Education is not the amount of information that is put into your brain and runs riot there, undigested, all your life. We must have life building, man-making, character-making assimilation of ideas.
- Swami Vivekananda
What is impact at Rishihood?
We imagine a triple-layer of impact that is interconnected.
People
Build Leadership Capacity With a curriculum anchored on self leadership, mentorship, experience, and multidisciplinary learning.
THOUGHT
Build Leadership Capacity With a curriculum anchored on self leadership, mentorship, experience, and multidisciplinary learning.
Systems
Build Leadership Capacity With a curriculum anchored on self leadership, mentorship, experience, and multidisciplinary learning.
The center of our education is to nurture the next generation of ‘rishileaders’. Such leaders demonstrate three fundamental attributes:
Jigyasa
- Desire To know
The quest to discover knowledge
Humility and respect for others
A sense of wonder towards the creation
Chikirsha
-Will to Act
A mindset to create and take risks without the fear of failure
Be fully involved in the action but remain detached from the fruits of the action
Pursue excellence in every action and make it an act of worship
Ananda
- Joy of Being
Personal Integrity regardless of outcomes
Purity of body, mind, and environment
Internal and external peace and harmony
Learn more about the Rishihood Way in our Resolution Paper.
Rishihood is founded and led by people who come from a diverse set of backgrounds including business, public life, spirituality, academia, social entrepreneurship, technology, and social work. We are here to offer a new way of learning and leading.
Alumni and faculty members of various IITs come together to identify, train, and mentor youth for nation-building. The foundation is launched by Shri Suresh Prabhu at IIT Delhi
2015
Programs, Projects, and Publications
Vision India Foundation starts training programs on public policy and governance, partners with government stakeholders, publishes literature on issues of public importance
2016
A new university with a new vision
The idea of Rishihood University is floated with the vision of rebuilding Takshashila
2017-19
Concept, Campus, Curriculum
Rishihood starts building its campus in Sonipat. Vision India Foundation continues to expand its programs in leadership, reaching more than 1000 alumni
2020
Rashtram School of Public Leadership
Vision India Foundation takes an institutional form in the shape of Rashtram School of Public Leadership, established as the flagship school of Rishihood University
2021
Inauguration and way ahead
Hon’ble Vice President of India Shri M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates Rishihood University. The campus opens for the faculty, staff, and learners
Our Vision for the 21st Century
2020-2030
ORGANISATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
A new learning model created for the world
Rishihood team builds a culture of excellence
We ignite the spirit of social impact in the community
2030-2040
WIDE ACCEPTANCE
Rishihood becomes synonymous with great education nationally
Alumni start achieving top-level success in their professions
2040-2050
INSTITUTION OF IMPACT
We become an institutional benchmark for India
Our large-scale impact is visible in the society
Our alumni become role models for younger generation
2050-2060
MAGNET FOR EXCELLENCE
Rishihood attracts the best people in the world to pursue their passion
We become a de-facto home for social impact, innovation, and learning
2060-2080
GLOBAL INFLUENCER
We achieve global recognition and admiration
Rishihood becomes a fountainhead and participates in leading global discourse
2080-2100
MACRO-MICRO IMPACT
This leads to an evolution in humankind’s pursuits at large
Achieving ‘Rishihood’ becomes an aspiration for people and communities
