From January 17th to January 30th,
2013, LEaders Accelerating Development (LEAD) hosted its annual leadership
journey, LEAD Prayana. For 14 days, 100 enthusiastic and passionate students from nine states undertook a leadership
journey across Karnataka. The LEAD Prayana journey incorporated various role
models, site visits, and hands-on activities, each which play a special role in
helping the participating leaders to become inspired in order to unleash
their leadership potential.
During LEAD Prayana, the Prayanis visited nine different cities
and had the opportunity to meet, network with, and learn from several
inspirational role models which include, but are not limited to: Mr. Ratan
Tata, Mr. Narayana Murthy, Mrs. Sudha Murty, Mrs. Jaishree Deshpande, Dr.
Veerendra Heggade, Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji, Dr.
Raghunath Mashelkar, Dr. Gujuraj “Desh” Deshpande, Dr. Narayana Reddy, Mr.
Harish Hande, Mr. P. Manivanan, Mr. Phanindra Sama, Mr. Ramji Raghavan, Ms
Rashmi Bansal, and Dr. H. Vinod Bhat.
These role models engaged with the Prayanis and taught them the
importance of determination, hard work, perseverance, innovation, humility, and
capitalizing on opportunity.
While these role models shared with the students their own
personal insights on successful leadership, the various site visits provided a
context in which the students could personally observe and experience the
product of effective leadership. Additionally,
the hands-on activities provided an outlet for the Prayanis to apply what they
had learned about leadership in a real-life context. The hands-on activities allowed the Prayanis
to practice important leadership skills such as time management, creativity,
and collaboration.
Each day had a separate agenda composed of site visits,
exposure visits, hands-on activities, role model sessions, and speaker sessions. The students wrote reflections of their
experiences each evening.
Day 1: Kick off
LEAD Prayana 2013 was kicked off by Mrs. Jaishree Deshpande,
Founder of the Deshpande Foundation, and Mr. Naveen Jha, CEO of the Deshpande
Foundation. They spoke to the Prayanis
of the purpose of the journey and gave introductions to the LEAD Prayana
partners. The day ended with a
celebratory dance on drums/dhol and departure to the first site visit.
Day 2: Kuppam/Agastya
The Prayanis experienced their first site visit to Agastya
International Foundation. Agastya runs
the largest hands-on science program in the world. Agastya helps disadvantaged, vulnerable, and
at-risk children escape ignorance and poverty by educating these children in an
environment that encourages creativity and inquiry.
During the site visit, the students were divided into three
groups and completed three different hands-on activities. One group worked on a landscaping assignment;
the second group engaged in model making; the third group was given the task to
make construct a hut. The hands-on
activities required the students to practice their time management,
collaboration, team building and leadership skills. During the evening, the students visited a
planetarium and a discovery lab. At the
end of the evening, the Prayanis enjoyed a folk music performance and dancing.
Day 3: Kuppam/Agastya
The Prayanis spent the day again at Agastya. Early morning the day started with going on a
bird watching and nature walk and to learn about the medicinal uses of
different plants. Later the groups worked on the same hands-on activities, and
each group was given the opportunity to participate in each activity.
Lastly, the students had a role model session with Mr. Ramji
Raghavan. Mr. Raghavan changed the Prayanis’ perspective about conventional
classroom learning. According to Mr.
Raghavan, “you must always have a philosophy in your life”. Mr. Raghavan taught
the Prayanis the importance of determination, hard work, having a clear
mindset, and passion.
Day 4: Bangalore/Inspiring Speakers
The students enjoyed speaker sessions with Mr. Phanindra
Sama, the Founder and CEO of RedBus.in; Mr. P. Manivannan, the Managing
Director of BESCOM; and Dr. Harish Hande, Co-Founder of SELCO India.
RedBus was founded in 2005 as India’s first online bus
ticket booking service, and remains the largest online bus ticketing company in
India. It has the largest network of bus
operators and over 4,500 routes across India.
Mr. Sama took a problem and capitalized on the opportunities
that it presented. He owes his success to possessing the right attitude and
exercising immense will power. Mr.
Sama’s story taught the Prayanis a very important lesson: leaders must never
avoid or complain about problem; instead, leaders must find a solution to each
and every problem they encounter.
Widely known as “Mr. Transparent”, Mr. Manivannan maintains
a reputation built upon strong work ethic, good morals, successful
problem-solving, and efficient implementation.
In the past, he has successfully prevented illegal bribery in government
elections.
The Prayanis were very impressed by the way Mr. Manivannan
acted with them. He approached the
students with great humility and did not spend his session discussing his
achievements. Instead, he spent his
session motivating the students and encouraged them to take responsibility,
analyze, accept failures, be effective listeners, and be courageous.
SELCO India is India’s first social “for-profit” enterprise
and provides rural, low-income communities with reliable, decentralized
renewable energy access. The enterprise
began in 1995 and now has 30 branches across the state of Karnataka.
According to Dr. Hande, a true leader is one who deals with
and knows how to communicate with people.
He empowered students to take initiative in helping the environment and
creating more sources for renewable energy.
Dr. Hande encouraged the Prayanis to take chances with their ideas,
saying, “You need to jump into the well to know how deep it is”.
Day 5: Doddaballapur/Organic Farming
The Prayanis began their day very early and traveled to the
farming house of Dr. Narayana Reddy. Dr. Reddy has been a pioneer in organic
farming and has served as a role model for many organic farmers. His farming methods provide several
alternatives to chemical farming, including SRI paddy cultivation. He writes a regular column in LEISA India
Magazine and actively interacts with farmers and NGOs from across the country.
At Dr. Reddy’s farm, the Prayanis, learned firsthand the
different aspects of organic farming: harvesting, watering of the plants, and
preparing of the organic manure.
The day ended with a role model session with Dr. Reddy.
“Simple living, high thinking” is Dr. Reddy’s overall guiding philosophy. The Prayanis admired Dr. Reddy’s “down to
earth” personality and humility. Dr.
Reddy stressed that greatness comes through humanity and knowledge. Additionally, Dr. Reddy maintains that people
should always be open to learn.
Day 6: Suttur/JSS Mahavidyapeetha
The day started at 5am with an exposure visit to a boarding
school that houses and provides free education for over 4,000 students hosted in
Suttur Math campus. The Prayanis then
visited various activities run by Suttur Math.
Afterwards, the Prayanis toured the campus of JSS Mahavidyapeetha and
JSS Medical University. JSS
Mahavidyapeetha is an educational and cultural organization dedicated to the
idea of providing education to the villages of Karnataka. Through its 300 institutions, JSS provides
education for more than 50,000 students.
Finally, the students had a role model session with Jagagduru Sri
Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji, Founder and President of JSS.
The visits to Suttur Math and the JSS Mahavidyapeetha campus
presented Prayanis with a blend of spirituality, philanthropy, discipline, and
management. The students not only found
the visit moving, but also very stimulating.
Day 7: Mysore/Infosys
The students spent the first half exploring Infosys. Infosys
is a well-known software company was started with an investment of just Rs
10000 in 1981. In 1999, Infosys became
the first Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ.
The Prayanis then spent the afternoon visiting Mysore
Palace.
Day 8: Manipal University
The Prayanis visited Manipal University, one of India’s top
universities. Manipal University is most
often characterized by its modern facilities and good atmosphere.
In the afternoon, the students had a session with Dr. Vinod
Bhatt, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Manipal University. In the past, Dr. Bhat has
served as the Chief Medical Officer of Dr. TMA Pai Rotary Hospital, Karkala;
Chief Operating Officer of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal; and Registrar of Manipal
University. During the summer of 2004, Dr.
Bhat was the recipient of the Fogarty International Center’s Fellowship.
The message that the Prayanis took away from their session
with Dr. Bhat was, “Do with passion, and leave something behind for the next
generation”. The students were most
impressed by Dr. Bhat’s simplicity, as well as his progressiveness and
dedication towards his work. In the
evening, all of the students watched the sunset together.
Day 9: Manipal/Heritage Village/Nanopix
The students began their day with a visit to Heritage
Village, Manipal, where they were exposed to ancient Indian culture and
lifestyle. Next, the Prayanis went on an
exposure visit to NanoPix, an image processing and industry automation company,
where they had the unique opportunity to learn about machine vision-based cashew
sorting.
The visit to NanoPix was concluded by a role model session
with Mr. Sasi Sekar Krish. Mr. Krish believes in keeping excitement and
enthusiasm high, both in good times and bad, working without ego, and
maintaining compassion and respect for everyone. The Prayanis admired Mr. Krish for the fact
that he works for satisfaction, not money.
Day 10: Dharmasthala/Cultural Day
The Prayanis celebrated Republic Day with the faculty and
students of the Dharmasthala campus.
After the festivities, the students went on an exposure visit to learn
about the work that was initiated by Dr. Veerendra Heggade, the Darmadhikari
and the Director of the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI).
A role model session Dr. Heggade was held after the exposure
visit. Dr. Heggade taught the Prayanis
very important lessons about development.
He asserted that people should not be given temporary solutions for
their problems, such as money; rather, they should be given more permanent
solutions. Additionally, he advised the
students to never blame the government for problems, but instead try to work
with the government.
Day 11: Dharwad/For-profit & Non-profit
The Prayanis went on exposure visits to 7-Beans Coffee café and
Kalkeri Sangeet Vibyalaya in Dharwad-Hubli. 7-Beans Coffe is an enterprise that
exports Indian coffee around the globe. Kalkeri
Sangeet Vibyalaya provides both academic and musical education, as well as
food, accommodation, healthcare, and clothing to 200 children for free.
Afterwards, the students had a role model session with Dr. Gururaj
“Desh” Deshpande, the founder of Deshpande Foundation followed by a speaker
session with Shravani Hagargi, CEO of Safe Hands 24*7. Safe Hands aims to create value in the lives
of the poor women through empowerment by giving them livelihood opportunities.
Day 12: Hubli/Akshaya Patra/Community activity
The Prayanis visited the Akshaya Patra Foundation. The foundation runs a mid-day meal program
across India and distributes freshly cooked, healthy meals daily to 1.3 million
children. Following their visit Akshaya Patra, the students had a role model
session with Mrs. Sudha Murthy.
Afterwards, all of the Prayanis engaged in a community activity, where
they performed anti-corruption skits in three different locations throughout
Hubli.
Day 13:Hubli/Meet with Leaders
The day started with the Role Model session with Dr. Raghunath
Mashelkar, the President of Global Research Alliance. Participants were
inspired from his personal life story. It was eye opening to see Dr. Mashelkar
as the real leader who did his studies under a street light and now leading the
group of world class scientists.
The Prayanis had a role model session with Mr. Narayana Murthy, the
Co-Founder of Infosys. The Prayanis saw within Mr. Murthy great humility
and discipline. Many students commented
that, after their session with Mr. Murthy, they now understand how Infosys
became such a successful company.
Despite the great financial success that Infosys has experienced,
though, Mr. Murthy nobly reminded the students, “Money is not important.
Love and affection are important between human beings”.
Later participants interacted in a panel session with Ms
Rashmi Bansal, famous writer, Mrs. Lakshmi Praturi, curator of Inktalk and Mr.
Ramesh Raskar, the founder of Eynetra and TEDtalk speaker.
Day 14: Hubli/Yuva Summit
LEAD Prayana ended with the Deshpande Foundation’s 3rd
annual Yuva Summit, where hundreds of students and educators gathered to
celebrate the successful projects of LEAD leaders. Mr. Ratan Tata awarded the best 5 leaders.
The concluding session of LEAD Prayana 2013 was addressed by Mr. Naveen Jha,
the CEO of the Deshpande Foundation.
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| Sudha Murty, Ratan Tata, Narayan Murthy and Raghunath Mashelkar at LEAD's Yuva Summit 2013 |
The prestigious partners of LEAD Prayana 2 were Shree Khestra Dharmasthala, JSS Mahavidyapeetha, Manipal University, Agastya International Foundation, Indian Overseas Bank, Deccan Herald & Prajavani.
ROLE MODELS & SPEAKERS of 2013
Mr. Ratan N Tata
Mr. Ratan N Tata
Ratan N
Tata has been the Chairman of Tata Sons, the promoter holding company of
the Tata group, since 1991. He is also the Chairman of the major Tata
companies, including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata
Power, Tata Global Beverages, Tata Chemicals, Indian Hotels and Tata
Teleservices. During his tenure, the group’s revenues have grown manifold,
totaling over $100.09 billion in 2011-12.
Mr Tata also serves on the board of directors of Alcoa. He is
also on the international advisory boards of Mitsubishi Corporation, the
American International Group, JP Morgan Chase, Rolls Royce, Temasek Holdings
and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He is a member of the Indian Prime
Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry.
Mr Tata joined the Tata group in 1962. After serving in various
companies, he was appointed Director-in-charge of the National Radio and
Electronics Company in 1971. In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries,
the group’s other promoter holding company, where he was responsible for
transforming it into a group strategy think-tank, and a promoter of new
ventures in high technology businesses.
Mr Tata received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell in
1962. He worked briefly with Jones and Emmons in Los Angeles before returning
to India in late 1962. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard
Business School in 1975.
The Government of India honoured Mr Tata with its second-highest
civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, in 2008. He has also received honorary
doctorates from several universities in India and overseas.
Mr.
N R Narayana Murthy
Mr. Murthy is synonymous with Infosys, the well-known
software company that he co-founded with six other professionals in 1981. He
served in various capacities within the organization and was for long perceived
to be the driving force behind Infosys. Infosys was started with an initial
investment of just Rs 10000, which Murthy is said to have borrowed from his
wife Sudha. The company grew from strength to strength, with Murthy serving as
its CEO for the first 21 years of its existence. The company’s stock option
schemes created many millionaires. In 1999, Infosys became the first Indian
company to be listed on the NASDAQ. In 2002, Murthy took on the role of
Executive Chairman of the Board, giving way to Nandan Nilekani – a co-founder
of Infosys – to become the CEO. In 2006, Murthy became non-executive Chairman
of the Board and Chief Mentor at Infosys, before stepping down and becoming
Chairman Emeritus in 2011. Murthy stepped down as the non-executive Chairman of
Infosys in 2011, finally bringing to an end his 30 yearlong stint with the
company.
Mr.
Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande
Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande is the Chairman of Sparta
Group LLC, A123 Systems (AONE), Sycamore Networks (SCMR), Tejas Networks,
Sandstone Capital and HiveFire. He was also a founding investor in Airvana,
Cimaron, Webdialogs and Relicore. Dr. Deshpande serves as a member of the MIT
Corporation, and his generous donations have made possible MIT's Deshpande
Center for Technological Innovation.
Dr. Deshpande is a trustee of the Deshpande
foundation. He and his wife are involved in several non-profit initiatives that
include support for MIT, IIT, TiE, Akshaya Patra Foundation, Public Health
Foundation of India and the Social Entrepreneurship Sandbox in India.
Mrs. Sudha Murty
Sudha
Murty is the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. Mrs. Murty has an M.E.
(Electrical) from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. She started her
career as a Development Engineer with TELCO (now Tata Motors). She taught
Computer Science to B.Sc. and M.C.A. students at a college affiliated with the
Bangalore University.Mrs. Murty is a prolific writer in Kannada and English. She is a columnist for English and Kannada dailies with 30 books and 136 titles to her credit - novels, travelogues, technical books, and memoirs. Her body of work in Kannada has been published in several Indian languages. Mrs. Murty has been honored with awards for her philanthropic and literary activities.
Dr. Raghunath
Mashelkar
Dr. Mashelkar retired as DG, CSIR on 31 December 2006. Currently
he is at National Chemical Laboratory as CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow. He is also the
President of Global Research Alliance, a body of association of the publicly
funded research institutions of India, S. Africa, Australia, Finland, USA and
Germany. He also serves as the President of the British Institute of Chemical
Engineers.
Dr. Mashelkar has won numerous other awards and recognitions. Thirteen
Universities, including Universities of London, Salford , Pretoria and
Wisconsin have conferred on him honorary doctorate degrees of Science. Dr.
Mashelkar was honored by the President of India with Padma Shri (1991) and Padma
Bhushan (2000) in recognition of his contribution to nation building. He
has been widely recognized for his scientific contributions. Significant amongst
these are, Fellowship of the Royal Society, London (FRS), Foreign Fellow of the
US National Academy of Science as well as US National Academy of Engineering as
well as Fellowship of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, Trieste
, Italy. He is the fellow of all the learned Academy of Sciences and Engineering
in India.
Dr. Mashelkar took over as Director General CSIR in 1995. In
sustained effort, spanning over a decade, he brought about significant
transformation in CSIR, as a user focused, performance driven and accountable
organization. Dr. Mashelkar has assisted the Govt. of India in numerous
scientific committees, dealing with science and society in such diverse areas
as auto fuels policy, higher education and
drug regulatory systems.
Mrs.
Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Arghyam
Rohini Nilekani is the Chairperson and Founder of Arghyam, which
she setup with a private endowment in 2001. An ex-journalist, a writer and a
philanthropist, Rohini has been deeply involved in development issues for many
years now. She has co-founded Pratham Books, a non-profit publishing enterprise
to produce high quality, low cost books for children in several Indian
languages. She is on the Board of Directors of Pratham India Education
Initiative (PIEI). She is on the Board of Sanghamithra Rural Financial Services
and has funded its first microcredit program for the urban poor. She was the
Chairperson for Akshara Foundation, the goal of which is "Every child in
school and learning well", from July 2002 to July 2008.
Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade
The venerable Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, a personification of
benevolence and altruism will also be sharing his experiences as a part of the
Inspirom Series. The 'Dharmadhikari' of Dharmasthala is a leader,
philanthropist, educationist, social reformer, and an emissary of art and
culture. Mr. Heggade is the Director of Industrial Development Bank of India
(IDBI). He is also a member of - National Foundation for Communal Harmony,
Delhi; Shree Amarnathji Shrine Board, Jammu and Kashmir; Advisory Board of
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development; and Tirumala Tirupathi
Devasthanams Development Advisory Council. He has undertaken project programs
for the economic, social and moral uplifting of the poor agricultural laborers,
artisans and others.
Holiness
Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji
His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji is the 24th pontiff of Sri Suttur Math, established in the 10th century at Suttur, Mysore District, Karnataka. Swamiji who assumed the Peetha in 1986 at the young age of 29 years, had his spiritual training under the guidance of his illustrious predecessor H H Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji, the founder president of the JSS Mahavidyapeetha, an educational and cultural organization dedicated to the ideal of providing education to the villages of Karnataka. Through its over 300 institutions, it not only provides learning to more than 50,000 students, but touches the lives of millions more through a cascading effect.
Phanindra Sama (CEO, redBus.in)
Phanindra
Sama “Phani” is Co-Founder & CEO of redBus.in, India’s largest bus
ticketing company. Founded in
Aug. 2006, redBus today has operations across 22 states and offers services for
~19,000+ routes and has built relationship with about 700+ bus operators and
40,000+ travel agents.
redBus
is
amongst Forbes top 5 startups to watch in 2010. redBus is ranked no#1
amongst
the fastest growing companies in India in a survey done by All World
Network and was also awarded India’s best internet startup, 2010 by
IMAI.
Phanindra was ranked #3 amongst India’s Most Promising Entrepreneurs by Business World. He has been chosen as a Global Shaper 2011 of the World Economic Forum. He was awarded Entrepreneur of the year award under IT, ITES category by ET NOW and the BITSAA 30 under 30 award. He is also selected as Endeavor Entrepreneur (www.endeavor.org) and TiE Entrepreneur (www.tie.org).
Mr. P. Manivannan (IAS) (Managing Director, BESCOM)
IAS officer P Manivannan, who is trying to
introduce a new transparency into proceedings. Because of his work style he is
known as Mr. Transparent. Manivannan has served as Commissioner of
Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, he is known for hard decisions and their
equally stern implementation, Manivannan carries the tag of Demolition Man as
deputy commissioner, Dharwad, where he brought down huge buildings of
influential people to construct a public road. Such was his popularity that
there were voluntary protests when he was transferred. During the 2008
Karnataka assembly elections, Manivannan, a 2008 batch IAS officer, was Mysore
DC and district electoral officer. Candidates trying to lure voters through
illegal means, like distributing money and material, were rounded up. He had
set up 12 control rooms and 130 mobile police stations with a 20,000-strong
staff. He seized illegal money and filed cases against those who violated the
Model Code of Conduct during elections.Ramji Raghavan (Founder and Chairman, Agastya International Foundation)
Ramji
Raghavan’s dream to build an India of thinkers, problem-solvers and
creators who are humane, anchored, and networked gave birth to Agastya
International Foundation. The Agastya International Foundation has
worked to provide access to teachers, at-risk, and out-of-school
children to hands-on science that arouses curiosity. He believed that by
bringing scientific thinking into the villagers, one could transform
rural India. We are proud to have him for the Inspirom Series as he
stands true to his dream for 11 years now.
Mr. Harish Hande (Co-founder, SELCO India)
Dr. Harish Hande, with over 17 years of experience, is a
practitioner and expert in the field of decentralized renewable energy for
developing countries.
He is the co-founder
of SELCO India, the country’s first social ‘for-profit’ enterprise working on rural
solar energy access. The enterprise began operations in 1995 and through its 30
branches across the state of Karnataka and Gujarat, has been serving rural,
underserved and low income communities with reliable decentralized renewable energy
access. Till date, SELCO has served over 140,000 households through its
activities. By capitalizing on India’s established network of regional rural
banks, SELCO has been able to facilitate financing for solar energy in rural
areas. The emphasis laid on overall ecosystem development has helped the
enterprise ensure financing, maintenance and overall sustainability of energy
access.
Dr. Hande
holds a Doctorate and a Masters degree from the University of Massachusetts
(Lowell) in the field of Energy Engineering and a Bachelors degree from the
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in the same field. For his pragmatic
efforts in providing customized, affordable and reliable electricity access to
the rural poor, he was awarded Asia’s prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award in
2011. Today, he serves as the Managing Director of SELCO and is an active
member on the boards of several renewable energy and innovation focused
organizations in India and abroad.
Dr. L. Narayan Reddy (Organic Farmer)
For more than two decades, L. Narayan Reddy has
been a role model for many organic farmers. He is enthusiastic to innovate
experiment, learn and share. He possesses a rare combination of excellence in
technical pragmatic field knowledge, economic intelligence and passion about
knowledge exchange. He has reached the pinnacle in convention high external
input agriculture with national record yields but realized the ill effect of
chemical farming and switched over to organic farming. He tries things
differently and has his own insights based on practical experience.
His farm is a model for several alternatives,
including SRI paddy cultivation and has been visited by dignitaries from
abroad, reputed scientists and student who sees how organic farming can be
operationalized.
His regular column in LEISA India magazine is
extremely popular. He travels widely across the country, interacting with
thousands of farmers and NGOs and is also a special invitee for national and
international seminars and policy discussions.
Shri M Narendra took charge as Chairman and
Managing Director of Indian Overseas Bank on 1st November 2010.
Shri M Narendra (Chairman and Managing Director, Overseas Bank)
Shri M Narendra took charge as Chairman and
Managing Director of Indian Overseas Bank on 1st November 2010.
Shri M Narendra joined Corporation Bank as an
officer trainee in 1975 and was in the Bank till 5th November 2008. He was
appointed by Government of India as Executive Director, Bank of India, on 6th
November 2008 and held this position, till his present assignment at Indian
Overseas Bank.
Shri Narendra has traveled widely both
within the country and outside. He has undergone various training programmes
including workshops/seminars at BTC, IIM-Ahmedabad and Bangalore, NIBM and
Australian Institute of Banking & Finance.
Shri Narendra secured various Corporate Awards
instituted by Corporation Bank such as Chairman’s Club Membership recipient for
8 consecutive years from 1984-85 to 1990-91, SoGian Award and Regional
Leadership Award.
Known for his conceptual clarity, communication
skills and ability to build strong result oriented teams Shri Narendra has been
one of the key members of the Teams to implement Organisational Transformation
Projects in both Corporation Bank and Bank of India.
In his capacity as Executive Director of Bank of
India, he was the nominee director on the Board of Indo Zambia Bank Limited,
Lusaka, Zambia, a joint venture Commercial Bank between 3 Indian Public Sector
Banks and Government of Zambia.
He was a member in the RBI’s Technical Advisory
Committee on Money, Foreign Exchange and Government Securities Markets during
2009-11.
Dr.
H. Vinod Bhat (Pro Vice Chancellor, Manipal University)
After having done his MBBS from the prestigious Mysore Medical College in 1966, Dr Ballal joined the then just introduced post graduate program in Medical Radiodiagnosis at the Government Medical College, Bangalore. Earning his Diploma as well as Masters in Medical Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Dr Ballal joined the Kasturba Medical College at Mangalore as a Faculty in 1971. He also underwent extensive training in the use of ultrasound and C.T. Scan at the St. Louis University, Missourie, USA .He became a Professor and Head of the Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging at KMC Mangalore in the year 1983.
As a member of the medical fraternity, Dr HS Ballal has been a MD and DNB Guide for many young doctors; apart from being a postgraduate examiner in Radiodiagnosis of several Universities in India. He is a member of the Central Council of the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association and a member of the Advisory Board of Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging. Dr Ballal has to his credit several publications in journals related to his field of specialization.
With his leadership qualities and dynamism he was called upon to shoulder administrative responsibilities at KMC, Mangalore as Associate Dean in 1997 and later as Dean in 2001. His meteoric rise as an effective and capable administrator earned for him the distinction of being the Vice Chancellor of the Manipal University in the year 2003. The immense trust and faith reposed on him by the Management enabled him to be the first Pro Chancellor of Manipal University in 2007.
Dr. H. Vinod Bhat joined Kasturba Medical College, Manipal in 1988
and served as a lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine. He rose to
become the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Additional Professor,
Professor and Head of the Department of Community Medicine.
He was the Chief Medical Officer of Dr. TMA Pai Rotary Hospital, Karkala from 1988 to 2003 and has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal in 2003 - 2004. He was the Registrar of Manipal University from 2005 to 2008. He was promoted as Pro Vice Chancellor in May 2010.
Dr. Bhat has rich experience in research and service projects. He has worked in various capacities as Project Medical Officer, Principal Investigator, Project Coordinator etc. for various projects, including those supported by USAID, NACO/INPEN, WHO, etc.
He is also involved in fund raising activities for the health care related humanitarian projects of Manipal University. He was responsible for starting the ophthalmic extension at Karkala Hospital.
He is recipient of the Fogarty International Center's Fellowship for attending the Summer Institute in University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA in July/August 2004. He was conferred the FRCP from Glasgow University in the year 2008.
He was the Chief Medical Officer of Dr. TMA Pai Rotary Hospital, Karkala from 1988 to 2003 and has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal in 2003 - 2004. He was the Registrar of Manipal University from 2005 to 2008. He was promoted as Pro Vice Chancellor in May 2010.
Dr. Bhat has rich experience in research and service projects. He has worked in various capacities as Project Medical Officer, Principal Investigator, Project Coordinator etc. for various projects, including those supported by USAID, NACO/INPEN, WHO, etc.
He is also involved in fund raising activities for the health care related humanitarian projects of Manipal University. He was responsible for starting the ophthalmic extension at Karkala Hospital.
He is recipient of the Fogarty International Center's Fellowship for attending the Summer Institute in University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA in July/August 2004. He was conferred the FRCP from Glasgow University in the year 2008.
Dr H S Ballal (Pro
Chancellor of Manipal University)
After having done his MBBS from the prestigious Mysore Medical College in 1966, Dr Ballal joined the then just introduced post graduate program in Medical Radiodiagnosis at the Government Medical College, Bangalore. Earning his Diploma as well as Masters in Medical Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Dr Ballal joined the Kasturba Medical College at Mangalore as a Faculty in 1971. He also underwent extensive training in the use of ultrasound and C.T. Scan at the St. Louis University, Missourie, USA .He became a Professor and Head of the Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging at KMC Mangalore in the year 1983.
As a member of the medical fraternity, Dr HS Ballal has been a MD and DNB Guide for many young doctors; apart from being a postgraduate examiner in Radiodiagnosis of several Universities in India. He is a member of the Central Council of the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association and a member of the Advisory Board of Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging. Dr Ballal has to his credit several publications in journals related to his field of specialization.
With his leadership qualities and dynamism he was called upon to shoulder administrative responsibilities at KMC, Mangalore as Associate Dean in 1997 and later as Dean in 2001. His meteoric rise as an effective and capable administrator earned for him the distinction of being the Vice Chancellor of the Manipal University in the year 2003. The immense trust and faith reposed on him by the Management enabled him to be the first Pro Chancellor of Manipal University in 2007.
Dr
HS Ballal has maintained his connection with his primary profession of
being a Medical Radio- diagnostician. In 2008, he co-authored a book
‘Peeping inside the human body’ which aimed at unraveling myths and
mysteries connected to Radiology for the lay person as well as doubled
as a handbook for medical students. He is a nominee of the President of
India in the Court of Assam University, Silchar. He is a Life member
of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Indian Medical Association, Mangalore. Dr
Ballal had also served as the Chairman of the Higher Education
Committee of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry). He is also a Director on the Boards of many companies that
make up the Bangalore based Manipal Education and Medical Group.
He
has received scores of honours and awards, such as ‘IBM Inspiring Vice
Chancellor of the year’ award, ‘Education Personality of the Year
Award’. He is also conferred “Vocational Excellence Award” instituted by
Rotary Club of Mangalore in recognition of his achievements in the
field of medical education and in health care sector in the year 2009.
In 2010, he was conferred Aryabhata International Awardand the “New Year
Award 2008.” Recently, he was honoured by the Bangalore Medical
College, alumni association as one of the best teacher in the medical
fraternity.
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