Program Philosophy
The program is deeply rooted in the philosophy of Yoga: the connectedness of our inner and outer selves, being in resonance to live a life of purpose. As part of the Sewa Fellowship, we explore this connectedness of our intrinsic nature: SwaBhava, our authentic identities: SwaRoopa, and how the resonance of the two lead an individual towards fulfilling one’s SwaDharma. This is our framework for future social leaders to help them understand and navigate life with a higher purpose.
Sewa Leadership Framework
As we set-out on a journey to nurture grassroots leadership, there was a need to define a framework for defining the competencies needed to be nurtured for a grassroots leader. We faced the two most fundamental aspects of human existence: SwaBhava and SwaRoopa.
Graduate Attributes
Our Mentors
Madan Padaki
(Founder & CEO, 1Bridge)
Suparna Diwakar
(Member, Karnataka Task Force NEP 2020; Member, Governing Board, SOIL)
Dr. B. Mahadevan
(Professor, IIM Bengaluru)
Dr. Anurag Mairal
(Professor & Director, Global Outreach, Stanford University)
Mahesh Sharma
(Founder, Shivganga)
Phoolbasan Bai Yadav
(Founder, Maa Bamleshwari)
Dr. R. Balasubramaniam
(Member (HR), Capacity Building Commission, Government of India)
Dr. M. K. Sridhar P.
(Member, National Education Policy; Chancellor, Chanakya University)
Our Faculty
Suparna Diwakar
(Member, Karnataka Task Force NEP 2020 & Governing Board, SOIL)
Madan Padaki
(Founder & CEO, 1Bridge)
Dr. Anurag Mairal
(Professor & Director, Global Outreach, Stanford University)
Dr. B. Mahadevan
(Professor, IIM Bengaluru)
Abhishek Thakore
(Founder, Wisdom Tree)
Ami Ganatra
(Best-Selling Author & Public Speaker)
Dr. Anil Gupta
(Padma Shri Awardee; Founder, Honey Bee Network)
Virat Chirania
(Global Faculty, Art of Living)
Vijay Paul
(Director, Prakalpa Soujanya)
Venkatesh Murthy
(Founder & Chief Mentor, Youth for Seva)
Swathi Ram
(Director, Global Facilitation, Sewa International)
Sudarshan S.
(Faculty Member, Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development)
Smita Ram
(Co-Founder & CEO, Rang De)
Shyam Krishnakumar
(Co-Founder, The Pranava Institute)
Shreyans Mehta
(Leadership Coach)
Shard Vivek Sagar
(Founder, The Dexterity Global Group)
Rishabh Lalani
(Founder & CEO, Kohmorehbee Consulting)
Rashmin Pulekar
(Global Faculty, Art of Living)
Ramprasad V.
(M&E Officer, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement)
Ramesh Venkatraman
(Director, Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development)
R. K. Anil
Nilesh Mantri
(Director, Leadership & Capacity Building, Sewa International)
Milind Thatte
(Founding Director, TEER & Vayam)
Manik Damle
(Co-Founder, Element78)
Kumar Subham
(CEO, India House)
Kuldeep Dantewadia
(Co-Founder, Reap Benefit)
Kiran D. M.
(Project Director, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Government of India)
Kejal Savla
(CEO, Blue Ribbon Movement)
Jinesh Lal
(Executive Director, Sewa International)
Hemul Bunker
(Manager, Capacity Building, Sewa Fellowship)
Dr. R Balasubramaniam
(Member - HR, Capacity Building Commission, Government of India)
Dr. Prakash Bhat
(Secretary & CEO, People First Foundation)
Dr. Mala Kapadia
(Professor, Research for Resurgence Foundation)
Dr. Apurv Mishra
(Editor-in-Chief, India Law Journal)
Our Partners
Ashwani Tiwari
(Director & Co-Founder, Vidhyalay Udhayam Association)
Alkagauri Joshi
(Assam Prant Sanghathak, Vivekananda Rock Memorial & Vivekananda Kendra)
Bharti Thakur
(Founder, Narmadalaya)
Chaitram Pawar
(Padma Shri Awardee; President, Devgiri Prant Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram)
C. K. Suresh
(Director & Managing Trustee, ATMA Foundation)
Lata Kachwaha
(Joint Secretary, Society to Uplift Rural Economy)
Jagadananda J.
(Mentor & Co-Founder, Centre for Youth and Social Development)
Kumar Devashish
(Director, ISDG Research Foundation)
Praveen Kumar
(Deputy CEO & Head – Education, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement)
Nilesh Priyadarshi
(Founder & CEO, Karigar Clinic)
Nagaraj Reddy
(Secretary, Yuvaka Sangha)
Raminder Singh Churaiya
(Vishay Pramukh Amantrit, Seva Bharti Madhya)
Abhay Mahajan
(National Organization Secretary, Deendayal Research Institute)
Dr. Anuj Singhal
(Secretary, Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission)
Dr. Ashwini Tupkare
(CEO, Hedgewar Hospital)
Bimal Kumar Kedia
(Co-Founder & Trustee, Keshav Srushti)
Birendra Dubey
(Zonal Organizational Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram)
Dadasaheb Gaikwad
(Executive Director, GramUrja)
Ganesh Reddy
(Founder, Citizen Foundation)
Imtiyaz Ali
(Managing Director, Sarthak Society)
Jaidev
(Zonal Organizing Secretary, Seva Bharti J&K)
Jinesh Lal
(Executive Director, Sewa International)
Dr. Kumar G. S.
(Head – Health, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement)
Madhava Reddy Yadma
(Secretary, Vandemataram Foundation)
Mahesh Sharma
(Padma Shri Awardee; Founder, Shivganga)
Manish Kumar
(Founder, Back 2 Village)
Meera Didi
(Rashtriya Prashikshan Pramukh, Vivekananda Kendra)
Phoolbasan Bai Yadav
(Founder, Maa Bamleshwari Janhit Karya Samiti)
Dr. Prasanna Patil
(Director, Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal)
Raj Basu
(Co-Founder, The Association for Conservation & Tourism)
Ramesh Babu
(National Joint Organising Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram)
Sanat Kumar Prabhu
(Director, Govardhan Eco Village)
Sandeep Kavishwar
(National Joint Organising Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram)
Shirish Patwardhan
(Secretary, Swaroop Vardhini)
Surender Talkhelkar
(Zonal Organising Secretary, Seva Bharti North East)
Swathi Ram
(Director, Global Facilitation, Sewa International)
Umendra Dutt
(Founder, Kheti Virasat Mission)
Venkatesh Murthy
(Founder & Chief Mentor, Youth for Seva)
Venugopal Reddy
(Founder & Chairman, Ekalavya Foundation)
Vijay Swami
(Executive Director, RIWATCH)
