Shashank Mani
Shashank Mani is an author, politician and social entrepreneur. He is the founder of Jagriti Yatra and Jagriti Enterprise Center – Purvanchal. Early life and education Mani completed his schooling at Colvin Taluqdars' College in Lucknow. Later he pursued his BTech degree from the IIT Delhi, and did an MBA from IMD Lussanne. Career Shashank Mani is the founder of the Jagriti Yatra and the Jagriti Enterprise Centre - Purvanchal (JECP). In 1997, Mani organized the "Azad Bharat Rail Yatra" to commemorate 50 years of India's independence. This 22-day journey, conducted on a specially chartered train, provided him with valuable experiences and insights, which he documented in his book India – A Journey Through a Healing Civilization, published by HarperCollins. Inspired by the success of this endeavour, Mani launched the Jagriti movement in 2008, initiating the annual national train journey known as the "Jagriti Yatra," with the aim of fostering entrepreneurship for nation-building. Over the past 15 years, this yatra has played a pivotal role in building a network of 7000 entrepreneurial leaders across India. The Jagriti model by Shashank has been replicated as The Millennial Train Journey in the USA and Ticket-for-Change in France. References 1969 births Living people