Music & Art for communal harmony event was executed by Chennai based sex workers & underserved youth, with speeches by actors and activists like Amala Akkineni (Founder Board member of REX- Karmaveer) and Kamal Hassan, to sensitize people for issues related to governance, electoral reforms, proactive citizenship and communal harmony.

The Founders of iCONGO and REX Karmaveer trigger the candlelight vigil to ensure justice for Jessica Lal, a young girl who was murdered and her killers were acquitted because of their power and political clout.

A SMS by the founders of iCONGO and REX to a few hundred people goes viral (Yes this happened in an era when there was no Facebook or WatsApp) and a huge candlelight vigil is organized to demand justice.

Jessica Lal’s sister Sabrina Lal and other victims of the system, like Neelam Katara, Neelima Krishnamurthy and others, who are fighting for justice are awarded at the first REX Karmaveer awards organized in partnership with NDTV and BIG FM.

REX Karmaveer founders’ plan that the RIGHT every WRONG conclave and Karmaveer Puraskaar shall be the flagship programs of the RIGHT every WRONG movement.

It is decided to hold the conclave and awards every year on 26/11 since this is the day the Indian Constitution was adopted in 1949.

The idea is to promote this day as the Citizen Action Pledge Day, since knowledge churned in the REX Karmaveer Forum would be used to involve citizens in the process of change.

During a meeting with Mr. Prannoy Roy of NDTV, Jerry discusses the idea with Prannoy, who asks the NDTV management to support REX Karmaveer mission.

Meanwhile after discussing the idea of the RIGHT every WRONG & KARMAVEER misson with various media houses like Times of India, CNN – IBN etc, we ignite a spark within these media houses and they launch campaigns like Lead India, Teach India, Real Heroes and Social Impact awards.

In 2005, we also organised a small meet called KarmaYuva with youth icons like Murali Kartik, Gautam Gambhir, Aakash Chopra, Amit Killam, DJ Narain, Bobby Cash, Sivamani (all who performed in the SOUND OF THE SEA event organised by Jerry at Gateway of India) to involve the Youth as champions of change.

Later that year we associated with AIESEC as a core partner of the REX Karmaveer mission. with a vision to involve the youth holistically in the process of change.

The 1st Karmaveer Puraskaar awards is also held during the event and several citizens pledge to uphold the values of democracy and celebrate 26/11 every year, as the CITIZEN ACTION PLEDGE DAY. This is broadcast nationally on NDTV.

• The Omega ratings NGO Transparency & Accountability code was FORMALLY announced. This led to the Planning Commission and Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment adopting a NGO Registration & Disclosure process.

• During the first conclave, we also shared the iTEAM idea for creating a skill based livelihood program for marginalized youth in partnership with industry associations and USAID. The thought leadership was adopted for the National Skills Development Corporation.
• In partnership with Population First and UNFPA, the REX Karmaveer mission also churned the “Laadli” campaign to save the girl child which has now been adopted by various state governments across India.
• Real-Time Knowledge created through the thought leadership at the REX Karmaveer forum, was featured in Journals and Books published by HBR, UPeace, ISB, ICFAI, Oxford University Publishing.

• This led to India against Corruption, where citizens pledged to say NO to corruption and the UN started the global ACT -Against Corruption Today movement.
• In partnership with UN we also announced
  www.hallabolo.com simple mobile and web-based tools and weaponry, to help common citizens fight corruption on a daily basis. This idea was adopted by several Ministries and Political parties like Aam Aadmi Party and BJP in subsequent years. Coincidentally, Manish Sisodia of AAM AADMI Party first presented their campaign strategy for RIGHT TO INFORMATION at the first REX CONCLiVE in March 2007. The thought leadership in our REX CONCLiVE in 2009 inspired the Indian Against Corruption movement.
• In 2010 when India Against Corruption was being planned by Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal, the REX Karmaveer founder Jeroninio (Jerry) Almeida was approached and met by Anna Hazare to seek iCONGO and the REX Karmaveer communities’ partnership in the movement.
• Jerry told Anna that we at REX Karmaveer, believe in influencing change slowly and silently, but SURELY and SUSTAINIBLY. He told Anna that we do not believe in unnecessary rabble-rousing and attention-seeking protests on the street. Anna Hazare, who was nominated for the Karmaveer award in 2010 was also informed by Jerry that while he trusts Anna and his intent, he did not trust the intent of many people in Team Anna, like Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and others.
• REX Karmaveer community members and founders are also engaged with the UN as a part of the working group, to work on the UN Convention against Corruption and represent the REX Karmaveer community in the global convention in Geneva regularly.
• In 2009, Jerry gave an impassioned talk at the UN about how the UN Millennium Development Goals were more like a daydream, as they would not be fulfilled by 2015. In his talk he also spoke about how the GOALS need to be realistic and SMART and that they can only be achieved when Citizens around the world owned and acted on the goals in partnership with the UN.
• Jerry was then invited as a Key Member of several UN Advisory Panels to draft the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Corporate Integrity Index and the strategy to involve citizens in the International Year of Volunteering in 2011.
• The REX Humane Capitalism Conclave with Ms. Anu Aga as the Chief Patron of the conclave and the Humane Business movement (nomenclature was suggested by Ms. Anu Aga Karmaveer award recipients and the first captain of Industry to announce 2% of profits for CSR in 1998), advocated 2% of profits from all businesses for CSR and how business needs to go beyond lip-service CSR.
• After 5 years of petitioning, the Government of India passed a mandate (The 2% CSR Bill, Companies Act 2013, passed in 2013 and implemented in 2014) that all business have to contribute 2% of profits for CSR.
• The Humane Capitalism Index also inspired the world’s most ethical companies listing and the UN Integrity Index for businesses.

Karmayuga – The RIGHT every WRONG Generation with the new format of REX from 2012 with the REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship program was announced as a run up to the 5th REX conclave.

In Late 2014 after the 8th REX CONCLiVE with the REX Karmaveer Global Fellows we launch the nationwide, Swachh Bharat mission and PM Modi is influenced through the REX Karmaveer circles to make this a national campaign. Since, the seeding of the campaign in B-schools, colleges and companies in 2005, through the REX Karmaveer ethical leadership talks and workshops, several groups like The Ugly Indian, Bunch of Fools, spring up in cities and places like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Goa, Bhopal, Gujarat, Uttaranchal, Himachal and other places.

In 2014 REX Karmaveer collaborates with GAIL and Living Legend Mr. Milkha Singh to discover and harness the athletic talent of India and we launch THE FASTEST INDIAN. Several children from rural India win the contest and are being trained for athletic excellence.

Many of the volunteers involved in cleaning India are awarded in the 8th REX CONCLiVE and REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship. One of the Volunteers who is felicitated is a British citizen Ms. Jodie Underhill, who has devoted her life to cleaning up the hills in Uttaranchal Pradesh through her initiative waste warriors. She becomes a great role model for Indian Citizens to emulate and inspires many to pick up the broom and clean India.

The first set of Dr. Varghese Kurien – One vision to make a difference in our world, Karmaveer Puraskaar awards are given to Mr. Kaizaad Kotwal for successfully implementing the ONE BILLION RISING campaign and to the young lady, Ms. Nisha Kunju for excelling in her work for animal rights and to preserve our environment. Nisha was later chosen for the President of India, 100 Women Achievers of India. Nisha was chosen as a fellow in the first cadre of Fellows in 2011 and was awarded the Dr. Verghese Kurien award for her path-breaking work for animal rights and to clean India as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission.

The impact of “A letter from Jerry to Terry and a video appeal to Cannes Jury members” is colossal and creates a huge debate about ethics of advertising, CSR and Social impact in media globally. “A letter from Jerry to Terry and a video appeal to Cannes Jury members.” is followed up with another campaign in 2016 and the sequel video is titled “The Case Video must go on”. Advertising awards programs are now getting serious about regulating PUBLIC SERVICE and CSR advertising campaigns and checking their authenticity.

We begin public events of THE MAGNIFICENT 7 in nightclubs and restaurants with the objective of reaching out to inspire more and more people to be the change.

To celebrate 10 years of REX Karmaveer movement, we had a special event with all Indian Armed Forces veterans, to discuss the burning issue of terrorism which is now affecting every human’s daily existence.

The REX Karmaveer founder Jeroninio (Jerry) Almeida, has been conducting learning programs for students, teachers and parents about the need to encourage children to learn and not just study and to inspire them to pursue their passions, be driven by their dreams and follow their hearts. Having created a compelling learning program for Parents and Teachers titled “Not Just Teachers and Parents, but enlighteners, awakeners and transformers, who can change the future of the world”, Jerry was requested by many parents and teachers in the 10th REX CONCLiVE to focus and building character and taking the leadership learning and REX Karmaveer awards to schools and colleges. It was decided at the 10th CONCLiVE that all work would be kept aside and the focus would be on taking the REX Karmaveer Student and Youth Fellowships to schools within the next 2 years through the medium of International Volunteering Olympiad blended with moJOsh Inspirator leadership and life lessons for students, teachers and parents around India and the world. The mission has begun.

Now in its 11th year all this has been rechristened and repositioned as REX- Ideas for Action 2.0