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Year one · Semester one

Fifteen sessions, September to December 2026.

Three of the four chapters are represented. The calendar is indicative: every event needs prior approval from the Student Life Office and the faculty advisor.

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The year-one calendar

The full calendar, in order.

Filter by month or by chapter. Sessions marked All chapters are open club-wide.

Month
Chapter
September Week 1

Official Club Launch

Open launch event introducing ANG's vision, structure, and year-one roadmap.

All chapters
September Week 1

Clubs & Societies Fair

Membership drive, club stall, and overview materials for interested students.

Community
September Week 2

Member Orientation & Onboarding

Welcome session covering chapters, participation, and how to contribute.

Community
September Week 3

Workshop: What Is Family Governance?

Family constitutions, ownership vs. management, and governance basics.

All chapters
September Week 4

Speaker Series: Session 1

Fireside conversation with a founder or successor from an Indian family enterprise.

Outreach
October Week 1

NextGen Dialogue 1

Small-group conversation with a second- or third-generation business leader.

Outreach
October Week 3

Peer Learning Circle 1

Structured member discussion on family enterprise experiences and frameworks.

Community
October Week 3

Mentorship Programme Launch

Kick-off for pairing current students with Ashoka alumni in family enterprises.

Community
November Week 1

Founder to Family Panel

Two to three panellists tracing the transition from founder-led to institutionalised enterprise across generations of a single business.

Outreach
November Week 2

Jashn-e-Jazba

Mandatory participation. Club members showcase a creative expression of the club's theme and identity.

Conferences
November Week 2

Inter-Club Collaboration

Joint event with a registered Ashoka club on a shared theme. Satisfies the per-appraisal-cycle collaboration requirement.

Outreach
November Week 4

Speaker Series: Session 2

A professional manager (non-family) who has led or advised a major Indian family business.

Outreach
December Week 1

State of Family Business in India

Data-driven session on sector trends, governance developments, and generational transitions. External sources plus a member-led presentation.

All chapters
December Week 2

Mentor Check-In & Mid-Year Reflection

Mentorship pairs reconvene for a structured mid-year review. General body reflection on Semester 1 programming.

Community
December Week 2

NextGen Dialogue 2

Year-end intimate dialogue session. Slightly longer, alumni-facing format.

Outreach

Not yet scheduled — Immersion

Immersion has no sessions on the year-one calendar yet. The slots below are proposals, listed so the gap is visible: neither is confirmed, and neither counts towards the fifteen.

Date to be confirmed

Enterprise visit 1

A day visit to a family enterprise within travelling distance of campus, with a briefing beforehand and a debrief afterwards.

Immersion
Date to be confirmed

Enterprise visit 2

A second visit, or a longer multi-day trek, depending on what the Student Life Office and the club's finances allow.

Immersion
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.

N. R. Narayana Murthy · Co-founder, Infosys

Cycle one begins September 2026

Bring an idea and convene the session.

Any active member can propose an initiative and convene it with a Chapter Head's backing.