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The voices shaping
India's rural future.

From Cabinet Ministers to Padma Shri awardees, from village sarpanches to foundation CEOs — IRC brings together the full spectrum of voices needed to shift rural India's trajectory.

A gathering of voices you won't find anywhere else.

Be in the room where ideas meet lived experience — a few of the voices who join the India Rural Colloquy.

Prataprao Jadhav
Prataprao Jadhav
Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India
Prahlad Singh Patel
Prahlad Singh Patel
Minister of Panchayati Raj & Rural Development, Govt. of MP
Janak Palta McGilligan
Janak Palta McGilligan
Padma Shri Awardee
Nishant Gupta
Nishant Gupta
Head of Sustainability, Flipkart Group
Niharika Barik Singh
Niharika Barik Singh
Principal Secretary, Dept. of Panchayat & Rural Development, GoCG
Shraman Jha
Shraman Jha
CEO, Hindustan Unilever Foundation
T. K. Anil Kumar
T. K. Anil Kumar
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, GoI
Pankaj Pachauri
Pankaj Pachauri
Founder, GoNews
Anurag Sharma
Anurag Sharma
Hon'ble Member of Parliament
Sameer Shisodia
Sameer Shisodia
Head, Rainmatter Foundation
Alice Gugelev
Alice Gugelev
Managing Director, Global Development Incubator
Mekhala Krishnamurthy
Mekhala Krishnamurthy
Associate Professor, Ashoka University

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