the*spark forum

Aligning samaaj, sarkar and bazaar for an
inclusive, equitable, and developed India.

High-impact dialogues, from focused roundtables to flagship convenings.

India has intent, resources, and innovation to solve for livelihoods at scale.

What is often missing is alignment across stakeholders.

Samaaj

Ground-level intelligence
Human-centred design
Innovation

Sarkaar

Population-scale reach
Regulatory power
Fiscal muscle

Bazaar

Operational efficiency
Global best practices
Capital deployment

The intent exists. What’s missing is alignment.

the*spark forum exists to align these stakeholders to build
shared understanding and coordinated action.

We operate through four
interconnected modes

From flagship convenings to focused roundtables, every engagement turns alignment into action.

Convene

India’s largest collaborative convenings, bringing thousands of practitioners, thinkers, policymakers, influencers and funders together across thematic areas for dialogue, insight and collaboration that moves the sector forward.

CONVENINGS

Catalyse

Curating targeted engagements, from roundtables to hackathons, to dive deeper into specific problem statements for creating roadmaps, identifying innovative solutions, and enabling collaboration towards systemic change.

DIALOGUES

Disseminate

Translating key insights into reports, whitepapers, and recordings to make knowledge accessible and drive continued impact on policy, implementation, strategy, and alignment across the ecosystem.

RESOURCES

Spotlight

Directing the ecosystem’s attention and capital toward breakthrough solutions already proven to work, accelerating their journey from validated pilot to adoption and impact at scale.

AWARDS

To convene, catalyse, disseminate and spotlight

PARTNER WITH US

Where we focus

Six themes shaping India’s livelihood agenda.

Rural & Agri Livelihoods

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Smallholder farmer resilience
Market linkages for regen farming
Tech & livestock farming growth pathways

Entrepreneurship &
Informal Livelihoods

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Zero-friction registration
Scaling nano & micro to small & medium
Credit access & digital markets
Portable social protection

Education & Skills

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Future-ready upskilling & reskilling
Livelihood-mapped education pathways
Skill taxonomy for migration corridors

Climate & Green Jobs

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Climate-resilient livelihoods
Green jobs at population scale
Skilling for the green-digital economy
Climate change & the future of work

Inclusive Livelihoods

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Intersectional and last-mile inclusion
Financial inclusion: from access to agency
Digital inclusion: access, usage, participation
Participation and quality of work

Tech4Good

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DPI as livelihood & earning infrastructure
Last-mile digital leverage & empowerment
AI for welfare eligibility, credit scoring & public employment systems

A journey of our convenings

With more than 1,000 powerful voices converging across 20+ engagements, from flagship charchas to government-led roundtables, from residential retreats to hackathons, the∗spark forum has built one of India’s most consistent cross-sectoral platforms that practitioners, policymakers and funders rely on to build shared understanding and coordinated action.