ABOUT US
Our Leadership
The Festival of Ideas Delhi 2026 is a premier intellectual forum celebrating ideas drawn from the life, culture and economy of the Indian people. A joint initiative by the Shri Ram College of Commerce and supported by the Festival of Ideas Foundation, we endeavour to cultivate an accessible space for young inquisitive minds, introducing them to noble ideas that inspire meaningful economic & social change towards a shared purpose.
Advisory Board
Dr. Swapan Dasgupta
Finance Minister of West Bengal, Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Sanjeev Sanyal
Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, Chancellor, GIPE
Fortress India
General V. K. Singh
Governor of Mizoram, 23rd Chief of the Army Staff
Lt. Gen. K. T. Parnaik
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, 19th GOC-in-C, Northern Command
Admiral Karambir Singh
24th Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy
ACM R. K. S. Bhadauria
23rd Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force
Vallabh Bhanshali
Co-Founder, Enam Securities, Philanthropist & Former Director, RBI
Shiv Kunal Verma
President, Fortress India, Military Historian & Filmmaker