The Charter

What will be your responsibility during the Fellowship

Once the fellows are equipped with basic skills, they will be ready to hit the field with the

message of LMAD.

The National Youth Conference

We are constantly strengthening our flagship National Youth Conference at Asia Plateau.

It should become an aspirational learning platform; to earn a seat for the national

conference one should show dedication and open-mindedness. Holding the LMAD

certificate should be a matter of pride and power in a youth’s portfolio. Every conference

has to be full house. The diversity of the participants, across the nation, participation from

premier educational institutions of India are vital. The entire experience of LMAD at AP,

including funding, participation and coordination, should become auto pilot for the

organizing team. The focus should be on deliverables with optimum new learning, where

we embrace the constant change that is happening in the society. LMAD should have idea-

thought-suggestion basket, this will bring in constant new values and our work will move

ahead with time.

Social Media

What is also key is to professionalize LMAD. This includes putting in place professional

systems which are easily accessible and increasing our social media presence. We need to

keep this platform engaged with inspiration constantly through a comprehensive website

with written and audio-visual content, national and regional conference archives, LMAD

family database and constant update of all of the above.

The LMAD app should become prominent on all platforms. It should be dynamic and

content rich and also adapt to changing times; a reader’s delight.

A lot of effort needs to go in creating content, interviewing participants parents/speakers,

recording, writing, editing and putting it on our website/app, as short inspirations. Short

videos, images with meaningful messages, is the future; LMAD needs to work in this area.

Archiving of last 29 years, data, images, videos, newspaper cuttings reports, speakers all

this should be in cloud space. Unwanted data need to be removed for good and deleted.

We must think of printing IofC-LMAD-AP pictorial, it can be in both the formats e-

pictorial and like a coffee table book. We want to do this in at least 2 languages - Hindi and English.

New means of spreading the idea

The most powerful way to sensitize civil society at large is to relay the message in an

audio-visual medium in the simplest manner. Humor, heart touching incidents, music,

fresh new songs, all included in a LMAD stage production with our own stories of change

will be impactful. This production can travel across the nation to deliver our message of

values and inner introspection.

The new medium which we have embraced and started liking is virtual space. Every

national youth conference has to simultaneously run, in-person and through the virtual

space. The virtual platform has potential to reach across the globe and for this, social

medium will play an important role and we have to be innovative to attract youth through

this mode.

Regional/International Conferences

Another main task is to establish new regional chapters where the need is most prominent

and the young community is deprived of our thoughts. We need to take the message and

increase our reach of regional conferences to thousands of youth and more. During the

second half of every year, after National YC, every month one regional conference needs

to happen on a large scale with over thousand participants. Few regional conferences can

take place once in two or three years in established regions like Parli and Tamar and every

year we should plant our footprint in newer regions like Rishikesh. Creating significant

tailor-made programs with powerful new content as per the present day needs of the region,

these programs have to be deep life changing, where it will work on the very core of that

human and conscious application will bring a turn-around, which will help the larger cause

of humanity. Such programs have to be rolled out in the premier institutions of our country

like IAS, IPS, IFS, IIM’S, IIT.

The time has come for us to take our message International. Wherever we have a LMAD

representative present in another country, we must activate our team and inspire them to

take lead in organising youth programs in their city/country.

Organizing a conference takes lots of efforts, sometimes an entire year is invested,

thousands of hours of talking, listening, writing, thinking is invested in creating a life

changing conference. We always rise to the occasion and collectively execute the

conference as per the plan; till date LMAD has always delivered through God’s grace.

What we need to strengthen is to design a flawless mechanism of follow-up where all

the efforts put in by us leads to further growth of individual participants and

continuity in our regional programs for many more years.

Continuing to send the Newsletter every month

Once every month, a newsletter, speaking about the work that is in progress and what has

transpired needs to go out to all those who have attended national and regional youth

conference. This will give a sense of inclusiveness and sharing of what we are doing within

the larger team, it will also inspire the team reading about our work and its growth. The

newsletter will give a snap-shot of our activities during the month, about the guests and

speakers who visited the fellow home, in this way it will positively nudge many in our

team to come forward and work with LMAD by giving their time in various activities of

our work. They may also feel inspired to come and stay in the fellow home for few days.

Every guest visiting the home will add value to the work and vice-versa.

We have been sending the newsletter uninterruptedly on the 8th of every month at 6:30

AM since December 2021.

Fund Collection

Financial stability is very important for our work and its sustainability, for this we need

funds and funds have to come in constant supply. A few avenues are through Corporate

Social Responsibility [CSR], micro funding within the alumni of LMAD, where they send

in a fixed amount every month and donations. Corporate programs for the industry will

bring in funds which can be redirected towards programs the rural and backward regions

of our country. Also, the LMAD production can bring in huge money through shows,

sponsorship and advertisement.

Ties with the Government

We should stay in touch with the GOI and HRD ministry and regularly meet and exchange

ideas on better education in areas of morals, ethics and quiet time. Building connections

with many in the government is vital, it can open many doors for passing on our message

of change. Government funds can also be utilized in spreading the message. As a pilot

project, we can tie-up with any state government and work with all the elected members

for five years, change them from bench sitters to field workers, showcase the result and

give them guarantee, that for sure they will get re-elected after five years, if they follow

our model without dilution.

Aspirational District

LMAD has adopted Haridwar, which is one of the aspirational districts as identified by

Niti Aayog. This will be a partnership program, collaborating with ICCfG; their guidance

is vital to make this program work. The needs of the district will be far too many. A

separate team is vital for coordination, support and execution. Encouraging many from our

team to give short/long term time towards this initiative is crucial. Working in the

aspirational district will take lot of time and effort; for this we will need the fellows to

support those who will be working in the district. Coordination, feeder and fully integrated

support system between both the verticals will be vital.

Through the first fellowship, gradual work has started in this area, having made multiple

trips in the district and surrounding areas. We'll need to continue this momentum and build

a strong local team.

LMAD Gatherings for alumni

One iconic think-tank-based programme at Asia Plateau should be curated each year and

the lead will be taken by those who feel that they want to give back to the work. A separate

team can be created for this. This can be planned with ICCfG; they bring the intellectual

capital and we bring facilitation skills. The theme can be Bharat Jodo.

Once in two years, a Youth Mela, a gathering of all the previous participants of LMAD,

from national and regional conferences should take place for exchange of ideas, building

camaraderie, sharing stories, putting into practice new ideas, thoughts and taking on

responsibilities for future endeavours.

Thinking, research and suggesting solutions that will help the society

India has lots of problems and LMAD needs to keep its thinking hat on and try to provide

alternatives and solutions, where it can. Can we as a team identify one problem which can

bring lifelong solution to its people? We can take these thoughts to GOI, NGO’s,

corporates, organizations and warring factions.

This can be possible because we are also connected with the people at grass root level and

our spread is in many parts of the country. Our sensitivity and open eyes will for sure show

us areas which can be addressed, to better the life of humans. Suggestion can be given to

the Prime Minister where he can share it in Munn Ki Baat, he is always asking for ideas

which can be shared to the larger population.

Survey

The survey which we are taking before the YC has to be well thought through and studied.

Based on the results of the past survey, we must think of a session to address certain needs

of youth. We must extend this survey in all our regional conferences too. A detail survey

in the aspirational district will create first hand vital data as a district case study. Its worth

will be in gold.

Fellow Home

Fellow home is LMAD home and many from our family will be visiting the home at

regular intervals, all are welcome and each guest must feel at home. They bring in their

thoughts, time, sharing and knowledge; at the same time the fellow also offers and shares

wide experience and inspiration to every guest guest who comes and stays with the fellow. The

fellow home will be inviting many guests to speak on various subjects, the idea is to make

the event a memorable learning and listening experience and at the same time the guest

too should feel enriched meeting each fellow of the home and also introducing/sharing the

idea of our work. Inviting guest speakers should be a regular practice. It is value and

knowledge addition to our work.

Every Thursday ICCfG conducts weekly meeting, the fellows must attend this meeting.

Working closely with them helps gain knowledge and understanding and establishes

connections at GOI level. They are a power house of bureaucracy.

Essentials for the Fellowship

■ The participant has to complete the full term of the fellowship.

■ The fellow would be required to stay in Delhi. Stay, vegetarian food, travel

expense towards the work of IofC – LMAD will be taken care of.

■ The residence in Delhi will have to be shared by all the participants. Living in

Harmony and being accommodative is important.

■ Discipline, early wake-up, and punctuality are vital for the fellowship.

■ Internet will be provided in the fellow home.

■ Only vegetarian food will be cooked/served and allowed in the house during

the stay and during any conferences.

■ Traveling to various places is a key part of the fellowship and the fellow should

be open to this.

■ Working in a group, coordinating, and cooperating with others will be a major

part of the participant's responsibility.

■ Working as equals and respecting every teammate at all times is crucial.

■ Foul language will not be tolerated during the entire period of fellowship and

beyond in one’s personal life.

■ Drinking, Smoking, consuming Drugs, Pornography, Gambling, and Tobacco

Chewing is strictly not allowed.

■ Personal Hygiene and cleanliness of the place are vital during one’s stay.

■ This fellowship is to further the work of Let’s Make A Difference and that should

be the fellow's only priority at all times. No personal agenda will be encouraged,

taking responsibility and sharing the burden of household work is an essential

quality in becoming a serving leader.

■ Maintaining a balanced relation between both the genders, one has to draw a

line; I am here for the work of LMAD, professionalism is appreciated and work

related togetherness is fine, never to bring personal agenda between two

people or opposite gender to get close which will have adverse effect on the

work of LMAD.

This charter on which this fellowship program will embark, is just the starting point. With

passage of time, there will be constant new learnings; new thoughts and new

opportunities will cross our path and accordingly the program will adapt to all positive

changes that will lead to the future good of LMAD. As a team we need to create a manual

and syllabus of our learning’s for the future running of the fellowship, this will bring in

diversity. As we cannot remember everything, creating content for future is vital through

our learning’s and hands-on experience. At individual level, the fellow has to capture

his/her personal journey in the LMAD fellowship through regular writing. One must

maintain a journal through-out the fellowship.

The Fellowship is a challenging experience, where one has to take consistent efforts to

modify one's lifestyle - be it daily routine, be it food habits, be it grooming.

One has to keep in mind that constantly adding value to oneself by learning new things

(example: proficiency in speaking and writing, video editing, basic designing, learning

LMAD website and software) is a part of the Fellowship, along with which one has to put

those learnings towards the growth of the work of LMAD.

One has to push the boundaries of comfort, and over the course of time step outside

those boundaries.

Your responsibility after the fellowship

Post Fellowship you have responsibility towards the work and its growth of LMAD, there

is no question or doubt in our mind; as individual you are going to grow both inward and

outward, beyond your imagination you are going to receive knowledge, new set of skills,

first-hand experience, new relations, moving beyond thoughts to action, mannerism,

etiquettes, refined language, strong moral foundation, discipline and punctuality where

one respects time and above all patience, perseverance, inner silence and active

conscious.

If this is put in terms of an academic experience, it will be equivalent to the time one will

invest in securing three MBA degrees.

The convener’s unconditional time, efforts, availability, passing on the knowledge and

experience of more than thirty years not just in the field of IofC – LMAD but beyond too

and receiving many other aspect which are indescribable. Every day is going to be a new

experience in terms of learning, knowledge, processing and output. When you are going

to receive in bounty which is for sure going to add immeasurable value and personal

growth, in this entire process you must not forget your role, responsibility and

custodianship towards the work of LMAD. LMAD is the only reason why we are together.

Fellowship belongs to LMAD and it is the moral obligation of Fellow to take the work of

LMAD ahead.