the*spark forum

Voices that inform. Insights that align.
Conversations that move India forward.

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 brings these actors together to build shared understanding and move towards coordinated action.

We operate through four
interconnected modes

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

Convene

Convening the ecosystem through large-scale forums that foster idea exchange and shared understanding among policymakers, practitioners, and funders.

Catalyse

Designing targeted engagements, from roundtables and retreats to dialogues and hackathons, to address challenges through honest dialogue.

Disseminate

Translating convening insights into reports, whitepapers, and recordings that make knowledge accessible and drive continued impact on policy, strategy, and implementation.
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Spotlight

Surfacing impactful solutions through platforms like the*spark awards. Identifying work that is proven, scalable, and ready for wider adoption.

To convene, catalyse, disseminate and spotlight

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Where we focus

Six themes shaping India’s livelihood agenda.

Rural & Agri Livelihoods

Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Education & Skills

Climate & Green Jobs

Inclusion & Social Justice

Tech & AI for Inclusive Growth

A journey of convenings

With more than 1,000 powerful voices converging across 20+ engagements, we have built one of India’s most consistent cross-sectoral platforms that practitioners, policymakers and funders rely on to build shared understanding and coordinated action.

2020

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2021

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charcha 2nd edition

2021

What happened this year

2022

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charcha 3rd edition

2022

What happened this year

2023

HIGHLIGHTS
charcha 4th edition

2024

HIGHLIGHTS
charcha 5th edition

Convenings & hacks

Attendees

Views

Co-hosts

Speakers

Themes

Built with institutions
across government, civil
society, and markets.

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Voices from forum

Leaders across sectors who shape conversations.

Aditi Jha

Board Director, Legal & Public Policy
LinkedIn

Kartik Suri

GM, Future Skills, India AI
MeitY, Govt. of India

Pooja Nanda

Head, Women Economic Empowerment
Mahindra Group

Kalika Bali

Senior Principal Researcher
Microsoft Research Labs India

John Paul

Senior Director, Livelihood Programs
The/Nudge Institute

Arun Seth

Board Director
British Telecom India & Alcatel Lucent

Anaita Singh

Senior Officer, Digital Health & AI
Gates Foundation

Geeta Gurnani

Field CTO & Pre-Sales Leader
IBM Technologies, India/South Asia

Usha Uthup

Padma Bhushan awardee
Iconic playback singer & stage performer

Amit Chandra

Co-Founder | Chairperson
A.T.E. Chandra Foundation | Bain Capital India

What people say

Reflections from leaders who have shaped our forums Resources page.