Destinations and Itinerary 2015



   Itinerary

(January 23, 2015- February 7, 2015)

Route-1


January 23: Belagavi

•              Reporting and Hosting Day

•              Journey Introduction at VTU

•              LP Kick off

January 24: Belagavi

•              VTU Campus visit

•              Session by Dr. Maheshappa

•              Journey Flag off

January 25: Tumakuru

•              Session by Dr. Sree Sree Sree Shivkumar Swamiji

•              Exposure visit at math


January 26: Dodballapur

•              Visit to organic farm

•              Session by Dr.Narayana Reddy


January 27 Kuppam

•              Visit to Agastya International Foundation

•              Community activities


January 28: Kuppam

•              Team building activities at Agastya

International Foundation

•              Cultural Activities : Skit, Dandia, Folk songs


                    

Route-2

January 23: Nizamabad

•            Reporting and Hosting Day

•            Journey Introduction at Kakatiya Sandbox

•            LEAD Prayana Kick off

•            Visit to Narsingpally Village and stay

January 24: Narsingapally and SRDS

•            Morning eco walk and village visit.

•            Session by Mr. Dil Raju, Mr. V. Narsimha Reddy

•            Visit to SRDS Project and session by Mr. Sikandar Meeranayak


January 25: Hyderabad

•            Visit/Educational tour to CARE Hospital

•            Personal Development & Open House session by Dr. Krishna Reddy

January 26: Hyderabad

•            Morning Yoga and Republic Day Celebration in Sri Saraswathi Shishu Mandir

•            Visit to IIIT-H

•            Session by Mr. Srinivas Kollipara and IIIT-H Incubators (Entrepreneurs)

•            Session by Mr. Srikanth Bolla


January 27: Secunderabad

•            Visit to GVK EMRI

•            Expose to the different departments/work place/labs, training session for all the participants.

January 28: Hyderabad

•            Visit to Hitachi Consulting.

•            Visit to Vidya Help Line center.

•            Session with Mr. Mayur.

 

Together We Travel


January 29: Bengaluru

•            Exposure visit and session at Microsoft Ventures

•            Interaction with Team Indus

•            Session with Mr. Ramji Raghavan

•            Visit to S-VYASA and session by Dr. Nagendra H

January 30: Mysuru

•            Exposure visit of Infosys

•            Session with Infosys leader

January 31 & February 1: Dharmasthala

•            Site visits at Dharmasthala

•            Session with Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade

February 2: Manipal /Mangalore

•            Exposure visit to Cashew Industry

•            Session with Mr. Sasishekar Krish

•            Educational tour of Manipal University campus

•            Session with Dr. Vinod Bhat

Feburary 3: Hubballi

•            Team building activities at Hubballi

•            Session with Mr. Gautam Ostwal

February 4: Dharwad

•            Visits to Akshay Patra kitchen

•            Visit to Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya



 Feburary 5: Hubballi

•            Session with Mr. Gururaj Desphande and Mrs. Jayshree Desphande

•            Session with Mr. Phanindra Sama

•            Session with Mrs. Shravani

Feburary 6: Hubballi (YUVA SUMMIT)

•            Participation in YUVA Summit

•            Session with Role models and Speakers

Feburary 7: Hubballi

•            Session with Mr. Kailash Satyarthi

•            Leaders Gala gathering



    DESTINATIONS

       Route-1 Journey


Belagavi

The exciting enriching journey of LEAD Prayana begins here. Belagavi is located on the border of Karnataka state, Maharashtra and Goa, has diverse cultural identity which makes it ideal place to begin the journey of learning. Hence 100+ students from different states and cultures of India will gather here to become a memorable part of LEAD Prayana.

Tumakuru

Tumakuru is on a elevated land which is intersected by river valleys. It is known as ‘Kalpa-taru Nadu’ for its production of coconut. A range of hills rising to nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m) crosses it from north to south, forming the watershed between the systems of the Krish-na and the Kaveri. Tumkur is also known for Sree Siddaganga math which has immensely contributed to the development of the society.

Dodballapur

Doddaballapura is about 40 km from Bangalore towards North. This town was once known for weaving silk. Doddaballapura is a calm city which is known for several historical tem-ples. The town is also an upcoming IT Hub with the development of BIAL IT Investment Region. Dodballapur has gifted the country with Narayana Reddy who is a legendry organic farmer.

Kuppam

Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh is an educational hub with an engineering colleges, medical colleges and Dravidian University. It is also known for Agastya International Foundation, an incredibly successful NGO that strives to bring hands-on science and creativity to all Indian children. It also runs one of the largest mobile science education programs for under-priv-ileged children and rural teachers in the world.

                   Route-2 Journey

Nizamabad

The city from where Godavari enters Telangana is Nizamabad and the city from where the exciting journey of Prayana route2.Nizamabad means the city of the governer. It is locat-ed in the north-western region in the state of Telangana and is one of the ten talukas of Nizamabad.

Narsingpally

It is a model village at 15 km from the district headquarters, Nizambhad in Telangana. It has a population of around 3600 and is known for its self sustainability model. It has become an example for other villages. Mr. Narsimha Reddy is the man behind the success story of Narsingapally.

Hyderabad

Hyderabad is the common capital of both the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was established in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. Hyderabad was historically known as a pearl and diamond trading centre, and it continues to be known as the City of Pearls.

Secunderabad

Secunderabad is twin city of Hyderabad located in the state of Telangana. It is named after Sikandar Jah, The third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 as a British cantonment. Being one of the largest cantonments in India, Secunderabad has a large presence of army and air force personnel.




Exploring Together

Bengaluru

Bengaluru is the capital city of Karnataka. It is one of the largest cities and is the fourth-larg-est metropolitan city in India. It is also known as the Garden City of India because of its gentle climate, broad streets, greenery and the presence of many public parks. Recently, in past few years, it has become the hub of information technology and hence has earned the name ‘Silicon Valley of India’.

Mysuru

The earlier capital of Wodeyar dynasty is known for its palaces, rich culture and heritage. Mysore style of painting, the sweet dish Mysore Pak, the Mysore Peta (a traditional silk turban) and the garment known as the Mysore silk sari is popular throughout the world. Mysore has progressed in the Information Technology too with the Infosys establishing its largest campus at Mysuru.

Dharmasthala

As the name suggests “Dharmasthala” is the center of justice and truthfulness. Being the abode of ‘Lord Manjunatheswara’ it exhibits the glory of religion, duty and righteousness.
Under the guidance of Dr. Veerendra Heggadde, Dharmasthala exhibits religious tolerance wherein caste, creed and faith of pilgrims have no bars.

Manipal

Located in the rocky hinterland of the Malabar Coast, the university town is an abode of education. With a commanding view of the Arabian Sea, this place houses the famous Ma-nipal University that has produced some of the best leaders in every field.

Dharwad

Dharwad is a peaceful green city. From very early days, it has been known as a hub for education and the arts. The Dharwad region is well provided with schools, polytechnics, ITIs, engineering colleges and universities. In addition to its impressive list of educational institutions, Dharwad region has also contributed great proponents of Hindustani classical music and other arts.

Hubballi

In Kannada, Hubballi means “flowering creeper.” As the name suggests, we believe Hubballi will offer a promising end for the participants of LEAD Prayana by letting the flowers of knowledge, self awareness and leadership bloom within them. At the LEAD office in Hubballi, we end this leadership journey by bringing back smarter individual leaders.