can be achieved through his work at Goonj.

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Sanjit “Bankar” Roy

11IntroductionSanjit “Bunker” Roy was a Maverick who dared to brave conventionalism and ventured into the village of Tilonia with a view to tap the potential of rural India. The word Barefoot is a metaphor for people who didn’t receive much of formal education. Albert Einstein had aptly echoed this sentiment,”Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” So, education isn’t all about going to schools. This college trains predominantly illiterate and semi-literate people in making solar equipment and maintaining it. This institute has made technology villagers’ cup of tea.

Critical analysisBarefoot college has trained thousands of women in solar technology, since its inception in 1972. Seekers of technical knowledge from different continents are skilled here to create models of alternative energy sources in their countries. This has created a huge impact across the globe. The college nurtures decentralization in disseminating knowledge and doesn’t issue any formal certificates or degrees to students to complete solar engineering courses here. Inculcating practical skills in people through experimentation for a social change is what the trainers believe in. The organisation also caters

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Barefoot College

to medical needs of villagers through a team of doctors, midwives and dentists. Villages in almost 77 countries of the world have been solar electrified by the people trained at the Barefoot college. More than 75,000 children have attended the night school facilities, where they are taught subjects like democracy, citizenship, land measurement and other practical subjects. The college also strongly follows the practice of rainwater harvesting. They’ve saved enough water which would last for four years even in case of a drought.

Replication of this modelThis model may be replicated in the north-eastern state of Assam in a rural setting. Grants may be sought from the state Government. Trained practitioners of solar technology from Barefoot College may be appointed as trainers in the initial stage. Later, a new batch of trainers may be created. Promoting local handicrafts may be an area of focus. This will generate employment opportunities for artisans from the nearby villages.

Bunkar - Truly inspiring work at Barefoot College.


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The Barefoot Women Solar Engineers

The exciting Workshop

Open Q&A session at Tilonia

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Jayesh Bhai

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Sabarmati Ashram Manav Sadhana

On 7th January 2017, the Yatris got down at the Gandhinagar station, wearing dazzling ethnic wear. The day began with a visit to the famed Sabarmati Ashram which is nothing less than a centre of pilgrimage to the Gandhians. A beaming crowd of Yatris entered this sprawling ashram on the banks of the Sabarmati and listened to the essence of Gandhiji’s teachings by JayeshBhai who heads the ManavSadhana, an NGO dedicated to the upliftment of the underprivileged through love. Children sang soul stirring notes of the song “RaghupatiRaghav” and later, JayeshBhai addressed this crowd of 450 youths. He highlighted the fact that Gandhiji chose the current location of thisAshram as it was in close proximity to a prison and a cremation ground. He thought that a freedom fighter should be

willing to accept the fate of going to any of these places for his motherland. Many participants and facilitators had a brief and hearty conversation with Jayeshbhai who reciprocated every sentiment of theirs with love and bonhomie. Everyone was humbled by the aura of this amazing place. Later, the Yatris visited toilet café that showcases different sanitation models and innovative toilets. People inspected the biogas manufacturing plant in the vicinity of the Ashram. Thus, visit to the Sabarmati Ashram left anindelible impression on the minds of one and all present.


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Jagriti Enterprise Mela

The inaugural edition of the Jagriti Enterprise Mela was designed to be a festival of enterprises, enterprises that are working with a social focus in seven sectors (verticals in jagriti lingo) across rural and urban geographies, offering a product, service or both, covering some specific facet, need opportunity within, enterprises which were a mix of profit, non-profit and not-for-profit, enterprises which were innovative startups to well established ones that had significant traction and impact, all with a vision to build a better India. The reason for trying out a mela format in a Jagriti stop was to involve a lot more awesome entrepreneurs with our mission, foster

more collaboration across geographies and markets with such interactions, collaboration that is extremely vital for success and impact for what we all do addressing issues, and challenges across this vast and diverse land.The Mela was held at the beautiful campus of Mt. Carmel College, Bengaluru on Dec 27th, 2016 from 12pm to 5pm. It saw participation of 50 enterprises, some from yatripreneurs, as listed under each our verticals of focus below with enterprise name and a brief description The Green Path provided organic lunch, snack and drink, and all came sourced from their very own farms.

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Arts/Culture/Sports

Yours Truly Theatre: Interactive/Improvisation TheatreAnthill Creations: Creates Play-spaces in public spaces with focus on sustainabilityCharaka/DESI: Naturally dyed cotton handloom garments from a rural women CoopDeoria Designs: Handicrafts from low/no income women groups Habba: Full transparent pricing/Artisan centric cost model– online marketplace for artisansAAOHostels: Backpackers hostels with bunkbeds + upcoming online aggregator for hostelsReality Tours & Travel: Community led slum tourism+ Social biz giving 80% profitsEdusports: Works with Schools for in-class physical education & sports programs

Education

Buzz India: Financial/Biz Literacy/Women/Mobile Class Van going into Villages (Exhibited)EnAble India: Livelihood Skills/Education training for persons with DisabilityGuru-G: Focus on teachers: A teacher mentor, a teachers tool for continuous improvementHippocampus Learning Centres: Learning centres for pre-schoolers in rural districtsLaborNet: Skilling/Education/Training/Placement for disadvantaged rural/urban populaceMeghshala: Lessons in the cloud: Online resource/teach-kits for teachers and schoolsDigital Empowerment Foundation (DEF): Digital literacy/Community Info Resource Center

Agriculture

Kisan Raja: GSM-Controller for Agriculture Motor/Pump. Operate pump using cell.Krishi Naturals: Organic Crop + A2 Milk Advisory, Sourcing, Packaging, Market LinkagesJivabhumi: Community Supported Sustainable Agriculture/ Connects Farmers to ConsumersKamal Kisan: Cost-Effective Smart Mechanization/Equipment for Small/Marginal farmersThe Green Path: Eco-stays/retreats, Eco-hotels, Organic Farms/Café/Grocery/StoresCropin: Tech products for traceability of farm produce/supply chain/precision farmingEkgaon: Sustainable Bio-diverse Produce/Farmer/Artisan Producer Orgs/Tribals to Markets


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Water/Sanitation

HasiruDala: Wastepicker organization, livelihoods, entrepreneurship, innovationsSaahas Zero Waste: Holistic/Scientific Solutions for Waste to ResourcesReap Benefit: Youth Engagement to solve local Environment/Civic IssuesSamagra: Design of Toilets, Community Toilets, Advocacy for Behaviour ChangeThe Daily Dump: Products for Household Waste to High Quality CompostEcofemme: Women Enterprise/Washable Cloth Pads/Menstrual EducationBoondh Cup: Environmentally friendly Menstrual CupSankalpa Rural Development Society: Bore-well RechargingWater Literacy Foundation: Rainwater Harvesting, Water Conservation/Mgmt Systems

Energy and Environment

Schneider Electric: Energy Services, Solutions and Products for all Sectors and OrganizationsEcosoch: Rooftop solar installations end to end, Hybrid Solar setups Greenway Appliances: Chulha replacement clean stoves that work with Bio-mass pelletsGPS Renewables: Bio-waste to Energy for Urban EstablishmentsLCG Energy: All kinds of Audits, Sustainable Habitats, Energy ConsultingSoil & Soul: Envt Friendly Sustainable Living Advocacy/Natural Household Products

Manufacturing

Ampere Electric Vehicles: Reliable Cost Effective Electric Vehicles/Assembly LineDESI Hangover: Shoe-making/Traditional Manufacturing/Supply Chain/MarketsXterra Nutrition: Protein Snack Bars made with natural and minimal ingredientsWorkbench Projects: Prototyping place for ideas. Workshop/Enablement Playground

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Healthcare

CardioTrack: Portable Healthcare Diagnostic solutions – ECG/SpO2/BPKarnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT): PPP Model/Interventions in Maternal/Neo NatalMobile 1000: Mobile Health Van (Exhibited) – To deliver Rural Primary Health Care.

Technology/Business Services / Finance

Loop Reality: Virtual Reality (VR) Solutions/LoopFit for Indoor Fitness TrainingVismaya: Online Solution for Neighborhood Stores – Single/Chain/Specialty StoresKeenKite: IT Services including Technology Partnerships for early stage StartupsLetsEndorse: Marketplace/Social Network services for Social Organizations/Co-FundingWitworks: Collaborative Invention Platform for Ideas to Market/Blink WatchKBITS/Startup Karnataka: Services for Govt Dept Liaisons, One Stop Shop for Policies etc.

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Panel DiscussionEdupreneurship – Scope, Innovation & Enterprise

Panel discussion at Tilonia, RajasthanThis was an interactive session with the yatris where the young panelists with enterprises less than 5 year old helped the yatris understand their struggles, stories, inspirations, decision making and challenges as they started initiating their enterprises. The discussion also dealt with topics on expansion of vision, the rural vs. urban education scenario, distribution of work among limited human resources and funding opportunities. The panelists also brought in diverse viewpoints on methodologies that can be used to create an impact vis-à-vis creating parallel structures and working within the available setup. The key outcomes of the discussion were – identifying opportunities to improve the quality of education making it inclusive and experiential has great potential of growth, for an enterprise it is important to find a team that is skilled in diverse tasks and finally building a collective vision with the community is the best way to move forward and run an enterprise effectively.

Smriti Kedia (Moderator of Discussion) Founding Member/Trustee, Plustrust, Project Head, Project Uger, Udaipur, RajasthanSmriti is an engineer who decided to move into the social development sector and completed her MA in Social Work from TISS. She has worked for Naandi foundation in Hyderabad, Jagriti Yatrain Mumbai (Ex-Team Member 2008 and Volunteer 2013, 2015, 2016).Plus trust offers Fellowships and guidance to potential entrepreneurs working on Inclusive Education and Animal Welfare projects. Project Uger, is a movement about women’s empowerment and menstrual issues. It focuses on research, awareness building and breaking silence on the subject.Saransh VaswaniCo-founder, Saajha, Delhi Saransh has a degree in Computer Science, is a Echoing Green Fellow and a Gandhi fellow. He has previously worked on a venture connecting weavers in

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Chanderi to online markets. Saajha is a not-for-profit working with public primary schools to enhance parental and community engagement. Its aim is to ensure an effective collaboration between schools and the community, there by improving the learning outcomes. Saajha works towards strengthening the School Management Committees (SMCs), which are legal mandatory bodies comprising of elected parents, teachers and representatives of the community. Saajha helps them to solve issues through collaboration by integrating technology, training and providing on- ground support.Divakar SankhlaCo-founder & Lead, Strategy and Operations, Alohomora, DelhiDivakar is a graduate of IIT Madras, IIM Lucknow and Teach for India fellow. Alohomora designs, implements innovative scalable solutions to enable children across income segments on path of realizing their potential. Alohomora believes that in order for this to happen, children should be supported to become confident, aware, and motivated. Its aim is to shift the learning experience of adolescents so that they have a choice and a voice in their own education. The way Alohomora does this is by conducting activity-based workshops to develop communication skills, entrepreneurship, design thinking and self- awareness in children.Girish MahaleFounder, Pratyaya Edu Research Lab, Pandhurna, Madhya Pradesh Girish post-graduated from IIT Kharagpur and worked at IBM. Pratyaya Edu Research Lab, works with an overarching goal of

having quality and equality in education, especially in rural India. It works through innovative ways of teaching and learning methodology. Pratyaya working on a mission to nurture a “Self-sustainable Educational Ecosystem” at village or town level, within the existing system and the given local resources.Vivek KumarCo-founder, Kshamtalaya, Sirohi / Dungapur, Kotra Block, Udaipur District, RajasthanVivek is an engineering graduate from SRM University, has a Masters in Elementary Education from TISS, Mumbai and a Gandhi Fellow, he is also an ex-Yatri (2011). Kshamtalaya is a non-profit organization founded to support school children in disadvantaged rural settings so that they develop into socially, politically and economically active young adults. Kshamtalaya works towards building social and emotional health of students, secondary students by supporting them with integrated curriculum to help them realize their true fullest potential.


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Yatripreneurs Panel DiscussionEx-Yatries at EDI, Ahmedabad

4 ex-yatris, and all yatripreneurs, from rural to urban lands, got together in a panel today at the closing ceremony to talk life post yatra, yatra’s impact on them, their varied entrepreneurship journeys with challenges, successes and goals ahead, there still close bonds between their groups, cohorts from their yatra and how they leveraged this jagriti family, and this community.

Rajashri Sai, JY’2011, Founder, Impac Tree (Moderator of Discussion)Karan Jagani Jain, JY’2010, Co-founder/CEO, JewelingoGourav Jaiswal, JY’2009, Founder, AgriniDeepika Goyal, JY’2015, Co-founder, Karmyo

Rajashri is the founder of Impac Tree, a Mumbai based consulting firm that along with impact measurement for social enterprises, trusts and NGO’s helps them scale their operations. She has worked across sectors, and also helps with CSR partnerships, compliance management among other things.Gourav Jaiswal’s first project of digitizing aagan-wadis in the tribal villages of Madhya Pradesh gave the education sphere a new thought for him. Gourav then went on to build probably the country’s first community school in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, where things like teaching methods and fees are collectively decided by all stakeholders of the school including children and parents. His ideas about making education low cost and available for all have been

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appreciated at several platforms. His other ventures include initiative on governance improvement in various Panchayati Raj Institutions by youth inclusion and promoting indigenous crops for sustainable farming. Gourav is also the co-founder of The Miraculous MilletsJewelingo is empowering Jewellers and organizing their businesses with technology. Karan’s previous venture Edwhiz Learning Studio was acquired in late 2015. He is also working as ghost co-founder in several consumer tech startups. Karan is advising various startups as Mentor with National Entrepreneurship Network and also takes visiting lectures at SP Jain Institute on

growth hacking in Start Your Business programDeepika graduated from NIFT, worked for four years in the fashion sector, and then she followed her heart to the ‘Development’ sector. Karmyo connects responsible citizens, NGOs and companies in a unique way. Individuals are offered opportunities and inspiration to Give Back. They can choose volunteering opportunities from our partner NGOs based on their preferences and share their experiences to inspire the community. Similarly, companies can get connected to NGOs and make donations. There is an “Impact Profile” for each User, Company & NGO that shows their contributions towards the society.

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Dr. Vanita Viswanath

AC Chaircar Sessions Learning continues while in Train

What is Sustainable Business?Vanita Viswanath is Advisor, Jagriti and ex-CEO, Udyogini, an organization that empowered rural women through enterprise in central and north Indian states.

She presented a framework that outlined three main socially relevant operating and financial models currently operating.

One is practiced by companies where the poor are viewed as consumers (e.g., FMCG goods in sachets and Parle G biscuits). The sustainability in this lies in continuing to assess aspirations and providing low cost solutions to fulfil them. The second is the non-profit model where the poor are viewed as producers who need to be helped to find downstream markets for better sales and margins. This is sustainable only as long as the social entrepreneur and donors are in tandem on their perspectives and expectations of impact. The preferred and most sustainable model is one having a hybrid format (grant plus debt and equity financing; core activities of enterprise is revenue generating but support activities such as HR development and infrastructure is not included as core costs). A hybrid format allows for changes in the business model over the enterprise lifecycle that then allows for variations in the financial models as well. The session was followed by a candid Q and A session in which Vanita clarified numerous doubts put forth by the Yatris.

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Climate changeA session was conducted on climate change in the AC chair car on train. The speakers stressed that there areconcepts of space disconnection and time disconnection associated with the emission of greenhouse gases(GHGs). Scientists and climate experts established a link between human activities and GHG emanation in 1980s. One angle to this story is also the notion that developed nations are responsible for global warming, as they caused more emissions of GHGs. However, it is the moral responsibility of every nation on the face of the globe to pitch in to solve this issue, as we have the leeway to act in the next three decades. India is also expected to play a vital role in this campaign.

Climate changes are expected to have staggering ramifications on the ecology. Water level in the oceans across world will rise, polar caps will start losing ice cover and there will be unpredictable rise in temperatures. Water will become

a scarce commodity. It is projected that sea levels may rise by almost two to five meters by the end of this century. This will lead to inundation of many coastal areas and cities in India and compel people to migrate. Rising sea levels will contaminate the ground water table by making water more saline which will render it unfit for human consumption.

Monsoon cycles will become impulsive and this will cause floods and draughts. Countries like India that are primarily agrarian economies will be the worst hit by these conditions. These factors can produce food crises and famines. There will be unexpected heat waves and cold waves that will very badly impact the lives of the marginalized sections of society. However, there is a silvery lining to this cloud of pessimism that we can still stop it by acting timely. This was followed by a frank Q and A session. The session left the yatris with a few questions to ponder upon


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Sourabh Narsaria Rajashri Sai

Online Dhanda Measure Your Impact

Market/Sell Online: Storefronts, Marketplaces, SEO, Gyan

Setting up an Online Storefront (Technology, Logistics, Inventory Management, Operations), Market Connect - Using Google for SEO & Paid Channels, Understanding the Marketplaces (Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal) their Compliances and Commissions and Costing & Profits understanding. (Understanding Logistics in detail). Sourabh, an ex-yatri, is the founder of Floorwalk, a mystery shopper/audit company that works with luxury and retail brands for service audits across India. His expertise lies on setting up online storefronts, selling on marketplaces, leveraging technology to the max, for automation and ease. He is also a co-founder of Outon Trip, with another ex-yatri and a consultant to Coho

For any social business, one of the common question these days encountered is ‘what is your impact’? And especially with the rise of CSR as major donors, along with accountability and transparency, impact assessment becomes really important. This session will dive deep into impact measurement strategies and tools available. What is outcome vs impact, qualitative vs quantitative measurements and a discussion with examples. Rajashri, an ex-yatri, is the founder of Impactree, a consulting firm that along with impact measurement for social enterprises, trusts and NGO’s helps them scale their operations. She has worked across sectors, and also helps with CSR partnerships, compliance management among other things.

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Kaushalendra Kumar

Rahul Nainwal Operations

Funding Kaushlendra from Patna, Bihar is a social entrepreneur and founder of Kaushalya Foundation (KF) & KNIDS GREEN (KG) as well as promoter of brand Samriddhii, MBA Sabziwala. He is an Ashoka Fellow. Among other awards, his entrepreneurial venture has been awarded the Sankalp Award 2011 by Intellecap. Kaushlendra’s integrated and inclusive model for vegetable value chain can be adopted across India. Kaushalya Foundation, established in 2007, focuses on mobilizing and organizing the informal, fragmented vegetable sector. The Foundation primarily targets poor vegetable growers as well as the vendors and the farm hands from the state of Bihar.The yatris were inspired by his story of challenges in setting enterprise and perseverance to stick to his ethics, especially in situations where he overcame numerous obstacles that threatened to halt his entrepreneurial journey.

Rahul Nainwal Founder at UnLtd Delhi, Co-Founder at Cash Relief, Mitra iVolunteer Delhi. Rahul Nainwal is a serial social entrepreneur with 10+ year’s work experience in the social sector. Since 2001, he has founded and co-founded several impactful organisations, e.g. iVolunteer and UnLtd Delhi, a Launchpad for social entrepreneurs.

Rahul spoke to the Yatris about various avenues for funding their enterprises. He discussed about raising money by approaching venture capitalists and contributions from family. He gave a structured approach to tap into multiple streams including CSR to realize one’s dream of being an entrepreneur.

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Prabhakar Tiwari Mayank JainPrabhat KumarMarket Research/Customer

Validation Yatripreneurs, BiharPrabhakar is Founder of The Marg DarshakInc/ CMO at PayU, Gurgaon, and has focused on gaining new insights and operational experience around Consumers and Commerce. Studied organizations and challenges associated with managing large scale yet nimble teams. He has worked at CEAT, Dannon, Marico, Shriram Pistons. In addition to founding The Marg Darshak Inc, he is also Chief Marketing Officer at PayU. The Marg Darshak exists to support Corporate, SMEs, and Startups with decisive, speedy and cost effective business solutions. He believes that new entrepreneurs often only have their untested idea and passion to rely on, so if experienced and talented people would help them at this time with their expertise, this would change the world fundamentally. Prabhakar enlightened the Yatris as he elaborated more on framing strategy and how it helps in going a long way to materialize entrepreneurial idea.

Mayank Jain, Co-Founder MicroX FoundationPrabhat Kumar, Co-Founder MicroX Labs Ex-Engine Room Club Members, Jagriti Yatra Gaya, Bihar MicroX Foundation works in Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, Nutrition Security, and Community Building It’s working in Bihar for making agriculture sustainable and profitable for all. Deshka Culture: Agriculture. Mayank is a manufacturing engineer with three years of research experience (IPR). He believes in immersive learning by travelling. Loves to explore, learn, unlearn, implement and execute. He is advocate of technology for social change. Prabhat Kumar is a co-founder of MicroX Labs. Founded in June 2013, MicroX Lab is a Point-of-care diagnostics start-up incubated at IISc, Bangalore. Mr. Kumar did his B. Tech (Electrical) from Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College and is founding member of a night school

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Hazel Salminen Improviser with IMP and Laughter Yoga Teacher at Ha Ha Helsinki, Finland Hazel is an ex-yatri who has returned to the Yatra for the fourth time, now working with the programming team

Hazel Salminen Break Sessions

“JYOTI” for underprivileged students at his college. Both Mayank andPrabhat spoke about entrepreneurship not just being a fancy idea and the centrality of being grounded

JY2016 Moment - TiloniaPadhoro Mhare Desh

to one’s purpose to achieving desired success. They cited a few incidents and challenges they had confronted during their own journey and emphasized experiential learning.

and supporting facilitators. She has been doing improvisation theatre since 2006 and teaching applied improvisation tools since 2012. Besides, she is also a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. She is associated with the IMP. It is a Swedish-language theatre improvisation group based in Helsinki, Finland, which was founded in 2005 and now performs, organizes events and teaches both locally and at international festivals.Hazel spoke about theatre and how it has shaped her personality. Yatris enjoyed talking to her about her experiences. She stressed that grit and perseverance are essential qualities that an entrepreneur must possess.


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Biz Gyan Tree [BGT] is an opportunity given for all Yatris to test their entrepreneurial spirit by simulating a real business in their sector of interest. The BGT exercise involves ideation, market validation, business model formulation and a pitch infront of the potential investors.The Yatris were first introduced to the BGT during the session in Vishakhapatnam with a brief explanation on how to work with the business model canvas along with basics of business. Teams of 11-14 members were allotted one out of the seven sectors which included-Education, Healthcare, Agriculture, Water and Sanitation, Energy and Climate Change, Manufacturing, Arts Culture and Sports. A twist introduced new this year in the BGT exercise. Instead of ideating from scratch, the teams were provided with the option to work with one of the six enterprises that were launched in Deoria in the past two years. The teams if they picked this

Biz Gyan Tree

option were tasked with improvising on the existing model of these enterprises.The process began with company registration which was followed by distributing the responsibilities of an organization amongst the group members. The evolution of ideas took place after Behrampur, Orissa as the groups had multiple meetings to brainstorm, translate their thoughts and put those on the business model canvas. Facilitators were given the role of Non-Executive Directors and were entrusted to mentor their teams through this process. Expert sessions were held in Nalanda University in Bihar on market research, product development, operations and the various avenues of funding that an entrepreneur can resort to. These sessions were followed by an interaction with three Yatripreneurs who had started their ventures after the Yatra.

All yatris engrossed in preparing their BIG Business Plans.The BIZ GYAN TREE Exercise was the high point on the Yatra for

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Once the Yatris arrived in Deoria inrural Purvanchal, eastern Uttar Pradesh, the teams got the chance to test their theoretical ideas in real time. Yatris were split into groups and they went to eleven different villages-Barpar, Karjaha, Barari, Rampur Vanhar, Sardapar, Chaturbhujpur, Deriha, Keshavari, Igrahi, Barwaliya, and Belwa. They were tasked to go around the village, talk to the villagers, and get their inputs to test and potentially reshape/remodel their ideas if required. The process culminated with the groups/companies making presentations to the beneficiaries (villagers), potential investors (Judges) and audience (Yatris). Ideas were examined on parameters like innovativeness, feasibility, replicability and local inclusiveness. There were 48 companies that pitched.

The Biz Gyan Tree activity pushed the participants to broaden the horizons of their thinking and generated a lot of innovative ideas. The overall winner of the competition was a team that had

worked on an idea in the manufacturing sector. They came up with the novel idea of converting sugarcane waste into various types of boxes which could be sold to customers.

Winners of the BGT competition will be invited to Deoria a period of two weeks scheduled for late March to undergo a focused program which would enable them to actually set up their enterprise.

Villagers and Yatris engrosed and excited to see numerous ideas being presented with enthusiasm, energy and a passion to bring a change.


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A short brief about the teams that were declared winners of this year’s BGT exercise:

Kisan Vrudhi (Protected Vegetable Farming): Increase small farmers’ income through protected vegetable cultivation and giving them a market connect.Deoria Vyakthithva Vikas Kendra (Sports):A residential facility that offers a variety of services: team-building/personality development workshops/athletic training space.Swara (Menstrual Education): Creating awareness /producing cost effective, sustainable, eco-friendly, reusable sanitary products for women in tier 2 and tier 3 cities.Krishi Vani (Education/Agriculture): A social learning platform where the best local grassroots innovations are shared and adapted across remote locations.Chic-N-Kari (Skill Development):

Lucknow’s traditional ‘chickankaari’ will be promoted through collaboration between students studying fashion and the women of Deoria.BB Energy (Renewable Energy): Convert forest, agricultural waste into biomass briquettes to be used in domestic stoves and industrial furnaces.Mukti Enterprises (Menstrual Hygiene): Educate & spread awareness about menstrual health and hygiene/Manufacture sanitary cloth & napkins by local women.Deoria Rural Development (Packaging): Manufacturing of economic & sturdy boxes produced from sugar cane bagasse.Unnati (Sanitation): An economic enterprise to bring about behavioral and societal changes to eradicate open defecation.VK Foods (Supply Chain): Building a trusted and efficient bridge between farmers and the end user- customers for the transfer of money and goods.

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Nidhi Prajapatiis an assistant professor and a doctoral research scholar. On 12, January 2016, she received the‘National Youth Award’. The journey to this destination was a painful trek in difficult terrains. She was born in a lower middle class potter’s family as the fourth child. Her family was unhappy at her birth and she grew up listening to harsh words that labelled her as the unluckiest girl.

Naresh Sijapati (Yatri 2016)A labourer who removed labours by creating ‘Smart Labour’

He was born in 1994 in a migrated community from Nepal. At the age of six, he shifted to Ahmedabad to be with his parents. Hismother worked as a maid and his father was a daily wager. His father was an alcoholic and would beat up his mother after getting drunk. At the age of 6 years, he started rag picking. Soon he joined a biscuit factory. He worked there 6 months and then moved to work in tea stall. After his matriculation he started workingto make money for sustenance.Later he joined school for 11th and 12th, and workedas a waiter at a restaurant. There were many instances when he left home and spent nights on the railway station for days after fighting with his father. He recollects,“After one such fight before class 12 exams, I stayed for 10 days in the hotel I was working at. “He started a small restaurant of his. During studies, he felt that he should start a Nepalese helpline to provide

Yatri Stories

support to Nepali migrant labourers. To compete with the modern world he learned English. One day Teach for India visited the restaurant and he got a call from them for an interview. Then he joined “Teach for India” in October 2014. He reminisces, “I borrowed money and opened a centre at Memco for teaching children of migrant labourers.”He confesses that JagritiYatrahas exposed him to the world. He thanks God that he was selected as a Yatri and he learnt things which he wouldn’t have done otherwise. Social entrepreneurship has dissolved in his blood now and one of his goals is to connect with more and more Yatris.

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Preeti (Yatri 2016)A Trainer for Internet Sathi

Preetiwas born and brought up in a humble village called Kamdhenawa in the rural setting of Deoria. After her higher secondary education, she was selected by Air India for the role of an airhostess, but when she tried to seek approval of her family, she just stopped dreaming of aviation and being an airhostess. Her brother nipped her dreams right in the bud. One day, she came to know about Internet Sathi through SuvarnaTapkir who heads this initiative. She refused to join. Later, she received a call from JagritiYatra team member Mr. Aswiniand was motivated to join the program. She overcame familial resistance and somehow, managed to be a part of Internet Saathi. Now, she has a dream of becoming an entrepreneur who will focus on “bringing the opportunities like the ones in Delhi and Mumbai to Deoria”. Now she is a prominent trainer for Internet

At a tender age, she decided that she’ll do something different. She believes in‘Do For Nation, Die For Nation’that is why when she met Dr. S.N. Subbaraoin 2003, she decided to serve her nation.Under his guidance, she started working in Gandhianthoughts sector and peacekeeping. She wants to dream of a creative and constructive India which focuses on cultural preservation and addresses healthcare issues like menstrual hygiene, blood donation, HIV/ AIDS awareness and vital aspects like secularism,vaccination, electoral

innovationetc. Initially so many familial problemsparalyzed her, but finally she understood that she is meant for the society. From 2015 onwards, she has conducted numerous sessions on menstrual hygiene through which 16867 females were benefitted. In 2015, she registered her own NGO “Society Has Eve International Charitable Trust”. Munna Kumar, a friend of hers, told her about JagritiYatra. She believes that JagritiYatra breeds entrepreneurs and opines, “It’s a fantabulous, adventurous and motivational train journey”.

Saathi Program and has empowered thousands of women to realize the vision of a digital India. She is heartily grateful toJagritiSevaSansthan, as Jagrititeam motivated her to dream big. She thinks that Indian youths should play a key role to develop their hometowns rather than working abroad.

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Maheshwari Palleti (Yatri 2016)Maheshwari Palleti, a girl from Hyderabad, was born in a laborer’s family and lost her mother at the age of 10. Her father was a daily wager. She suffers from a disease due to which she can’t stand and walk for a long time. Because of this life of sufferance, she couldn’t attend a normal school. She has completed her all education from a private foundation. Subsequently, she completed a beautician’s course. At present, she works for an NGO named ‘Nirmaan’, as an assistant coordinator and conducts classes for computer literacy, communication skills and Internet awareness. She says with a sense of pride that she is financially independent.She has an aim to do a bachelors course majoring in social work. She came to know about Jagriti Yatra through her NGO. Jagriti has galvanized her thought

to start an NGO that would focus on empowerment of women through vocational training and provide them a sustainable livelihood and confidence to survive in this globalized world. She is building a strong network of people and thinks that optimistic Yatris will help her to achieve her goal.

Women Empowerment

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अर्चनामरेा नाम अर्चना है मरेे गाँव का नाम कोन्ाहै तथा ब्ाक सताव जिला रायबरेली उत्तरप्रदेश की रहन ेवाली हँू | मैं िब समहू में नहीं िडुी थी मझु ेबहत ही परेशानी स ेगिुरना पड़ता था | मरेे पाती मडेडकल स्ोर में काम करत ेथ ेलडेकन उनका दो बार एक्ीडेंट हो िान ेके कारण आरथथिक स्थितत बहुत ही खराब हो गई थी | मरेे रार बच् ेहै ससरुाल में काफी समस्ाएँ हो रही थी क्ोडकं पतत भी बरेोिगार हो गए थ ेइधर बच्चों की जशक्ा का खरचा होन ेके कारण में बहुत ही परेशान हो गई | डफर समहू में िडु़न ेका तनश्चय डकया लडेकन पाररवाररक बंधनचों के कारण अपन े सपनचों को उड़ान नहीं दे पा रही थी | मरेी जशक्ा बी.ए.तक थी लडेकन

Maheshwari Palleti (Yatri 2016)Maheshwari Palleti, a girl from Hyderabad, was born in a laborer’s family and lost her mother at the age of 10. Her father was a daily wager. She suffers from a disease due to which she can’t stand and walk for a long time. Because of this life of sufferance, she couldn’t attend a normal school. She has completed her all education from a private foundation. Subsequently, she completed a beautician’s course. At present, she works for an NGO named ‘Nirmaan’, as an assistant coordinator and conducts classes for computer literacy, communication skills and Internet awareness. She says with a sense of pride that she is financially independent.She has an aim to do a bachelors course majoring in social work. She came to know about Jagriti Yatra through her NGO. Jagriti has galvanized her thought

to start an NGO that would focus on empowerment of women through vocational training and provide them a sustainable livelihood and confidence to survive in this globalized world. She is building a strong network of people and thinks that optimistic Yatris will help her to achieve her goal.

Women Empowerment

कुछ नहीं कर सकती थी में पाती की तथा पररवार की रोरी स ेसमहू में िडुी | मीडटगं में िान ेमें बहुत ही समस्ा आती थी | पहल ेसब कुछ छुपान ेमें समस्ा आती थी पर धीरे धीरे मैंन ेअपना इरादा मिबतू कर जलया की मझु ेअब कुश करना है और रोरी स ेही बरत करना प्रारंभ कर ददया | बाद में मैं सभी प्रकार की ट्तेनगं लनेा शरुू डकया और संगठन के प्रतत पणू्च समडपथित हो गई | अभी में अपन े ग्ाम संगठन की कोशाध्यक् हँू तथा अपन ेब्ाक के साथ साथ दसूरे ब्ाक को भी इंराि्च के रूप में संभालती हँू| मैं अपनी िसैी बहनचों की बंधनचों स ेमकु्ति ददलान ेमें सहायता करना राहती हँू और उन्ें अपन ेपरैचों पर खड़ा होना जसखाना राहती हँू| बच्चों को भी पड़ती हँू | बडेटयचों को बटे ेसमान जशक्ा देकर उन्ें समाि में अपन ेपरैचों पर खड़ा कर रही हँू | अपन ेउपर आश्रित पररवार को सशति बना रही हँू |

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मरेी कातबजलयत देखन ेके बाद मरेे पाती भी अब मरेा समथ्चन और सहयोग करत ेहै | मरेी बटेी एम.ए. इंस्लिश स ेकर रही है और साथ ही में कुडकंग और SSC की तयैारी कर रही है | छोटा बीटा नवोदय की तयारी कर रहा है मरेा पररवार अब खशुहाल है िीवन खशुी िी रहा है | हमें इसी प्रकार की कोई परेशानी नहीं है मरेी एक बहन को गाँव के कुछ दबंग लोगचों न ेपरेशान डकया उसकी िमीन पर कब्ा डकया | िब उसन ेमझु ेबताया मैंन ेग्ाम संगठन में मीडटगं करवाकर बहन की िमीन हम लोगचों न ेतमलकर DM के यहाँ गए और बहन का काम आसानी स ेहो गया | हम सभी संगठन के माध्यम स ेसारा काय्च आसानी स ेकर लते ेहै हम अपनी संथिा को अपन ेभगवान ्की तरह मानत ेहै |संघर्च ही िीवन है |दो शब्द िाग्तत यात्ा के जलए : घर घर िाग्तत शखं बिायेंगे, बदलेंग ेिमाना , तनश्चय हमारा ध्ुव सा अटल है , काया की रग रग में तनष्ा का बल है|

मरेानाम पनूम है | मैं लालगंि रायबरेली की रहन ेवाली हँू| मैं स्ं सहायता समहू स ेिडुी हुई हँू पर समहू में िडु़न ेस ेपहल ेबहुत पाररवाररक बंधनचों में बंधी हुई थी मात् घर की एक काम काि करन े वाली कठपतुली बनकर रह गई थी | समहू स ेिडु़न ेके बाद बहुत साडी रनुोततयचों को देखन े को तमली मगर उन सबका डट कर सामना डकया और 8 माह बाद मझु ेस्ास्थ्य के तवरय में ट्तेनगं तमली और उसके बाद मझु े30 डकमी. दरू दसूरे ब्ाक में भिे ददया गया काम करन ेमें बहुत साडी मसुीबत थी मसुीबत का सामना करत ेकरत ेआग ेबड गए | 4 साल तक स्ास्थ्य पर काम डकया और अब मैं अब में अपनी खदु की जसलाई की दकुान और बड़ोदा उत्तरप्रदेश ग्ामीण बैंक का काम कर रही हँू और अपन ेआप को तो बदला ही ददया और अपनी िसैी बहनचों को बदलन ेका काम कर रही हँू |

मरेा नाम सरोि कुमारी है िब मैं समहू स ेनहीं िडु़ीं थी मझु ेबहुत समस्ाएँ आती थी | िब में समहू स ेिडु़ीं तो मरेे पतत को आगामी 6 माह तक पता ही नहीं था की मैं डकसी समहू िडु़ गई हँू | िब पसैचों की िरुरत पड़ी घर घर घमूी पसैा नहीं तमला | तो अपनी इच्ा स ेसमहू में िोड़ ददया तब भी पररवार के सदस्चों को तवश्ास नहीं था दबंग लोग हमारे खते स ेसप्चट लगा ददया और धमकी दी की सभी को मारेंगे| बड़त ेग्ाम संगठन के माध्यम स ेआसानी स ेहो गया तब मरेे को समहू संगठन पर तवश्ास हो गया | मैं अपन े ब्ाक संगठन के माध्यम स ेदसूरे जिल ेमें प्रोग्ाम इंराि्च के रूप में काय्च देखती हँू |

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1About my tripMy name is Rodrigo Ferreira. I’m a 25 year old engineer from Brazil. I came to know about JagritiYatra through a French friend of mine whocame to know about it through the “Ticket for Change” initiative. As soon as she told me about the program, I made my mind to join this journey. I fell in love with the idea of travelling across the country, learning from one another and being inspired by the most amazing social projects, while challenging myself to understand India’s culture and challenges and how they

Yatra through an International lens

Why did I undertake the JagritiYatra? Richard Collier-Keywood,a partner at PwCcame to know about the Yatra and is interested in replicating it in the U.K. He is doing this in conjunction with Jude Kelly of the Southbank Centre who has been on the Yatra 3 times before. Richard asked me to project manage the UK journey 18 months ago. Before leading something so ambitious, it is imperative to understand the ideology and the operation of thisYatra. I wanted to hear Shashank’s message and listen to participants about how they understood his message and what it meant to them. I wanted to understand the challenges involved incarrying so many people around and assimilate the learning of AshutoshVaishali and the team.

Joe Roberts, UK (Yatri 2016)

Rodrigo Ferreira, Brazil (Yatri 2016)

On a different note, I’ve not visited India before and was really enthused to see it and meet the people, besides trying to understand their culture.I knew it would be tough, but I backpacked before so I felt comfortable. I was really nervous about the intensity of living on a train with 500 people and the impact of lack of personal time. I’ve travelled a lot and I’m used to ambiguity so did not expect to struggle too much.

relate to those of Brazil. So far, this journey has been completely overwhelming. From the role models to the 450 fellow Yatris, everyone has an inspirational story to share, and I


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Hazel, Finland (Resource Person JY 2016)

definitely have a lot to learn from them. I came here without expectations, but came with the intention to learn. I know, I will leave India knowing a lot more about this country, but also a lot more about myself and my own culture.

Iterations of a YatraI’ve been on three yatras before: the first time as a yatri, and twice because I wanted to rejoin my fellow ex-yatris on this exciting journey and support the then-new JagritiYatra as a volunteer. This time, in 2016, as I was planning to join my fourth yatra after a longer break, I wanted to support the yatra in a new way- by using skills I had developed over the years I’d been away.Now, 14 days have passed, and I’m again filled with experiences: memories of people and discussions I’ve had, places we’ve visited, and moments lived on and off the train. I’m very happy to have played a small part in creating this yatra, #JY2016, which is turning out to be phenomenal. I have provided the facilitators with tools which hopefully have helped them in their important task of engaging and inspiring their cohorts and groups. I was also a part of conducting a session on teambuilding specifically for the ERCs. I’ve also told my story in front of 500 people with butterflies in my stomach.This 2016 yatra has taught me that I have the courage and skills to step out in front of people, make them feel better, and help them spread that feeling to others.

I’ve learnt that just one piece of positive feedback brightens my day and makes it worth putting myself out there. So, let’s all continue our yatras once we get off the train in Mumbai, and look to find the best way to provide a service to others, by making the most of the skills and talent that each of us is endowed with. Yaaronchalo!

JY2016 - Moment - Pallavi Tak Yatri 2016

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FR: “J’aimebienl’idéed’aspirer à êtreun job provider plutôtqu’un job taker.” EN: “I like the idea of being inspired to be a job provider rather than being a job seeker”Donatella Basdereff, France

Miaprendizaje de esteviajeesque el valor, la determinación y la perseverancia son losprincipalesingredientes del espírituemprendedorMy insight of this trip is that grit, determination and perseverance are the key ingredients of the entrepreneurial spirit.Javier Canas, Spain

Quotes from International Participants (Yatri 2016)

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Life on train

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Behind the curtain team members (ERC) StoriesManish Bajaj (Crowd Management JY 2016)

Above illustration of Engine: Credit - Siddharth Dasari, a graphic designer from Vishakhapatnam

The Journey of a Myriad Experiences

Confucius did leave the world with a gospel truth “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. We all transform iteratively in delta improvements. Was Rome built in a single day? It’s hard to shrug off hangover of the past. I boarded this train of dreams, accomplishments and metamorphosis as a participant in 2010 and JagratiYatra helped me come out of my cocoon. My head craved to make the most of it, but my heart did not let me go. My cognitive conditioning had made me inhibitive and reserved. There was a deluge of apprehensions and insecurities in my mind. My family had always been plagued by paucity of resources. To crown this all, academic failures at high schools worsened the situation.I compartmentalized myself and stayed

at bay from participating in discussions with Yatris. I thought,”What would an idiotic creature like me offer to this bunch of these talented guys on board?” JY’10 ended and I wept at the train station for not making the most of it. However, it gave me a purpose which was to spread and pass on love. I believe things attract people and experiences impact them.I travelled for 22 days in China with just INR 23,000 in my pocket. I explored Hong Kong, stayed in a tent on an island, cooked rice in a tetra pack cover that lay in a trash can. I learnt to dispose my blues in the celebration of life.I resolved to be an ERC in 2014 and 2015 and here I come again! Being one of the super 30 for crowd management exposed me to a spectral rainbow of emotions: protests, confrontations, patience, joy and satisfaction. JagritiYatra cultivated leadership qualities which perhaps, an MBA mayn’t have done. I’m passionate about patrolling crowds of yatris and leave no stone unturned to ensure that we all have a safe journey. Jagriti is the Jerusalem of my youth. I come here as a pilgrim to unlearn and relearn, unwind and rewind, understand myself and understand others. I come here to be humbled.


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Jagriti Yatra – a seven course buffet of ideas

I grew in a quaint place called Nasik in Maharashtra. Life was peaceful, but I yearned for experiential learning through exposure. My quest ended when a friend of mine told me about Jagriti Yatra(JY). At that time, I was just 18 and pursuing an undergraduate course in Chemical Engineering. I instantaneously made a crystalline determination to become a Yatri. The cruise of ambitions navigated towards entrepreneurship when I met fellow Yatris on train. Each one of us was a museum of experiences and we learnt a lot from one another. Eventually, I founded AAO hotels, my maiden entrepreneurial venture, with fellow Yatri’s Dr. Suyogkumar Bhavare and Saurabh Jain. I also became aware of a lot of social problems and realized my personal social responsibility or PSR, as I term it. I sprung into action by donating a stack of 400 stainless steel plates to

Chinmay Vadnere(Operations and Punctuality Team JY 2016)

a school where children ate meals on newspaper pages.I went on to organize a training program for teachers. I surmounted all odds and convinced them to follow the best practices for imparting education. During the 2009 Yatra, I handled programming. I became a member of the punctuality team in 2010 and continue to be one till date. This yatra is like honey, as every drop makes me crave for more.Colonel Patil and Swapnil Kant Dixit mentored me for handling railway operations. I learnt about interacting with railway authorities, ticketing and nuances of the art of negotiating. The Yatra broadened my horizons and led me into believing that education system should focus on practical understanding, rather than rote, theoretical learning. My job ensures that I’ve a Spartan life onboard. I create a positive change by being a part of this journey. I barely manage to steal 30 hrs of sleep during the yatra fortnight, but motivation keeps me going. I would love to talk to the Yatris, but the weight of responsibilities on my shoulders doesn’t permit me.I recently started a car rental venture, besides successfully managing my construction business. Jagriti Yatra is a seven course buffet of ideas. I come here to feast upon it. The eyes of Yatris reflect chaos on day one and radiate clarity on the last. As a Coldplay fan, I’m a mute spectator of this “adventure of a lifetime” of a zealous bunch of youth.

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Jagriti Yatra Team Member Before, During & After YatraPankaj Mane(Operations Team JY 2016)

From saga of struggles to fable of fortunes

Before YatraMy life had humble beginnings in a hamlet called Palasdeo near Pune. My mother toiled at a farm and my father worked as a mason to earn bread and butter. I did a lot of odd jobs to finance my education. I worked as a compounder, a gardener, an office boy, besides selling sugarcane juice and working for a photographer. I enrolled for two bachelors programs at the University of Pune and pursued those simultaneously. I completed masters in computer application. I got an opportunity to become a member of the Rotaract club where I was promoted as a president. Then, I directed community service wing of the club. Rotaract did polish my personality. On the professional front, I worked as a team leader for an IT company.

During YatraI applied to JagritiYatra in 2011 and 2012, but was finally selected as a Yatri in 2013. I stepped into a train for the first time in my life. The realization that I’ve a lot to do dawned upon me. I had invaluable interactions with amazing people during this journey. I became the cynosure of all eyes when I bagged the second prize for making an organic fertilizer for the Biz Gyan Tree (BGT) competition. I received a lot of appreciation from Shashank, Ashutosh and Vibha. Jagriti literally means awakening. I indeed woke up from my slumber and started acting.After YatraIn 2014, I was pleasantly astonished when Heena spoke to me about my selection as a JADE member for Pune district. I had barely digested this, when Dr.Suyog offered me a full time position at JagritiYatra. Within a year, I was elevated to the position of an operations manager. My joy knew no bounds when I received recognition as the best contributor to JagritiYatra 2016-17. I also dabbled a bit into the domain of fundraising and securing sponsorships. I recently did an analytics course and wish to start my own company soon. My organization will also have a CSR arm to it.I have interacted with a lot of eminent personalities like RaghunathMashelkar, Dr. Vijay Bhatkar and many IT experts. I am also associated with Anandwan, an initiative started by Baba Amte. My field of vision is constantly expanding and every single moment is redefining me.


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ERC and Support Team members The team that made the Yatra possible.

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Art and The Yatra‘Yours Truly’ theatre group captivates Yatris

The yatris were enthralled when the members of ‘Yours Truly’ theatre group presented a scintillating, impromptu performance in auditorium at the Mount Carmel College in “NammaBengaluru”. Their team lent expressions to the opinions of the Yatris who spoke

overwhelmingly about their perception of the Yatra. The audience broke into peals of laughter and drifted with the whirlwinds of emotions, as actors portrayed subtle human sentiments on the stage. The Yatris just craved for more and more of it, but all splendid things have to be time boxed too! On a concluding note, the actors spoke to the yatris about the art of theatre and various styles. The session received an unprecedented response, perhaps because everyone was completely lost into it. Jagriti believes in holistic development of an individual which comes only by adding different dimensions to one’s persona.

JY2016 Moment - Once sketch every day. A snap shot of 15 days. Sketchs by Rohit Lahoti Yatri 2016


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Gauri adds hues of enthusiasm to the Jagriti odyssey

Gauri Sharma Tripathi, is a trained Kathak dancer, choreographer and an artist in residence at the Southbank centre, London. Gauri is the curator of the Alchemy festival and Women of the World(WoW) at SBC. She has wonderfully choreographed the JagritiGeet. She

energized the Yatris at the TISS auditorium on day one and the environs reverberated with sheer electrifying vibes. She recharged Yatris once again in Delhi when they were apparently tired after two stages of yatra

Painting magic with pastels of joyMadhu Chitrakar and his wife Hazra are the proud ambassadors of an art form called Patta-Chitra Katha which has its roots in the shrine of Jagannath at Puri. Its an Art of depicting tales through paintings and singing along to narrate the story and message. Their subjects in addition to getting inspired from Hindu mythology also use social issues through chitras (Paintings) to spread awareness.

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They added vibrancy to the yatra by making several chitras about role model visits and events. Onlookers watched in awe as the rate, pitch and tonal variations in Hazra’s song found spontaneous expression through hues and tints of herbal colours made using leaves and flowers on the canvas or the Pata.

A Beautiful visual documentation of Jagriti Yatra 2016 using the Patta Chitra Katha

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Translating experiences into sketchesFederica, an Italian artist associated with an organization called creative connections in London was onboard to capture the essence of the Yatra using visual recording or visual minutes. This technique involves creating sketches in real time to depict events.Federica’s fingers worked with marvellous dexterity and gave an expression to the aura of celebration, learning and awakening during this ambitious train journey of 15days. Yatris clustered around her and excitedly watched her process words, sights and smells into sketches which were a sheer feast for the eyes.

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When Yatris mesmerised their fellow YatrisA charming, zealous bunch of Yatris captured the stage and entertained an assemblage of fellow yatris, ERC members and the core team after the Biz Gyan Tree competition at Deoria. The atmosphere was that of bonhomie and warmth. Madhu and Hazra, the painters of PataChitras, sang a Bengali song that brought out the very essence of their paintings. They also gifted their chitras to Shashank, Ashutosh and vaishali. One of the Yatris recited a Hindi poem that made

everyone ask himself a few fundamental questions. Shashank added a pinch of humour to the environment by singing a traditional wedding song. It gave everyone the authentic flavour of India. Then came a few Yatris who sang many popular, groovy Bollywood numbers to the accompaniment of guitars, drums and ghoongrus, as the audience roared and cheered. Nobody wanted to leave this space, but the clock struck 1 am and the yatris had to leave, but not before they merrily and animatedly did the Yatrageet, their anthem, braving the chilling winter winds of Deoria.


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A view point on the Jagriti Yatra.Everyone has the ability to use his own light from his soul to illuminate the world. The Sketch shows the Jagriti yatra’s train with 2 engines like a delima. The one pulling you towards enterpreneurship is long and tough journey across the

country and through difficult times. There is, light at the end of rough tunnel which may get lonely but one will surely shine bright like a sun and bring the world out of darkness.

A sketch by Yogesh Dandekar (Yatri 2016)

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Life on train

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Valedictory function at EDIDuring the second half on 7th Jan,Yatris headed to the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI). The atmosphere echoed emotions of parting as everyone prepared himself/herself mentally to bid goodbyes to the Yatra and the Yatris. The emotion charged valedictory session began and mental pictures of events and happenings during the Yatra flashed vividly infront of the eyes of Yatris. People were lost in memories and the idea of separation brought tears into the eyes of many. Everyone realized that they are bound to the Jagriti family by the tight umbilical cord of sentiment and they can tap into its collective wisdom whenever they feel that their mind is in two states or life is at crossroads.

Yatris at Sabarmati Ashram

Yatris receiving certificates and awards

The team behind the Jagriti Movement

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Jagriti Incubatee CompaniesDeoria Designs

Designing delightPooja grew up in a patriarchal society in rural India where girls have to fight for fundamental rights. As a teenager, she was passionate about doing embroidery on clothes and wished to start a venture of her own. She travelled from a remote village to Deoria to learn the skill of using Macramé.The Director of JagritiSewaSanthan spotted her talent and encouraged her to train others at the Jagriti centre. Pooja was a Yatri in 2014 and sold a lot

of bracelets designed by her on the train. She received a constructive feedback from the Yatris and enhanced her product by using a thinner thread. In 2015, Gauri encouraged her to make necklaces and ear-rings and introduced her to Preeti who is currently her business partner. Jagriti groomed Pooja as an entrepreneur and connected her to national and international market. Pooja’s creativity has been showcased even in Dubai.Pooja believes that entrepreneurship can uplift rural India from poverty. Jagriti is doing its bit to realize this.

Rural Roots

A food processing company that generates employment for local women and focuses on those food products for whichDeoria has an existing comparative advantage. Their first product is pickle that is locally made and marketed outside. Keshav Parthasarthy and Shagun Setia, both alumni of JagritiYatra,

are co-founders of Rural Roots. They have a local food-processing centre in Deoria, managed and supervised by a local team. Rural Roots aims to generate employment opportunities for 500 women in the next five years.

The Beautiful designer Jewellery by Deoria Design

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VK Foods

Resurrecting rural economyRam Narayan Tiwari, the director of VK foods, belongs to a village in Deoria and studied at NITIE, Mumbai before joining a Singapore based firm. He wanted to touch the lives of people in rural India and decided to return to his roots. Ram had done a market research for TATA trust and understood that it’s non- availability of market connect that paralyses the farmers in Deoria. Setting up an enterprise from scratch was no cake walk and challenges were aplenty: brain drain, rampant corruption in the Government machinery, interruptions in electricity supply and casteism. VK foods is in a nascent stage and the pilot project will be completed by Feb 2017. The organization currently processes

turmeric, but will start with other spices soon. Their vision is to provide healthy food to customer and making the farmers prosper. Ram aspires to reach 2000 farmers by 20118 and 10000 by 2020. VK foods was conceived and nurtured by Jagriti Sewa Sansthan. Shashank, SharadBansal and Amit Raj have guided Ram and helped him inshapingvision, mission and strategy. Raj Krishnamurthy and Vanita have been great pillars of strength for him.

Beautiful painting by Hazra and Madhusudan Chitrakar

JY2016 Moment - Charolette Hoefman Yatri 2016

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UdyamSakhiInternet Saathi and UdyamSakhiInternet saathi is an initiative by the TATA trust and Google that aims at making women internet literate. Only 12% of Indian women use the Internet and these users are mostly from the urban areas. JagritiSewaSanthan has collaborated as the implementation partner with these organizations.Phase 1 of this initiative kicked off in June 2016 and one month was spent on outreach. The trainings began in next month and 1050 Internet saathis were trained by Google that had it outsourced to PMG Asia. Currently, I-Saathi is being run in 3 districts that have 4200 villages in U.P.Suvarna is heading this movement and had to face many challenges, the biggest being “internet phobia” of villagers that made them think browsing the internet would spoil their women. Suvarna and 18 project co-ordinators convinced people about the right usage of the internet for education, agriculture, payment of utility bills and such things. After recent Demonetization by the Indian Govt., many villagers are making use of online payment gateways.Their efforts bore fruits and currently almost 7 lakh beneficiaries have become internet literate. The number is expected to reach a million soon. Phase two will be launched in February and 5500 new villages in 4 districts of U.P. will be covered.UdyamSakhi was conceptualized by the JagritiSewaSansthan and aims at tapping the potential of Internet literate rural population for creating smart classrooms,

digital healthcare, and partnering with ecommerce companies. UdyamSakhi was initially led by Indrajeet Shaw and now Suvarna leads it. This ambitious project is in ideation stage. Shashank, Raj, Ashutosh and the board of Jagriti played pivotal role in shaping UdyamSakhi.Suvarna believes that Jagriti has helped her realize her potential as an entrepreneur. She was a yatri in 2009 and assisted for selections in 2010. She was an ERC member in 2012 and takes keen interest in keeping the Yatri community closely knit in Pune.

JY2016 Moment - Diary page of a Yatri 2016

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Veterans on Train

Tauji was associated with the Indian army till 2002 and was a valuable member of the ERC team during the Azad Bharat Yatra in 1997. A disciplinarian and a veteran, he was a part of the TATA JagritiYatra from 2008 to 2010 and then the JagritiYatra from 2011 till date.Tau leads a team of people who get water filled in toilets at train stations and look after housekeeping, besides locking train during role model visits. They also support the railway authorities during the maintenance of train at a few stoppages. Beloved Tauji is indeed an important wheel of the chariot of Jagriti.

Lt Col Kaizad B Bhaya (Retd) was commission into the GRENADIERS Regiment and has seen action on various occasions and is a veteran of Kargil war. After an illustrious innings of 25 years of active service, Lt Col Kaizad B Bhaya (Retd) took voluntarily retirement in 2012. He is an aluminous of IIM (Ahmedabad) besides having to his credit a Masters in Personnel Management and various other academic qualifications. Presently he is a VP at Nisa Global.

Col. Patil is an army veteran with lots of accolades, including Chief of Army Staffs Commendation Card, to his name. He has been the in-charge of train for last 6 Yatras, including the 1997 Azad Bharat Rail Yatra. He is founder of Green Thumb, a non-profit working for environment protection, and Justice For Jawans, a non-profit working for the welfare of war widows, ex-service men and service men. He is recently working on Khadakvasla Dam project which involves removal of silt from water tanks and lakes.

Tauji

Col. Suresh Patil

Col. Kaizad B Bhaya

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Colonel L M Sathe of the Indian Army served in the well known RAJPUT Regiment from 1971 to 1995 before he retired from the Army. An alumni of the Sainik School, Satara & National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, Pune he got inducted in the Bangala Desh Operations in 1971 in which our military captured Bangala Desh & took approx one lakh Pakistani prisoners. Later he served on the Himalayan borders in North East in Arunachal Pradesh & Nagaland, the lonely deserts of Rajasthan, on Pakistan border in Kargil, Kashmir & in Punjab. He also participated in operations/ wars in

SriLanka, Punjab (Operation Blue Star) & Jammu & Kashmir. He has won many colours & honour during service.After retirement he got actively involved in business activities & commenced many ventures. He has been involved in social activities & ex-servicemen welfare. Presently their NGO, GREEN THUMB is working whole heartedly in Rejuvenation (Punarjeevan) of water reservoirs & dams for improving water situation in Maharashtra & Khadakvasla dam & lake for Pune city.

Col. Sathe

JY2016 Moment - Kalkeri Sangeet VidyalayaBarsa busy with translation. The Language barrier initially felt - faded

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Industry Personality - Friends to JagritiYatraNaina Lal Kidwai - Country Head of HSBC India

Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar - Padamshri, Padambhushan, and Padma Vibhushan

Anshu Gupta Founder Goonj, Ramon Magasaysay Award

Muhammad Yunus - Social entrepreneur,, Nobel Prize in Peace

JagritiYatra has been catalyzing entrepreneurial talent across India for the last 9 years . Jagriti’s quiet but tenacious efforts have created hundreds of new enterprises especially in tier 2-3 towns, across India. I am especially delighted that women are equal partners in all of Jagriti’s missions including the Yatra.

I urge Corporates, governments and individuals to support this unique effort at building India through enterprise.

Founder, Grameen BankAddressing all the participants of Jagriti Yatra in 2014“Your world is getting bigger. When you started, you were in smaller circle, your world was smaller. Because you participated in this [Jagriti] Yatra, your world has become bigger, much bigger than normally it would have been at this time. So that way you are very lucky to have this experience. This is fantastic opportunity you have got.”

Former Director General, CSIR“Jagriti Yata is a great national movement to awaken the youth with the spirit of nationalism, entrepreneurship, and a ‘yes, we can’ attitude. To me, Jagriti is a call to youth to build our nation

Bringing about behavioral and thought level changes in people is quite a challenging job. In Jagriti Yatra the impact is massive and deep. We at GOONJ have seen this first hand with the Yatris. There is a vast change in their vision, thoughts and behavior after the Yatra. The Jagriti Yatra, to me is a source of energy and inspiration, from

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Media PageMedia Coverage of Yatra across daily news papers across country

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Sponsors and PartnersSchneider Electric India Foundation“Collaboration with Jagriti Yatra 2016 and interaction with 500+ yatris has been an enriching and humbling experience. In line with the vision of Schneider Electric where we want everyone on the planet to have access to reliable, safe, efficient, and sustainable energy, our partnership withJagriti Yatra is a step towards encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit at grass roots level for our Access to Energy program. Through our Entrepreneur Development Program, we aim to provide that critical hand holding that a budding energy entrepreneur requires in the initial phase of his/her entrepreneurial journey. I believe that our collaboration with Jagriti Yatra and the complete entrepreneurial eco system through Jagriti Yatra, will result in the development of innovative and sustainable solutions in the field of Access to Energy and help millions of people across the world to address this formidable challenge.”Quote from Abhimanyu Sahu. Director: Access to Energy Business Development Asia Pacific and COO: Schneider Electric India Foundation

Coca-Cola IndiaAs one of the world’s leading organisations, sustainable development remains at the heart of everything we do. We help create sustainable and thriving communities, especially in rural India, by empowering farmers as we link them to our businesses in India and globally. In fact, the Coca-Cola system in India is one of the largest buyers of Indian agricultural produce thus making them and communities around the country one of our biggest stakeholders. Our partnership with Jagriti Yatra has is a step in the direction so that we can engage with socially conscious youth communities in all parts of India, especially in small cities, towns and villages. As a part of our emphasis on sustainability, we are committed to further strengthening our positive impact on the community, with a special focus on water, agriculture and recycling. Through our partnership with Jagriti Yatra, we would like to extend that mission further across India. We would like to invite all past, present and future Yatris to visit our bottling plants and engage with us on finding solutions for a more sustainable India. At Coca-Cola, our every day is marked with a passion for making an enduring and positive difference in the lives of the stakeholders and communities we engage with through our business operations. Through Jagriti Yatra, we would like to reach as many stakeholders as possible so that we can seek their contribution in making our sustainability vision come to life and seek their continued support going forward.

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SSE IndiaJagriti Yatra and the interaction with 500 + yatris reinforces our philosophy & belief that ‘Everybody has the capacity to be remarkable’. School for Social Entrepreneurs India partners with Jagriti Yatra because

we believe that our fellowship programme could be the right step for those who are inspired by the Yatra, have a personal experience & purpose to bring social change and aspire to set up a social enterprise. We met some amazing people on the yatra and hope to have few of them join the SSE India Social Start-Up fellowship 2017. For some of us on the yatra, it is definitely a journey of inward searching on how we - individually and collectively - continue on our chosen paths. Nation building can only happen when individual’s character is built and truly this is what yatra is aspiring to achieve, and SSE India is very proud to be part of it.

Google India“ Every year I look forward to this time of the year when the annual Jagriti Yatra kicks off. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet youth of

India from all parts of the country who are committed to changing India for the better through Entrepreneurship. Hearing stories of their background, the challenges they had to overcome and their vision for India is very inspiring and energizing. Mentoring and guiding teams during the biz gyan tree exercise is a great experience. Google and I wish Jagriti Yatra continued success.”Adhi Kesarla, Head of Finance, Google India

Social AlphaBeing an ex-Yatri, coming on the Yatra again, but with a different role this time, was a great experience. The organization I represent, Social Alpha, is an incubator of

Social Enterprises and we find great synergy in partnering with Jagriti Yatra to support entrepreneurs with passion. It was wonderful to interact with the Yatris, who represent middle India with great ambitions and aspirations. We fully endorse Jagriti’s vision of ‘building India through enterprise’ and keen to partner with them in taking some of the feasible ideas and solutions to realization through enterprise building. Through this unique partnership, yatris can access Social Alpha’s incubation services which will enable them to kickstart their social ventures.Srikanth Prabhu, Portfolio & Innovation, Social Alpha; Yatri 2015


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Closing Note by Rewati PrabhuIt is valedictory night. The EDI auditorium is pulsating with music and the collective energy of the 480 Yatris. This evening is different from the valedictory evenings of the 9 past yatras. This collective creative energy had lifted us all to a different place. Art has that power. A group of disparate Yatris with extraordinary musical talents have come together and performed. Their performance is spontaneous and sublime. We are enchanted. The evening is reflective of the strong current of creative arts flowing through the Yatra starting with Prasoon Joshi’s Yatri geet and Gauri’s choreography, the young singers of Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya, the improvisation theater from Yours Truly Theatre group, the wonderful pattachitra katha artists who graphically recorded each day of the Yatra along with performing it at some stops, Federica who came from Creative Connections UK visual minuting every session , the Yatri performances at Deoria and finally the spectacular valedictory musical. Prateek, Dhruv and Shreyansh’s short video on the 15 days of Jagriti Yatra 2016, completed minutes before, in the green room caps the artistic exhibition perfectly by being the showstopper and being asked for an encore. All enterprise has a creative core and we see this in each of the organisations we visit as well as the fledgling business plans of the Yatris. However, far too many Yatris coming from a narrow technical “education”, have missed learning about the humanities and arts. We saw in this Yatra, their hunger to absorb this broader

creativity and become more holistic in their approach to building not only their enterprises but also their lives. Picasso said “art removes from the soul, the dust of everyday life” We need that cleansing, to lift our experience of life to a new level of joy and meaning. Another powerful current to the valedictory is the feeling of the Yatra is slowly being reinforced by what began as an effort to identify, inspire and connect entrepreneurial talent from across India. The final panel discussion is led by 4 exceptional Yatripreneurs - Rajashree, Karan, Gourav, Deepika Each has used their Yatra experience to create enterprises. They are inspirational and their conviction moves me. Their strength is reinforcing Jagriti. As I reflect on the last leg of the Yatra- it has been a churning. Anshu shatters the lessons we think we have learned, Bunkar questions the very fundamentals of education and development. Jayesh Bhai repositions the idea of leadership as he urges us to become a ladder (for others)

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rather than a typical “leader”. All three push us to act, to create, to move beyond thinking and planning. There is much to be done after the Yatra-hangover passes. Yatris will slowly assimilate its learnings. We welcome them to reconnect with our 4181 strong, pan-India family. In an age where we seem to be getting more and more insular and easily offended by differences, the Yatri community represents a model for India.

Ashutosh KumarExecutive Director, Jagriti Yatra

Now that you would have soaked in the inspiration and experience of travelling the length and breadth of our majestically diverse country in the company of 480 entrepreneurial minds, I wish you all the luck for your own journey that you would be undertaking from here onward. Remember, the best journeys are undertaken in companionship of fellow travellers. A journey undertaken alone is tiresome and chances are that

you would give up, even before you catch a whiff of your destination. The purpose of the Yatra and the wide network that it has created is precisely this – you get a companion for yourself; You find a team that you could trust upon. It will nudge you to look for a companion even before you envisage an enterprise of your own. The question that naturally arises is- what should you look for in your fellow traveller? The most laconic reply is – Trust. Without a rock-solid foundation of trust, nothing can stand through thick and thin, whether it is an enterprise, a society, or a nation. This is exactly what Yatra is doing today - building a community based on trust. So, don’t hesitate to peep into this community when you start thinking of your fellow traveller. Many Yatris have been benefited by this community and I am sure that you would also not go disheartened. With a bagful of good wishes that you build the best team around you and thus, the best enterprise in the world, Yaaron Chalo!

It is agnostic of religion, caste, gender, domicile, sexual orientation or income. It is united by a collective motivation to build a better India. It shares values of integrity, mutual respect and compassion. This community works hard, works together and most importantly, it knows how to enjoy the journey!

Rewati Prabhu,Founding Team and Board Member Jagriti YatraArchitect and Urban Designer, Pell FrischmannDirector, Frischmann Prabhu India


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Jagriti Yatra 2016 - a journey of dreams, hopes, transformation and building. Yatra ended on 8th Jan on a very high emotional note and then onwards, started an unending Yatra of 480 chosen ones towards building an ethical and progressive society through enterprise led development.This year, we had a fantastic group of young participants bringing wonderful diversity from all the walks of life and regions which added new perspectives, brought fresh ideas and innovative insights in the discussions, enhanced learnings and elevated the program to the level where everyone benefitted. This yatri synthesis document is the reflection of it which is crafted by the yatris.Yatra Saar Team has worked relentlessly during and after the Yatra to record the key learnings of the Yatra. On the last day of Yatra, I remember Nidhi along with one more Nidhi finalizing the contents outside of Manav Sadhana School on the last day of the Yatra while everyone else was visiting Sabarmati Ashram.

Vaishali MaindDirector, Selections and Programming : Jagriti Yatra

It is very difficult task to capture learnings from an inspirational and compassionate enterprise models like Aravind Eye care, Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya, Akshaypatra, Gramvikas, Goonj, Barefoot College, to a world-class, well-crafted Business City, like Sri City offering all-inclusive solutions for commercial businesses in various sectors like manufacturing, Education, Health, Agriculture, IT, Services etc.

The team has put their best efforts and has delivered the document well in time. As always, the emphasis is on a compilation of lessons learned through various voices rather than a finely crafted document.I would like to thank Yatra Saar team, Nidhi, Shiv, Yogesh and all others who contributed to it in any way possible, for your commitment and contribution. I wish all the Yatris, good luck in your personal and professional journey.

JY2016 Moment JY2016 Yatri Names Engraved in StoneAt Barpar village, Dist Deoria,Reflecting back on these days in years to come, these engraved names in stones will have a story to tell.

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you can fearlessly chase your dreams. At Jagriti, we are committed to inspiring you and developing you. We want to see a new India through an entrepreneurial lens. After having organized nine such Yatras, we could churn out almost 600 Yatripreneurs who are the forerunners of positive change in this country and I’ve a firm belief that we will all “be the change” that we all “want to see”.

During this journey, you must have met a lot of people with different perspectives. Nothing happens in this cosmos without a sane reason! I don’t have even an iota of doubt while affirming that Jagriti Yatra will help India grow. Do keep moving, for motion is life and keep inspiring others with your work. Our motherland needs more people like you for her development.Do, Dream, Dare and everything is possible!

Dr Suyogkumar Bhavare COO : Jagriti Yatra

Support teamSpecial thanks to the much needed support, advice and all the help extended by Ananth Krishna, Antara Choudhury and Hazel Salminen.

Since the inception of Jagriti Yatra in 2008, I’ve been on the train without fail, year after year. It’s indeed a towering achievement for the JY team that the Yatra was conducted in a smooth, hassle free manner. After the valedictory function, we all reflected and realized that if we have a team in which amplitudes and wavelengths match, we can conquer the whole world, no matter what comes our way. For achieving exemplary success in your entrepreneurial venture, you ought to create a strong team that can withstand storms of uncertainty and then

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