A great first step to a career in politics
Those of you who are also on the facebook page will recall a brief post last year about an extraordinary institution called “Chanakya Institute of Public Leadership” (CIPL).
For those who may not know or remember, Chanakya Institute is school for the political leaders of tomorrow. Based on the eternal political principles of Chanakya (also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta) given in the Kautilya Arthashastra and Chanakya Niti this school equips students in the ‘Art of Thinking’ besides training them to apply modern technology and specialized management techniques in the political arena.
CIPL was born out of a belief that most people who are in public life today are not trained for it…”they learn the job ‘on the job’. Furthermore, “an entry into the political arena is either by default or as a family legacy” . This – at least – partly explains the paucity of talent in the political sphere in India. CIPL has decided to do something about it.
Their 6-month residential programme is based on ‘Kautilya Arthashastra’ the supreme text on ‘RajNiti’. The course has been created in partnership with ‘Mumbai University’ with access to its infrastructure. The Teachers are leading exponents of Arthashastra, Spiritual gurus, University faculty, politicians, administrators, lawyers, economists and businessmen.
Most importantly, it is a state of the art ‘Gurukul’ with No tuition fees and ‘Merit’ as the only criterion of selection (upholding the Guru-Shishya parampara) .
The first batch from CIPL passed out earlier this year..You could be part of the second one!  The Institute is now accepting applications for the second batch, starting in July (2nd half). If you are keen, move fast. The last date is 20th June.  For more, please see http://www.ciplmumbai.in/
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That’s a nice programme. Thanks for this.
It would be great if they also offered an online course or even one of distance education.
Half – way through my essay to fill up the form…Preparation for the long war has begun 🙂
‘koi bhi desh perfect nahiin hota, usey perfect banaana padta hai’apna toh pehle tha, ab firse banaana hai 😉
In the light of Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev movement, it is pertinent to train the leaders of future with true conscious for the Nation. With the Nehruvian Secularism for the last 64 years we have seen the results. Now is the time to change the fate of the nation by bringing the leaders of the future with the basic instinct of looking after the affairs of the Nation in its true sense.
Stop Corruption,
Education for all, irrespective of their cast. Sanskrit must be made essential not compulsory.
Economic support for those who need the most not based on criteria of caste.
Opportunities to do Research based on the Indian ethos.
Equal opportunity for all. Appeasement of none.
Missionary zeal must be stopped in Tribal and Rural areas.
Just one word of caution Please do not call me Hindu Fundamentalist.
Dr. Ambekar