batch Ii A Report
SCRIPTING THE DESTINY OF A GREAT NATION. CREATING LEADERS FOR INDIA. BATCH II ŸCourse commenced on 11th Oct 2011 Ÿ14 students from 9 states of India including one from Indonesia ŸCourse Completion date 15th April 2012 Ÿ10 students with prior work experience Ÿ6 students with social / political experience
COURSE CONTENT KAUTILYA ARTHASHASTRA Ÿ 6000 Sutras 5 faculty 125 Lectures (150 chapters) 250 hours of text Study 10 case studies 18 Assignments 1 Major Research Paper Ÿ Chanakya TV serial 47 episodes Ÿ Chanakya Play by Manoj Joshi MODULES Faculty Rahul Desai Mrudul Nile Kishor Gaikwad Asavari Bapat Srilakshmi Peddada Anuraag Gupta Topic Pol. Authority, history of democracy & comparative study of democracies Our Constitution and Parliamentary framework Social structures in ancient, medieval & contemporary history Bheeshma Niti & Kanika Niti Indian Law and Women Empowerment Basics of Finance & Financial Literacy Duration 40 hours 10 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 4 hours STUDY TOURS Region South West North North East Key Visits Annamalai (Chidambaram), Indian Philosophical Congress, Kanyakumari - Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Vivekananda Kendra, Chennai Mayor s Office, Agriculture, and Water Harvesting Museum Kutch SPM Farms Sanitorium, Veerayatan, Mandvi, Rann of Kutch, Mundhra Port, 72 Jain Temple Delhi Parliament, MP Visits, Supreme Court Museum, Vivekananda Intnl Foundation, IC Centre for Governance, PRS Legislative Research,Low Income Housing model project and Citizen s Corporator at Gurgaon Guwahati, Itanagar (Naharlagun) BJP team, APIDFC, Indigenous faith, Silicone Plant, Garo festival Duration (incl travel) 10days 5 days 5 days 8 days
INTERACTION - POLITICAL Ÿ Sanjay Dina Patil (NCP, MP) Ÿ Sanjeev Naik (NCP, MP) Ÿ Mohan Bhagwat (RSS, Sarsanghchalak) Ÿ Tarun Vijay (BJP, MP & Spokesperson) Ÿ Vikram Maadam (Cong., MP) Ÿ M. Thambi Durai (AIADMK, MP & former Dy. Speaker) Ÿ S. Duraisamy (Chennai Mayor) INTERACTION - BUSINESS LEADERS Ÿ M.P. Ramachandran MD, Jyothy Laboratories Ÿ Muulraj Chheda Director, SPM Group Ÿ Prashant Shetty MD, IDFC, Investment Banking Ÿ Shailesh Sheth Consultant & Director, BFW Ltd. Ÿ Santosh Gondhalekar Director, Gangotree Consulting (Alternative Energy) Ÿ Paramjit Singh Promoter Director, EPA Homes (LIG Housing) Ÿ Rajesh Tope (NCP, Education Minister, Mah) Ÿ Gopal Shetty (BJP, MLA) Ÿ Nisha Singh (Citizen s Corporator, Gurgaon) Ÿ Mahesh Tapase (NCP, Spokesperson) INTERACTION - ADMINISTRATORS Ÿ Ajit Doval (Ex Director - IB) Ÿ Justice Srikrishna (Former Supreme Court Judge) Ÿ Prabhat Kumar (IAS & former Governor, Jharkhand) Ÿ Ambassador Neelam Deo (Ex Consul General US) Ÿ Ambassador Prabhat Shukla (Ex Ambassador to Russia) Ÿ Col. Parminder Singh (NSG Western Region Head) Ÿ R. Ramana (Additional Chief - Transport Planning, MMRDA) Ÿ Shantanu Bhagwat (Ex IFS, Investor & Social Activist) INTERACTION - SPIRITUAL LEADERS Ÿ Swami Tejomayananda Global Head, Chinmaya Mission Ÿ Pramukh Swami Global Head, Swaminarayan Movement Ÿ Indra Udayana Founder, Ashram Gandhipuri, Bali, Indonesia LIVE PROJECTS Ÿ BMC Elections Affidavit entries (approx. 2000 affidavits) Ÿ Election support to 5 Corporator aspirants across parties Ÿ Survey of potential for generation of Biofuels in N.E. India Ÿ Study of financial inclusion models across states Ÿ Streamlining of MP s office Ÿ Youth Day celebration Tree plantation, rain water harvesting Ÿ 25 years of Department of Philosophy programmes Ÿ Analysis of culture, economy and governance in various states of India FIELD VISITS Ÿ Total of 33 field visits for different projects Ÿ Study Tours to the 4 corners of India (nearly a month) Ÿ Participated in the Anna Hazare movement Ÿ Home visits to batchmates and faculty residences Ÿ Mumbai City tour
STUDY TOUR SOUTH INDIA Vivekanand Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari S.Duraisamy Mayor, Chennai Indian Phil. Congress, Annamalai STUDY TOUR WEST INDIA SPM Farms, Kutch Primary School, Veerayatan, Kutch Solar Unit Veerayatan, Kutch Rann of Kutch Masjid Punidi Village, Kutch 72 Jain Temple, Kutch
STUDY TOUR NEW DELHI Shri Sanjay Dina Patil & Shri Sanjeev Naik (MP-NCP, Mumbai & Thane) Shri Vikram Maadam MP-Congress, Jamnagar, Gujarat Shri Tarun Vijay MP-BJP, Rajya Sabha Shri Thambidurai MP, Ex- Dy. Speaker, AIADMK Smt. Nisha Singh Citizens Corporator, Gurgaon
STUDY TOUR NEW DELHI Vivekananda International Foundation With Shri Ajit Doval & Amb. Pradeep Shukla Maj. D.P.Singh Kargil War Amputee, ICICI Bank Shri Paramjit Singh Low Income Housing, EPA Homes, Social Entrepreneur Shri Prabhat Kumar Ex Governor Jharkhand & President IC Centre for Governance Shri Prabhat Kumar & Team at IC Centre for Governance
STUDY TOUR NORTH EAST INDIA Interaction BJP Leaders Arunachal Pradesh Factory Visit Jyothy Laboratories, Guwahati LOCAL VISIT MUMBAI Indra Udayana, Jamnalal Bajaj Awardee, Patron & Visiting Faculty Along with Shri Rahul Bajaj SMS GupShup Corporate Office Visit Shri Mahesh Tapase Spokesperson Mah., NCP Chinmaya Mission Powai, Mumbai Tom Alter, Corporate Chanakya Audio Book Launch Manoj Joshi, Stage Play Chanakya
VISITING FACULTY Shri Azim Jamal, International Author Corporate Sufi Shri Ram Naik Former MP & Petroleum Minister Swami Ishwarananda Chinmaya Mission, USA Shri Gopal Shetty MLA, Mumbai Amb. Neelam Deo Ex Consul General, USA Shri Krishnaraj Rao & Shri Mohammed Afzal, RTI Activists
VISITING FACULTY Shri Shantanu Bhagwat Ex IFS &Social Activist Dr. Vijay Page Director General, MET Management Inst. Dr. Gita Dharampal, South Asian Institute University of Heidelberg Col. Parminder Arora Head NSG, West Shri D. Sivanandhan Ex DGP, Mah. Police Dr. Ajit Ranade Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group
VISITING FACULTY Shri Rahul Desai Global Telecom Shri Ashish Dwivedi Aditya Birla Group STUDENT S HOME VISIT Tamil Nadu Arunachal Pradesh TEACHERS HOME VISIT Mumbai Mumbai