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This panel featured Luis Miranda from the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP), Nikhil Dey from Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, and Poornima Dore from Tata Trusts. The panel was moderated by Avani Kapur, and touched upon the basics of governance and government functioning, the role of champions and changemakers, participatory democracy, digital governance, among other aspects. Key insights included the criticality of decision-making at the government level, the need for open dialogues, and information asymmetries in the digital age. The panel was a part of the ‘Future of Governance’ virtual forum, curated by us, and co-hosted with Arthan.

Dotted by anecdotes from the field, this panel was an insightful discussion among Dr. Rukmini Banerji from Pratham, Ashif Shaikh from Jan Sahas, Biraj Patnaik from the National Foundation of India and Mirai Chatterjee from SEWA. The panel deliberated on empowering grassroots field workers with the right tools and information to effectively engage with government authorities. This panel was a part of the ‘Future of Governance’ virtual forum, curated by us, and co-hosted with Arthan.

The Future of Governance virtual forum opened with keynotes from Meenakshi Gopinath, Centre for Policy Research and Atishi, Member of Legislative Assembly, Delhi. They talked about how it is imperative to learn about democracy and politics to understand citizen-state engagement. Atishi shared valuable insights on electoral politics, the motivation of political parties and the role of civil society organisations in driving change.

In this panel, we were joined by Gaurav Gogoi, Member of Parliament, Uma Mahadevan, Government of Karnataka, Rai Mahimapat Ray, Government of Jharkhand, and Anjali Yadav, Government of Jharkhand. The session was moderated by our Advisor and former IAS officer TR Raghunandan. The panel offered insights on how the government perceives citizen engagement and explored the need to listen to diverse perspectives, use of social media to disseminate information, partnership between district administration and local academia. The session also explored deliberative democracy processes like Gram Sabhas. This panel was a part of the ‘Future of Governance’ virtual forum, curated by us, and co-hosted with Arthan.

In this panel, we were joined by Sandhya Venkateswaran from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bharath Visweswariah from the Omidyar Network, and Zulfiquar Haider from Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives, in an exciting discussion on grantmaking enabling civil society organisations and citizen engagement. The session was moderated by Avani Kapur. The discussion touched upon facets such as the importance of community platforms in magnifying citizens’ voice, emerging developments in CSR funding, building capacity through grants, sustainable collaboration and technology. This panel was a part of the ‘Future of Governance’ virtual forum, curated by us, and co-hosted with Arthan.

In the Fireside Chat, Yamini Aiyar, Centre for Policy Research and Anurag Behar, Azim Premji Foundation explored how the core pillars of society view the state. They also reflected on their individual experiences of working with the state. Mr. Behar laid out some tensions between the state and the civil society while Ms. Aiyar discussed how frontline workers, who interact with the state every day, perceive their relationship with the state. This chat was a part of the ‘Future of Governance’ virtual forum, curated by us, and co-hosted with Arthan.