The Inlaks Fellowship For Social Engagement

The Inlaks Fellowship For Social Engagement gives young people the opportunity to build a diverse worldview and establish long-lasting connections to issues of public importance. It encourages them to challenge the status quo while building confidence and security to explore alternatives and make independent choices about their lives. The fellowship creates space for talented individuals to engage with society in a meaningful way, addressing the norm in India where young graduates typically join the workforce immediately, which inhibits self-exploration and critical thinking. The fellowship project pursued may take many forms, including action-oriented research, cause lawyering, grassroots journalism, ecological efforts, community rights, public health, archiving, reviving, or reporting on dying arts, culture, and language. The fellowship is committed to supporting equality of opportunity, social inclusion, freedom of expression, and respect for individual and constitutional rights. This is a two-year fellowship that supports individual learning rather than organizational work. Fellows must attend three workshops hosted by the foundation at regular intervals. The fellowship includes a probation period of six months and is subject to quarterly and annual reviews of the fellow's work.