About the Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship

Founded in 2006, the Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship (formerly the India Leadership Initiative) is a collaboration between the Aspen Institute and the Ananta Aspen Centre that helps leaders from across India explore leadership approaches to addressing challenges faced by the world’s largest democracy.

KBF is a partner of the Aspen Institute and a part of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. 

Learn more about the Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship (KBF) 

Fellows in Program

Annamalai Kuppusamy
Annamalai Kuppusamy
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
State President of Tamilnadu, Bharatiya Janata Party – Tamil Nadu
Syed Junaid Altaf
Syed Junaid Altaf
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Group Executive Director, FIL Industries
Ruchi Gupta
Ruchi Gupta
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Executive Director, Future of India Foundation
Deepthi Ravula
Deepthi Ravula
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Chief Executive Office, WE HUB, Government of Telangana
Arpita Naharya
Arpita Naharya
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement
Vikram Vaidyanathan
Vikram Vaidyanathan
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Managing Director, Matrix Partners India
Thavaseelan K
Thavaseelan K
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Government of India
Varun Gupta
Varun Gupta
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Director, Ashiana Housing
Suraj Moraje
Suraj Moraje
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
CEO
Dhyanesh Shah
Dhyanesh Shah
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Co-founder, Mosaic Wellness
Saurav Malhotra
Saurav Malhotra
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
CEO / Rural Futures - Co-Founder & Designer, Balipara Foundation
Shaili Chopra
Shaili Chopra
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Founder, SheThePeople
Shrayana Bhattacharya
Shrayana Bhattacharya
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Senior Economist, World Bank
Pallavi Shrivastava
Pallavi Shrivastava
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Co-founder, Progcap
Manasi Prasad
Manasi Prasad
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Musician, Museum Director, Indian Music Experience Museum
Manvendra Shekavat
Manvendra Shekavat
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
MD, The MRS Group
Manharsinh Yadav
Manharsinh Yadav
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Director-Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India
Zainab Patel
Zainab Patel
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Director, Inclusion & Diversity
Vivek Lal
Vivek Lal
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Chief Executive Officer
Gautam Thakar
Gautam Thakar
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Global CEO
Suneem Ahmad Khan
Suneem Ahmad Khan
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Medical Officer, Central Resevre Police Force, CRPF
Shreyas Jayasimha
Shreyas Jayasimha
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Founding Partner, Aarna Law
Sameer Brij Verma
Sameer Brij Verma
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Managing Director, Nexus Venture Partners
Radhikaraje Gaekwad
Radhikaraje Gaekwad
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Textile revivalist; Trustee, Maharaja Fatesingh Museum and Maharani Chimnabai Stree Udyogalaya
Punit Lalbhai
Punit Lalbhai
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Executive Director
G V Ravishankar
G V Ravishankar
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Managing Director
Larsing L D Sawyan
Larsing L D Sawyan
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Managing Director
Krithi Karanth
Krithi Karanth
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Chief Conservation Scientist and Director, Centre for Wildlife Studies
Kavita Narayan
Kavita Narayan
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Technical Advisor, HRH/Health Systems for Public Health
Jayna Kothari
Jayna Kothari
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Senior Advocate and Executive Director
Eenam Gambhir
Eenam Gambhir
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Director, Ministry of External Affairs
Dawar Ashraf Mir
Dawar Ashraf Mir
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Founder, Ziraat Agro Ventures
Ali Khan Mahmudabad
Ali Khan Mahmudabad
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Raheel Khursheed
Raheel Khursheed
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Co-Founder, Laminar Global
Anuj Kothari
Anuj Kothari
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Chief Executive Officer, Adinath Enterprise
Ajay Nair
Ajay Nair
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
CEO, Swasth Alliance
Amit Wanchoo
Amit Wanchoo
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
CEO, SPACE Communications and Director,, Eaton Laboratories
Amit Narang
Amit Narang
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Sourabh Gupta
Sourabh Gupta
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Founder and Principal Architect, Archohm
Chandan Chowdhary
Chandan Chowdhary
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Superintendent of Police, North Goa
Prasad Dandekar
Prasad Dandekar
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Head, Radiation Oncology, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre
Madhu Nataraj
Madhu Nataraj
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Mentor/ Choreographer, STEM DANCE KAMPNI