India
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Ride the Wave of Change
The Gandhi Fellowship began over two decades ago to nurture new-age leadership in young people. While classrooms built technical skills, the world demanded something more — creativity, empathy, resilience, and collaboration.
In today’s volatile, complex world of health, climate, and conflict, these qualities are more urgent than ever. Every challenge is an opportunity for leaders who can adapt and keep learning.
The Gandhi Fellowship is that space — a platform to discover purpose, spark solutions, and create leaders for India and the world. A journey not just to follow, but to lead.
Why Choose Gandhi Fellowship?
Be The Change
You will learn to collaborate in the face of challenges. You will focus on solutions. You will celebrate diversity.
Do Your Purpose
How about learning to weave a mat before you knit your international education dream?Â
Transform Your Self
A tough hike out from metropolitan India to rural Bharat it will be. But it will also be worth every hitch.
A Message for Parents & Teachers
What happens to my Ward? Why should she join? What will she get from it? Is it even safe? How do Fellows live and learn? What is the Gandhi Fellowship Program? This longish letter hopes to address your concerns. After all these are your Bacchas we are talking about. You must find it in your hearts to do what is right for them.
Best wishes!!!
Vivek Sharma
Founder Director, Gandhi Fellowship Program
Event Highlights
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Voices of Our Alumni
"I believe in living with positivity, optimism, and a vision to manifest beauty in everything around me. My journey began as a proud member of the Gandhi Fellowship, Batch 6, which shaped my outlook toward service, leadership, and nation-building. Every step of my path—from grassroots experiences to corporate social responsibility—has strengthened my belief that meaningful change is possible when driven by purpose, values, and resilience. My mission is to create impact that uplifts communities, nurtures harmony, and leaves behind a legacy of compassion and justice."
Batch 2013-15
Advocate & CSR Lead Grant Thornton Bharat
"My Gandhi Fellowship journey helped me channelize my leadership to influence change through a human-centered approach, innovation, and enterprise. It taught me to see challenges as opportunities for impact. Leadership, for me, is about purpose, empathy, and creating space for others to grow."
Batch 2019-21
Founder COVENTURERS
"The Gandhi Fellowship transformed my life and helped me become a more empathetic journalist. Working in rural Rajasthan, I learned to listen deeply, solve problems, and collaborate with communities, which later helped me work with top newspapers like The Times of India and The Indian Express. The fellowship’s experience paved the way for my admission to Columbia Journalism School and equipped me to build startups like Aawaaz and Know Your World. I’m grateful for the leadership and resilience it instilled in me."
Batch 2016-18
Metro Reporter: New York Daily News
"The Gandhi Fellowship gave me the courage, tools, and direction to transform my values into action. It shaped my approach to working with communities, governments, and stakeholders, while also building lifelong partnerships and mentorships."
Batch 2016-18
Co-Founder/ CEO Rag Dreams' Weavers Association
"Gandhi Fellowship made me realise that I want to work in the domain of unemployment and poverty, and this led me to initiate 'Swara- The Voice of Women', which aims to provide village women employment opportunities by designing & tailoring clothes."
Batch 2016-18
Founder Swara- The Voice of Women
"The Gandhi Fellowship was a turning point for me, it allowed me to work at the intersection of grassroots realities and governance, shaping my understanding of how public systems function. The immersive exposure to policymaking and implementation at the district level built the foundation I now apply in my work on sustainability and just energy transition, where governance and equity remain central."
Batch 2018-20
Senior Advisor Forum for the Future
"Before the Gandhi Fellowship, I knew very little about the challenges faced outside metro cities. Working in Bihar, I learned from the community and my co-fellows that empathy is the most important value to approach problems. The Fellowship taught me to appreciate different perspectives and strengthen my problem-solving skills — showing me that no challenge is unsolvable if we dig a little deeper and look for the silver lining."
Batch 2021-23
Manager ConveGenius.AI
