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Objectives

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Acting as a vibrant technology enabled platform to keep discourse and dialogue on democracy alive

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Creating a learning platform on the working of our democracy

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To spread the knowledge about the working of our democracy

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Creation of forum for deliberation on topics of the day on democracy

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To build capacities, concepts, and philosophies as tools of change

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To sensitize the people to own responsibility for the working of our democracy

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To capacitate them to figure out the challenges in democracy

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To give expression to the best ideas of people on democracy

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To facilitate sharing of ideas, interaction, and open forum to workout the need for change in democracy

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To promote the individual leadership to figure out the solutions for the challenges in democracy

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Realization of the necessity to do research on democracy

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To mobilize concerted efforts to bring change

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To unify wisdom for a better democracy

Institutional Partnerships
(Civil Societies, Think Tanks and NGOs)

No Institutional Partnerships
1.Educational Institutions
2.Research Institutions
3.Chairs
4.Civil Societies
5.NGOs
6.Think Tanks
7.News Papers
8.TV Channels
9.Media Houses
10.Professional Business Groups
11.Social Media Platforms
12.Law Firms
13.Corporates
14.Software Giants
15.All Unions
16.Student Unions
17.Others

Individual Partnerships
(Intellectuals, Thinkers and Social Activists)

Local Partnerships
Dr N Jayaprakash Narayan
Local
Dr JD Lakshminarayana
Local
National Partnerships
Dr Yogendra Yadav
National
Dr Trilok Chari
National
Sri Prashant Bhushan
National
International Partnerships
Michael Sandel
International

Programmes, Initiatives, Activities

Conducted independently by Democracy Foundation or in association with other Civil Societies, Government and other bodies

Series 1

The Trust Level

  • 1Core Committee Meetings
Series 2

Think Tank Level

  • 1Dialogue on Democracy
Series 3

Local Level

  • 1Programmes for Colleges and Students
  • 2Programmes for Youth
  • 3Awareness Programmes
  • 4Competitions for Students and Youth
  • 5Citizen Programmes
  • 6Collaborative Initiatives
  • 7Collaborative Activities
  • 8Student Assistantships
Series 4

National & International Level

  • 1Seminars
  • 2Workshops
  • 3Colloquiums
  • 4Panel Discussions
  • 5Round Table Meetings
  • 6Discussion Forums
  • 7Town Halls
  • 8Online Webinars
  • 9Debates
  • 10TED Talks
  • 11Intelligent Squared Debates
  • 12TV Debates
  • 13Google Talks

Ground Level Working Groups

The movement for change for a better democracy gets momentum through both bottom up and top down approaches. The ground level working groups play a vital role of bottom-up approach in garnering opinions of stake holders of democracy, facilitating their participation, and making them the story tellers. The working groups are at four levels as noted below.

Research Activities

The research emanating at Democracy Foundation is through collective learning, sharing of knowledge, experiences with democracy, new ideation, intuition, asking right questions, raising wise doubts, and exploration for truth in the working of democracy.

The research output is also due to working with Ambedkar Chair, Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur, through an MOU.

The output of this research is shared and published through the following ways:

  • Concept papers
  • Research papers
  • National Conferences
  • International Conferences
  • Collaborative Research
  • Articles in Hindu, Eanadu etc. under the name of Democracy Foundation
  • Internships in social service in collaboration with Institutions, Universities, and Colleges
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Means of Outreach

Web Application Platform

Web Application

The Web Application is the tool for the accomplishment of the mission of Democracy Foundation. The Web Application hosts the people driven and technology enabled social research project to design change in democracy. The Web Application will be made available as Mobile Application as early as possible.

  • A platform through which people can drive the desired change in democracy
  • A forum for expressing best ideas on democracy — each citizen is a leader and can tell his own story
  • Uses research tools of Experience, Right Question and Wise Doubt to find solutions to challenges in democracy
  • The search for truth is apolitical, universal, and for the people and the society
  • The birth of any truth is not against nation, state, government, or any political party
  • Facilitates diagnosis of challenge, prescription of remedy, and implementation of remedy
  • Proposes and promotes systemic change through systemic inquiry and analysis

Tools of Outreach

The tools of outreach are designed to embed powerful sayings, quotations, anecdotes, examples, experiences, analogies, stories, and metaphors that inspire curiosity and nurture a sense of responsibility. These tools encourage individuals to actively engage with and contribute to the Democracy Foundation's mission of strengthening and sustaining a better democracy through this project.

They also represent essential research tools grounded in lived experience, thoughtful questioning, and constructive doubt — enabling deeper understanding, critical thinking, and meaningful participation.

Tools of Outreach

Target Audience

Target Audience

All the citizens of the world are the story tellers of Democracy Foundation. The experience, knowledge, and wisdom of people from different walks of life provide balanced perspectives towards creating a better democracy from a good democracy. All the audience are equal without any prejudice of any kind in relation to the vision of Democracy Foundation.