Mar 17 2022 to Mar 17 2022 6:30 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

The session will highlight the critical contributions of social responsibility programmes that have engaged with community over an extended period time. The panellists include –

Meena Raghunathan, who was with the GMR Varalakshmi Foundation in Hyderabad for many years. The Foundation, the 25-year-old CSR arm of the GMR group has a mandate to ‘develop social infrastructure and enhance the quality of life of communities around the location where the group has a presence’.

Snigdha Parupudi, whose book A Silent Revolution on the Srinivasan Services Trust, the social arm of the TVS Motor and Sundaram Clayton, brings this engagement to the fore. As the blurb says, ‘What started out as the charity wing of a well-known business group quickly transformed into something quite different, evolving into a model of community development that is self-sustaining and empowering.’

Sanjeev Narrain, great grandson of the founder and secretary of the Trust of the RBANM’s Educational Charities. RBANM’s work in education began about 150 years ago when the founder, Sri Narrainsawmy Mudaliar started schools and educational institutions for boys, girls and students from Dalit communities in the city of Bangalore.

The discussion will underline the positives, the difficulties, and the lessons learned on how to build sustainable and stable programmes in different thrust areas, touching on efforts both in urban and rural areas.