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Convenings and dialogues over the years Cross-sector roundtables, dialogues, and state-level and government-commissioned convenings.
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Convenings over the years

Six editions of cross-sector dialogue, from the first convening in 2020 to the upcoming 7th edition.

6th Edition

charcha 2025

Tech, data for impact, policy, and capacity building.

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5th Edition

charcha 2024

Rural-urban livelihoods. Largest cross-sector dialogue till date.

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4th Edition

charcha 2023

Mainstreaming livelihood priorities through cross-sector action.

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3rd Edition

charcha 2022

Designing pathways from poverty to prosperity.

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2nd Edition

charcha 2021

Reimagining livelihoods after the pandemic.

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1st Edition

charcha 2020

The first cross-sector convening on livelihoods in India.

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State-level Charcha

Jharkhand charcha

A regional charcha convening government, civil society, industry & academia in Ranchi.

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Govt-commissioned Charcha

Samajik Nyay charcha

Hosted with the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment on social justice and inclusion.

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Dialogues over the years

Roundtables, retreats and dialogues built around specific alignment challenges across themes.

roundtables

Roundtable

AI for Impact Roundtable

A roundtable that brought together technologists, policymakers, and social sector leaders to map where AI can meaningfully accelerate livelihoods outcomes. Participants defined actionable problem statements and evaluation criteria for grant funding across education, skilling, financial...

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Policy Roundtable

Artisan Roundtable

A roundtable convening policy leaders, craft entrepreneurs, and design institutions to tackle the structural barriers holding back India’s 7 million+ artisans, from market access and credit to production methods, and to build shared pathways for...

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Closed-door Roundtable

Skill Visioning

A visioning roundtable that convened thought leaders to reimagine India’s skilling landscape for the next decade, focusing on emerging challenges across jobs, entrepreneurship, and workforce development.

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events

Dialogue Series

BRICS Dialogue Series 2026

Supporting partner for the inaugural BRICS Dialogue Series 2026, hosted by Pahlé India Foundation and The Secretariat during India’s BRICS presidency. Bringing together 60 senior policymakers, diplomats and domain experts to examine global economic realignment,...

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Civic Convening

WhatsApp Citizen Forum

A multi-stakeholder forum on the role of messaging platforms in citizen engagement, civic participation, and trusted communication across government and grassroots actors.

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Pre-summit Consultation

India AI Impact Pre-summit

A pre-summit consultation bringing together policymakers, technologists, and ecosystem leaders to explore how AI can strengthen governance, reduce exclusion, and improve delivery. Three working groups produced pilotable roadmaps across social inclusion, rural development, and MSME...

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Sector Convening

AI for Impact Convening

A convening exploring roadmaps to a more inclusive and democratised AI ecosystem, plugged into the IndiaAI Mission. Brought together leaders from government, business, civil society, and academia to discuss open source, community-driven innovation, and bridging...

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Convening with Meta

Pragati

A convening in partnership with Meta celebrating women-led social transformation, bringing together 120+ leaders from corporates, nonprofits, social enterprises, and policy to explore pathways for accelerating women-led economic development through entrepreneurship, technology, and community-led models.

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Residential Convening

Bellagio Center Convening

A residential convening at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center to build a Global South consortium focused on ending extreme poverty in the face of increasing climate vulnerability, bringing together multilaterals, practitioners, policymakers and funders from...

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Civil Society Convening

Sanlaap

A convening on accelerating economic inclusion for the most excluded in rural India, bringing together CSOs working across livelihoods, gender, climate, and rural development to map approaches, identify investment needs, and agree on concrete pathways...

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hackathons

2025 · Virtual

AI for Impact Hack

In partnership with Meta and The/Nudge Institute, 9,305 registrants and 1,097 teams competed across Education, Healthcare, Agriculture, and Skilling. 83 prototype teams received GPU credits and Meta Llama technical support. Winning solutions ranged from AI-powered...

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2024 · India Habitat Centre

Hackathon 2024

An open innovation challenge expanded across Agriculture, Skilling, Inclusion, and Entrepreneurship. 2,000+ applications were funnelled through four screening stages, with Google and The/Nudge Institute jointly mentoring finalists. Winners received cash prizes and access to Google’s...

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2023 · ISB Hyderabad

Hackathon 2023

India’s first G20 Hackathon, co-hosted with Google and T-Hub. 270 teams tackled a single challenge: using Android to solve for small and marginal farmers. Three winners emerged from a 24-hour sprint, backed by agri-expert mentors...

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