Authored by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam and released by historian Dr. Vikram Sampath Mysore/Mysuru: Renowned author and historian Dr. Vikram Sampath released the book ‘Power Within: The Leadership Legacy of Narendra Modi’, authored by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), on day two of the Eighth Edition of the Mysuru Literature Festival 2024…
An Indian perspective amidst prevalent Western influences
July 7, 2024Dr. R. Balasubramaniam recounts the experience of writing about PM Modi, an icon with millions of followers Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, a multifaceted personality encompassing roles as a development scholar, author, public policy advocate, and leadership trainer, embarked on a rare journey of studying the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This made him earn…
SVYM Founder calls on President at Rashtrapati Bhavan
January 7, 2023Dr. R. Balasubramaniam discusses tribal empowerment with Droupadi Murmu Mysore/Mysuru: Member of Human Resources, Capacity Building Commission (CBC) Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, who is also the Founder of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), and Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) Mysuru, met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi recently. It was a courtesy…
‘Capacity building helps in delivering efficient service’
May 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that capacity building helps a lot in delivering efficient service, Capacity Building Commission (CBC) Human Resource Member Dr. R. Balasubramaniam said that the CBC shall determine the roll-out strategy of National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) — Mission Karmayogi. He was interacting with apprentices at Railway Workshop in Ashokapuram yesterday. Maintaining…
PM’s vision is to transform Karmachari to Karmayogi
July 6, 2021The PM said Rashtra Bhakti is the primary requirement and bureaucracy must work towards citizen-centric governance. And we are building capacity for them. By B.C. Thimmaiah Founder of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) and a leadership trainer from Mysuru, Dr. R. Balasubramaniam (Balu) has taken charge as Member – Human Resources in the Capacity Building…
L&T Technology Services’ CSR initiative: Deputy Chief Minister inaugurates Rural COVID Care Centre at Saragur
June 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: L&T Technology Services (LTTS), a global leading pure-play engineering services company, has dedicated a rural COVID Care Centre (CCC) in Saragur, Mysuru, as part of its CSR initiative, in partnership with Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM). The CCC was inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C. N. Ashwathnarayan along with Amit Chadha,Chief Executive Officer…
Project COVI (Covid Village) REACH for COVID-free Gram Panchayat launched
May 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following rising COVID-19 cases in villages, Grassroots Research And Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) launched its five-point programme — project COVIReach (CO-COVID, VI-Village-Reach) in seven Gram Panchayats of Mysuru taluk which was implemented under the leadership and guidance of Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda. Project action plan has been modified as per the guidance of Mysuru District…
Dr. R. Balasubramaniam of Mysuru Appointed to Centre’s Capacity Building Commission
April 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Union Government has appointed office-bearers to the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) that was earlier announced by the Union Cabinet. CBC is a part of National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) and it will function under the Department of Personnel and Training. Quality Council of India (QCI) Chairman Adil Zainulbhai has been…
Measuring Higher Education
March 22, 2021By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam A few weeks ago, a friend called to enquire about a US University to which his son had secured admission. He was concerned as this particular University did not figure in the top 100 Universities on the QS rankings. He was worried whether spending so much money on his son’s higher…
Working together for a healthy India
March 8, 2021By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam An elderly person met me recently and wanted to know some details about the ongoing COVID vaccination programme. He was keen on understanding whether it would be better to get the shot at the Government Hospital or at a Private Hospital nearby. While the Government offered fully free services including the…















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