Anant Fellowship

Anant Fellowship’s Class of 2025 concluded with the Fellows presenting their final Live-Action Projects (LAPs). The projects were showcased in the presence of internal and external jurors, mentors, LAP clients, the Fellowship team, and other university stakeholders. This year, the cohort worked on seven unique projects:

Prakrishi: Focused on the Dangs and Navsari regions of Gujarat, this project explored the behavioral aspects that enable or hinder the adoption of natural farming.

Bridging Experiences: This project worked with parents, teachers, and principals in three municipal schools in Ahmedabad to understand the challenges and explore ways to foster stronger engagement.

Foodprint: The team collaborated with its client, Project Otenga, to integrate sustainability practices into its overall strategy and operations.

Apple Vibes: An entrepreneurial initiative, this project reimagines how underutilized and surplus apples can be transformed into nutritious, naturally sweet, and gluten-free value-added products. By combining locally sourced apples with other healthy ingredients, the team developed clean-label snacks that are both affordable and wholesome.

Adinav: Aimed at primary-level children (Grade 3, ages 8–10) of the Bhil tribe, this project developed pictorial educational materials in the local Bhili language and artistic style.

Ankahi Goonj: This project studied the housing conditions of migrant workers in the Vatva area of Ahmedabad, examining their vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies, use of space as well as expenditure on repairs and maintenance.

Samman: The team helped its client, India Recycles, to understand the needs of low-income communities and their attitudes towards pre-loved goods.

We wish them all the best!

The day is here. 8th cohort of the Anant Fellowship will share their final Live-Action Project presentations on 22nd August. We warmly invite you to join the review and be part of the reflections on the fellows’ year-long journey.

Date: 22 August 2025
Time: 10 AM to 5 PM
Venue: Learning Commons, Anant National University

Anant National University

We are organising an interactive webinar on 𝐋𝐚𝐰, 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

This webinar will explore 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. As India undergoes rapid urban transformation, it faces both significant challenges and exciting opportunities for emerging leaders in this field.

Participants will gain insights into practical pathways for engaging meaningfully with evolving legal and policy frameworks that drive sustainable development - helping them carve out impactful roles within India’s dynamic urban landscape.

We will be joined by:

Hardika Dayalani, Director, Anant Fellowship
Dr Ashima Sood, Associate Professor and Director CUCE, Anant National University and
Varun Pradhan, Advocate - Gujarat High Court and Alumni, Anant Fellowship.

Mark your calendar:
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 8 August 2025
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 6:30 PM
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RM_X-8uHQieV08clydvUzA

Opening Doors to Possibility in Ladakh

On July 16th & 17th, the Anant Fellowship in Sustainability and Built Environment had the privilege of collaborating with SAVE Changthang to bring the Anant Fellowship to the youth of Ladakh. Through engaging sessions at EGM College and Sheynam Community Hall, we connected with curious, purpose-driven students eager to shape a more sustainable future.

What made it truly special? Connecting with our alumni: Thinles Nurboo, Councillor at the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) and a leader in the Pashmina Cooperative and Stanzin Dothon, a dedicated climate advocate with Local Futures. Their stories demonstrated what's possible when passion meets purpose.

Hardika Dayalani, Director – Anant Fellowship, engaged with the youth of Ladakh and shared her valuable insights on various aspects of Sustainability and the Built Environment.

𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://admissions.anu.edu.in/

Oleena Chaudhuri 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚, 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚.

Oleena holds a Double Master’s in Public Policy and Human Development from Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Built Environment from Anant National University. Her research focuses on 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, with collaborators including UNESCO, Grant Thornton and leading think tanks and academic institutions.

Named 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 and recipient of the 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭’𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, Oleena has authored 15+ papers and policy insights. 𝐈𝐧 2025, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐚𝐭 York University, 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚, 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫.

Rooted in systems thinking and lived experience, Oleena is shaping the future of 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.

We’re proud of our alumna, Oleena and are cheering her on!

𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://lnkd.in/eEakWbZ9

𝐀 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐮!

We successfully launched the 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, creating a powerful space for design-led changemakers to connect, collaborate and reimagine solutions to real-world challenges.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us and to our incredible partners and alumni who made this possible:

Prathmesh Mahajani | Samagata Foundation | Design For Impact | COLAB ADDA | Akshata Bhadranna 💚 | Ujjwala M G | Prerana N T | Navin Selva | GreenMic.India

Hardika Dayalani | Ruchie Kothari | Richa Tripathi | Pawan Raj | Ojas Mali

Here is to designing impact together.

How can design address real-world problems and improve lives?

Join us as we launch the Alumni Chapter of the Anant Fellowship in Bengaluru - a space for changemakers to connect and collaborate!

Limited Seats | Register Now: https://forms.gle/C4YHRU8h18bwc3zH8

Date: Friday 27th June 2025
Time: 5.30 PM onwards
Venue: Samagata Foundation, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru

A sincere thanks to our partners and alumni:

Samagata Foundation | Design For Impact | COLAB ADDA | Akshata Bhadranna 💚 | Ujjwala M G | Prerana N T | Navin Selva | GreenMic.India

𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 @ 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭: 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐀𝐏 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

In April, the fellows successfully completed their LAP immersions. Here's a glimpse into their experiences and activities. 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 looked into sustainability in the food industry by exploring local cafes and brainstorming innovative design ideas that can nudge behavioural change in cafe culture. 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 preheated their oven with in-depth research into the eco-conscious market and cooked up a storm of experiments with fresh batches of cookies.

𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧 took to the ground, interviewing end users of preloved items and volunteering with India Recycles. 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐗𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 engaged with various stakeholders, from principals, teachers and parents, to identify gaps within parental involvement among marginal communities. Meanwhile, 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐡𝐢 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐣 ventured into Vatva to understand the pressing concerns of housing and well-being from a gendered lens among migrant workers.

Fellows also travelled beyond Ahmedabad. 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢 planted themselves on the fields of Navsari and Dangs districts in South Gujarat to unearth traditional knowledge and harvest insights into natural farming. At the same time, 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐯 visited the Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh to co-create visual educational content in collaboration with the Bhil community.

Stay tuned, and join us in wishing them all the best!

𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰 https://admissions.anu.edu.in/

𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐃𝐆 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚. 𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐒𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚.

Shreyaas has a strong background in public policy and advocates for the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. He is also a certified POSH, POCSO and ventilation trainer. At Monash University, he is the Vice President of the Environment and Sustainability Student Association.

Post-fellowship, he has worked with UNDP in India on the Global Biodiversity Finance (BIOFIN) project in New Delhi and held roles in public policy, education and sustainability, ranging from Programme Manager at Communeeti to International Relations Manager at Woxsen University and Country Ambassador for Australia at Equal Trade Alliance based out of the Netherlands.

Shreyaas continues to make a global impact through diverse leadership roles across India, Australia and beyond.

We are proud of our alumni, Shreyaas, and are always cheering for him!

𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨

You are cordially invited to:
Cities of Tomorrow: Rewriting Our Future Through Policy

Anant Fellowship in Sustainability and Built Environment in collaboration with Public Policy India is organising an inspiring dialogue exploring the role of policy as a creative force in shaping our urban futures.

Speakers:
Prof Snehal Nagarsheth – Dean, School of Architecture, Anant National University
Mr Harpal Dave – Additional Chief Town Planner, Govt of Gujarat

Key themes:
🔹 Systemic change through innovative policy

🔹 Case studies from the built environment

🔹 Strategies for inclusive, equitable implementation

Join us for this conversation at the intersection of governance, design and sustainability.

𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 - ‘𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟...’ 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬.

Each session will delve into a specific theme covering a range of topics from technology and education to urban development and sustainability through innovation, impact and interdisciplinary thinking.

The 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 of the series is titled ‘𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬’, to be headed by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟 Ankur Kulshrestha

This chapter will delve into the critical domain of corporate governance, examining the recent turmoil involving BluSmart and Gensol Engineering. This case study offers an exploration of governance failures, regulatory oversight and the imperative for ethical leadership in contemporary business practices.

Key Themes:
Are we expecting too much too soon from the startup firms?
How did one more poster boy of the Indian startup ecosystem fail?
Do the principles of corporate governance hold differently in startup firms?
How can startup firms balance performance and corporate governance?

Speaker Profile:
Prof Ankur Kulshrestha is a seasoned corporate trainer and educator with a robust background in finance and governance. He has served as an educator at various institutions, including IIM Rohtak. His expertise spans corporate governance, financial risk management and strategic business practices.

This session is pivotal for professionals, students and enthusiasts keen on understanding the intricacies of corporate governance and the lessons to be learned from real-world business crises. Participants will gain valuable insights into the importance of ethical leadership, regulatory compliance, and the role of investors in ensuring corporate accountability.

The session will be moderated by Anant Fellowship alumnus Ojas Mali.