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Tata Jagriti Yatra

1 Train | 13 Destinations | 15 Role Models
18 Days | 400 Youths | 9000 kms

A Journey of discovery and transformation...

Tata Jagriti Yatra is an ambitious train journey of discovery and transformation that takes hundreds of India's highly motivated youth on an 18 day national odyssey. The aim is to awaken the spirit of entrepreneurship.The vision of Jagriti is to inspire young Indians living in the middle of the Indian demographic diamond (Rs 40 - Rs 120 per day) to lead development by taking to enterprise. By doing so, they can turn from job seekers to job creators. Find out more...

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Read the article on Enterprise Led Development by Shashank Mani.

Visionaries behind Arvind Eye CareCapturing the JourneyBraille Beyond BordersThe Yatra SongSessions in TrainThe Dance at the Steel PlantTiloniya ActJamshedpur HaltTata Jagriti Yatra Launch 2008 in Mumbai
India Happening Book

In 1997, on the fiftieth anniversary of India's independence, Shashank Mani, an IIT alumnus, organized a train journey across India. The purpose – to get a sense of how the country had changed in the past fifty years of independence, and what needed to be accomplished in the future... more

A book capturing the journey was published in August 2007 on the 60th Anniversary of India’s independence by Harper Collins India – India: A Journey through a healing civilization. Purchase the book here. All the royalties will go towards Jagriti cause. Get in touch with the author, Shashank Mani.

The Jagriti Yatra Geet

Listen to the Jagriti Yatra Geet created in collaboration with ad-guru and song-writer Prasoon Joshi and the team at McCann Erickson India.
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