“Policy in Practice”

Swatantrata Center Inciting All Policy Enthusiasts And Young Leaders To Join Our New Initiative Of Policy In Practice Series Where We Pick Policies Of National Government And State Govt And Amylose Its Positive And Negative Impacts By Bringing Data Based Policy Effects From Ground And Experts In Those Fields.
“Policy In Practice On National Education Policy”

In The New Episode Of The “Policy In Practice On National Education Policy 2020”, With Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan Founder Of Lok Satta, Foundation For Democratic Reforms And Gurcharan Das Is An Author And Former CEO Of Procter & Gamble India. Will Be Interacting With Dr. Amit Chandra, Policy Fellow Central For Civil Society

Dr. Amit Chandra

Dr Amit Chandra Is A Passionate Promoter Of Market Based Policy Solutions With Hands On Experience. He Has Played Crucial Role In Developing, Strengthening And Scaling Up National Coordinator Of National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA) The National Federation Of State Associations Of Low Cost Private Schools, He Worked As International Consultant For The Asia Foundation, Education Policy With Ministry Of Education, Afghanistan. His Work Has Majorly Focused On School Education, Urban Livelihoods And Governance. Amit Has Worked With Centre For Civil Society As ‘Associate Director – Policy Advisory’ Leading The Policy Advisory Vertical Of The Organisation. He Has Also Led Jeevika Campaign As ‘National Coordinator’ Advocating Issues Of Unorganised Sector. His Work Has Played Important Role In Shaping Up National Urban Street Vending Act 2014, Amendments To India Forest Act 1927, Amendments To Micro Small And Medium Enterprises Development Act 2006, And Initiatives Taken Under Ease Of Doing Business Campaign By Government Of India

Gurcharan Das

Gurcharan Das Is An Author And Former CEO Of Procter & Gamble India. He Is The Author Of A Much Acclaimed Trilogy Based On The Classical Indian Ideal Of Life’s Goals. India Unbound Was The First, On Artha, ‘Material Well-Being’ — The Guardian Called It ‘A Quiet Earthquake’ – Is Available In 19 Languages And Filmed By The BBC. The Second, The Difficulty Of Being Good, On Dharma Or ‘Moral Well-Being’, Is A Contemporary Meditation On The Epic, Mahabharata, And ‘One Of The Best Things I’ve Read About The Contribution Of Great Literature To Ethical Thought,’ According To The Philosopher, Martha Nussbaum. Kama: The Riddle Of Desire Is On The Third Goal And ‘Not Just About Sex Or Desire, And Not Even Pleasure More Broadly Conceived, But Love In Its Deepest And Richest Sense’, Says The Indologist, Wendy Doniger.

Gurcharan Das Studied Philosophy At Harvard University And Later Attended Harvard Business School (AMP) Where He Is Featured In Three Case Studies. After Heading Procter & Gamble India And South East Asia, He Became Managing Director, Procter & Gamble Worldwide (Strategic Planning). At 50, He Took Early Retirement To Become A Full-Time Writer. He Writes A Regular Column For The Times Of India And Five Indian Language Papers, And Contributes To Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, And The New York Times. He Is A Speaker To Some Of The World’s Largest Corporations.

Dr. JP Narayan

 Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan Is A Renowned National Figure And A Popular Youth Icon. A Physician By Training Who Went Into The Indian Administrative Service In The Aftermath Of The Emergency And Failure Of The Janata Experiment. He Was A Topper In The IAS Exam. During The 16 Years Of Distinguished Public Service In Various Capacities, He Acquired A Formidable Reputation In The Erstwhile State Of Andhra Pradesh. His Experience In Government Convinced Him That Faulty Governance Process Was The Biggest Hurdle To India And Indians Achieving Greater Success. And What India Needs Today Is A Fundamental Change In The Rules Of The Game And Not A Periodic Change Of Players. In Order To Translate His Vision Into Practical Reality, He Resigned From Service (IAS) In 1996, And Worked With Like-Minded Colleagues For The Formation Of Lok Satta. Lok Satta Has Now Emerged As India’s Leading Civil Society Initiative For Governance Reforms. Dr Narayan, Through Foundation For Democratic Reforms, Lok Satta Movement And Other Fora Has Been Actively Pursuing Reforms In Service Guarantees In Government Offices, Education, Healthcare, Local Government Empowerment, Judicial And Police Reforms, Various Anti-Corruption Measures, And Political Reforms To Transform Governance, Particularly At State And Local Levels.

“Policy In Practice On National Education Policy”

In The Second Episode Of The “Policy In Practice On National Education Policy 2020”, With Shri P Murali Manohar Member, National Council Of Educational Research And Training (NCERT) And Sheelu Raj Activist And Advocate, Venkatesh Geriti Is Founder Of Swatantrata Center Interacted With Pravalika Fellow, Teach For India.

Sheelu raj

Sheelu Raj Is An Advocate And Practicing Advocate In High Court Of Telangana. Currently Raj Is Working With Parents Associations. Previously He Worked As National Coordinator In Youth For Better India Youth Organization.

P Murali Manohar

P Murali Manohar Member, National Council Of Educational Research And Training (NCERT) & Member-Secretary Mahatma Gandhi National Council Of Rural Education Under The Ministry Of Human Resource Development (MGNCRE),  Founder Of Telangana Lecturers Forum (TLF), Former National President Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

Venkatesh Geriti

Venkatesh Geriti Is An Indian Classical Liberal, Anti-Corruption Activist, And Social Entrepreneur. He Is The Founder Of Swatantrata Center And India’s Future Foundation, An Educational Organization In Hyderabad, And A Scholar At Atlas Summit.

“Policy In Practice On National Education Policy”

In The Third Episode Of The “Policy In Practice On National Education Policy 2020”, WithShri. Nadendla Manohar – Political Affairs Committee (PAC), JanaSena Party, Shri. Shantanu Gupta – Indian Author, Political Analyst, Founder Of The Ramayana School Moderate By Laxmi Swati, IAS Mentor, Member, Youth Parliament Program, Swatantrata Center.

Nadendla Manohar

Nadendla Manohar Is An Indian Politician, Political Affairs Committee (PAC) Chairman, JanaSena Party Who Served As The Speaker Of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He Was The Last Speaker Of The United Andhra Pradesh Before The Formation Of The Telangana State On 2 June 2014. He Is An Elected Member Of The Indian National Congress From Tenali Constituency Of Guntur District In Andhra Pradesh In 2004 And 2009 General Elections. Prior To His Election As Speaker, He Served As The Deputy Speaker Of The A.P. Legislative Assembly And Chaired Committees Including The House Committee Which Probed The Functioning Of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (Primary School Education) In Andhra Pradesh. He Has Served The Congress Party In Various Capacities And As General Secretary Of The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee. Realizing The Need To Empower Legislators, He Has Embarked On A Mission To Improve The I.T. Infrastructure In The Legislative Assembly. He Had Not Only Provided Laptop Computers And Hand Held Tablets To Hon’ble Members, But Also Brought In Wi-Fi In The Assembly. Apart From Focusing On Conservation Of Wild Life And Improving The Life Of The Rural Poor, He Has Attended Several Commonwealth Parliamentary Conferences And Spoke On Critical Issues Like The Need To Have More Transparency And Accountability In Legislatures.

Shantanu Gupta

Shantanu Gupta Is An Indian Author And Political Analyst. He Is Also The Founder Of The Ramayana School Gupta Has Authored Six Books Including Bharatiya Janata Party – Story Of World’s Largest Political Party, The Monk Who Became Chief Minister Which Is Biography Of The 22nd And Current Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh – Yogi Adityanath. He Has Worked With A Leading Policy Think Tank, Centre For Civil Society (CCS), For Policy Research And Advocacy For Education Domain. Before That He Worked For UNICEF’s Integrated District Approach (IDA) Project In Lalitpur, A Remote District In Hinterlands Of Uttar Pradesh. Working Very Closely With The Local Government To Improve The Service Delivery For Education, Health, Sanitation And Women & Child Welfare Programs. Shantanu Has Worked As Management And Consultant For About A Decade Across Several Countries Including India, Switzerland, Cyprus, Hungary, Israel And United Kingdom Before Leaving The Corporate Career For His Passion To Be In The Social Sector. Shantanu Is A Post Graduate From Institute Of Development Studies (IDS), University Of Sussex (UK) In Governance And Development And Done His Research Projects On E-Governance, Local Governance And Public Service Delivery With Eminent Professors And Development Professionals. Before This He Has Completed His Post Graduate Certification In Business Management From XLRI, Jamshedpur.