21 st – 30th December, 2015
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The Sambhaavnaa Institute of Public Policy and Politics invites you to the winter school of its Nayi Dishayein series .
The aim is to engage young minds, who are inclined towards the social sector, in developing a holistic understanding of contemporary socio-economic-political issues.
The key focus of this 10 day workshop is to examine critically the current notion of ‘Development’ that pervades society and public policy. The issue is more vexed in a society like India which had pre-existing fault-lines of caste, class, gender and religion. While one aspect of the workshop is to understand the origins and genesis of the current crisis (of poverty, unemployment, inequality, growth without well-being, rising communalism, the women’s question, the adivasi and dalit question, an increasingly dissent suppressing democracy, and environmental degradation), we would also try and see hope via spending time on the various fledgling alternatives to ‘development’ – both at the grassroots and policy level – that are being experimented with in different parts of India and the world.
Program Methodology:
We deploy interactive lecture sessions,group work and group discussions, film screenings , collective reflection, and most importantly , live experience sharing by activists, in our attempt to re-examin e and deepen our understanding of pertinent issues.
Who should enlist?
If you are in the age group 20-26, and have related questions that you are seeking answers to; if you are just figuring out how to frame the questions; or you are looking to understand the interconnections between different problems that you see around you; and if you want to reflect collectively , and creatively, welcome aboard!
Facilitators in earlier such programs:
Ravi Chopra, Praveen Singh, Himanshu Kumar, Dunu Roy, Soumya Dutta, Rahul Saxena, Kulbhushan Upmanyu, Nikhil Dey, Prashant Bhushan, Manshi Asher, Prof. Anand Kumar, Madhuresh Kumar, Nidhi Agarwal, Jaya Bharati, Vimla Vishwapremi, and others.
[NOTE : The list above is only an indicative list. It must not be taken to mean that all of these would be present for your particular 10 day workshop.]
Language: English and Hindi. Participant should be able to comprehend and express in both languages.
Cost: Rs. 7000 ; this includes program fee, food and stay
[NOTE: Need-based fee waivers are available. Do not let your inability to pay, be the reason for not applying. The number of fee waivers we can give are limited, so please apply for financial support if you really need it. Do remember, there may be others who need it more than you!]
Eligibility: The program targets people belonging to the age group of 20-26 years, and who have volunteered/worked briefly with action groups / organizations working for change, in their local areas. Thus preference is given to such applicants.