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

Faye D'Souza
Faye D'Souza
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Founder & Editor,, Beatroot News
Jaideep Bansal
Jaideep Bansal
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
CEO, GHE Impact Ventures
Manuraj Shunmugasundaram
Manuraj Shunmugasundaram
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Media Spokesperson, DMK party & Founding Partner, Ganesan and Manuraj Legal LLP
Abhishek Shah
Abhishek Shah
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
President, TruDoc
Mohit Sadani
Mohit Sadani
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Co-Founder, The Moms Co
Richa Natarajan
Richa Natarajan
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Co-Founder & Partner, UC Impower
Priya Mohan
Priya Mohan
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
General Partner, Venture Highway
Ranagarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam
Ranagarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Working President, Tamilnadu Congress Committee
Rohan Bhargava
Rohan Bhargava
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Co-Founder, CashKaro & EarnKaro
Aniket Mandavgane
Aniket Mandavgane
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Director - East ASia, Faith Foundation
Vidya Subramanian
Vidya Subramanian
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Founder, Vidya Subramanian Academy
Shannon Dona Massar
Shannon Dona Massar
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Co-founder and Director, Faith Foundation
Manasi Joshi
Manasi Joshi
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Paralympian
Parmesh Shahani
Parmesh Shahani
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Head, Godrej DEI Lab (Diversity Equity Inclusion)
Talha Salaria
Talha Salaria
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Founder, Lawyers At Work
seyielezo putsure
seyielezo putsure
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Founder/ CEO, Educentre School of Business
Manu S Pillai
Manu S Pillai
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Author and Historian
Geeta Mohan
Geeta Mohan
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Executive Editor, India Today
Sabina Dewan
Sabina Dewan
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Founding President and Executive Director, JustJobs Network
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
Cofounder, ProgCap
Manasi Prasad
Manasi Prasad
Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship
Board Member, 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
Senior Medical Officer (Occupational Health & Corporate Medical Services), Reliance Industries
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