
3rd Tuesday April 2026: Ancient Indian customs and their relevance for contemporary Global Governance
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ANCIENT INDIAN CUSTOMS and their relevance for contemporary Global Governance
Join Saurav Sharma as he explores how historical Indian diplomatic, civilisational, and ethical frameworks offer insights for today’s global leadership and multilateral cooperation.
DATE: 21 April 2026
TIME: 14:00-15:30 GMT
Your MINDSPARK contributor:
SAURAV SHARMA: India

Saurav Sharma is a strategic communications and leadership professional with over 16 years of experience in corporate and institutional ecosystems. His work focuses on governance narratives, ethical leadership, and cross-cultural strategic engagement.
He specializes in interpreting civilizational texts through a contemporary lens, examining how frameworks from classical literature such as the Ramayana offer insights into statecraft, diplomacy, crisis leadership, stakeholder trust-building, and women-centric leadership perspectives.
Saurav’s sessions are not theological in nature; rather, they are structured explorations of values-driven leadership models and their relevance to modern public institutions, multinational environments, and global partnerships.
He has delivered thought dialogues for institutional audiences and continues to research the intersection of cultural heritage and leadership psychology.
His work aims to bridge ancient wisdom and modern governance for a global audience.