UDAAN IS NITIPATH’S CIVIC INNOVATION AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ARM. WE EMPOWER YOUNG LEADERS, ESPECIALLY FROM UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES WITH THE TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND POLICY, ENGAGE DEMOCRATICALLY AND PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL CONVERSATIONS.

OUR GOALS

NITIPATHSHALA

INTRODUCING HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC POLICY AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS THROUGH INTERACTIVE AND VISUAL FORMATS. WE PROVIDE THEM CIVIC TOOLKITS AND PLAY-CARDS TO UNDERSTAND GOVERNMENT’S DAY TO DAY WORK.

YOUTH LOK SABHA

HELPS STUDENT EXPERIENCES DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION BY SIMULATING REAL-WORLD DECISION-MAKING FORUMS—SUCH AS STATE ASSEMBLIES, PANCHAYAT SABHAS, BUDGET HEARINGS OR POLICY DEBATES.

WE ORGANISE MOCK PARLIAMENTS, QUESTIONNAIRE AND TRAINING SESSIONS

“STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN OUR UDAAN SESSIONS”

CIVIC TOOLKIT LAB

BUILDS AND DISTRIBUTE STUDENT-FRIENDLY, VISUALLY RICH, AND ACTION-BASED CIVIC TOOLKITS THAT SCHOOLS, CLUBS, AND COMMUNITIES CAN USE TO PROMOTE L0CAL POLITICAL AWARENESS AND RIGHTS LITERACY.

WILL PLACE SELECTED STUDENTS (GRADES 10–12 OR COLLEGE 1st YEAR) IN SHORT-TERM, MENTORED CIVIC APPRENTICESHIP WITH REAL ACTIRS—MLAS, BUREAUCRATS, JOURNALISTS , LAWYERS, OR LOCAL NGO LEADERS

POLICY PATHFINDERS (COMING SOON)

CIVIC COMMONS (COMING SOON)

WILL BUILD A PUBLIC ARCHIVE OF REAL-WORLD PETITIONS, CIVIC WINS, LOCAL INNOVATIONS, AND POLICY SHIFTS LED BY ORDINARY CITIZENS—INCLUDING YOUTH.

WILL BE INDIA’s FIRST STUDENT-FACING CIVIC KNOWLEDGE BANK

2500+

20+

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ENGAGED

STUDENTS REACHED

UDAAN IS RISING AS A NATIONAL YOUTH-LED CIVIC INNOVATION MOVEMENT. HERE’S WHAT WE’VE BUILT SO FAR

SO FAR

• 2500+ STUDENTS REACHED

• 10+ STATE PRESENSE

• 5+ CIVIC Campaigns

• 50+ INTER-GENERATIONAL STORIES COLLECTED

• 20+ SCHOOLS & COLLEGES ENGAGED

• 10+ TOOLKITS & SIMULATIONS CREATED

• 100+ BLOGS CREATED ON GOVERNANCE AND

• RECOGNISED BY NATIONAL PLATFORMS

START A LOCAL UDAAN CHAPTER IN YOUR SCHOOL OR COLLEGE. ACCESS DYNAMIC TOOLKITS, HOST SIMULATIONS, LEAD CIVIC CLUBS, AND SPARK DEMOCRATIC DIALOGUE. WHETHER YOU’RE A TEACHER OR STUDENT, YOU CAN TURN YOUR INSTITUTION INTO A HUB FOR ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP.

UDAAN IS POWERED BY PASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU. JOIN AS A YOUTH FELLOW, EDUCATOR PARTNER OR VOLUNTEER AND HELP BRING CIVIC EDUCATION ALIVE THROUGH TOOLKITS, SIMULATIONS AND SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT. LET’S SHAPE A GENERATION THAT QUESTIONS, PARTICIPATES AND LEADS.

JOIN OUR UDAAN JOURNEY

OUR STRENGTH LIES IN OUR COLLECTIVE PASSION AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES. FOUNDED BY ADITYA JANU, THE TEAM UNITES STUDENTS, DESIGNERS, POLICY THINKERS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS UNDER ONE ROOF. TOGETHER, WE BUILD TOOLKITS, MAP LOCAL STORIES, AND DESIGN CHANGE EACH MEMBER BRINGING UNIQUE SKILLS THAT TRANSFORM IDEAS INTO IMPACT.

Aniket Rathi

CO-FOUNDER

Aditya Janu

CO-FOUNDER

OUR TEAM