SeptemberWeek 1
Official Club Launch
Open launch event introducing ANG's vision, structure, and year one roadmap.
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Ashoka University · Student Club · Est. 2026
The undergraduate forum for family enterprise, governance, and legacy.
Ashoka NextGen Leaders is an open student society for students who want to study enterprise succession with the seriousness it deserves: as a question of institutions, responsibility, and public value.
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Why this exists
A club for students preparing to inherit responsibility, not just opportunity.
Family enterprise is not a side conversation in India. It shapes employment, governance, capital, community, and continuity. ANG gives Ashoka students a disciplined space to examine those questions before they become real decisions.
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Community
Peer circles for serious conversations.
Students compare contexts, test assumptions, and build language for continuity.
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Learning
Speakers, workshops, and cases.
Practical exposure to succession, governance, stewardship, and professionalisation.
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Network
Alumni and enterprise voices.
A long-term bridge between Ashoka students and family enterprise leaders.
No success or achievement in material terms is worthwhile unless it serves the needs or interests of the country and its people, and is achieved by fair and honest means.
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Programming lives here · Year one · Semester one
Year one is built like a reading list with a room around it.
First programming cycle: September to December 2026. All events are subject to prior approval by the Student Life Office and faculty advisor. The calendar below is indicative and subject to revision.
Month
Vertical
SeptemberWeek 1
Clubs & Societies Fair
Membership drive, club stall, and overview materials for interested students.
CommunitySeptemberWeek 2
Member Orientation & Onboarding
Welcome session covering verticals, participation, and how to contribute.
CommunitySeptemberWeek 3
Workshop: What Is Family Governance?
Family constitutions, ownership vs. management, and governance basics.
GovernanceSeptemberWeek 4
Speaker Series: Session 1
Fireside conversation with a founder or successor from an Indian family enterprise.
OutreachOctoberWeek 1
NextGen Dialogue 1
Small-group conversation with a second- or third-generation business leader.
LegacyOctoberWeek 2
Workshop: Digital Transformation in Legacy Businesses
Case-based session on technology adoption and professionalisation.
InnovationOctoberWeek 3
Peer Learning Circle 1
Structured member discussion on family enterprise experiences and frameworks.
CommunityOctoberWeek 3
Mentorship Programme Launch
Kick-off for pairing current students with Ashoka alumni in family enterprises.
CommunityOctoberWeek 4
Case Study Workshop: The Succession Dilemma
Indian family business succession case with structured debrief.
GovernanceNovemberWeek 1
Founder to Family Panel
2–3 panellists tracing the transition from founder-led to institutionalised enterprise across generations of a single business.
LegacyNovemberWeek 2
Jashn-e-Jazba
Mandatory participation. Club members showcase a creative expression of the club's theme and identity.
All verticalsNovemberWeek 2
Inter-Club Collaboration
Joint event with a registered Ashoka club on a shared theme. Satisfies the per-appraisal-cycle collaboration requirement.
OutreachNovemberWeek 3
Research Showcase
Members present short research pieces and opinion essays on family enterprise trends. First iteration of ANG's publications initiative.
InnovationNovemberWeek 4
Speaker Series: Session 2
A professional manager (non-family) who has led or advised a major Indian family business.
OutreachDecemberWeek 1
State of Family Business in India
Data-driven session on sector trends, governance developments, and generational transitions. External sources + member-led presentation.
GovernanceDecemberWeek 2
Mentor Check-In & Mid-Year Reflection
Mentorship pairs reconvene for a structured mid-year review. General body reflection on Semester 1 programming.
CommunityDecemberWeek 2
NextGen Dialogue 2
Year-end intimate dialogue session. Slightly longer, alumni-facing format.
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All events are subject to prior approval by the Student Life Office and faculty advisor.
If they view it as an institution they are building to strengthen the country, they will have passion, enthusiasm and energy to be the parent of their enterprise.
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