The year unfolded as a tapestry of learning journeys, thoughtful dialogues, and purposeful collaborations across India. It began with the Tribal Entrepreneurship Workshop in Chennai and steadily moved through a series of national and regional engagements exploring sustainability, livelihoods, and indigenous knowledge. From conservation-linked livelihoods to green economy transitions, each workshop deepened the discourse on local wisdom and systemic change.
Through the Swaraj Dialogues in November and December, Samanvaya facilitated reflective conversations that wove together practice and philosophy, while a host of seminars and conferences provided platforms to share experiences from the grassroots. The engagements ranged from addressing organic farmer leaders in Dindigul to speaking at international forums like the Local Futures Conference in Ladakh and the One Health Symposium in Coimbatore, uniting voices around the theme of self-reliant, ethical, and ecological living.
A series of lectures and keynotes—from Hyderabad to Ahmedabad, Chilka to Pune—offered critical reflections on women’s entrepreneurship, ethical dilemmas in agri-tech, and the emerging opportunities in green enterprise. These moments of exchange reaffirmed the need to bridge tradition with innovation in shaping India’s developmental pathways.
Interspersed across the year were visits and interactions that grounded these conversations in lived realities: meetings with Gandhian institutions in Melkote, Adivasi entrepreneurs in Madurai, organic farmers in Perambalur, and sustainable living communities like Navadarshanam. The dialogues culminated with meaningful exchanges at the Gandhi Research Foundation and an intimate interview with ASSEFA’s founder, Loganathan, in Madurai—encounters that reminded everyone of the enduring spirit of Swaraj and service.
Together, these engagements painted a vivid picture of a movement committed to rethinking development from the ground up—rooted in dignity, sustainability, and the wisdom of India’s diverse communities.
Complete list of programmes of 2025
Workshops - 6
Dialogue - 3
Seminars - 3
Conference - 7
Lecture - 7
Workshops
Tribal Entrepreneurship Workshop - MSSW, Chennai, Jan 4-5
Workshop on Conservation Linked Livelihoods - Tribal Welfare Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Feb 6
Indian Management Knowledge workshop - at RIMSE, Mysuru, April 26 - 27
Facilitating Farmer Curriculum building workshop - at Kothagiri, Nilgiris, May 13 - 16
Green Economy Workshop - Pune, Oct 12 - 13
Hind Swaraj, Online Co-Learning Sessions - Oct 2 - Nov
Dialogues
3 Samanvaya Swaraj Dialogues - Nov - Dec
Seminars
Social Entrepreneur Seminar - Kolkata, Jan 18-19
Lecture on Social Entrepreneurship in International seminar- Vivekananda College, Chennai, Feb 26
Facilitating Organic Farming Leader’s seminar on History, Culture and Worldview - Ayyampalayam, Dindigul, Nov 22
Conferences
Tamil Nadu Organic Farmer’s Conference - 2 lectures, 1 publication release- Erode, Feb 15-16
Knowledge Convention - facilitating session on Farmers Movements, Shivamogga, Feb 20 - 21
Participate in Learning Society UnConference (LSUC) spoke to Home Schoolers - KCT, Coimbatore, June 19 - 20
Naduve: Conference of people working in the gaps - Bangaluru, July 12- 15
Participating & Speaking on Traditional Wisdom in Livelihoods - Ladakh Conference on Local Futures - Ladakh, Sept 2 - 6
Keynote, Panel Discussion at One Health Symposium - KCT, Coimbatore, Oct 15 - 16
Keynote, STARS Forum Annual Conference, Pune - Online, Nov 10
Lecture
Keynote Talk, National Seminar for Women Entrepreneurs - Hyderabad, March 1
Lecture on Knowledge Swaraj - Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad, March 4
Talk on Ethical Dilemmas - Agri-Tech Entrepreneur Meeting, Chilka, Odisha, April 4-5
Talk & Book Release at Organic Farmers’ meeting - Kalasapakkam, June 5
Addressing Senior Farmers on Emerging Farm Sector Crisis - Erode, Sept 27
Green Entrepreneurship Opportunities - Engineering College, Pune, Oct 13
Introduction to Green Economy Courses & Entrepreneurship - Online, Pune Chapter of GEI, Nov 11
Visits / Interaction
Visit to Gandhian institution - Melkote, Mysuru, March 19 - 21
Facilitating Adivasi Entrepreneur Meeting - CESCI, Madurai, March 29
Visiting the Nammalvar Millets FPO - at Veppur in Perambalur, April 16- 17
Farm Land for Airport: Strategic Discussion - Navadarshanam, July 3 - 4
Facilitating FarmVersity Meeting - Coimbatore, Sept 26 - 27
Visit to Gandhi Research Foundation - Jalgaon, Maharashtra, Oct 9 - 11
Long interview with founder of ASSEFA, Loganathan - Madurai, Nov 21
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