Tata Jagriti Yatra 2009

MY Experiments with Truth Starts

Dear All,

Not many times in life you get an opportunity to live a dream you have always thought of on personal front ( something which you wanted to do in life and not influenced by your parents/freinds/relatives/seniors). For me exploring my
country is one such dream that i am carrying with me since the age of 4.

Tata Jagriti Yatra provides opportunity of exploring india from the prespective of a social sector enterprise and cooperative movement.

The process of selection is very very competitive ( Close to 12000 people applied this year) and involves

Step 1 essay writing on various subjects related to social entrepreneurship.
Step 2 is personal interview conducted by eminent people to understand applicant’s level of commitment.
Finally close 25-30 people from various professional domains are selected and will be given orientation on leadership and how to handle a diverse group ( in terms of social/economic/demographic/geographic profiles).


Mentioned below are Yatra details i strongly urge you to take part in next year's selection process which will start in Feb-March 2010.

1.Tata Jagriti Yatra-- is a annual train journey that takes hundreds of India's highly motivated youth (with some participation of international students) between the ages of 20-25 and experienced professionals, with age above 25, on an
eighteen day national odyssey ( Dec 24- Jan11 2010), introducing them to unsung heroes of India.

2. AIM-- is to awaken the spirit of entrepreneurship - both social and economic - within India's youth by exposing them to individuals and institutions that are developing unique solutions to India's challenges. Through this national event we
have begun to inspire the youth of India to lead and develop institutions both nationally and within their communities.


Last year selected candidates visited

1.Shri Mahila Graha udyog lijjat Papad - Mumbai.
2. Samruddhi " Shree Padre"- Mangalore.
3. Aravind Eye Care-Chennai.
4. Auroville.
5. MS Swaminathan Research foundation.
6. Nandi Foundation

And 12 more institutes of similar repute.


3. Media Coverage- CNBC conducted CNBC debates conducted at six major centers kanyakumari, Chennai, Delhi, Anand, Hyderabad and Jamshedpur.(Further details can be checked at Yatra summary attached with the mail).Media
coverage is very wide last year TOI to Sakal to Dainik bhaskar to Enadu to The Hindu covered the progress of journey.

4. My Role as a facilitator- bridge between the Yatris and the organizing team, a facilitator helps the Yatri
make the most of the Yatra by managing individual learning as well as collaborative learnings through rich
informal interactions between the participants of the Yatra.


Further details about Tata Jagriti Yatra can be explored at www.jagritiyatra.com and also please find attached report on last year's Yatra which can provide details of what to expect from this yatra and how it help us in search within.

What is hugely important is to dream and then wake up to achieve it. As Sharukh Khan said in Om Shanti Om " kahte hain agar kisi cheez ko poorey dil se chaho to poori kaynaat use tum se milaaney main jut jati hain".




Regards,
Abhishant Pant