Indian School of Democracy, established in 2018 by Prakhar Bhartiya and Hemakshi Meghani is trying to change the infamous perception about politicians by teaching their own syllabus.
Who would you consider to be your role model? The answers usually vary from film personalities to sporting heroes. But in today’s day and age, very rarely would one pick a politician to be a role model.
In an attempt to change this perception about politicians, in 2018, Prakhar Bhartiya and Hemakshi Meghani, decided to create Indian School of Democracy (ISD), a place where young leaders with their diverse beliefs are nurtured for a lifetime of service in politics.
Prakhar and Hemakshi are both Teach for India fellows who started having conversations about the need to start this programme sometime in 2017. While Hemakshi went on to study at Harvard Kennedy School and also worked with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Prakhar moved to Columbia University, where he pursued a Masters in Public…