Centre for Budget and Policy Studies

Have you ever felt like quilts could protect you? The Quiltmaker workshop envisions social protection as a patchwork quilt that participants build through collective strategies and goals. Played over multiple rounds, this game has been developed specifically to elicit and understand the financial and social protection needs of players, and to generate a conversation on what are their aspirations with respect to social protection. Neeti Habba featured Quiltmaker sessions in English, Hindi, and Kannada, which saw enthusiastic participation from students, civil society members, and government officials. Kannada workshop facilitated by Sowmya J and Sridhar R Prasad of CBPS. #genderstreetgames #NeetiHabba2024 #policygames #communityengagement #interactiveexperience #socialprotection

How do you build an ideal anganwadi? How do you inculcate the quality principles of ECD when building one? Participants at the #NeetiHabba2024 ECD workshops were tasked with being the custodian of one principle. The groups attempted to construct an ideal anganwadi, responding to shocks and making choices to ensure quality service delivery. Conducted in English, Kannada, and Hindi, the sessions were attended by researchers, students, government officials, and CSO representatives. #earlychildhoodeducation #anganwadi #workshops Team: Neha Ghatak | Susmita Chatterjee | Sowmya J | Abida U C | Kumar Chandan Samal | Kannada facilitator: Usha

Smt. Uma Mahadevan IAS, Additional Chief Secretary & Development Commissioner, Govt of Karnataka, delivered the keynote at CBPS' #NeetiHabba2024. Her address, From Policy to Action, focused on Empowering Communities for Food Security, Health and Nutrition. Stressing on the importance of informed citizenship, she said, “Sometimes policy goals are very large and grandiose, but sometimes when they manifest on the ground, they can be simple and delicate.” #communities #foodsecurity #nutrition #publicpolicy

#NeetiHabba2024 | Dr.Urvija Priyadarshini's performance - A Feminist in Fragments - will explore feminist dilemmas through spoken word and self-composed music. Urvija holds a PhD in Gender Studies from the University of Hyderabad, and works at CBPS on women’s livelihoods, gender-responsive budgeting, and advocacy. Watch her perform at Neeti Habba 2024 on 22 November, 9:45 am onwards at the Infosys Science Foundation Auditorium. #PolicyMeetsArt

#NeetiHabba2024 | Rumi Harish, a musician and playwright, redefines Hindustani classical music through queer perspectives and storytelling. A 2022 Sahityashree awardee, his work explores identity, belonging, and social change. At Neeti Habba, Rumi’s performative conversation will examine trans bodies in public, exploring identity, societal scrutiny and patriarchal oppression. Watch Rumi live at Neeti Habba on 23 November, 11 am onwards at the Infosys Science Foundation Auditorium. #PolicyMeetsArt

#NeetiHabba2024 | Du Saraswathi is a Kannada poet, playwright, and activist who has championed caste and gender justice for over four decades. Her performance features two complementary components: The first is a theatrical interpretation of “Santimmi Pakshipurana”, which will examine masculinity through a Dalit feminist lens. This will be followed by a reading of the story 'Bachchisu', which explores the impacts of urbanisation and the caste system through the lives of municipal workers. Following this, she will lead the audience in a thought-provoking discussion to further explore the themes raised. Watch Du Saraswati live at Neeti Habba on 23 November, 6:30 pm onwards at the Infosys Science Foundation Auditorium, Bengaluru. #PolicyMeetsArt

#NeetiHabba2024 | Nisha Abdulla, a Bengaluru-based playwright, performer, and director, focuses on care, curiosity, and community in her anti-oppressive arts. She is the Artistic Director of Qabila and co-founder of Offstream and was featured in Rise Beyond the Ceiling - Muslim Women Achievers from Karnataka 2024. Her play WePushTheSky blends personal and community histories, exploring myth and survival amidst increasing shrill political rhetoric. Watch Nisha perform at Neeti Habba 2024 on 22 November, 6 pm onwards at the Infosys Science Foundation Auditorium, Bengaluru. #PolicyMeetsArt

Join us at #NeetiHabba2024 on 22 November at 11 am to listen to Smt. Uma Mahadevan, Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner, Government of Karnataka, speak about the journey from Policy to Action. To know more about the policy festival and to register, click: https://bit.ly/4feUIuN #publicpolicy #governance

#NeetiHabba2024 | Explore the theme "What is Public in Public Policy?" through workshops that have been designed to engage diverse audiences – students, government officials, non-profit professionals, researchers and academicians. To know more, click: https://bit.ly/3YOxR2f 📆 22 & 23 November 2024 📍 Infosys Science Foundation, Bengaluru Note: Registrations for individual workshops will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, with limited spots available for each session. #PublicPolicy #Workshops

#NeetiHabba2024 | Reserve your spot today as registrations will be closing soon! Walk-ins are allowed but will be on the basis of first-come, first-served. Register via: https://lnkd.in/gChweUii #PublicPolicy