About
A fellowship on a train, through the real India.
Jagriti Yatra 2026 is a 15-day, 8,000 km train journey that starts and ends in Mumbai. 525 Yatris travel through 12 destinations in Middle India - the small towns and villages where enterprise actually gets built. Not a lecture. A journey spent on the train, with the people beside you.
A phone, a group, and a feeling
Jagriti Yatra starts the way most great things do - with a group chat full of restless, capable people who keep saying the same thing: India has so many brilliant lives, yet most of us only meet a handful of them.
Fifteen days by train
So we do the obvious and the unlikely thing. For 15 days we move across the country on a train - the only transport that lets you genuinely see the country slide past you, station after station, city after city.
Built, not taught
The yatra isn't a course. It's a road trip through real lives - meet the farmers, founders, artisans and students the train takes you past, and build something with the people next to you.
What we stand for
Serve first
The yatra isn't about who you meet for a deal. It's about showing up for the people and places that make the country run.
Go deep
Fifteen days, twelve destinations, and the intent to understand - not skim. Real problem solving, not Instagram check-ins.
Build
Energy spent on building beats energy spent on complaining. Leave with collaborators, not just contacts.
Together
Strangers who eventually turn into friends. The network you make on the train is the one that lasts.
A few of the 57
See allRaj (Rajkumar) Gudla
Chartered Accountant · Founder, Finex Babylon
Hyderabad, Telangana
Chartered Accountant and founder of Finex Babylon Pvt Ltd, making tax, finance and compliance simple - not stressful. Also helps first-time founders get every business registration off the ground.
Snehaa (DraperU)
Lead Community, DraperU India · Cloud Kitchen Founder
Hyderabad, Telangana
Leads community at DraperU India - curating founders, investors and big names into one room. 100+ events hosted, incl. sessions with Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Dr. Anand Govindaluri, Mili Kataria, Abhinav Natte. Runs her cloud kitchen Kadhyam back home in Bengaluru. Curated a 15,000+ community.
Dr. Bharatsinh Solanki
Craft & Heritage Researcher · PhD
Surat, Gujarat
Works at the intersection of traditional craft, art, fashion, cultural heritage and artisan livelihoods. 5 years with 62+ craft communities across Gujarat. PhD in craft heritage & artisan development; 18 courses and degrees across fields.
Vigneshwaran Prabakaran (Vikky)
Climate Entrepreneur · Founder, Mullai Nilathavan
Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu
Climate-action entrepreneur and agroforestry consultant. Founded Mullai Nilathavan Foundation - restoring degraded land, building climate resilience, conserving biodiversity and powering rural livelihoods.