How Does India Function? Let the PGP Teach You Frameworks for Policy Analysis
By Sachin Kalbag
It’s the middle of 2024, and there is another election upon us — us, meaning 968 million of us. We will vote, we will pose for a selfie with the indelible ink on our finger, tell the world we participated in our democracy, and a couple of days later, get on with our lives as if nothing happened. Until the next election, that is, when we repeat the cycle.
But, as Milind Mhaske, the CEO of Praja Foundation told Takshashila’s Sachin Kalbag in his #SavingMumbai podcast, “Citizenship is a full-time job.”
At Takshashila — this is no boast — we help you take on this full-time job, armed with the fundamentals of economics and economic reasoning, government and governance, trade and markets, political and policy narratives, price and price controls, and our favourite topic of them all, banishing bureaucracy (don’t grin yet). How? By picking up the necessary frameworks for policy analysis through methodical and immersive study for 48 weeks.
With our public policy programmes, more than 10,000 students have earned their public policy colours and have put reasoning at the centre of any discussion, debate or, well, argument they may have had with their friends, family or colleagues.
Most important, though, hundreds of them have used this knowledge to actually effect change, by writing policy documents that have a profound impact on governance. The frameworks for policy analysis taught during the course come handy, whether it be for authoring policy briefs or ideating on instruments of policy change.
We have announced the latest cohort of our Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy (PGP), one that promises to be even more engaging and illuminating than ever before. A comprehensive 48-week program tailored for those aiming to delve deep into both the theoretical and practical aspects of public policy, it equips you with everything you need to know about how India functions.