Nav Bihar Renaissance Foundation
The Nav Bihar Renaissance Foundation (NBRF), as the name itself suggests, aims at reviving
the lost socio-cultural glory of Bihar in every aspect, from art & craft to education and
entrepreneurship, from health and heritage to research and innovation and from community
empowerment and environment to sports and skill development, encompassing all other
important domains as well, crucial for the development of Bihar. The idea of establishing
NBRF is premised upon the potentiality of Bihar’s rich cultural heritage and historically
evidenced entrepreneurial spirit.
The NBRF intends to establish itself as an independent think tank promoting the State’s
sustainable development through evidence based policy making. It also emphasizes at
offering innovative policy solutions, indulging in rigorous research and empirical data
collection, and most importantly serving as a significant platform for dialogue and discussion
engaging all important stakeholders for the overall development of Bihar. The outlined
objectives of the Nav Bihar Renaissance Foundation have been stated as under:
- To conduct rigorous, interdisciplinary research and to produce high-quality, peer-
reviewed articles on critical development issues confronting Bihar, and also to enter
into partnerships with leading national and international research institutions.
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To provide evidence-based actionable policy recommendations to different
departments of State governments and other important stakeholders by organising
quarterly policy roundtables with key decision makers and developing an NBRF
policy index to keep a track at the implementation of recommended policies.
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To foster innovative solutions and best practices for an efficient governance by
establishing an ‘Innovation lab’ to explore technology-driven solutions for
developmental challenges and also to launch an annual ‘Bihar Innovation Challenge’
to crowdsource ideas for social impact. The NBRF also intends to develop a Mobile
Application for easy citizens’ engagement and important data collection.
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To facilitate constructive dialogue and discussion and encourage collaboration among
different sectors of society, for instance, establishing a network of district-level
coordinators to ensure grassroot connection and strengthening local governance by
collaborating with panchayati raj institutions. The NBRF also intends to organise an
annual ‘Bihar development conference’ in order to bring together different
stakeholders on a common platform for dialogue.
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To empower local communities through knowledge dissemination and capacity
building and to offer internship and fellowship programs for young researchers and
policy enthusiasts. The NBRF also intends to conduct annual training workshops for
government officials on evidence-based policy making and extend mentorship and
support to local NGOs and civil society organizations in research and advocacy
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