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Ankit Durga: Stories of courage in circumstance

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Channel: INKtalks · 2018 · Education

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http://inktalks.com   In an evocative talk, social entrepreneur Ankit Durga brings to light the much-needed overhaul in the Indian education system needed to train students to be self-starters. He shares stories of courage in circumstance that served as the behind his enterprise, Leap Skills Academy, aimed at bridging this essential gap in education.  

Talk recorded at Road to GES 2017 

ABOUT ANKIT DURGA: Ankit is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Leap Skills, an impact oriented skill-development organisation, providing employment opportunities to students, unemployed youth and existing workforce through technology and classroom training. Over the last 4 years, Leap has trained over 6,000 learners across 11 states in India through various programs and workshops.
An alumnus of The Doon School and College of Business Studies, Delhi University, he brings with him significant start-up experience at organisations like Zomato, Happily Unmarried and is also the youth representative for Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Program, a youth focused recognition program for students from across the world. 

ABOUT ROAD TO GES 2017: As a lead up to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (2017), ‘Road to GES: Beyond Boundaries’ was a unique conference where for the first time ever INK (India's leading thought-leadership platform), T-Hub (India's largest startup incubator), NITI Aayog (National Institute for Transforming India, GOI) and Telangana Government came together as hosts. 

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