Jagriti Yatra
This train, run by an NGO named Jagriti Seva Sansthan of Mumbai, has been going on a journey every year since 2008, in which more than 75 thousand youth from 23 countries have participated so far.
A 16-year-old initiative, Jagriti Yatra is leading a unique movement of ‘BUILDING INDIA THROUGH ENTERPRISE’ focused on Middle India (Tier 2/3 India).
A non-profit initiative, Jagriti Yatra is a 15-day, 8000-km entrepreneurship train journey to inspire youth to become entrepreneurs. It has been running since 2008, impacting 7500+ youth from India and 23 countries globally. It focuses on Tier 2 and Tier 3 districts of India, (what is termed Middle India), and it is also creating an enterprise ecosystem in Eastern UP.
Refined over years, Jagriti Yatra is an innovation that been running for 16 years and has been replicated successfully in four other countries. Today, “Yatris” (Travelers) are a growing community of entrepreneurs in India and abroad.
Designed in an experiential format, Jagriti Yatra will give you unique insights into understanding Inclusive Entrepreneurship by immersing yourself in India of small towns and villages in company of 450 other participants, providing a unique learning and networking forum.
Most of the passengers of this train are young entrepreneurs. The sole purpose of the journey is to connect, network, and guide the young entrepreneurs involved in it.
In this 15-day journey, about 100 gurus suggest to the youth the opportunities and solutions available on topics like agriculture, education, energy, health, manufacturing, water and sanitation, art literature, and culture.
During the total journey of 8000 km, this train goes to 10 to 12 cities in India, and 500 passengers board the train. The journey of the Jagruti Yatra, which will begin on November 16 this year, will start from Mumbai, pass through cities including Hubli, Bengaluru, Madurai, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, and Delhi, and end in Ahmedabad on December 1.
It is one of the most special and longest journeys in the world.
