Rashtram’s mission is to nurture ‘self-aware’ and ‘civilisationally assured’ public leaders – the Accelerator Programme is how we intend to do it.
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Rashtram Accelerator Programme is firmly focused on nurturing public leaders to solve the most pressing Indian and global problems. The Rashtram Accelerator Programme is designed on the fundamentals of IKS-based meta skills to help our future public leaders adapt quickly in this VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous).
India needs more coherence amongst the three domains of public leadership for sustainable change. If you are an aspiring public leader with deep devotion and drive to help rebuild this nation, this is the right programme for you. Apply for the Rashtram Accelerator Programme to begin your journey in public leadership.
Learners spend 34 weeks with Mentors and Faculty. For an additional 12 weeks, learners work on immersive hands-on projects with Partner Organisations.
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Learners live on campus along with mentors and faculty for a continuous learning experience. They focus on crystallising and accentuating their physical, emotional, cognitive, intellectual and social and spiritual intelligences.
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Public Leadership exists at the cross-section of public policy, governance, strategy, and self-discovery, all fueled by Indic Knowledge Systems.
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Learners gain a fine introduction to the metaskills based on Indic Knowledge Systems: Rtachit, Sanskara Abhyasa and Anvikshiki. Through this, learners are able to learn-unlearn-relearn at will, build up their cognitive endurance and pursue mastery in articulation. With this foundation, they study track specific courses – from Social and Political Histories to Research Methodology and Strategic Affairs. They are active participants in designing their projects aligned with their tracks, guided by their mentors.
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For any queries, contact us on namaste@rashtram.org.
The Rashtram Accelerator is a challenging programme. Do you have a bias for action? Do you feel compelled to take up responsibility? Are you discontent with the status-quo? Do you have the moral and intellectual temerity to challenge it? Do you have a track record of service to the nation? Apply to this programme, if the following things inspire you:
You care deeply about the global challenges – of environment, poverty, xenophobia, loneliness and so on – but also have the intuition to realize that solutions offered by the dominant paradigms of today suffer from a fundamental philosophical vacuum.
You have the moral courage to take on the responsibility of being a Public Leader and wish to explore the concepts of Public Policy, Ethics, Governance and Complexity Science in an original way.
You have the intellectual curiosity and humility to explore Indic Knowledge Systems and hone a critical set of meta-skills such as systems thinking, learning how to learn and cognitive endurance that help you stay relevant in rapidly changing contexts.
You understand the centrality of developing an integral worldview to act as a compass for life’s actions, regardless of the space in which you choose to act.
Public leadership is the creative ability to harmonise binaries, to bring coherence to the trikarana of thought, word and deed. This coherence generates the perceptual acuity to imagine a larger vision, and the mastery to articulate it. By building the vision on the bedrock of Indic knowledge systems, the public leaders we nurture will be equipped to apply the IKS frameworks to solve the problems of the global commons.
Intellectuals and thought leaders in a society produce ideas that create and nurture Identity of a nation. From Kautilya and Confucius to Locke and Hegel, history is replete with examples of intellectuals whose ideas animated and birthed entire Nations. This is the role of Academic Leaders.
Learners in this track will go on to build careers in:
Political executives backed with the will of the people preside over the process of institutional securitisation which confers Legitimacy. From Edmund Burke and Abraham Lincoln to Mahatma Gandhi, this is the lesson we learn from all master architects. This is the true job of Political Leaders.
Learners in this track will go on to build careers in:
The life-blood of ideas and will need to be circulated through the entire body of the society through action. This prosperity is achieved through the moral compass that leaders from the community provide. From Narayan Guru to Acharya Vinobha Bhave, this is the role of Social Leaders.
Learners in this track will go on to build careers in:
Rashtram Learners selected so far have exceptional profiles that reflect their intellectual curiosity and devotion for nation.
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Vibhav is a graduate of National Institute of Design and has worked as a Visual Designer & Writer.
Namrata is a Chartered Accountant who has worked for Ernst & Young & Deloitte as a tax consultant.
Sri Hari is a graduate of London School of Economics and works with Bhumi Org as a Facilitator.
Come visit us at Rashtram and check out where you might be spending the next (and hopefully, the most impactful) year of your life.
Learners will get to pick from a wide array of projects with Rashtram Partner Organisations and spend a few weeks in practical immersion as part of the Learning Design at Rashtram. We believe that the best way to learn is by doing. Academic Track Learners will be assigned research mentors to help with their thesis.
Work with one of India’s largest volunteer groups on social and governance issues ranging from education, community health, menstrual hygiene, environment and more. Click here to see all potential project categories.
CMS specialises in creating social impact by providing development solutions through design, evaluation, monitoring and learning, while working with communities from around the world. Click here to see all potential project categories.
Janaagraha works to transform quality of life in India’s cities and towns through projects centred around civic learning, civic participation, and advocacy and reform. Click here to see all potential project categories.
Vision India Fellowship transformed into the Rashtram Accelerator Programme in 2020. Similar to Accelerator, the Fellowship was launched to incubate public leaders. In its 4 years of operations (2016 – 2020), we have incubated 25 individuals who have shown promise to lead in various domains of academia, politics, and civil society.
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Travelled by Fellows on Socio-Political Projects
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“The Fellowship has given me the opportunity to research the dharmic worldview to design governance processes.”
“There is immense thrust on identifying and honing what one is good at and complete autonomy, support and resources are provided to fulfil that.”
“This programme propelled me in the right direction to create positive impact for the country and help proliferate our civilisational values.”
“Fellowship has been a journey – both within as well as on the outside, with every moment a learning or an unlearning.”
“This programme gives an environment by providing all needed support to grow as a leader in your respected field and work for India.”
“VIF fellowship made me contemplate what I wanted to achieve in life and what should be the course of action to achieve it.”
One of the Niyamas defined by Patanjali, Svadhyaya is the time provided for personal study, meditation, higher-level reflection, as well as performing practical tasks such as completing assignments and preparing for presentations and discussions.
Samvada refers to an elevated form of debate and discussion, where the objective is to uncover the truth and dispel doubts, rather than argue and win. Every day there will be time allocated for discussions that will be guided by our mentors. These sessions will help hone the skills and let the ideas take root in the minds of the learners.
Our traditions and culture still thrive across the length and breadth of this land – where the Gitopadesa was given, where the innumerable saints, poets, gurus live and realise the one, all-pervading truth of existence; that land must be experienced in its raw beauty and spirit.
Are you a future public leader of India?