Vivekananda Institute, Mysore

Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development

Principal	Dr. Ramaswami Balasubramaniam
Location	Mysore, Karnataka,  India 12°21′16″N 76°36′49″E / 12.35438°N 76.61368°ECoordinates: 12°21′16″N 76°36′49″E / 12.35438°N 76.61368°E
Affiliations	Mysore University [1]
Website	http://vild.edu.in/

V-Lead, Mysore

Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development

Backyard of V.Lead is very green

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

The Mission

Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development (V-LEAD), an initiative of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement was established in 2002 with the misson 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

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

Training Programmes

• 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

• 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

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

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).

References

1. http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/sites/default/files/MOU_List_2014-15.pdf
2. "International development expert named Rhodes professor | Cornell Chronicle". news.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
3. "Mysore University affiliated leadership programme - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
4. "V-LEAD voters’ awareness campaign continues in Mysore - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
5. "A T I". atimysore.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
6. "University of Mysore". uni-mysore.ac.in. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
7. "University and Azim Premji Foundation | Azim Premji University". azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
8. "ANSSIRD Mysuru". sirdmysore.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
9. "JSS Mahavidyapeetha". jssonline.org. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
10. "Asha for Education | Asha for Education - a fully volunteer-run non-profit for Education of the underprivileged in India". new.ashanet.org. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
11. http://www.infosys.com/sustainability/green-innovation/Pages/mysore-campus.aspx
12. "British Council | India". britishcouncil.in. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
13. "U.S. Ambassador on a whirlwind tour of Mysuru - KARNATAKA - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.

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