Vivekananda Institute, Mysore

Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development or V-Lead is an international research and training organisation under Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement, Saragur, India.

Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development
PrincipalDr. Ramaswami Balasubramaniam
Location, ,
12°21′16″N 76°36′49″E / 12.35438°N 76.61368°E / 12.35438; 76.61368
AffiliationsMysore University[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
V-Lead, Mysore
Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development
Backyard of V.Lead is very green

The Mission edit

Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development (V-LEAD), an initiative of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement was established in 2002 with the mission of developing human and social capital for nation building under the training, research, advocacy and consultancy sector of SVYM. The TRAC activities of the organisation are guided by Dr. Ramaswami Balasubramaniam, Founder SVYM, a Harvard scholar and a social activist based in India.[2]

Academic Programmes Offered edit

  • MDM Master in Development Management (Mysore University) [3]

Training Programmes edit

  • Training to young on development issues
  • Training to Non-profit organisations
  • Training to government officers
  • Training to corporates on Leadership/community led development.

Community Based Programmes edit

  • Voters' Awareness Programmes.[4]
  • Samudaya Jagruthi samithis
  • Mass Awareness programme
  • Right to Information activism
  • Citizen participation committees
  • Rural interventions in village sanitation drives
  • Capacity Building for Monitoring committees
  • Gramavani village News Letter

Collaborations edit

Vivekananda Institute is collaborating with the following organisations for conducting various training programs:

  • Administrative Training Institute, Mysore.[5]
  • University of Mysore.[6]
  • Azim Premji University, Bangalore [7]
  • State Institute for Rural Development, Mysore.[8]
  • JSS Group of Institute, Karnataka.[9]
  • Asha for Education,[10]
  • Infosys Technologies, Mysore.[11]
  • British Council, India.[12]

Visit of the U.S.Ambassador edit

The US Ambassador to India Mr. Richard Verma visited Vivekananda Institute on 1 April 2015.[13] He interacted with the students of the Master in Development Management at Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development (V-LEAD).

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Institutions under Memorandum of Understanding with University of Mysore" (PDF). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "International development expert named Rhodes professor | Cornell Chronicle". news.cornell.edu. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Mysore University affiliated leadership programme - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. ^ "V-LEAD voters' awareness campaign continues in Mysore - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  5. ^ "A T I". atimysore.gov.in. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  6. ^ "University of Mysore". uni-mysore.ac.in. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  7. ^ "University and Azim Premji Foundation | Azim Premji University". azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  8. ^ "ANSSIRD Mysuru". sirdmysore.gov.in. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  9. ^ "JSS Mahavidyapeetha". jssonline.org. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Asha for Education | Asha for Education - a fully volunteer-run non-profit for Education of the underprivileged in India". new.ashanet.org. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Infosys - Ecofriendly Mysore Development Center | Green Innovation | Sustainability". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  12. ^ "British Council | India". britishcouncil.in. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  13. ^ "U.S. Ambassador on a whirlwind tour of Mysuru - KARNATAKA - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

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