The Centre successfully launched the District Fellowship Program in Maharashtra. This program, a cornerstone of CKA's Chronicle Project, aimed to train and cultivate young generation for documenting the cultural stories of their own districts, talukas, and villages.
In March 2022, the Centre organized a Seminar on Indian Cinema and Soft Power with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Raj Bhavan and Films Division, Mumbai, under the aegis of the Governor’s Office of Maharashtra.
The Centre presented the Chornicle project and its features to the newly constituted Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), World Bank officials in the presence of several senior bureaucrats.
In a country as vast and varied as India, where every voice matters and every decision impacts millions, the flow of accurate and timely data is not just important-it’s essential to the health of our democracy.
The Centre co-organized (along with Centre for Land Governance, Bhubaneswar and IIM Ahmedabad) the ILDC-FLAGCCIP Workshop, focussing on Inclusion and Convergence for a Sustainable Food and Land Use Future.
Dr. Yugank Goyal presented the work of the Centre at a TedX organised by Rajiv Gandhi National University, Patiala, discussing the history of India's gazetteers, and why we need to build new frameworks of knowledge.
The Centre presented different chapters across districts for comparison to the District Statistical Officers and Regional Directors of Dept. of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Maharashtra. The discussion emphasized the importance of the District Statistical Abstract in the CKA projects.
The 7th India Land and Development Conference (ILDC), organized by FLAME University, Center for Land Governance in Bhubaneswar, and other partners, was held at the FLAME university campus.
The Centre organised a talk at FLAME University by Mr. Sanjeev Sanyal, Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.
The Centre presented the Maharashtra pilot of the CKA projects to discuss the possibility of expanding to Uttar Pradesh. The conversations with Ms. Sheetal Verma (Director) were very fruitful.
The Centre presented some of their findings at the 11th Annual Conference on Health Policy held at FLAME University. The conference focused on advancing research and communication in health policy ..
In continuation with the First Roundtable held in December 2022, the Centre, in association with Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises (NICEorg), the Second Roundtable on India’s Cultural Enterprises saw active discussions on the broad aspects of cultural entrepreneurship throughout the day.
In our tech-driven world, how can traditional gazetteers continue to be relevant? As AI and digital maps become more prevalent, do these detailed records of local knowledge still matter?