Resources
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The concept note, the public record of the journey, assets for sharing, and the initiatives Rise Together is connected to.
Documents
Concept note
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Rise Together 2026 concept note
The event narrative: the question, the three conversations, Kerala as a living laboratory, and the invitation.
The journey, documented
Media coverage
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- Kerala Technology1 July 2025· Hari KumarIndependent columnA dusk and dawn at FAYA:80
On the final FAYA:80 session, the move to decentralised chapters and the coming Purple Movement.
- TechCircle9 January 2026· Sohini BagchiInterviewFAYA India’s Deepu Nath on why AI needs a human reset
Why the real disruption is to mindset and education, and the case for peer-led communities and proof of work.
- ET Telecom (PTI)16 April 2024Wire reportKerala IT firms revamp hiring strategies for AI era
Launchpad Kerala 2024 and problem-solving-first hiring, with GTech’s Academia and Technology Focus Group.
- Republic World18 July 2025Initiative featureTwelve years of consistent learning: inside the legacy of FAYA:80
A narrative of FAYA:80 from June 2013 to June 2025 and the Purple Movement that follows it.
- Oneindia19 August 2025Partner contentThe Purple Movement: where purpose is found through people
An introduction to the Purple Movement’s red-plus-blue framing and its programme strands.
Media kit
Official assets
Boilerplate
Rise Together 2026 is a one-day gathering on 18 November 2026 at Park Centre, Technopark Phase 1, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, convened by The Purple Movement. It brings government, industry, academia, startups, communities and young people together to connect the capabilities we already have into collaborative pilots, starting in Kerala.
Colours: charcoal #211F29, deep purple #56358B, lavender #E9E2F2, ivory #F6F4EF. Type: Manrope and Inter.
Connected initiatives
Part of a wider commons
Rise Together is convened by The Purple Movement and grows out of thirteen years of community work. These initiatives are the context, and some may carry pilots forward.
Convener of Rise Together 2026
The Purple Movement
A community of purposeful people: Beyond Borders, Beyond Gatekeepers, Beyond Syllabus. Red for the energy of youth, blue for the wisdom of practitioners; together, purple.
The foundation, 2013 to 2025
FAYA:80
Kerala’s longest-running technology meetup, hosted by FAYA at Technopark every month from June 2013 to its final edition in June 2025. Sessions, speakers and recordings are archived on the site.
Connected initiative
Capability Commons · Beyond Syllabus
Bridge The Gap 4.0, an initiative of The Purple Movement: a six-month stakeholder journey on the future of education, with a public archive of conversations and prototypes.
Peer-learning community
μLearn
A peer-led learning community built on proof of work, where verified contributions earn recognition and every cohort mentors the next. A working example of how opportunity can reach young people.
Contact: Deepu S Nath, Chief Volunteer, The Purple Movement, +91 99957 10101