CII's Young Indians 2011-12 National Annual Report

YOUNG INDIA
Yi Annual Report for 2011 - 2012
IS ABOUT STANDING TALL
About
Young Indians
Young Indians (Yi) is an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation playing a proactive role in India's development process. Yi was formed in the year 2002, with an objective of creating a platform for young Indians to realise the dream of a developed nation. Yi has around 1200 direct members in 24 city chapters, 80 members through the Infosys Corporate Chapter (InfYi) and around 12,000 members through its district chapter, Farmer Nets and Student Nets. Yi membership includes young progressive Indians between the age group of 25 & 40 and comprises entrepreneurs, professionals and achievers from different walks of life. To become the Voice of Young Indians Globally being the vision of Yi, it provides a platform for young Indians to participate in and contribute by becoming an integral part of the Indian growth story. Yi works effectively for promoting leadership skills for the development of its members through the learning programs and missions to companies of global excellence in India and abroad; the development and engagement of students through its 93 Student Net platforms that has 5578 students; and the Farmers Net platform that has enrolled more than 8500 young & progressive farmers providing them with real time agricultural inputs and know-how. Yi has successfully conducted campaigns and developed projects across the focus areas of education, environment, healthcare, next practices, employability and arts (sports & culture) contributing positively to its surrounding eco system and the nation. Through its initiatives like Akshara under Education, Yi has impacted more than 15000 students across 57 centers and has successfully managed campaigns like the SYightboard Project, providing blackboards to schools across different cities, reaching out to 1070 schools nationally and impacting approximately 2,53,000 children.
Yi has been instrumental in skilling & placing 1300 youth under the aegis of its Employability program. Under the Healthcare initiative, over 175000 children have been dewormed in addition to many other health awareness programs across the community in different cities. Within the sphere of Environment, Yi conducts Green I contest to encourage and motivate school children to bring out sustainable green campuses through ideas, campaigns for tree plantation, solid waste management projects, involving citizens and children in the process. Yi is also in the process of planting one million saplings across the country through its One Million Tree Project. The Next Practices platform of Yi brings an opportunity for students and members to engage in a structured discussion to bring out of the box ideas and evolve solutions to common problems. This is implemented through the Blue Ocean Dialogue and the Packet of Seeds. Yi strives to engage members and students in cultural activities like musical concerts, visiting to heritage monuments for learning, traditional dinner, celebrating the 100th year of the Indian National Anthem and initiatives that connect the youth with areas inclined towards Arts, Sports and Culture. Yi engages around 10000 people each year during the World Heritage Week. Yi is one of the proud founders of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance which is a collective of leading entrepreneurially-minded organizations representing the G20 countries who seek to promote youth entrepreneurship as a powerful driver of economic renewal, job creation, innovation and social change and took a strong delegation from 16 Indian cities to the Young Entrepreneur Summit at France in 2011. Yi also hosted the G20 Leadership Assembly in New Delhi in January 2012 that had the Presidents and Sherpas of the G20 countries.
Yis international engagement extends to being one of the proud founders of the Commonwealth Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE) which is a network of young entrepreneurs and the organizations that support them. It has been established to continually promote the cause of young entrepreneurs in the respective countries and will convene each year and in advance of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting & relevant Commonwealth Ministerial forums to provide a platform to present a united voice of young entrepreneurs. Yi is also represented on the Boao Youth Forum that hosts forums for leaders from government, business and academia in Asia and other continents to share their vision on the most pressing issues in the region and world at large. Yi has organized learning missions to UK, China, Singapore, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Israel, Turkey, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia. It has also worked with the Planning Commission of India in conducting consultation workshops across its chapters for accumulating a youth perspective to be included in the 12th Five Year Plan and with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India to facilitate missions of visiting delegations of young entrepreneurs to India from around the world. Yi also undertakes special projects and initiatives at the chapter level such as celebrating the 100th year of the Indian National Anthem, volunteering for the Joy of Giving Week, World Food month and many more. The National Summit of Yi is a yearly feature that helps the young minds to connect with people and organizations that have displayed excellence through their work and stand out as an inspiration to the youth today. Retreat to places of tourist and historical importance gives members an opportunity to meet in an informal atmosphere and network to enhance the organizations reach and value. With nine years of glorious past and decades ahead that promise nothing short, Yi intends to become a larger movement of young people and promote the attitude of We Can, We Will.
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YOUNG INDIA
Young India is about
Standing Tall
When a person thinks of India, the image that instantly appears is perhaps that of little man who inspired a nation to win its independence in an ingenious and non-violent manner. Non-violent struggle is one of the most valuable contributions of India to the world. The world has drawn inspiration and strength from the Indian experience. This is by no means this nations only contribution. From mathematics to medicine to astronomy, architecture, irrigation, agricultural practices and the arts, ancient India has set its stamp of excellence. The wisdom that bloomed in this land sends out its fragrance even today. Because young India believes that it can and that it will. While young Indians have recognized that they are the torchbearers of a great history and civilization, they have pledged to be worthy of that great heritage and are themselves successfully working towards making the world a better place. From creating amazing businesses to definitive contribution to arts, politics, medicine, technology, sports and a host of other disciplines, the young Indian is the symbol of a new resurgent India that is taking its rightful place in the comity of nations. It is to these torchbearers and trailblazers that we dedicate this report. YOUNG INDIANS ANNUAL REPORT 2011
Photo: Thatcher Cook for Mercy Corps.
Yi Past National Office Bearers
GV Sanjay Reddy Vice-Chairman G V K Industries Limited
Narayan Sethuramon Managing Director WS Industries India Limited
Rajan Navani Managing Director Jetline Group of Companies
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Jayadev Galla Managing Director Amara Raja Batteries Limited
Rahul Mirchandani Executive Director Aries Agro Limited
Bhairavi Jani Director Executive Director India@75
Yi Orgnogram
Employability Education Arts, Culture Sports Environment Membershp Processes International Relations Communication
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About Young Indians Young India Yi Past National Office Bearers Yi Celebrating 10 Glorious Years Message from Chairman Message from Director General Message from National Chairman Message from National Vice Chairperson Learning Health Environment Education Employability Youth Affairs Arts, Sports & Culture Next Practices Farmers Net International Relations National Summit Retreats Governing Council Chapter Updates Events List Team Young Indians At a Glance
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Special Invitees
Developmental Institutions
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Message from
I had an opportunity to work closely with Young Indians (Yi) during my Presidentship with CII. Yi, as an organisation has been doing phenomenal work since its inception in 2002. I am very glad to be writing this note for the annual report of Young Indians, an organisation that I hugely admire for the work they do and the impact they make on the youth of our country. I was with them in Coimbatore recently to speak at their National Summit and it was aptly titled Taking Charge I am sure there was a lot of thought put into getting this as the theme and I am glad that they had a theme that was compelling, true to todays time and with a punch. I think Yi, as an initiative by CII is a wonderful platform for young people of this country to work on nation building and I am sure their scope of activities and impact numbers are on the rise each year. We have enormous strengths. We have a terrific demographic advantage compared to any other nation in the world. All of you know this. We, by nature, have a high savings rate compared to most parts of the world. We have embraced capitalism with some good checks and balances. We have come some good distance since liberalization. Our economy is on a sound footing. Our fundamentals are strong. Our passion for performance is higher than anywhere else that I have seen. This is our central story. We must find a way to travel this journey with great opportunities ahead. My generations biggest achievement is bringing economic liberalization to this country and to put India on the road of progress and process of reforms. But, in my opinion, the journey has just begun and Young Indians need to take this forward. And as we take this forward, there are some areas that I would like to have the attention of youngsters today:
President, CII
First, entrepreneurship is important and it is very important to think big, in numbers and reach. Indias demands will only get bigger in the years to come and its time that we cultivate more job givers in the years ahead. I understand that Yi is already working with over 100 institutions around the country and this is great. Please continue to do so and cultivate the habit of thinking beyond limitations amongst todays students. India is filled with opportunities to those who believe in it. Second, I strongly believe that young people must attack corruption in every way possible. Corruption has distorted India and many decisions, policies and practices. All of us have witnessed the urge of the youth in supporting people and movements that have come against corruption and you must carry on fighting against and attacking it in its roots; in a democratic way. We must imagine how much better we would have been if there was no corruption. Again, working with the students on this is important, to bring them up as responsible, ethical and transparent people.
Fourth, you must favour pushing of reforms in the country without which, India will find it difficult to effectively fight on a level playing field and get its due share. I think the various governments in the states and the centre are keen to involve the youth; you must use this as an opportunity to make your voices heard and thereby get the policies that are important and crucial to propel Indias growth. I congratulate the Young Indians for all their excellent work and for showing passion and commitment in nation building I can only say that there is no other organisation like Yi in India with so much depth, diversity, reach, commitment, dedication and involvement in nation building and coupled with the parentage of CII, Yi can only grow from strength to strength. I have had the pleasure of following Yis work closely during the National Council meetings of CII and on my interaction with some of their office bearers. I would like to end my message with a note that I had written on a plaque that was given to me after my address at the Yi Summit and it goes as: Young Indians are doing an outstanding contribution to India and the building of a stronger India. I would like to see Yi become a much bigger and a much more inclusive organisation that will have the power, influence and independence to shape the minds and policies of India. I would like Yi to believe in democracy, to believe in doing good for the society, to take steps in rooting corruption and to push the reform process in India. The India growth story needs to be carried forward with vigour by Yi to make India as the foremost nation in the world by realising the enormous potential of its people. May I take this opportunity to stand up and applaud the great work of Young Indians last year led from the front by Mr Shankar Vanavarayar as the National Chairman and all those who formed part of his team. Remember to always think, We Can, We Will and stand to deliver it in all forms! Thank you. B Muthuraman President, Confederation of Indian Industry & Vice Chairman, Tata Steel Limited
My generations biggest achievement is bringing economic liberalization to this country and to put India on the road of progress and process of reforms.
Third, think of the society. Think of Business as a social entity and as part of the society. The shareholders are not the only owners of business. The larger society, who may not have put in money directly, are very much owners of the business. Yi as an organisation must take this as one of their important agenda items and this must continue; to help people in need, to give comfort and love to the disadvantaged who are so by not fault of theirs, to educate and feed as many children as you can and to provide medical assistance to the elderly.
Message from
Director General, CII
The world is going through exciting times in the last few decades its a boundary less world and full of opportunities and along comes issues that one needs to tackle and I am glad that India is in the thick of things playing a proactive role in positively impacting the economy of the region and perhaps the world at large. With 47% of India's current 1 billion population under the age of 20 and teenagers among them numbering about 160 million, India is expected to become a younger nation as we proceed into the 21st century. By 2015, Indians under 20 will make up 55% of the population and their engagement with India and the world is extremely important. The Young Indians have had a great last 12 months engaging a wider section of the society around different parts of the country and for me, it signifies many things and wish to highlight a few pointers here; First, such engagements between youngsters of India is no longer an option, its a necessity. An interconnected world like today calls for such engagement models and will bring in people for a common inclusive agenda. To share best practices, to engage in new business models like tapping the huge potential in rural India, to serve a common purpose of basic education and tackling poverty and to jointly work towards a better India.
Secondly, reforms are playing an important role in the world today. We are seeing crisis in some parts of the world, that directly impacts the other side of the universe and therefore you must connect and discuss a lot more on the need for reforms in our country and for the region, that will take the world forward. The world leaders want the opinions and involvement of the youth in nation building. Thirdly, India needs more entrepreneurs and this is an important agenda that Yi is working on its very close to CII as well. CII will continue to play an important role in pushing this agenda forward and in also working with the Young Indians on this point. India today has the best competitive atmosphere for this to happen and Yis must make full utilisation of this opportunity. How Young Indians will use their skills to push into new markets will largely determine Indias emergence as a winner among other competitive countries. It is heartening that Yi has acted on all these points through their initiatives under the verticals of learning, education, environment, healthcare, arts (sports & culture) and next practices & in the process, engaging the students and farmers. While my appreciation goes to the excellent work carried out by Yi in these areas, it is great to note the amount of work on the international front from being one of the proud founders of the G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance and hosting the G20 Leadership Assembly at New Delhi, for partnering with the Commonwealth Asia Youth Centre to form the Commonwealth Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs, for the mission to Singapore and the representation at the Boao Forum in Hong Kong and at the Commonwealth Business Forum, Australia. It has been a pleasure to have been part of some of these delegations and to personally witness the energy of Young Indians and the worlds keenness to engage with the youth of India. This must be harnessed to share and learn from the youth around the world. Now that Yi is part of two global partnerships, I would recommend that these partnerships and connect are taken by Yi to the next level of engagement.
India, as a land of diversity, democracy and dynamics has recorded excellent progress over the past ten years and the forthcoming decade will test us on many counts on inclusive growth, economic growth and social growth and the role of Young Indians will be extremely valuable we will need equitable growth, low-cost resourceful innovation & management and focus on next practices as drivers of growth together with the responsibility of brand building, ethical progress and sustainable inclusiveness.
I am glad that India is in the thick of things playing a proactive role in positively impacting the economy of the region and perhaps the world at large.
Yi will continue to be an integral part of CII & we look forward to engaging with Yi in more platforms in the years to come. I was present at Yi National Summit last year at Coimbatore and could experience their energy and passion to work with commitment and dedication for India and this was aptly put into demonstration by the theme of their summit which was Taking Charge. Like I had mentioned in my message last year, the Young Indians are sending out a strong signal to inform and engage as against command and control. I wish the Yi members to take charge of more areas with the, We Can, We Will attitude and CII is totally committed to making it happen. I wish to congratulate Shankar, Anupama, the entire team of its Governing Council and all members of Yi around the 24 chapters for the excellent year they have had and wish them all the very best for the future. With the Young Indians and a country that is and will continue to be young for many more years, none of us in India and the world can expect any less and its with pride that I have written this note witnessing the impact that Yi continues to make for Indias progress. Chandrajit Banerjee Director General Confederation of Indian Industry
Namaskar!
National Chairman Young Indians
Message from
This is an incredible moment in the history of India. During the next decade, the energy of a 100 million young Indians will make this planet a finer place. One in every six working persons will be a Young Indian. Today the world sees India not only as a repository of the worlds wisdom but also as the indispensable engine for its growth - half a billion young and energetic minds that are heirs to a rich tradition of creativity, enterprise and wisdom. The information revolution has thrown open a whole new world (literally) to the Young Indian. Once lack of capital and the tyranny of closed doors held him back. Not any more. Now creativity alone can catapult us to unimagined heights. The Young Indian has embraced the ones and zeros of the digital world and multiplied them into tens, hundreds, thousands, and millions . . . to capture new horizons. I write this message for the Yi Annual Report in a year that has been momentous, consolidating, energized, farreaching, innovative and filled with experiences and friendships. Everywhere I went the mention of Young Indians generated immediate interest and the excitement about what we are doing was palpable. Yi as an organisation is proud to claim its simple but significant role in giving Young India the confidence to take on the world.
Now to the specifics. 2011 - 2012 has been an active, interesting and inspiring year. We have had close to 500 events and this means that Young Indians and our Executive Members have been working on high energy and engaging themselves in the mission of Yi with passion. When we began the year, our goal was to be impactful in actions, awareness and advocacy. This aspiration has been realized, with Yi impacting over 4,00,000 people directly and indirectly. Yi has consolidated its membership, added another chapter in Ludhiana and has begun the groundwork for the formation of more chapters. If I have to sum up the year so far, I would say it has been a year of targeted high impact, involved action and decision-making, international emergence, extensive information-sharing and life-altering experiences. Friends, so much has been done and much more will be happening in the future. The passion for India, belief in the future and faith in possibilities is what makes things happen and this is very true for Yi too. This is the soul, but its the inspiring involvement and leadership of hundreds of Young Indians that breathes life into the soul. Many of you have shown and stood up for something that I believe is the enduring truth and vision of Yi, and that is placing India above the Individual. From Tiruvananthapuram to Kashmir and Nagaland to Goa, Young Indians have stood tall to declare that the nation is above self. I salute this commitment and urge you to inspire many more so that we may quickly realize our dream of a Strong India. I have resisted the inclination to mention many of your names and the many excellent projects/actions only because of the fact that Yi is more about "We".This is a moment to reflect and rejoice about what we have achieved and also to resolve for greater commitment in the years to come. Here I must mention the enabling role of CII and also the spirited executive team that worked brilliantly. The belief of CII President Mr. Muthuraman and support of Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee has only encouraged me to do more. Many in CII saw promise in us and specially the commitment of Virendra Gupta, Mahesh and now Thulasiraj.
Not too long ago I received a call to align with Yi. It has been a journey of evolution, learning and an amazing array of experiences, people, projects and thoughts. I cannot forget the people who got me and encouraged me on this great trip. I have been fortunate in the support and friendship of many and this had made it easy and possible to achieve our goals. The Yi Core Group's strength behind the rganization, the encouragement from my immediate predecessors and of course the amazing relationship that I had with the Governing Council and working relation with the Secretariat. With all of this behind me, I would not have done much without the belief of my family, who almost gave me up to Yi during the year. Also friends and the organizations that I work and represent held Yi in such high esteem that they saw my absence as a righteous commitment for the Nation. They too placed Nation above! It would be interesting to look back on my social media interactions during the year which in a way, document this landmark year of my life. The year to come will be fascinating, I am sure, with an even more passionate and impactful organization being put together by Anupama and Srikant. Anupama has been of constant support and had given me the liberty to act. I would like to conclude by reminding ourselves that we are truly a historic generation. We are witnessing history in the making, and indeed, *we* are making history! Decades ago the Mahatma gave a call for Poorna Swaraj and a generation gave us our rightful liberation and now is the time, friends, for our generation to move India into the next orbit. Our time has come and it is in our hands to make the future, one that will ensure for every citizen and the nation true freedom, dignity and progress. The time to quote our rights has passed and it is now the moment to talk about our duties. Yi, my friends, is our medium to script our dreams and make them real for India. Let us not only build a nation or a region but show the world that there is an Indian way and that this is the way of the future. For India, and for the World, We can, We will! Jaihind! Shankar Vanavarayar National Chairman Young Indians
Yi as an organisation is proud to claim its simple but significant role in giving Young India the confidence to take on the world.
National Vice Chairperson Young Indians
Message from
I am very happy to be writing this note for the Yi annual report 2011-12 and I must confess that this has certainly been a strong year for Yi on all fronts. I want to share with you all that my association with Yi has been of immense value to me. I have always believed in the potential of Yi as an organization and I am proud to say that in the past four years of my association with Yi, starting as the founding chairperson of the Yi Chandigarh chapter to now, I am witness to Yis strong growth. New chapters and verticals have been added, the number of people we impact has increased, and the nature of our impact on the eco-system has also magnified. We were already on our way to becoming a force in India but that did not stop us from taking on the international challenge. Now, we are exceptionally well-placed in the international area as well. All this has been possible because of the passion and commitment of the young people of India, who have come forward and volunteered to be part of Yi. They have not hesitated to contribute their ideas and time, for developing this nation. As Yi continues to grow and evolve itself, it is important that we look at ways to increase its reach and influence in our eco-system. In this regard partnerships with key organizations can play an important role. As an organization we were born when India was changing at an unprecedented pace. Our journey has been short, but it is unique in many ways. We have much to share with our potential partners -- our diverse experiences, our challenges and our successes. Today we are well positioned to forge a mutually beneficial bond with our partners and together create a strong impact. Shankar and his team have worked hard at the integration of Yi with CII in all the chapters and at Yi national. I hope to take it further.
We are all aware of CIIs work on various areas for the business sector and beyond. It is only natural for Yi to capitalize on their phenomenal work as it is parented, mentored and supported by CII. To this effect, I am glad to share with you that the base is strong and we have got outstanding support from Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, and his senior team of Deputy Director Generals and Senior Directors in CII. The office bearers of Yi chapters will continue to be part of the CII Zonal / State Council and collaborate with the CII office bearers at each location to exchange ideas. We have much to learn from each other.
The other days in the national calendar and the national events that we do each year will continue with the same spirit whether it is the national summit or the national retreat or if it is the world environment week. These days have been observed by all chapters in the past year and celebrated with great enthusiasm. I strongly believe that the all chapters are an integral part of national and national is part of all chapters; together we complete Yi. I would like to congratulate Shankar, all the members in the GC, and each and every member for their contributions in making Yi such a great organization. We have had a wonderful and meaningful 12 months, thanks to all of you. It was an absolute pleasure working with Shankar. He is a true friend and more than that, a great Young Indian. His dedication and commitment to Yi will always be remembered and appreciated by all of us. I shall look forward to his advise on Yi in the future. I look forward to working with each one of you and with the leadership of CII, in the year to come, to make Yi an organization that all of us are truly proud of. I am sure Shankar will be involved in Yi just like the other past Yi national chairmen we have had. A very warm welcome to Srikant Suryanarayanan, in his new avatar as the National Vice Chairman of Yi I am looking forward to working with him. I will be meeting all of you shortly. Let us together work towards increasing the relevance and impact of Yi and make it an organization that is valuable and meaningful to all its stake holders. Your involvement and encouragement will be my best support. We can, We will. Anupama Arya National Vice Chairperson Young Indians
As an organization we were born when India was changing at an unprecedented pace
I have been part of the National Council Meetings last year along with Shankar and have had the pleasure of speaking about our work and sharing the Yi highlights. It is humbling to say the least when distinguished industry veterans take the time to understand what Yi is doing. It is most encouraging to receive their complements and their suggestions on what can be done better. Showcasing Yi work, informally and formally at the highest Council of CII is important for Yi and we hope to continue to avail of this opportunity. Our international work has seen a new high as has been mentioned by many others in this report and as you will see in the pages to follow. Today we have direct links with Yi like organizations in 28 different countries, and it is only getting stronger. We have a unique opportunity before us, to extend the reach and depth of our international linkages and make Yi The Voice of Young Indians Globally. We intend to continue to expand this area in the coming year and we hope that this effort will benefit each member of Yi.
LEARNING
Learning is evolution in its simplest form a continuous process of knowledge assimilation towards a better tomorrow. Yi has always prided itself not just on our achievements towards Nation Building but also in the value we add to each of our members.
Mumbai
Dabbawallahs
Out of the many things that comes to ones mind when we think of Mumbai, surely there are the Dabbawallas a word with the closest meaning of lunch box delivery man. Though this profession seems to be simple, it is actually a highly specialized service in Mumbai which is over a century old and has become integral to the cultural life of this city. Dr. Pawan Agrawal is an ardent and dedicated professional who holds a PhD on the supply chain management skills the Dabbawallas.He basically takes these session were the operation process of Mumbai's dabbawalas is shared with the participants. The process which makes them competitive at the customers' end but united at the delivery end, ensuring their survival over a century and more. Dr Agrawal also explaines the two basic principles which is followed by each & every Dabbawala Work is worship and Customer is God and this has made them achieve Six Sigma, they proud to say that Mumbai Dabbawala Association is the only in Country who has achieved the Six Sigma rating. Yi had 11 highly successful and enthusiastic sessions in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Indore, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Vizag, impacting 934 Yi members with in a time span of seven months of this learning series.
Ahmedabad, 21 November 2011
Vadodara, 22 September 2011
Learning
Sessions
Mr Shekar Dattatri
A speaker series on Conserving Tiger, Indias National Animal by Mr Shekar Dattatri was conducted in different Yi chapters. Mr Shekar Dattatria renowned wildlife conservationist, filmmaker, writer and much more to his profile. The series covered a wide range of topic on truth about tigers and addressed questions such as : Why have Indias tigers declined so drastically? What exactly are the problems facing their conservation? And are there any solutions to the crisis? These and many other questions are answered succinctly in The Truth about Tigers series. The sessions provided useful pointers on how ordinary citizens and youth including school childern can contribute towards saving the tiger.Yi had 4 highly successful and enthusiastic sessions impacting 450 Yi members in Pune, Coimbatore, Madurai, contributing in spreading the awareness about tiger conservation as a high priority project to the Yi nets and cities across India.
Learning session with
Session on
Invest Hong Kong

Kolkata, 15 November 2011
Yi (Kolkata Chapter) organised an interactive session with Mr Simon Galpin, Director General, Invest Hong Kong and Ms Amy Ying, Head of Innovation & Technology Sector, Invest Hong Kong on Tuesday, at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Kolkata. The topic of the session was Doing Business in Hong Kong. InvestHK is the department for foreign direct investment, under the policy purview of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government. The other speakers present were Mr Ravi Todi, Director, Bengal Tools Ltd, Mr Partha Kundu, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and Mr Romit Dasgupta, Director, Globsyn Group. It was an excellent opportunity for the members to interact with the senior officials of Invest Hong Kong and explore business opportunities there.
Young Parliamentarians from Africa, Essar House

Mumbai, 29 April 2011
Visit of
Interaction with
Ms Vasundhara Raje
Coimbatore, 27 May 2011
In a constant endeavour to engage with the youth from all facets, we at Yi (Mumbai Chapter) organized a visit of the Young Parliamentary delegation from Africa. A strong 26 delegation Member of Parliaments of the Youth wings from Mali, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, Malawi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda and Tanzania visited. A detailed presentation on Yi initiatives and activities was shared with them and it was overwhelming to see their appreciation for Yi organization. The delegation witnessed the activities being achieved year on year by Yi Mumbai Chapter and highly appreciated the effort of the group in Mumbai to make a difference. Many voiced their feedback of not having an organization like Yi to work at the grass root level completely driven with private partnership. They shared with us their views on African Youth being tomorrows leaders in their respective countries by fostering entrepreneurship, providing government funded low interest seed capital for start ups and encouraging youth to take up developmental project in the ministry. A keen desire to strengthen the relationship between Indo African youth forums where an exchange of culture, aspiration and leadership can be adopted and practiced was voiced by most of them.
CII & Yi Members of Coimbatore Chapter interacted and spent an evening with Ms Vasundhara Raje, Leader of Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on 27 May 2011 at Isha Foundation. The session was a casual interaction, with Ms Raje addressing on the different communities of Rajasthan and their standards of living. She also gave insights in to the Rajasthan State policies and also spoke on her view and notions towards various aspects which was informative. Ms Raje spok at length on the role of youngsters in coming up with administrative responsibilities in running states and national. She said that one of the main areas that the youngsters must mainly concentrate on will be to balance the imbalance in the country saying that is this was not addressed adequately and fast enough, this may engulf into a large issue in the country. She made a detailed report on the initiatives undertaken by her at Rajasthan and the impact that it had on the young population in the state.
Session with Dr Madhavan Nair, Former Chairman of ISRO, held at Kochi
Interactive session with Mr Raymond Peter IAS, Pricipal Secretary to Govt. of Ap, Dept. Social Work at Hyderabad
Session with Mr Paranjoy Guha Takurtha, Independent Journalist, held at Chennai
Session with Ms Rajshree Pathy, CMD, Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals, Coimbatore
Hyderabad, 20-21 Jan 2012
Yi National Learning Mission to Facebook, Indian School of Business, Infotech Enterprises and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Yi Hyderabad organized a national level Learning mission to Facebook, Indian School of Business, Infotech Enterprises and Mahindra & Mahindra on 20-21 Jan 2012 at Hyderabad. The objective of this Mission was to provide a learning platform to Yi members and help them to understand the best Practices adopted by these companies and how these companies have successfully managed to evolve business excellence models in their respective sectors. The charged up team headed for the exciting day with lots of fun & bonding.
Mr Sahil Mathur, Head of Operations domain addressed Yi Members and handled their user related queries. He also educated members various applications and spams downloaded on Facebook. Mr Vick, Head of Marketing & Advertisement domain briefed that Hyderabad centre would house online advertising and developer support teams and provide round-the-clock, multi-lingual support to the social networking site's users and advertisers globally. Infotech Enterprises provides leading-edge engineering solutions, including product development and life-cycle support, process, network and content engineering to major organizations worldwide. With nearly two decades of continuous growth, Infotech leverages a "Global Delivery and Collaborative Engineering" model to achieve measurable and substantial benefits for our clients. A warm welcome was waiting for YI members at Infotech Enterprises Limited. Upon the arrival, Mr Viswanath Machiraju, Manager - Strategic Initiatives, Infotech Enterprises Ltd and Mr Kshitij Sharma, Deputy Manager, Marketing, Infotech Enterprises Ltd took YI members for a walk through the CoEs explaining rail signals, Boeing, etc. where they provide the best technology services and solutions to industry and governments worldwide. Dr B V R Mohan Reddy, Chairman & Managing Director gave a presentation titled Building Sustainable Global Companies" sharing his experience of making Infotech one of the top 05 IT companies in the country. He also focused on the best technology services and solutions which Infotech Enterprises Ltd provides to industry and governments worldwide. Dr Reddy also brief that Infotech Enterprises Limited, head quartered at Hyderabad, India, is listed in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) under the name INFOTECENT. Established in 1945, our core automotive and farm equipment businesses have grown into market leaders whose triple bottom line ethic is driving industry trends towards technological innovation, social responsibility, and constantly improving customer satisfaction. The plant visit to Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) was also a great learning experience. The presentation given by top managements depicted that it is a major automobile manufacturer of utility vehicles, passenger cars, pickups, commercial vehicles, and two wheelers. In addition to world class manufacturing facilities, the plant invested in a solar heating system to reduce the carbon footprint and a rain water harvesting system to conserve water. Moreover, the plant has a zero discharge plant and all the buildings will be energy efficient with a total power requirement of only 3 MVA. The Plant visit was appreciated by one and all from the Mission.
Facebook - one of the worlds largest social network website with over 800 million active users has over 2,000 employees and 15 offices across the globe. In Asia it has its operations in Hyderabad, India. Ms Rajani Yathati, Executive Assistant, Facebook along with Facebook team cordially welcomed the Yi members and introduced them to the employee friendly and casual working environment of Facebook office. Ms Rajani took Yi Members for a tour to the Facebook office which was later followed by an interactive session with senior management which helped mission members to understand the operations of Facebook. Mr Abhishek Nag, Head of Platform operations of Facebook interacted with Yi Members and also informed that Hyderabad is world's fourth Facebook office. Facebook has decided to make Hyderabad its first address in Asia, with plans to set up a centre in the city to support its growing number of users, advertisers and developers in India and across the globe, he said.
The mission then visited The Indian School of Business the premium business was evolved from the need for a world class business school in Asia. The Indian School of Business evolved from the need for a world class business school in Asia. Our founders- some of the best minds from the corporate and academic worlds- visualised the leadership needs of emerging Asian economies. They recognised that the rapidly changing business landscape would require young leaders with an understanding of evolving economies, but also with a global perspective. Mr Kumara Guru, Head- Mohali Integration, ISB in his presentation depicted ISBs commitment & role in creating leaders through its innovative programs, outstanding faculty and thought leadership. Mr Guru gave a walk around guided tour of the campus; spread over 260 acres, a beautiful site with large boulders, open fields, landscaped areas and lush greenery.
The Fun & Entertainment part at Runway9 was very well executed by the all the Yi members. The adventure of Gokarting in Indias first and largest international standard Go-karting track / circuit was enjoyed by the YI members to full extent.
Excellence Mission
Chennai, 10 June 2011
Mission to
Renault Nissan & Hyundai Motors India Ltd.
Times of India Press

Ahmedabad, 5 August 2011
Mission to
MMD Diary
Erode, 16 July 2011
Visit to
Akshaya Patra Foundation

Vizag, 3 March 2012
A Yi Excellence Mission to Renault Nissan & Hyundai Motors India Ltd was organized on the 10th of June, 2011. More than 40 participants from Yi & CII participated in this mission. Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company (HMC), South Korea and is the largest passenger car exporter and the second largest car manufacturer in India. HMIL presently markets 8 models of passenger cars across segments. The A2 segment includes the EON, Santro, i10 and the i20, the A3 segment includes the Accent and the Verna, the A5 segment includes the Sonata Transform and the SUV segment includes the Santa Fe. Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Ltd is a relatively new facility that is currently manufacturing Micra & a yet to be released sedan version of the same. The participants interacted with Mr Kou Kimura, Managing Director & CEO of Renault Nissan who briefed them about the plant & answered the queries of the members. This was followed by a visit to the well-established plant of Hyundai Motors India Ltd. Members got the opportunity to visit the famous final assembly line of this fully integrated state-of-the-art manufacturing plant.
The Times Group (also referred as Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd.) is the largest media conglomerate in India and is headed by brothers Samir and Vineet Jain. The company has eleven publishing centres, fifteen printing centres, fifty-five sales offices, Over 7000 employees, five dailies, including two of the largest in the country with approx 4.3 million, copies circulated daily, two lead magazines, twenty-nine niche magazines reaching 2468 cities and towns, thirty-two Radio Stations, two Television News Channels, one Television Life Style Channel and turnover in excess of USD 1 billion. Yi Ahmedabad Chapter organised a Learning Mission to the Times of India Press. The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily middle-market newspaper. According to Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has the largest circulation among all English-language newspapers in the world, across all formats (broadsheet, tabloid, compact, Berliner and online). It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. which is owned by the Sahu Jain family and Mission was initiated by Ms Aakanksha Mamtora, Chair-Learning, Yi Ahmedabad Chapter. The objective of the Mission was to learn how a printing press works, its logistics and how the last minute breaking news gets incorporated in the Newspaper. 10 Yi Ahmedabad Chapter members participated in the Mission. KIAP is a subsidiary of Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation(KINFRA), a Statutory body under Govt. of Kerala. KIAP was established as a part of the Government of Kerala's commitment for the growth of industries in Kerala. KIAP provides world-class infrastructure facilities exclusively for garment manufacturing units. Apparel Park at Thiruvananthapuram is one among other Parks promoted and assisted by Govt. of India under "Apparel Parks for Exports Scheme". Chapter members from Yi Kochi came to Trivandrum for a cross chapter visit. Trivandrum members also joined them for an industrial visit to KINFRA Industrial park and visited Goodwill Polymers, Vasudeva Vilasam Ayurveda and Textport Industries. The day was filled with information and fun for the members who learned about the industries and their process and products. The day ended with a joint dinner at Kovalam.
MMD is the countrys premier dairy products producer, with excellent and hygienic manufacturing facilities, and effective logistics that will lead the milk from the farmer in a cold chain to the consumer of the product to give them the best quality natural products of International standards in the perfect packing in the most modern factory, giving them value for money. Yi Erode Chapter organizes a Family Mission to Milky Mist Dairy [MMD] on 16th July 2011. Nearly 15 members with their family were present at the Mission. Milky Mist Dairy is the South Indias premier dairy products producer, with excellent and hygienic manufacturing facilities. The visitors were taken around the factory and were explained the process of manufacturing, packing of the final product etc.
Akshaya Patra Foundation at Vizag was launched three years ago in Auto nagar and its Head office is at Bangalore. It runs a mid-day meal program for Govt. Schools, Hospitals, etc... Feeding over 5000 childrens in vizag. 50 employees help in the kitchen to prepare the food. It has various equipments for preparing food like 4 rice cookers each has capacity of preparing 110 kg of rice, grinding machine, rice filter machine, etc YI Members found it very useful. The history of Akshaya Patra Foundation starts with a story of compassion. Looking out of a window one day in Mayapur, a village near Calcutta, His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada saw a group of children fighting with street dogs over scraps of food. From this simple, yet heart breaking incident, came the determination that: No one within a ten mile radius of our center should go hungry. It is his inspiration which helped them to create The Akshaya Patra Foundation as it is today. It began this initiative with the vision that No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger. In June 2000, it started our mid-day meal program in Bangalore by feeding 1500 children in 5 schools. At that time there was no State run school meal program in Karnataka. Within a few short weeks they had received hundreds of requests from teachers who expressed the dire need of such a scheme. This over whelming response was the impetus for the growth of The Akshaya Patra Foundation. In November 28, 2001 the Supreme Court of India passed an order which mandated that: "Cooked midday meal is to be provided in all the government and government-aided primary schools in all the states." Akshaya Patra was called in to give testimonies to the Supreme Court in order to implement the mandate. By the time the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of School Health and Education) extended its support to this noble cause in 2003, Akshaya Patra was already reaching out to 23,000 underprivileged children through the support of our donors.
Mission to
Keventer Agro
Kolkata, 24 September 2011
Mission to
Kinfra International Apparel Park

Trivandrum, 30 July 2011
Keventer Group entered into a franchisee agreement with the food and beverage giant - PARLE to manufacture, package, distribute and market its well-known brands namely FROOTI - a popular mango drink, Appy and Appy Fizz- the in-style apple drinks and Bailey packaged drinking water. With their past ventures on high pedestals, Keventer Agro now moved to greener pasture. This time over, success came in the form of the food export division. The division exports food products such as Mango Pulp, Guava Pulp, Sesame Seeds, and Bakery Ingredients to various customers across the globe. Yi Kolkata Chapter organized Thrilling Experience around the Factory of Keventer Agro Ltd. makers of Frooti. That was a great opportunity as the visit gave the members learning more on Metro/Dairy & Frooti brands and how the wonderful product is made, right from production to marketing. Surely the factory visit was a great learning experience for all of the members and made them able to appreciate on a better scale on how a consumer product is manufactured before it reaches the market shelf.
HEALTH
In a country where people die due to hunger, malnourishment and lack of basic healthcare, can we come up with a model for healthcare where good quality healthcare is accessible to all our citizens. Is healthcare all about only curing the ill? What about prevention, what about nourishment to our children and what about issue of obesity, diabetes and heart diseases? How can we be a healthy nation? Yi as an organization proved its commitment, diversity and potential, by celebrating this World Health Day in 21 chapters, from Srinagar to Vadodara and from Nagaland to Madurai, marked with fervor and enthusiasm. Yi also launched a new initiative for the year with a campaign towards a Fit Young India.
World Disability Day

Srinagar, 2 December 2011
Sessions on
"Eat Right to Live Right

Goa, 7 April 2011
Yi (Srinagar Chapter) organized an outing for children with multiple disabilities to mark the World Disability Day. Two Special schools, Angels Care and Chotay Taray Foundation were identified and these children were taken to Nigeen Club followed by a boat ride in the Nigeen Lake. The tour of the club, boat ride and lunch were facilitated by Department of Tourism Government of Jammu & Kashmir. Ms Tasleema, Principle, Chotay Taray Foundation said that programs and outing which are focused on children with multiple disabilities are need of the hour. This is high time now society should accept these children and should treat them equally she said. The children were very happy and enthusiastic about the boat ride in the Nigeen Lake as it is very rear that this type of activity is organized by any other organization. The principals of the schools were very thankful to Yi for organizing this outing.
On the occasion of World Health Day, Yi (Goa Chapter) under its Health care initiative organised an Interactive Session on "Eat Right to Live Right" with Dr. Vandana Kakodkar, a consulting Dietitian and a Post-Graduate in Nutritional & Dietetic course from Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai University. The interactive session which dealt with topics like Nutritious diets, Classification of Food Groups on the relative concentration of their nutrients, Principles of Healthy eating, Fast Foods and its consequences etc. Topics like exercise and overweight issues were also highlighted and discussed. The session was attended by 20 Yi Members who were very keen on dietary issues and actively participated in the discussions.
Preventive Healthcare - The Need of The Hour

Bangalore, 13 October 2011
Health Checkup Camp

Madurai, 11 September 2011
Yi (Bangalore Chapter) organized a Seminar on Preventive Healthcare; The Need of The Hour on 13 October 2011. The Seminar was focused on Preventive Healthcare, Corporate Wellness Practices and Yoga with an objective to understand simple and achievable ways to create a healthy, happy and more productive work force. Dr Balachandra H Keni, Medical Director, Sagar Hospitals, Dr Raghavendra, Head of Preventative Medicine, Sagar Hospitals, Dr R Nagarathna, Dean, Division of Yoga and Life Sciences of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University and Ms Sindhu Subhashini, Senior Manager, People Function, MindTree Limited guided the audience to understand simple ways to lead a healthy life.
Young Indians (Madurai Chapter) along with Devadoss Multispeciality Hospital & Aparajitha Corporate Services (P) Ltd, Madurai organised a Preventive Health Check up Camp on 11th September 2011 at Checkanurani area in Madurai city in order to spread the importance and need to preventive Healthcare & how to live a healthy life. Mr Venkatesh Kumar, Head - Finance, Aparajitha Corporate Services (P) Ltd inaugurated the health camp. More than 600 localities from the Checkanurani area participated and got benefited from this Camp.
World No Tobacco Day Dental Camp

Chennai, 31 May 2011
Yi (Chennai Chepter) organised a free Dental camp to commemorate the World No Tobacco Day. The camp was held at Katrambakkam, Keevalur, Puduped and Samandarambed villages near Sri Perambadur. The Yi dental camp was supported by a team of 20 experienced Doctors and Nurses offering the villagers free dental check-ups for problems related to tobacco chewing, smoking cigarettes etc. Dental decay and early stages of cancer was diagnosed in villagers through this camp. The villagers were also educated on the hazards of tobacco by showing pictures to the adults and adolescents. Those requiring treatment were taken to a nearby hospital to avail free treatment for their problems. Dr Vinod Prem Anand, Chair, Healthcare, of Yi (Chennai Chapter) was also present.
Dos and Donts of Pranayama

Pune, 7 April 2011
Yi (Pune chapter) celebrated the World Health Day and joined the national initiative of Fitter India Campaign. Ms Sheetal Navani Yi Pune, Health Chair, initiated the activity. Ms Neeru Goyal Pranayam teacher instructed the audience present on the Dos and Donts of pranayama. The audience was given a demonstration of the basic pranayama and this followed the teachers advice and performed pranayam accordingly. Ms Padmini Sundaram Chair, Healthcare Yi (Pune Chapter) delivered the vote of thanks.The session ended up very well and received a good response.
CPR & First Aid Session for Fire Brigadiers

Coimbatore, 27 June 2011
Distribution of First Aid Kits

Ahmedabad, 7 April 2011
The Fire Brigadiers are extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations. The increasing complexity of modern industrialized life with an increase in the scale of hazards has created an increase in the skills needed in firefighting techniques and a broadening of the firefighter-rescuer's remit. They sometimes are even in a situation to provide emergency medical services at the scene of accident. Knowing the importance the Young Indians (Coimbatore Chapter) in association with KG Hospital organized a CPR & First Aid demonstration session for the fire brigadiers of Coimbatore Region in the office of fire brigadiers in Coimbatore. Dr Farooq, Cardiologist spoke about the 7 essential steps to be followed during a CPR session and made a demonstration for the understanding of the fire brigadiers. Dr Mohan Gandhi, Physiotherapist advised them about life habits. The session benefitted 50 fire brigadiers.
Yi (Ahmedabad Chapter) celebrated World Health Day at Ahmedabad by distributing First Aid box to the kids of the laborers working at a construction site near the PDPU. The objective behind distributing the first aid box was to create awareness about the importance of keeping the provision of emergency care for an illness or injury until actual medical treatment can be accessed, if needed. One needs to learn to handle common injuries and wounds. Cuts and scrapes, for example, should be rinsed with cool water, to stop bleeding, apply firm but gentle pressure, using gauze etc. Therefore, the SPT students of the PDPU Net took the initiative of distributing the First Aid box. The students also explained the workers about how and when to use of First-Aid Box. The laborers were very thankful to the initiative taken by the students. 15 Yi Student NET members participated in the health awareness drive.
Session on Yoga & Aerobics

Delhi, 7 April, 2011
Yi Vadodara World Health Day Celebration

Vadodara, 7 April 2011
A organised a daylong session on Yoga & Aerobics and a free consultation on nutrition advisory, on Vedic Wellness for its members at the renowned Elemention Gym, in Delhi. The interaction was coordinated by Dr Shikha Sharma and her team of nutrition experts from Nutri-Health. A team of nutritionists provided expert health care advise on nutrition, diet plan, high cholesterol & hypothyroid. Members also availed the benefit of free and exquisite massage at the Elemention Gym, ranging from Swedish, Balinese Deep Tissue, Aromatherapy & Inch Loss massages. The vedic wellness session was aimed at guiding the Yi Delhi members about nutrition and various eating habits on the basis of ancient vedic teachings. A team of expert doctors studied the profiles of members and gave them guidance on the basis of a psychometric analysis and eating habits of the individuals. The session was greatly appreciated by the Yi Delhi members who got a chance to understand the essence of fitness and wellness from within.
Yi (Vadodara Chapter) organized an interactive session with Ms Kinita Kadakia, Nutritionalist from MEAL Pyramid, Mumbai. The theme for the session was weight loss and nutrition 24*7. Ms Kinita is a renowned nutritionist and works for Cricket players of Indian Cricket Academy, Bengaluru. She is a professional writer and panelist to Dainik Jagran, Timeout Mumbai, Times online and Times of India She is also lecturer at various colleges and institutes. Ms Kadakia was on a subsidiary committee of Commonwealth games 2010. Kinita spoke about healthy food habits for day to day lifestyle. The session aimed to provide answers related to health, nutrition and fitness. She also addressed on the issues related to daily health care and fitness secrets of athletes, the challenges faced by the athletes in maintaining their health regime. There were around 70 participants in all including Yi members and Yi Non members.
ENVIRONMENT
There was a time when people thought of the environment, they thought of its beauty; but now as the natural beauty of the earth that disappears, many people around the world have awoken to the realities of just how fragile our earth actually is. Yi offers a platform to people to offer perspectives on the environment as well as sensitise them towards their social and moral responsibilities towards the environment.
World Environment Day

5 June
E-waste Project
Chandigarh, 4 June 2011
Visit to Adyar Tholkaapiyar Poonga

Chennai, 4 June 2011
Inauguration of CII-Yi Square

Raipur, 15 November 2011
World Environment Day is observed on June 5 every year to promote awareness on the importance of preserving our biodiversity, the need to identify problems related to the environment and ways to take corrective action. Yi offers a platform to people to offer perspectives on the environment as well as sensitise them towards their social and moral responsibilities towards the environment. Yi has organized various events & sessions and undertaken campaigns such as nature treks for members, sessions on water management and tree plantation drives. World Environment Day has received tremendous support from Yi chapters pan India, various awareness campaigns Seed-Ball making, plantation drive; nature walks; and much more - were organized to spread the message and to improve the quality of life of all living beings on this planet without harming nature. All the activities are carried out to spread eco-awareness and increase green footprint.
Yi Chandigarh and Attero Recycling Pvt Ltd in presence of Chandigarh Administration launched the citys first E Waste Project to mark the World Environment Day. Mr Vijoy Kumar Singh, IAS Secretary, Finance & Environment, Chandigarh Administration said that the project will be a benchmark for many more such initiatives. Further to this effort, the administration will also put up stations to measure benzene levels in air especially in high traffic areas, shared the Environment Secretary Detailing about the project said Mr Rohit Aggarwal, Chair (Environment), Yi Tricity Chandigarh Under this project, which is first of its kind, eight nodal points have been identified in the city where e waste can be dumped and will be further collected and processed by Attero Recycling plant based in Roorkee from time to time in an environment friendly manner.
Yi (Chennai Chapter) organized an interesting visit to the Adyar Tholkappia Poonga for around 112 children between the age group of 8 12 years from the Government Home for Girls. Through this visit, was expected to encourage and promote education to children of the ecological system and diverse environmental issues, currently available species of lives in water and land, plants and trees through interactive gardens. To make the visit more interesting and informative for the children, Yi organized a team of 9 Storytellers to benefit. The children received special facts about birds, bugs & bees through stories told and souvenirs like stickers to make it fun. Kids were also provided caps to beat the heat and snacks and water at the end of the visit.
Young Indians (Raipur chapter) in association with Hira Group inaugurated the 'CII-Yi Square' at Urla Industrial Area, Raipur. Mr Ranaveer Sinha, Chairman CII Eastern Region & Managing Director, Telcon was the Chief Guest on this occasion. The foundation stone of this beautiful & lush green square was laid on 27 August 2010 on the last visit of Mr Sinha in Raipur. In purview of hygiene and well being of the Urla residents the inauguration of a public toilet was also done. During the final moments of the visit, Mr. Sinha had an interactive session with the Yi Raipur Members during which he appreciated various Yi initiatives taken till date and also discussed about the future initiatives to be undertaken by Yi.
Cleaning Drive
Coimbatore, 27 May 2011
Seed Ball Making

Delhi, 5 June 2011
Yi (Coimbatore Chapter) in association with Astral Consulting Pvt Ltd organized an environment cleaning drive in the reserved forest area of Anuvavi Subramaniyar Kovil (near Kanuvai), Coimbatore. The drive involved around 120 people gathering at the foothills of the temple and cleaning the surrounding areas littered with plastics and other non biodegradable objects. The drive lasted for 7 hours by the end of which there were around 20 kilos of waste that was collected and disposed in an appropriate manner. The groups were split into three different directions and each one was guided by a leader from the forest departments who took them through the dense terrain.
Yi (Delhi Chapter) along with kids came together and started the process of seed ball making and made more than 250 seed balls that would be sent to the Yi Delhi nets for students to take this project up. Yi Delhi would undertake tree plantation on a 2 acre land near the banks of Yamuna where the seed balls would be dispersed around the monsoon season. Yi (Delhi Chapter) on the World Environment Day also organised a small but significant painting competition for the children of Delhi members, who not only got an idea of seed ball making but also came up with beautiful paintings on the theme of 'Environmental Conservation'. In total more than 25 members attended this session which was a mix of Yi members, their family and kids.
Green I Contest 2011

New Delhi, 19 October 2011
One Lakh Seed balls Making

Erode, 20 August 2011
Yi (Erode Chapter) made One Lakh Seed Balls with the Students of CS Academy in the month of August 2011. It is a part of the Yi National Plant a Life Campaign, formerly known as One Million Tree project. The Plant a Life campaign, which targeted the plantation of a million trees this year, aims to ramp up its plantation numbers exponentially to Ten Million Trees next year and One Hundred Million Trees annually by the year 2015. The process takes a fraction of time or cost of other methods to cover large areas & is also applicable in small areas. It also replenishes the soil nutrients. The clay mixture consists of 60% red clay. Clay is used because it can compactly hold seed after it is dried. Any variety of plants can be used. The variety of flora is kept in mind while doing afforestation. In Erode, nearly 19 varieties of seeds which are locally available & suitable for afforestation in Sathyamangalam Forest areas were used.
This seed balls are made with the help of the Students of CS Academy School. Nearly 585 students & 100 staffs were involved in the project of making One Lakh Seed Balls. The Stake holders of the Project were Young Indians (Erode Chapter) Government & Local Administration, CS Academy School & Corporates that came forward to be part of this exciting journey. The same seedballs were dispersed at the Sathyamangalam Forest area with the help of students of CS Academy. Nearly 100 students & 10 staff members of the institutions were present along with Mr Arun, Deputy Conservator of Forest, Erode District. This event would not have been possible if not for the passion of the members and their vision to make a difference to the region.
The Green-I contest is an initiative of Young Indians(Yi), supported by the Indian Green Building Council and Carrier Aircon, to create the much needed awareness on environmental responsibility to the school children and future generations of India. The intent is to encourage students to think about conservation and sustainability measures that can be incorporated within their school/community and the winning school gets to showcase the implementation of ideas for the present and future generations of their school. The winning school gets a grant of Rs. 7.5 lakhs to incorporate various green measures proposed by them and to be implemented within their own campus. The Green I 2011 competition is the fifth edition of the initiative. The contest topic for the year is By the year 2030, you need to make your school one of the premier institutions in India that is not only green & sustainable through its campuses & activities but also a leading school in imparting environmental education to students. The ultimate goal of the education shall be to embed respect for the environment into the DNA of the future citizens of
the country, How would you go about planning the metamorphosis of your school from its current position towards achieving this goal? Also highlight how you propose to use the Green-I grant money of Rs. 7.5 lakhs towards achieving this goal. The contest invitation was sent to over 2300 schools across 25 cities all over India. The contest received an overwhelming response from all parts of the country. Yi received over 100 entries from schools across cities. A preliminary review of the submissions was done by 01 October 2011, of which 5 top teams, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi; Vasant Valley School, New Delhi; Sai International School, Bhubaneswar, Sri Aurobindo International School, Hyderabad and Choithram School, Indore have been selected for the finals that happened on 19 October 2011 in conjunction with the International Green Buildings Congress at New Delhi. The winner for the Green I Contest for the year 2011-12 is Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi.
Save the Sparrow Initiative

Coimbatore, 15 August 2011
Save the Sparrow is an emergency initiative taken up to support and save the Little Feathered Friends in various ways. House Sparrow Passer domesticus is one of the small gregarious bird which is closely associated with human habitations and is distributed in most part of the world. The decline of population works with combinations of factors like pollution & loss of habitat generally and specifically the bushes and bio fences, non availability of food sources like grains as well as insects, urbanization towards breeding ground etc.
Yi Black Board Donation Campaign

Indore, 28 September 2011
Green Board Installation

Pune, November 2011
EDUCATION
Our passion to educate every child in India cannot stop at passing the RTE bill. We must as Indian go beyond that. We must look at new model and ways to bring quality to education to all, we must work towards creating access to education that can prepare our children to be global citizen of tomorrow.
Yi (Indore Chapter) organized a campaign of Operation Black Board which was a unique program, aimed at improving the blackboard facilities in underprivileged schools, where blackboards were not sufficient or were not in good condition, affecting the quality of education. Yi Indore Chapter members donated 118 Black Boards at 46 Municipal Schools in Palasia Region, Indore for the welfare of 9214 students throughout Indore between September 2011 and February 2012 . Mr Praveen Agarwal, Chair Yi (Indore chapter) Chair, Mr Ankit Mittal, Co-Chair - Yi (Indore Chapter), Mr Anuj Kothari, National Chair (Environment), Mr Basant Dhanuka, Director, Justice Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje, Former Governor of HP, Dhanuka Cold Storage Pvt Ltd, Municipal School Students and their faculty were present during the program.The schools that received these green boards were thankful to the Yi members for their contribution.
Yi (Pune Chapter) in association with Cybage & Teach for India, in an initiative spearheaded by Ms Ritu Nathani, Co Chair (Pune Chapter) had successfully handed over 100 Green Boards at Pune's Muncipal Corporation (PMC) schools. While Teach for India helped Yi identify the PMC schools where Green board were required, Cybage Pvt Ltd stepped in to supplement Yi with the requisite funds. The initiative was highly appreciated by the school teachers and the parents. It is expected that the green boards will impact many children in bringing quality education. We appreciate Teach for India project undertaken by the government of India. This project is run in pune municipal corporation schools and works for underprivileged children and educates them in Marathi, Urdu & English. Yi executive members personally visited all the PMC schools and spoke to the TFI fellows and to the principals of schools.
Adoption of Anganwadi
Vadodara
Anganwadi falls under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by the States/UTs. ICDS is the foremost symbol of Indias commitment to her children Indias response to the challenge of providing pre-school education on one hand and breaking the vicious cycle of malnutrition, morbidity, reduced learning capacity and mortality, on the other. The scheme offers services like supplementary nutrition, immunization, health check-up, referral services, pre-school non-formal education and nutrition & health education. The Anganwadi Adoption project was proposed by Government of Gujarat, Ministry of Health and Family welfare to achieve effective co-ordination of policy and implementation with the help of organizations working in the city for social development; hence it was taken up by Yi Vadodara chapter that has adopted two Aganwadis from the city for one year. In continuation of this adoption, the chapter has a dedicated team of 5 members for effective implementation of this project.
The chapter plans to provide nutritive food to children and women of aganwadi once in a month. Each aganwadi has approximately 50 beneficiaries including kids and lactating women from lower socio economic background. The objective of this project was to improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6 years, to lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical development of the child and to enhance the capability of the mother to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education.
CII Yi ITI Finishing School

Pune, December 2010
Yi (Pune Chapter) under its Employability Vertical successfully continued the roll out of the CII-Yi ITI Finishing School. This programme, a 30 hour module designed by us along with industry, is executed in Government ITIs by industry experts and which Yi helps execute and monitor. It is a unique example of Public Private Partnership. The programme which was launched in Dec 2010, has been replicated till date at 4 Pune District Government ITIs benefitting over 2000 ITI techniciancs by imparting Grooming, Work Culture, Role Play modules all delivered by industry veterans voluntarily in a Time bound manner. The certification is jointly with ITI and the programme has received accolades and various ITIs across the state have now come ahead requesting us to start it in their campuses.
EMPLOYABILITY
Skills are India's means to providing self reliance to many who have not had access to formal education or have had a limited exposure to it. Skills are India's answer to creating a mechanism through which greater participation in its growth story can be offered to its people. To skill India's youth is like giving them wings to fly. Young Indians realised this need and began working in areas like employability and entrepreneur engagement.
Soft Skills and Defensive Driving Training Program

Goa, 1 - 2 October 2011
Yi Goa Chapter in association with Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), New Delhi and Institute of Driving & Traffic Research (IDTR), Dehradun organised a Soft Skills and Defensive Driving Training Program for the North Goa Tourist Taxi Owners Association on 1st and 2nd October 2011 from 09.00 am to 12.30 pm and 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm at Palmarinha Resort, Calangute Goa. The Training program was held in 2 batches per day. Since driving is a complex task that requires drivers to deal with constantly changing variables skillfully & consistently; remaining collision free, has much more to do with skill than with luck as accident risk has increased manifold due to mistakes of other road users. The Soft Skills and Defensive Driving course is an effective tool that can be used to help to achieve higher level of safety. The course was imparted by Road Safety personnel from IDTR, Dehradun managed by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL). This program was not about teaching driving but designed to impart experienced drivers the kind of practical information that really makes a difference in traffic collision avoidance and improving their soft skills. The course is customized for Indian driving conditions and helps in identifying the risks well in time and take precautions to remain collision free on the road and finally to make every effort to reduce the considerable economic and social loss to society on account of road accidents & fatalities. The program aimed to impart knowledge in the area of Self Esteem,
Interpersonal skills, management of aggression & stress, road rules & regulation, defensive driving and vehicle maintenance which will take us forward towards lowering the incidence of road accidents. A total of 225 taxi owners/drivers from North Goa participated in the training programme. The sessions were presided by Mr Puneet Khurana, Deputy Director, IDTR Dehradun, Ms Meenakshi Kukreja, Associate Director, SIAM and Dr Jennifer Lewis e Kamat, Chair Young Indians, (Goa Chapter). The training program was supported by Mr Agnelo Fernandes, Member of Legislative Assembly, Calangute Constituency and Mr Suraj Morajkar, Member, Yi, (Goa Chapter) Member CII Tourism Panel and Managing Director, Sun Estate Developers.
YOUTH AFFAIRS
Young Indians and its Students Nets is a platform and a place where the youth can meet, envision and find ways towards a magnificient India. Some of us have the privilige for many such oppurtunities but let us remember that millions that live today without energy, consumables or even one square meal a day.... We as a generation of Indians who have inherited freedom, stability and awareness must rise above ourselves and build a better India and a better world.
InspYiration Summit 2012

Kochi, 25 February, 2012
Students visit to Wakefield Foods Pvt. Ltd.

Pune, 10 Aug 2011
Yi Net Summit 2011

Coimbatore, 25 November 2011
Young Indians (Kochi Chapter), organized InspYiration Summit 2012 on 25th February, 2012 at Hotel Taj Gateway, Kochi. The summit, an endeavor to ignite the minds of business leaders, young entrepreneurs and students, had an overwhelming response with over 350 delegates attending the summit. The summit was inaugurated by Mr K V Thomas, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, food and Public Distribution, Govt. of India. Mr T Balakrishnan, Managing Director, INKEL & Kerala High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (KHSRCL), Mr G Vijayaraghavan, Member, Kerala State Planning Mr Shaffi Mather, founder of 1298 Ambulance, Dr Pawan Agrawal, President, Mumbai Dabbawallas Education Centre, Mr C. Balagopal, Managing Director, Terumo Penpol, Ms Parveen Hafeez, Managing Director, Sunrise Hospital and other eminent speakers spoke at the summit. Be the change you want to see in the world was the theme for the Summit, taking into consideration the huge role India is playing globally and the increasing importance the youth have today in determining our nations progress. The feedback from the delegates on the program was extremely good with a number of colleges and delegates requesting for membership in Yi. The media had covered the event extremely well, both before and after the event. The Hindu also carried a full page, colour advertorial on the day of the event, with a short note on Yi and its activities with special reference to the Kochi chapter. Over 300 delegates from amongst members and net students participated in the summit, which has now become the signature event of the Kochi chapter.
Yi Pune chapter organized an industry visit for the students of Symbiosis Institute of International Business on 10th Aug 2011 to Weikfield Foods Pvt. Ltd. A total of 21 students from the SIIB College participated in the visit. Mr Gurunath Swami form Weikfield took us through the plant. We were shown the packaging of tea, custard powder, baking powder, and corn flour. The visit to the plant was enjoyed by the students.
National students summit on Taking Charge, a Summit for students was held at Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore. The auditorium was packed with 250 students from Coimbatore, Kochi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and various chapters across India. The day long Summit had several artists, trainers, academicians, and members of the Young Indians to address the students on Taking Charge At the inaugural session, Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, National Chairman, Young Indians and Ms Namrata Khona Samra, National Chair, of Youth Affairs, were present to address the Students and answer their questions. The first edition of Yi Youth Affairs quarterly newsletter Youth Matters was released by Mr Vanavarayar. A panel discussion on Taking charge was held to define and develop an understanding of the concept of taking charge. The panelists, included Dr Rahul Mirchandani, National Chair, Partnerships & International Relations, Young Indians, Mr Srikantan Suryanarayan, National Chairman, International missions, Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, Mr Prasanna Rajagopalan, Chairman, Yi Chennai Chapter, Mr Romit Dasgupta encouraged students to share their dreams and ambitions and inspired the students to take charge of their lives and work towards achieving their dreams. This was followed by a workshop wherein students had to chart out what they wanted to be, wanted to have, wanted to give and wanted to do. This brought to light many of the hidden aspirations and the speakers guided the students on how they could achieve their dreams. Dr Mirchandani implored the students to hear the sounds of the forest to understand what they really wanted in life and turn them into a reality. Mr Kiruba Shankar, Chief Executive Officer, Kiruba & Kiruba, Chennai, Mr S Murugan, Founder, Nizhal Maiyam, Coimbatore, Mr Karthik Kumar, Director & Co Founder, Evam Entertainment & Sideways Training, Mr Naveen Philip, Managing Director, Popular Mega Motor Ltd, Kochi, Mr Anmol Vij, Chief Executive Officer, KeyMind Learning India Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore,
Mr Pranav Kacholia, National Co-Chair, Youth Affairs(Young Indians) & Director, Pavitra Belting Pvt Ltd, Mumbai also spoke at the occasion. Mr Kiruba Shankar, through a very energetic discourse, explained how ideas are essential for taking our lives forward. He also encouraged students to share knowledge without hesitation and work towards branding oneself better.
Yi Net MoU Signing with Corporate Gurus

Coimbatore, 17 July 2011
The Yi Coimbatore Chapters Students Net Platform signed MOU with Kumaraguru College of Technology on Sunday, 17th July. Kumaraguru College of Technology is an educational Institution founded by the Ramanandha Adigalar Foundation focuses primarily on Engineering, Technology & Management Education affiliated to Anna Univarsity of Technology, Coimbatore. The MOU was signed by Mr P B Balaji, Students Net Chair, Yi Coimbatore, Dr Rajeev Kamineni, Chief Officer, Kumaraguru College of Technology & Ms Pavithra R, Yi Secretariat. The ceremony was happened with the presence of Yi Students Net Team and 10 Students.
Mr Karthik Kumar underlined the importance of realizing ones passion and working towards achieving it. Mr Naveen Philip highlighted the role of perseverance and hard work in defining success. Mr S Murugan, who is an autoriksha driver by profession, implored the students to move beyond their boundaries and work for the larger good of the society. Mr Murugans organization, Nizhal Mayam feeds around 500 children at 10 orphanages every sunday and is strongly into many social endeavors like tree plantation, eradication of beggary, and rehabilitating alcoholics and the poor. Mr Anmol Vij, himself a serial entrepreneur, encouraged students to start new endeavors on their own. An entrepreneur does not need a passport to get started; all he needs is an idea, held Mr Vij. Mr Pranav Kacholia delivered the vote of thanks and the session ended with the inspirational video of Mr Steve Jobs speech Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
Students @ BusYiness
Kochi, 14 January, 2012
Launch of MVGR Students Net

Vizag, 28 July 2011
Convention on Women leadership

Kochi, 24 June 2011
Chanakyas Leadership Ideas for Indian Youth

Madurai, 24 January 2012
Young Indians (Kochi Chapter), held an exhibition and hands on training session for school and college students on 14 January, 2012 at the Oberon Mall, Edappally. This program, Students@ BusYiness, designed to develop entrepreneurial skills in students and expose them to various aspects of running a business, saw students from various schools and colleges across the city putting up their stalls at all the four floors of Oberon Mall at kochi. From stalls selling delicious savories to beautiful handmade craft items, greeting cards, bangles, flower vases and numerous other products, it was a live show of students creativity at play. The teams were evaluated on the basis of the innovativeness of the business idea, the quality, sustainability, branding and environment friendliness of the product/service. The enthusiasm and innovativeness of the students in coming up with new ideas and marketing them effectively was a great sight, commented Mr. Biju Philipose, Chair, Yi (Kochi chapter).
CII Young Indians Vizag chapter launched its second Yi students net at MVGR College of Engineering, Vizinagaram. In her address to the students Ms. Poonam Shah Srinath, Chair Yi Vizag Chapter said the future of India was in the hands of young students and Yi students Net provided a platform for them to give their contribution to the fullest. Yi would provide the exposure to students to bring out leadership and team building qualities in them she said. As a student net the students will be involved in undertaking social initiatives and addressing the local issues of concern. By being associated with Yi the students will also get an opportunity to interact with successful entrepreneurs and leaders from the industry, she added. The Students net was launched in the presence of the Vice-principal (Administration) of MVGR college of Engineering Prof. DJJ Ramchandra Raju.
Young Indians (Kochi Chapter) jointly organized the Convention for Women Leadership at Hotel Le Meridian on 24 June, 2011. Leela Menon, the editor of Janmabhumi and the first woman journalist in Kerala inaugurated the convention. Delivering the keynote address, Ms Anupama Arya, of National Vice Chairperson Yi and Director, Mobera systems Pvt Ltd opined that women should not see themselves as a source of second income in the family but should work towards leaving a legacy. Mr Jose Dominic, Chairman, CII Kerala promised to look into issues faced by women at the work place and work towards forming detailed norms in this regard. Ms Sushama Sreekandath, Chief Operating Officer, AVT Mc McCormick Ingredients P Ltd spoke about the importance of women developing the decision making competency. Ms Lida Jacob, Retired IAS Officer and the chairperson, Commission for Right to Education Act, Kerala brought to light the numerous difficulties and challenges she had to face as a woman citizen and a woman IAS officer in the country. Ms Sreelakshmi Suresh, the Youngest Girl Web Designer and Youngest CEO in the World, said that the mindset of women are created by themselves; this mindset has to be changed; only then will women be confident of their competence to lead and their ability to do things.
Young Indians Madurai Chapter organized an Interactive Session on Chanakyas Leadership Ideas for Indian Youth& Student Nets Launch by signing of MOU between Thiagarajar College of Engineering & Thiagarajar College, Madurai. Mr K Nagaraj, Chairman, Yi Madurai Chapter & Joint Managing Director, Aparajitha Corporate Services (P) Ltd welcomed the gathering and made a presentation on Young Indians (Yi) Student Nets. He explained about the vision of the student nets is "Creating Fireflies: Indian Students synergizing their energy to become a beacon of hope! Mr K Thiagarajan, Co Chair, Education, Yi Madurai Chapter & Manager, Thiagarajar Mills P Ltd, announced the MOU of two institutions, finally he delivered the concluding remarks. Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai, Author - Corporate Chanakya & Director, Chanakya Institute of Public leadership (CIPL), Mumbai, addressed about The Chanakya and his Leadership Ideas for Indian Youth. He shared his 20 years of business experience as a well known management speaker, trainer, author and consultant. His talk about the leadership qualities are, first the leader should Consult and then start, Listen to the opinion of every one, a great leader should have strengths, energy and attitude a good leader should Act with Tact and Sharpen your skills. Over with a great enthusiastic way he concluded his talk to the students. Dr Vasudevan, Dean, Co Curicular Activities, Thiagarajar College of Engineering delivered the closing remarks. There were around 250 Students & Faculty from 5 Institutions got benefited out of this session.
National Youth Day

Chennai, 12 January 2012
Ms Madhana Ratnavel, Chair - Environment, Yi Chennai Chapter, Mr Anantharaman Mani, Co Chair, Yi Chennai, Yi Net Students Ms Agrata from ASAN Memorial College of Arts and Science and Mr Akshay Natteri from Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School participated in the Radio Show conducted by Chennai Live 104.8 FM on 12 January 2012 commemorating National Youth Day. They were recorded live on the Radio Show on the topic What is the Indian Youths Social Quotient? It was an interesting and impromptu discussion with the Radio Jockey Ms Sanu. Members were asked to rate their social quotient and received interesting answers. The members shared insights on Yis activities in going beyond business and making a contribution towards the society. They mentioned how being a part of Yi has definitely increased their social quotient. The students and members shared that the Indian Youth are definitely change-makers and with the right exposure as well as encouragement, they will go a long way in spreading the social awareness and practicing it in their lives.
New Delhi, 12 January 2012

On occasion of the National Youth Day, on 12 January 2012, Yi celebrated the day by organising the Yi-G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance Panel Discussion with CNBC-TV18. This was a unique platform and an initiative unlike any other for India. It was also an epoch in the history of Yi as it is the first time that an official G20 organisation had its high level meetings with senior office bearers in India. The session was moderated by Ms Bhairavi Jani, CEO of India@75 and a founder member Young Indians and the theme for the panel discussion was Building a Dynamic Youth Entrepreneurship System. The opening remarks were given by the Yi, Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, National Chairman who extolled the momentous feat of Yi in organising the Interim Meeting of the G20 in New Delhi and thanked the participants from different countries who came together to the capital representing young people from across different countries. He also congratulated Yi for carrying forward the theme of becoming the voice of young Indians globally. The panelist included many eminent luminaries who were part of the discussion and deliberated upon the larger theme of youth entrepreneurship. The session started with Mr Arun Maira, Member Planning Commission of India, who upon being asked on what youth entrepreneurship was, to which he specified that youth entrepreneurship was the ingenuity of the youth to produce something for the youth The panel also discussed the role of Industry within the country to support the young in gearing up and bracing new challenges. Mr Salil Singhal, Chairman of PI Industries called for greater introspection and passion on part of the young of the country to promote greater levels of awareness and entrepreneurship abilities. The panel discussion was also joined by Ms Vivian Prokop, CEO of the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, who extolled the session and the efforts of the youth in India to promote and sustain entrepreneurship in a large democracy. As a representative of the government Mr Navdeep Suri, Joint Secretary (Public Diplomacy) stated that there was a clear lack of mutual work and partnership between young entrepreneurs of India and many other countries that is being promoted by the government. The next host country to the G20 was also represented by Mr Francisco Ruiz, Chairman of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance and the host to the next G20 meeting in Mexico. The session addressed many key issues on red tapism and the role of the government in promoting and finding new solutions to generate entrepreneurship and was also a moment that was important as India passed on the baton of responsibility to Mexico, the next host country for the G20 meeting.
Kochi, 7 January 2012

As a part of National Youth Day, Yi (Bangalore Chapter) organized an Interactive Session - Celebrating "Young Change Makers" The other speakers were Mr Madan Padaki, CEO, Erudient & co-founder, MeritTrac, India's largest skills assessment company and recognized as one of the young leaders in the education segment in India and Mr Kuldeep Dantewadia, Co-founder, Reap Benefit & co-founder, The Environment Group, shared the various initiatives they have taken and its impact on the society with the audience. The session was attended by over 100 student attendees and good interaction between the speakers and audience.
Mumbai, 12 January 2012

A Yi Response programme on Thursday, 12 January 2012 was conducted for the Yi net students in Mumbai. Teams from NMIMS, KJ Somaiya Institute of Management studies, Shailesh J Mehta Institute of Management studies and St Xaviers College participated at a Debate on Social Media A Curse or a Boon. Mr Pranav Kacholia, Co Chair Youth Affairs, Mumbai Chapter introduced the jury members - Even though the youth today, is very much convinced that Social Media is a boon, its a difficult situation for youth to argument on Social media on its ill effects. The jury were pleased to know some views and suggestions of the participants. After assessing the teams the jury concluded that Social media in todays world plays an essential factor for marketing and leading industry to new business ventures.
ARTS, SPORTS & CULTURE
Every Countrys Cultural heritage is symbolical of its growth and evolution. The youth must be entrusted with the responsibility of nurturing the cultural ethos that a nation stands for. Yis Arts, Sports & Culture initiative strives to promote and celebrate the cultural richness and the unity in diversity of India.
Heritage Walk
Ahmedabad; 28 August 2011
Archaeological Survey of India

Chandigarh; 25 August 2011
Heritage Carnival
Chennai, 24 August 2011
Kabadi Tournament / Perur Payanam

Coimbatore, 24 August 2011
Yi (Ahmedabad Chapter) celebrated World Heritage Week by doing a Heritage Walk in the old city area of Ahmedabad on Sunday, 28 August 2011 at Ahmedabad. It was done to educate the youth on protection, preservation and propagation of our great Indian heritage, for which our country is known for the aim of the Heritage Week was to connect people to their monuments, and reconnect them with their history and heritage. 6 Yi Ahmedabad Members had participated in the Heritage Walk and also witnessed a presentation on old Ahmedabad which they appreciated.
Yi (Chandigarh Chapter) organized an interactive session with Mr K K Muhammed, Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, on Heritage of India. The session was organized with the objective to motivate the youth to conserve and protect the heritage of India. About 80 participants attended the interactive session. Mr K K Muhammad, currently the Superintending Archaeologist with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), is noted for leading nationwide challenging restoration activities. Having successfully overcome obstacles to restore heritage sites across Madhya Pradesh and Bihar and others he has now taken over the Delhi region. He is also working on a museum which is expected to boast of a culminated experience of the rich and diverse Indian heritage at one place. He has been the face of ASI during visits of many foreign heads of state and dignitaries to Indian monuments including that of Mr Barack Obama, The US President and First Lady Ms Michelle Obama to the Humayun's Tomb in 2010. Additionally, he has initiated informal educational sessions at Kuccha Schools across the ASI sites in New Delhi for children of the restoration laborers.
Yi (Chennai Chapter) along with ASAN Memorial College of Arts & Science, Chennai organized a Heritage Carnival to celebrate the National Heritage Week. The programme was inaugurated by Ms Sujatha Shankar, Architect, Planner & Interior Designer from INTACH. Mr Prasana Rajagopalan, Chair (Yi Chennai Chapter), addressed the students & briefed them about the importance of Heritage in Yis work. The students of the Visual Communication Department displayed photographs taken by them of a 1000 year old Shiva Temple in the college campus. A quiz competition was also organized for school students with 6 schools participating in the competition followed by an art competition on the theme of Heritage for the college students. Nalabagam A food court with traditional Chennai cuisine prepared by the students of the Hotel Management Department was the highlight of the event. About 1500 students & teachers were impacted through this Heritage Week Celebration.
Yi (Coimbatore Chapter) an integral part of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College organized a Kabadi Tournament for college students in Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College. The tournament was organized as a part of the Yi National Heritage Week to impart the importance of Traditional Game Kabadi among the college students. The Chapter in association with Vanavarayar Foundation, Shanti Ashram, Kumaraguru College of Technology organised Perur Payanam,' as part of Young Indians' yearly Heritage Week Celebration. The five-day event was held at the Perur temple between 22 & 27 August, 2011. About 300 school students took part in the programme. Mr R Jagadeesan, Incharge, The Vanavarayar Foundation acted as the guide. Students were taught the significance and history behind hero stones, ash mounts, Neolithic hand axes and the sculptures and murals in the temple. A quiz competition was also conducted and prizes were distributed.
Heritage Cleanliness Drive

Bhubaneshwar, 28 August 2011
Speaker Series on Art Appreciation

Bangalore; 25 August 2011
Awareness Session & Heritage Visit

Vadodara, 17 August 2011
Yi (Vadodara Chapter) organized a session with Mr Karan Grover, Director, Grover Vineyards Ltd at Vadodara. He presented a multimedia presentation on his motivational journey for 30 years to make Champaner a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The session was attended by around 30 members as well as non members. CII Young Indians (Yi) Vadodara chapter organized visit to Champaner - UNESCO World Heritage Site. The objective of the visit was to develop awareness about the world heritage site near Vadodara city. There was anti plastic drive as well as tree plantation with the seed ball technique during the program. Members along with kids spearheaded the scattering of around 5000 seed balls around the heritage site. The program impacted close to 5000 people.
Yi (Bhubaneswar Chapter) conducted a Heritage Cleanliness Drive & visit to Orissa State Museum & Manuscript Preservation Cell. The purpose for the Cleanliness Drive was to create awareness for regular cleaning and maintenance of our National Heritage and the visit to the Museum was to have a look at the procedure of conserving and preserving the manuscripts in the cell and to witness the rich cultural heritage of Orissa.
Yi (Bangalore Chapter) organised a Speaker Series on Art Appreciation in CII Office, Bangalore. Mr Suresh Jayaram, Founder and Director of 1.Shanthi Road - Visual Art Collective addressed the members about art, which included a background of art, collection and types of art. He also touched on the local side of art and shared how Yi can make a change to them.
Session on Culture & An Individual

Erode, 17 August 2011
Campaign on Kolkatas Heritage

Kolkata, 20 August 2011
Aga Khan Palace

Pune, 27 Aug 2011
Heritage Walk
Madurai, 29 August 2011
Yi (Erode Chapter) organises a Learning Session on "Culture & An Individual" with Mr TM Krishna, Carnatic Vocalist on 17th August 2011 in line with World Heritage Week. Breaking the thoughts of members on Culture & Music, Mr Krishna was straight forward in his thoughts and expressions. Mr Krishna happily answered lot of questions from Members & students with much ease
Yi (Kolkata Chapter) as part of the world Heritage Week celebrations visited the house of Sri Gooroodass Banerjee (1844-1914), the first Indian Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University, and the first Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. The Dalhousie Square was named in the memory of Lord Dalhousie who was the Governor General of India from 1847 to 1856. But it was renamed as BBD Bagh (Binoy, Badal, and Dinesh) three patriotic sons of Bengal who attained martyrdom during India's struggle for independence.
Yi (Pune Chapter) celebrated the Heritage by visiting the Aga Khan Palace, the historic palace in Pune. A total of 15 people participated in the visit. Ms Padmini Sundaram, Chair & Mr Chandresh Sampat Yi Pune CoChair were also present during the visit. Non members also participated in the visit. The kids also enjoyed the visit to the Palace. The visit was followed by a round of refreshments for all. The chapter celebrated the Heritage Week from 21st 28th Aug 2011) by visiting the historic palace in Pune Aga Khan Palace. Ms Padmini Sundaram, Chair Yi (Pune Chapter) & Mr Chandresh Sampat Co-Chair Yi (Pune Chapter) was also present during the visit. Non members also participated in the visit.
Kushawati Heritage Trail

Goa, 21 August 2011
Heritage Tour
Indore, 28 August 2011
Yi (Madurai Chapter) in association with INTACH celebrated the World Heritage Week on Monday, by having a HERITAGE WALK at Arittapatti Mount, Rock Cut Siva Temple & Jain caves to encourage various initiatives taken to promote Tourism in Madurai. Mr K Nagaraj, Chair, (Madurai Chapter) welcomed the gathering Dr R Venkatraman (Retd Professor) of Madurai Kamaraj University guided and explained the history of the Siva Temple & Jain Caves. Mr Vijaya Darshan, Member, Yi (Madurai Chapter) & Partner, Wings Restaurant delivered vote of thanks. Around 200 citizens and students have participated in this walk.
Coimbatore Vizha
Coimbatore, 2 8 January
Yi (Goa Chapter) in association with the Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG) organised a Kushawati Heritage Trail on Sunday as part of the Young Indians Heritage Week Celebrations from 21st 28th August 2011. The Kushawati Heritage Trail was structured and conducted by Prof Prajal Sakhardande of the Goa Heritage Action Group. He stressed the need that the heritage sites need to be preserved for posterity as they showcase Goas rich ancient past. A boat cruise along the river Mandovi was also organized in 2011. Catching the sepia snapshots of the historic Adilshahs Palace, the Patto Bridge of 1632-34 and the Ribandar causeway, the Britona Church, gunpowder factory heritage wall through the heritage cruise on the serene silvery waters of the Mandovi.
Yi (Indore Chapter) organized a Heritage Tour. The historical places the members visited were The Residency Kothi: 1857 Rebellion / War of Independence, Azad Nagar Historical Site Chattri Bagh: Cenotapks of Holkars, Lodhipura: Image of Sheshashani Vishnu of 11th Century, Kanch Mandir: Sheesh Mahal, Rajwada and Gopal Mandir: Heritage of Holkars, Krishnapura Chattris: Life under the Holkars, Bolia ki Chattri and Complex and Indra Bhawan: The Life of Seth Hukumchand Kasliwal. The famous historian & expert Dr S K Bhatt, Director, Academy of Indian Numismatics & Sigillography guided the tour.
Coimbatore Vizha has been an endeavour to bring alive the spirit of celebration of the city we all call home. Vizha has been giving both residents and travelers chance to see the different sides of the city: its entrepreneurial spirit and life in the lighter vein in a weeks duration. It is an effort to bring alive the strong cosmopolitan traits of Coimbatore and project the city as a happening, must see destination on the global map. The effort has been to bring together every organization that has over the years and decades added to the experience or spirit of the city, and to do an event or a series of events. Now, time has come for Coimbatorians to once again get together and celebrate the various aspects of our city its heritage, industrial legacy, entrepreneurial spirit, hospitable and honest culture, the multicultural ethnic confluence etc in Coimbatore Vizha. The Coimbatore Vizha is an event which witnesses a number of associations, organizations, institutions getting together on a common platform facilitated by Coimbatore Chapter of Young Indians an integral Part of Confederation of Indian Industry to celebrate.
The weeklong event will truly rejoice every aspect that makes the spirit that is Coimbatore. We have more than 65 associations partnering with over 85 events in the category of music, dance, talks, lectures, exhibitions, sports events and contests that have been confirmed for the 2012 Vizha. The events are spread out in various locations across the city, which portrays the rich legacy and heritage of Coimbatore, in a way that will enhance the cultural ethos of the emerging Cosmo polis.
Visakha Wonders
Vizag, 27th August 2011
Session with Mr Subodh Bhave

31 July 2011, Pune
100th Year of National Anthem Celebrations

Coimbatore: 27 December 2011
Goa: 27 December 2011
Yi (Vizag Chapter) organized a programme Visakha Wonders which showcased traditional rustic dances, an insight into the landmarks that comprise our heritage and the launch of a specially designed flyer depicting the city, its cultural heritage and an INTACH site list for 80 heritage venues / locations. The programme was addressed by Mr Lav Agarwal, Collector & District Magistrate, Visakhapatnam; Mr Kona Shashidhar, Vice Chairman, VUDA; Ms Rani Sharma, Convenor, INTACH; Capt Sriram Ravi Chander, Immediate Past Chairman, CII Vizag & COO of Visakha Container Terminal. The programme strongly emphasized the need for preserving the heritage sites of Vizag which have 80 in numbers. The flyer had details on the heritage sites in the vicinity of Vizag in the details on each one of those monuments that was sure to be a detailed awareness for those who were not aware of and those who had limited knowledge about it.
Yi (Pune Chapter) organized an interactive session with the Marathi actor Mr Subodh Bhave at National Film Archive of India (NFAI). Yi Pune in association with PN Gadgil & Co. & Karan Group organised, Gappa Goshti with the talented Marathi actor Subodh Bhave at National Film Archives of India (NFAI) on 31st July2011. The interview was conducted by leading theatre journalist Dr. Ajay Joshi. The session began with a screening of a short biopic on actor Subodh, which beautifully captured his artistic journey. Mr Bhave spoke at length on the impact of art on his life and briefed the members present on his experiences of getting into the film industry. He lamented that Indian culture was diminishing due to globalisation and that we was focused on getting this back to track through his movies.
Yi (Coimbatore Chapter) celebrated this wonderful occasion by the way of singing the National Anthem in Sarvajana Higher Secondary School with hundreds of students where Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore sang the National Anthem himself in this school on September 1926. The event stared with remarks from Mr N C Nandagopalan, Secretary, P S G Sarvajana Higher Secondary School and he explained the significance of this occasion to the students. Dr Rajeev Kamineni, Co-Chair, Yi Coimbatore Chapter & Chief Officer, Kumaraguru College of Technology elaborated the full version of the Indian National Anthem to the students. Mr L Gopalakrishnan, Managing Trustee, PSG Group wished all the students and organizers. Apart from this through our request 20 other organizations also celebrated this occasion on the same day.
The Yi Goa Chapter commemorated the centenary year of the prestigious Indian National Anthem. Jana Gana Mana, along with the students of Hamara School, St. Inez, Panaji. The event was marked by the Goa Police band playing the National Anthem, especially arranged to mark and celebrate this auspicious event. The schools students thereafter explained the significance of the anthem and also sang the National Anthem. It was one of the rarest instances we Indians can come across to celebrate the 1OO years of our National Anthem.
Kolkata: 27 December 2011
Philatelic, Numismatic & Heritage Fair

Indore, 12-14 November 2011
Yi (Indore Chapter) taking a unique step had successfully organised the Philatelic, Numismatic & Heritage Fair. The Fair was inaugurated by Dr JJ Irani, Former Director, Tata Group Companies. As an special achievement a special cover and cancellation was released by Department of Post and Telegraphs on Young Indians (Yi) under the theme of Indore Heritage. More than 25,000 people visited the fair in 3 days at 50 stalls set up by chapter which had generated the business of more than Rs. 3 crores.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of our national anthem, Yi Kolkata Chapter organized a creative Flash Mob in Park Street with around 200 people coming together to liberate the National Anthem from the weight of its own history. It was also a tribute to 150 years of Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Nobel Laureate and the Bard of Bengal. In the centenary year of the National Anthem it was instructive to refresh our minds about the poets ideas concerning nation, nationalism, patriotism and inclusiveness to appreciate the philosophy that resonates through the anthem.
It was really alluring and motivating especially to see the children of the school to be so enthusiastic in singing the Anthem with much reverence and devotion. The Police band further entertained the gathering by playing some Christmas Carols and other popular songs. A total of 45 students from the school participated in the event apart from Yi Members and other guests.
GOMANTRATNA The Pride of Goa

11 December 2011, Goa
With a view to celebrate the musical heritage of Goa, the chapter organized a musical evening in Cardium, NIO, Dona Paula that reflected the diverse traditions that make Goa culturally one of the most unique states in the country. The musical program by Yi is intended to shift the focus back to the acclaimed musical talent that has emerged from the state and gave them the recognition and appreciation that they deserved. Appropriately named "GomantRatna", the program was designed to showcase the musical jewels of Goa. With big names like Ms Sonia Shirsat, Mr Pravin Gaonkar and others on the line-up it was a delightful evening of Indian Classical, Western as well as Fusion performances. Beginning with light songs in Konkani, Marathi and Hindi by upcoming Goan artists, the program flowed with unique and interesting vocal fusion between Hindustani and Western classical by Sonia Shirsat and Pravin Gaonkar and other local talented artisits. The program ended with instrumental fusion between Indian & Western jazz performers along with a host of local classical artists. Prominent personalities from Goa like Remo Fernandes, Oliver Sean and Margret Mascarenhas were the Guest of Honour for the event. GOMANTRATNA is one such initiative where Yi Goa showcased the Musical Treasures and local talent in the state and an evening to bask in the glory and pride of Goa.
NEXT PRACTICES
The new World is looking at India as the new LAB. A lab of innovations, ideas & next practices. How can India use its home ground advantage to create an ecosystem for innovations? How can India become a destination for exploration of new idea? How can India give the next practices to the World?
Next Practices Excellence Missions

Goa, 22 23 September 2011
Sector specific excellence missions that look at specific focus areas like Environment Excellence, CSR Excellence, manufacturing excellence, etc. were undertaken. Excellence mission with students from Mumbai, Goa and Afghanistan visited Goa to see best practices in action in hospitality (Cidade De Goa) and Ship Building (Chowgule Ship Building Division).
Ideas workshops that foster out-of-the-box thinking in schools and colleges.

Blue Ocean is a term used to refer to clean, pristine market spaces. These are areas in an industry where customers exist but there are extremely limited or no competitors. Blue Oceans emerge because of new needs, new consumer groups, changed habits, new product development, etc. In the context of the workshop, a Blue Ocean will refer to New Ideas innovations that have never been thought of before. They must challenge existing ways of doing things by changing the status quo. Blue Ocean Workshops were held throughout the year across the country over 500 students with participating and generating over 80 Innovative do-able ideas. Each of the ideas were subjected to a jury presentation, evaluation using the standardized rating tool based on the Innovation sandbox and also a stringent peer review. These workshops help students take stock of the existing macro environment and identify white spaces, make I wish statements and narrow down on specific needs that require innovative products, services and solutions, compare and contrast with the existing ways of addressing the needs, identify pain points and evaluate the new idea against Prof Prahalads Next Practices Sandbox. Goa, 18&19 Nov 2011 Pune, 17 August 2011 Indore, 2 August 2011
Blue Ocean Dialogues
Rural Zing
Mumbai, Kochi and Gwalior
Chennai, 24&25 August 2011
Yi extended its innovation work to impact rural communities near Bangalore by organising a 2 day visit by 45 students from Mumbai, Kochi and Gwalior to a remote village near Bangalore and identify the development imperative for the village by speaking with the villagers there and understanding their needs. The student ideas were evaluated by (InfYi) Yi-Infosys corporate chapter and Yi members and the best development idea received one year of funding from Infosys as seed capital. The villagers decided to extend their rural tourism initiative by providing homestays and selling local village wares and unique handicrafts in the commercial outlets on the nearby national highway. This generated employment and alternate revenue streams for the village in addition to their routine agricultural income
Chandigarh 8&9 Sep 2011
Mumbai, 2 June 2011
Think Yi
Madurai, 18 July 2011 Goa, 23 Sep 2011
Packet of Seeds
Indore, 2 August 2011 Indore, 19 August 2011
Young Indians (Yi) Madurai, Goa and Pune Chapter have Conducted Ideation Conclave for Young Indians Students. The session designed to encourage students to think out of the box and come up with innovative ideas. The session conducted for students is an eye opener and gives them insights into the power of Ideation & Innovation. The conclave focused on to identify, evangelize and celebrate game changing ideas, inventions and innovations that have the potential to serve as development catalysts amongst college students.
The various sessions during each conclave were: Think YI - Different format for idea generation & UnConference is a participant-driven meeting. YI Unbound To determine the viability of any idea that would present itself, each are taken through Prof. C.K. Prahlads Sandbox of Constraints The sandbox of constraints is a measure of ascertaining the sustainability and scalability of any new idea in times to come. Listen YI Two Young Indians sharing and presenting their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways.
Packet of Seeds is a workshop specifically designed for Yi membership to engage and introduce them to the concept of Blue Ocean Dialogue, and have the next wave of trainers ready to build up ethos of innovation through the membership to have a bottom up movement . The workshop is exactly as the Blue Ocean Dialogue workshop with the same plug and play format and sets of documents. The membership is introduced to the concept of Blue Ocean , taken through the ideation process in groups. They also go through the set of 24 self evaluation questions followed by the CKP's sand box of constraints. The sessions typically ends with the peer evaluation and grading.
The membership undergoes the process of ideation, defending their ideas. Evaluation and a deeper understanding of the power of thinking of out of box also takes place. The workshops were conducted across chapters, parallel to the Blue Ocean Dialogues, on the evenings of the first day of BOD, the Yi participants were encouraged to be part of jury the next day at the BOD so as to be part of the process and experience the synergy themselves.
India Innovation Initiative

New Delhi, 27 October 2011
Airtel Ideas Conclave

Bengaluru, 17 February 2012
Kochi, 19 January 2012
A total of 250 innovations were received from across the country from students, industry professionals, individual & grassroots innovators in various fields such as Life Sciences, Electronics & Communications, IT, Energy and Engineering Technologies. After a first level of screening by an expert panel comprising of eminent scientists and industrialists, the top 40 innovations had been showcased at the i3 National Fair at IIT Delhi. From these, a high level National Jury had selected top 5 innovations (one special innovation) based on the technical feasibility, market potential of the innovation and its impact on the Industry, society and environment. The top 5 innovations at i3 were awarded with a certificate & cash prizes of Rs 1lakh (1st prize), Rs 75000 (2nd prize), Rs 50000(3rd prize), Rs 25000 (both 4th & 5th winner). Yi has also awarded the winners with a certificate & cash prizes of Rs 35000, Rs 25000, & Rs 15000 to the 1st, 2nd & 3rd winners respectively.
To promote and inculcate a spirit of innovation in India, numerous initiatives have been taken by the Indian government as well as by Industry/academic leaders to encourage and harness breakthrough technology ideas in the society. One of the significant steps is "India Innovation Initiative" or i3 - a joint initiative of Agilent, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (DST) & Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Yi (Bengaluru Chapter) organised a session on UnConference for students on. The session was conducted by Dr Rahul Mirchandani, Yi National Chairman, International Relations, Partnership & Next Practices. Having introduced to the concept of Blue Ocean Dialogue, students were divided in to nine groups and asked to identify three problems in the country that need to be addressed urgently. Students came up with innovative ideas, products and services which could possible resolve some of these issues.
Yi (Kochi Chapter) along with Airtel held a session on Innovative use of 3G Technology across new sectors at TocH Institute of Science and Technology, Kochi. Mr Ramesh R, CIO - East & North, Airtel shared with the students about the products and solutions that have been developed using the 3G platform in areas like healthcare, retail, etc. In this workshop students were encouraged to find white spaces in the strategic landscape of using 3G technologies in areas that are as yet untapped but can hold potential for new product development. Using Prof C K Prahalads Innovation sandbox model and related tools developed by Yi, the ideas generated during the session were evaluated and was used to arrive at a set of do-able solutions that Airtel could consider as inputs/outcomes from the session.
FARMERS NET
Yi Farmers Net is a unique Industry-Private Agribusiness company initiative that focuses on engaging young farmers across India in spreading knowledge about integrated crop management. The network currently has 11000 farmers, all 25 to 40 years old, as part of its membership. The vision of farmers net is "To influence the ecosystem of rural wealth creation by using knowledge dissemination, connecting young farmers to industry and government as well as for undertaking nation building / developmental projects."
Agromax 2011
Coimbatore, 26 Nov 2011
Confederation of Indian Industrys Young Indians organised the 8th Agromax 2011, a Summit for Farmers at Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore. The day long Summit had several esteemed academicians, Government representatives and members of the Young Indians to speak to the Farmers on various topics.
Dr Rahul Mirchandani later told the audience that the CIIs Agromax was started 3 and a half years ago and today there are 11,000 farmers who are members. It is a bridge between farmers and universities. He also mentioned that the vision of Young Indian Summit in agriculture is to provide a balanced meal in the food of every citizen at affordable price and guide young farmers to use innovative methods in agriculture.
Uniconnect
Thanjavur, 27 August 2011
At the Inaugural Session, Mr Senthil Kumar Duraiswamy, National Co-Chair-Healthcare, Young Indians & Director, Sakthi Masala Pvt Ltd, Dr M Paramathma, Director of Research, TNAU, Coimbatore, Mr R Varadarajan, Wholetime Director, Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Limited, Dr Rahul Mirchandani, National Chair Partnerships, Next Practices & International Relations, CIIs Young Indians, Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, National Chairman, CIIs Young Indians were present to address the farmers. The summit commenced with Mr Duraiswamy stating that This meet benefits the farmers as they can learn about the culture, strategies and traditional farming methods involved. Lack of communication has lead to downfall in agriculture sector.Farmers exposure to such events will help increase the youths participation in agriculture.
Mr Varadarajan speaking at the inaugural session stated that the usage of the sms system to their mobile phones providing the daily market price has been created and this should be utilized by the farmers more effectively. He also mentioned that the farming machines have to be built according to the Indian requirements. He advised the farmers to form an agriculture organization and to get into joint ventures almost in the format of a company. The Inaugural was followed by a technical session and further discussions by the young progressive farming community. Around 340 farmers from Coimbatore, Polachi and neighboring areas benefited through knowledge sharing and had the opportunity to express their problems and receive inputs.
Young Indians spreading knowledge is important to bring change in agriculture and to increase its productivity, said Rahul Mirchandani, National Chair Partnerships, International Relations and Next Practices of Young Indians at the inaugural session of Uniconnect, a conference on maximising agricultural productivity through innovations in crop nutrition organsied by Yi at the Periyar Maniammai University in Thanjavur. He said that there was a critical gap in the dissemination of knowledge to farmers and to disseminate it, the Yi Aries Agro Farmers network was organising conferences such as Uniconnect to link universities with farmers directly. He also mentioned that the universities in the country have been doing lot of research and that the farmers must make use of the same for their benefit and growth. In agriculture there is a gap between potential for productivity and the actual production. Technology can help in filling the gap and improve productivity. Mr N Ramachandran, Vice Chancellor, Periyar Maniammai University who was also the Chief Guest of the inaugural session said that lot of women in India suffer from anaemia that is caused by iron deficiency and increasing the productivity of agro-products rich in iron content can help in improving their availability to consumers. Mr V Balasubramania, Joint Director of Agriculture said that the average yield of paddy per hectare in Tamil Nadu was 540 kilos; average yield of sugarcane per hectare is 106 tonnes; average yield of oilseeds per hectare was 1783 kilos and that to improve their productivity, farmers should use bio-fertilizers and adopt best practices at every stage of the plant life cycle.
Mr A Alagappan, former Rotary district Governor, pleaded for an agriculture college in Thanjavur and also highlighted that he was happy that youngsters were involved in working with young and progressive farmers, which, according was a sign of great things that he could expect from the youth. In this remarks, he said that agriculture was an universal language and that this was one sector in which everyone wanted to share their knowledge for the benefit of the others and that this must be channelised in the right direction. He urged the farmers to get closer to technology and use it for ascertaining facts that are important to them for climate, pricing and marketing strategies. Mr Chintan Shah, National Chair - Young Indians Farmers Net was present on the occasion and highlighted details on the farmers net and how the members opf this occasion were able to impress Mr Barack Obama, President of the United States of America during his visit to India a few years ago. The other speakers in the conference included Dr K Veeramani, Chancellor, Periyar Maniammai University, Dr Kempu Chetty, Director (ES&R), Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Dr K Kanagasabapathi, Professor Agri Extension, Annamalai University, Dr P Pandiyarajan, Professor & Head Dept. of Crop Management, ADAC & Trichy, Dr R Raman, Professor, Annamalai University, Dr G Sudhakar, Asst. Professor of Agriculture, KVK, Needamanglam, Dr Sami Subramanian, Professor, KVK, Needmangalam, Mr P M Subrmaniam, Controller Marketing Southern Region, Aries Agro Limited, Dr T Jayaraj, Director, Tamilnadu Rice Research Institute, Dr B Chandrasekaran, Professor & Head, Soil & Water Management Research Institute and Dr Vaithiyalingam, Professor Plant Breeding & Genetics, Tamilnadu Rice Research Institute.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
In continuation of being one of the founders of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance & the Commonwealth Asia Alliance for Young Entrepreneurs, Yi's engagement with the international community became much more effective, relevant and value based. Yi's engagement with these two forums apart from its representation at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Australia & Boao Summit in Hongkong makes Yi 'The Voice of Young Indians Globally'.
India hosts the G20 YEA Leadership Assembly

New Delhi, 11 13 January 2012
G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit

France, 30 October 2 November 2011
The G20 Interim Meeting, called as the Leadership Assembly had a mix of many meetings - started with formalising the goals of the G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance and review of work done to promote entrepreneurship by the G20 member countries. This was followed by the committees led reporting back on the work done, their recommendations based on which there were discussions and debates. These committees included Steering Committee and Committees on Membership, Marketing, Fundraising, Governance, Strategic Planning and Events. Each of these committees made a presentation and followed this with a task list to be carried out post the New Delhi meeting and beyond. It was also discussed and decided that the Membership Committee would be headed by USA, Strategic Planning by Turkey, Governance Committee by India, Marketing Committee by Canada, Events by Mexico and that the Steering Committee would be composed of the countries that have hosted the past, present and forthcoming summit and heads of the other committees. Ernst & Young made a presentation highlighting the need for G20 YEA members to forge an effective relationship and how the countries benefit with the entrepreneurship barometer. A brief presentation on the forthcoming G20 Summit at Mexico between 2-5 June 2012 was made and discussions end with their welcome to the members present for their summit.
This 2011 edition of G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit (G20 YES) held at Nice, France has built on the dialogue that begun in Stresa, Italy (at the G8) and continued at the G20 meetings in Toronto, Canada, and Incheon, Korea, to develop concrete proposals for the G20 Leaders who were meeting a few days after the summit at Cannes. These proposals aimed to unleash the potential of the next generation of entrepreneurs to lead the economic and social regeneration that all G20 countries require as they emerge from the financial crisis. The summit at France had numerous sessions and panel discussions with people of eminence and inspiration that included the likes of Mr Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra from India, Mr Ashraf El Gazayerli, Chairman, Mediterranean Young Entrepreneur Organization from Egypt, Ms Samantha Davies, Yatchman of the Year 2010 from UK, Ms Maria Pinelli, Global Vice Chair Strategic Growth Markets, Ernst & Young from USA, Professor Muhammad Yunus, Economist, Founder, Grameen Bank, Nobel Peace Prize from Bangladesh, Mr Xavier Fontanet, Chairman, Essilor from France and Professor Daniel Isenberg of Babson College. An international conference on the theme "A new generation of entrepreneurs: builders of the 21st century economy" was held as part of the summit on 2 November 2011 which had roundtables on "Why do emerging and developed economies struggle so much to integrate youth in the economy and is entrepreneurship something you can teach?; "From SMEs to global leaders: betting on innovation"; "What are the components for a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem?" and "Investing in growth & innovation: today's equity financing opportunities and challenges in the present global debt market". Mr Christian Estrosi, His Excellency, the Mayor of Nice was present during the summit and addressed the members. India was represented at the summit by 23 members of Young Indians from 19 cities.
The G20 YEA Presidents and Sherpas Meeting, Canada, 20 - 22 June 2010
The G20 YEA Leadership Assembly, Turkey, 6 - 9 May 2011
Exploratory Visit to Singapore

20 21 October 2011, Singapore
Boao Youth Forum

Hong Kong, 15 September 2011
Young Indians went on an exploratory mission to Singapore with an objective to partner with likeminded organisations and people to create partnerships and collaborations that would enhance economic and cultural relations between the youth of these two countries. As part of the missions, the members had interaction with the Singapore Management University, Urban Redevelopment Authority and Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore International Foundation, Public Utilities Board of Singapore, Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, National Youth Achievement Award Council and Nanyang Technology University.
Boao Youth Forum (Hong Kong), jointly organized by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) and the Y. Elites Association, invites leaders and scholars of different fields to discuss and express their opinions on economical, cultural and social issues. Since 2009, the Boao Youth Forum has been regarded as one of the most influential international forums in the region. While the 2009 Boao Youth Forum (Hong Kong) focused on Chinas response to the financial crisis, the 2010 Boao Youth Forum (Hong Kong) explored the opportunities and challenges facing Asian countries in the post-financial crisis era. In 2011, Asian countries are experiencing changes. Cultural industries, the Internet, the demand for highly skilled labour, and sustainable growth are some of the most hotlydebated topics. Common to all these topics is the role of the youths: it is about time to explore the question of what we can do. It is against such background that we present to you the 2011 Boao Youth Forum (Hong Kong): Asian Economies in Remodeling: What We Can Do? The Forum will be held on 15 September 2011 (Thu), 9:00am to 6:30pm at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. There will be 4 sub-panels on Creative Asia: New Champion in Global Culture & Entertainment Industry, Internet in Transition - What lies ahead, Education in Transition: Bridging Gaps between High Education Structures and Emerging Demands for Skilled Labors and Revitalizing Asian Finance Sector for Sustainable Economic Development.
All the meetings were fruitful and it was felt that the need to partner between the youth of these countries are a definite need and has immense potential. The Yi delegation from india was represented by Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, National Chairman, Young Indians, Dr Rahul Mirchandani, National Chair International Relations, Partnerships & Next Practices, Young Indians, Ms Anupama Arya, National Vice Chairperson, Young Indians, Mr Srikant Suryanarayan, National Chair International Missions, Young Indians and Mr Sivaramakrishnan, Co Chair, Young Indians (Chennai Chapter).
Internationally acclaimed experts, scholars, entrepreneurs and government officials are invited to speak in the Forum and share their views on cultural industries, the Internet, higher educations and the financial industries. We hope that through our Forum, our youths will be inspired on their roles and missions, and contribute to their countries and regions!
Dinner Meeting with The Commissioner of Singapore to India

New Delhi, 14 September 2011
CHOGM Yi Participation in Commonwealth Business Forum

Australia, 24 27 October 2011
Members of Young Indians were part of an official dinner hosted by CII with Ms Karen Tan, The High Commissioner of Singapore to India. Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII welcomed the members to the dinner and other members present. In continuation, he briefed the team from Singapore on Yi as an organization that has connected itself with the international platform that is gaining significance over the last couple of years. Mr Banerjee felt that there was immense potential for India and Singapore to come together on the youth front and collaborate on areas of business, arts and culture, thereby strengthening the bilateral relation further. Mr Rahul Chawla, Immediate past Chair of Young Indians (Delhi Chapter) spoke at length on Yis international work in great detail. In continuation to the discussions on initiatives of YI, Ms Karen Tan looked forward to Yi joining hands with Singapore, especially on projects such as Water Technology reducing water wastage and Vocational joint workshops. It was discussed that YI could, in near future lead a delegation to Singapore to spread a message of its
Australia from a range of key Commonwealth countries. Around 1000 delegates from 51 countries, 10 Heads of Government and 40 Ministers attended this forum. The Forum provided an opportunity for business and government to learn from more than 100 speakers and panellists including Heads of Government. Mr Adi Godrej, President Designate, CII and Chairman, Godrej Industries Limited addressed the participants at the session on India : 21st Century Powerhouse; Mr Chandarjit Banerjee, Director General, CII chaired the session on Indian Ocean & Pacific Rim Fastest Growing markets. Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, National Chairman, Young Indians & Ms Anupama Arya, National Vice Chairperson, Young Indians spoke on the panels on Education, Knowledge and Skills: Driving 21st Century Growth and Innvotation and Entrepreneurship respectively. The delegation also attended the inaugural of Indian Consulate in Perth by Mr S M Krishna, Minister of External Affairs, Government of India.
initiatives and work in India and explore a possibility of formal tie-ups with concerned and related organizations in Singapore. Ms Anupama Arya, National Vice Chairperson, Young Indians, Dr Rahul Mirchandani, National Chair, Partnerships, International Relations and Next Practices, Young Indians and Dr Shikha Sharma, Member of the Yi (Delhi Chapter), Mr Raghu Marwah, Chair, Yi (Delhi Chapter) were the other Yi members present.
The Commonwealth Business Forum was held in Perth on 25-27 October, just prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The theme of the CBF was Participating for Global Growth: The Commonwealth, Indian Ocean and the Pacific Rim and highlighted global economic partnerships for trade and investment, providing an opportunity to attract a senior business audience to
CAAYE
Chandigarh Yi created History on 16 November 2011 in successfully bringing together the best youth organizations in the region to form the first ever advocacy and mentorship network in the Commonwealth Asia Region in partnership with the Commonwealth Youth Programme Asia Centre, Chandigarh. Called the Commonwealth Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE), it is a network of young entrepreneurs and the organizations that support them. This alliance has representatives from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Maldives and BruneiDarussalam and India and the organizations from each of these countries include Princes Youth Business Internationals and Small & Medium Enterprise Foundation (SME) from Bangladesh, The Young Entrepreneurs Association from Brunei, The Malaysian Graduates Entrepreneur Association and Junior Chamber International, Petaling Jaya, from Malaysia, Junior Chamber International from Maldives, The Young Entrepreneurs Forum, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Pakistan, The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Young Entrepreneurs Network (YEN@SICCI) from Singapore, The Network of Young Srilankan Entrepreneurs (NYSE) & Youth Business International (YBSL) from Srilanka and Confederation of Indian Industrys Young Indians from India. Yi been appointed as the Chair of the Steering Committee, the Chair of the Strategic Planning committee and a member of the Marketing & Communication committee of CAAYE. Yi will also be the proud host of the First CAAYE Young Entrepreneur Summit in India to be held in November 2012.
The mission of this alliance is to be a network that, through its engagement with governments, the media, the public, all relevant stakeholders and member organizations, champions the cause of young entrepreneurs at the local, national ,regional and international level and an alliance of organizations from economies of the Commonwealth-Asia region that makes measurable progress towards development of entrepreneurship to ensure future prosperity. The signatories of this Charter commit to support young entrepreneurs across the Commonwealth-Asia region, build, appreciate and encourage youth entrepreneurship culture, create a network between member countries for mentorship, advisory and other relevant support services to young entrepreneurs, contribute to human capital development through education & training of young entrepreneurs, provide information on access to finance and other resources for young entrepreneurs and to influence policy mechanism for youth entrepreneurial development.
Yis engagement with the Commonwealth began in Commonwealth Asia Regional Conference on Investing in Youth Employment Colombo, 22 - 23 February 2011
Yi representing India at the Commonwealth Regional Consultation London, 9 - 10 May 2011
NATIONAL SUMMIT
The Yi Summits are the flagship events of Young Indians. It is a forum for the members of all chapters to converge on a common platform to discuss and deliberate on issues and topics relevant to nation building. The theme of the summit is chosen to reflect the role of Young Indians in contributing to the nations development and enhancing it. The national summits have so far attracted around 350 eminent personalities as speakers and around 2000 participants from across the country. The Summits have separate sessions on topics linking to the theme of the summit and brief interactions with the speakers. Yi has organized 7 National Summits till date, one each at New Delhi in 2004, Bangalore in 2005, New Delhi in 2006, Mumbai in 2007 and Chennai in 2008, Hyderabad in 2009, Gurgoan in 2010. The 8th Yi National Summit under the theme Taking Charge was held at Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore on 26th November 2011.
Taking Charge The 8th Yi National Summit

26 November 2011, Coimbatore
The Change we want to be The 7th Yi National Summit

5 February 2011, New Delhi
The 8th young Indians National summit titled Taking Charge a flagship event of Confederation of Indian Industrys (CII) Young Indians (Yi), took off to a colorful start on 26th November 2011 at Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore. A total of 540 delegates and students from different parts of the country and abroad witnessed the event. The National summit, a one day exposition is a flagship Yi event that witnessed participation of Yi members and eminent panelists from various cross sections of the society and industry sectors. The summit commenced with the inaugural session where the President of CII, Dr B Muthuraman delivered a motivational speech calling for Young Indians to become a powerful organization that is inclusive to gain wider
for the first time at the BOAO summit. Mr Banerjee was enthused at the endeavour of Yi for conceptualizing and signing the Commonwealth-Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs Charter in New Delhi, also signed by youth organisations from 8 other countries. Mr Banerjee, called the Yi National Summit a proud moment in the history of CII and felt that it is the right momentous step where the youngsters of India should take up greater responsibility and ownership for the work done by the previous generations. Taking Yis illustration, Mr Banerjee called for greater involvement youth to be in politics, and asked for enhancing the number of members and greater brand value of Yi as an organisation through increased media participation at the local and national level.
Yi organised the 7th Yi National Summit, the theme of which was The Change We Want To Be at New Delhi. The Summit emphasised on how the youth of the nation can be, the change of tomorrow, the change the youth of India always wanted to see. The summit focused on India as a nation that has transformed into a modern day country with an economic model that is inclusive, sustainable, global, democratic, innovative and concurrently generates wealth for all sections of its pluralistic and diverse society. Speaking at the inaugural, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam reiterated, "the need for the younger generation of India to work & succeed with integrity in life." He also mentioned that the need of the hour is evaluation of sustainable systems which act as enablers and bring inclusive growth and integrated development of the nation. One such sustainable development system brought into existence by the vision of Dr Kalam is the Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA). PURA is a model that envisages connecting villages with the major towns and cities of the country, through the mediums like road and rail, thus bridging the gap between the urban and the rural India leading to a progressive nation. Further elaborating the model (PURA), Mr Sunil Kant Munjal, Past President, Confederation of Indian Industry, said that (PURA) is one of the tremendous ideas of the nation as basic infrastructure and connectivity is essential in parts of the country for the growth of the nation. The population of India can be the biggest asset to us and to the world and
thus integration, infrastructure, education and decrease of economic disparity between the rich and the poor are some of the immediate focus areas required by India, today. "Young Indians as an organisation gives this opportunity to India to work on immediate focus areas required to bring about the change today, as it is an organisation that connects people from different regions and all walks of life across the nation. There cannot be a better time to be a Young Indian. This moment in time and opportunity is our's to see. Let us ensure that our generation is facing the future of India", said Ms Bhairavi Jani, National Chairman, Young Indians. The summits inaugural session was on Heralding the New World Order. Other sessions were on varied topics like Inclonomics, In Partnership with Nature, Debate on Fulfilling the Democratic Dharma and Valedictory session Can India Bind the World. Many distinguished speakers deliberated at the summit, prominent amongst them were Mr Conrad Sangma, Honble Leader of Opposition Meghalaya, Mr Tarun Vijay, Member of Parliament, Mr Takam Sanjoy, Member of Parliament, Ms Lakshmi Venkatesan, Founder & Executive Vice President, Bhartiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST) and Mr Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India. The summit was attended by over 250 people from all across the nation and had over twenty speakers of national repute.
acceptability. The President also called on the youth of today to have strong values and attack corruption in the society, with a strong belief in democracy. Mr Muthuraman further urged the youth to raise their voice against the current system of education and bring out reforms in areas like economy, law etc and in areas where the benefits of wealth creation will go to the society at large. At the Inaugural Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General CII lauded the endeavour of Young Indians as an organisation and the support of the Yi members in making the year a resonating success. He also elucidated the effort of Yi in the international arena by becoming part of the G20 meeting in Nice, France; and the delegation of Yi to the Commonwealth Business Forum, at Australia; the IndoUS Higher Education Summit at US and the representation
Mr. Shankar Vanavarayar, National Chairman, CIIs Young Indians while moderating the session, said that changes are taking place in India in different ways and Young people want change. Due to demographic dividend, the role of youth in our country is becoming very important. The theme, Taking Charge reflects the mood of the youth in the country. The second half of the day saw the past chairpersons come together to discuss the past, present & future of Young Indians. All of them took the audience for a look into the past and cherished their experiences as chairpersons of Young Indians. The session was moderated by Mr Shankar Vanavarayar and Ms Anupama Arya, Vice Chairperson of Young Indians.
RETREATS
The National Retreats of Young Indians happens every year to bring together members from various chapters to a common place to increase networking between chapters and its members and to engage them through various specifically designed events to enhance teamwork. Learning Sessions are also part of the Retreats. It is also designed in such a way that it gives an opportunity for the members to interact with the members of the Governing Council and the Office bearers for better understanding of the organization and their roles. During these retreats, members visit places and interact with people in the local community, thus learning from the process. Yi has organized 11 National Retreats so far, two at Uttaranchal, two at Kaziranga National Park, two at Nagaland and one each at Munnar, Devbagh, Chitrakoot, Ootacamund and Wagah Border.
Retreat to Wagah Border

14 - 15 August 2011
The Hornbill Festival

Nagaland, 13 November - 5 December 2011
Celebrating the independence day with flagging off ceremony at the Wagah border. Attending the midnight ceremony at the border celebrating the independence day . Visiting heritage places like golden temple , jallianwalla bagh on the occasion of independence day. Wagah is an army outpost on Indo-Pak border - between Amritsar and Lahore. Wagah Border is situated at a distance of 28 kilometers from Amritsar Punjab. Wagah Border is the only border crossing between India and Pakistan. Wagah Border is an army outpost to keep check intrusion from Pakistan and prevents any Indian from going to Pakistan.
The history of Amritsar city is one of the cities of the Punjab state in India. This city was founded by Guru Ram Das in 1574 on land bought by him for 700 rupees from the owners Of the village of Tung. Amritsar is dominated by the history of Hindus and Sikhs and many of their sacred Shrines are found in and around the city. It was established by Guru Ramdas. The city has highest Temporal seat of Sikhs "The Harimandir Sahib" popularly known as Golden Temple. Amritsar's central walled city has narrow zig zag streets mostly developed in the 17th and 18th century.
The Nagaland Chapter of Young Indians (Yi) was pleased to welcome a group of 9 delegates from different parts of the country to the Annual State Cultural Festival of the state the Hornbill Festival from 30th November to 5th December 2011. The delegates were welcomed at the Dimapur Airport on the 30th November 2011 and their exploration of Nagaland began as they proceeded to Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland for their night stay.
They could experience the festive mood in the weather, the environment and the society of Nagaland in the morning of 1st December when they travelled to Kisama to attend the inaugural function of the Hornbill Festival at the traditional Naga Heritage Village. The inaugural function was attended by His Excellency Nikhil Kumar - the Governor of Nagaland, Honourable Neiphiu Rio the Chief Minister of Nagaland and host of other ministers and dignitaries of the state.
Yi Vadodara Retreat
The Wagah border, often called the "Berlin wall of Asia", is a ceremonial border on the IndiaPakistan Border where each evening there is a retreat ceremony called 'lowering of the flags', which has been held since 1959. At that time there is an energetic parade by the Border Security Force (B.S.F) of India and the Pakistan Rangers soldiers. It may appear slightly aggressive and even hostile to foreigners but in fact the paraders are imitating the pride and anger of a Cockerel. Troops of each country put on a show in their uniforms with their colorful turbans. Border officials from the two countries sometimes walk over to the offices on the other side for day to day affairs. The happenings at this border post have been a barometer of the India -Pakistan relations over the years. The city is a peculiar example of an introverted planning system with unique areas called Katras. The Katras are self styled residential units that provided unique defence system during attacks on the City. The sacred city of the Amritsar has come to assume a special significance in Hindu cosmology Because of various mythical and historical connections. Amritsar is particularly nearer and dearer to Hindus as it is believed that the Lov-Kush along with their mother Mata Sita spent their early childhood In the ashram of Bhagwan Maharishi Balmiki ji in the land of Amritsar.
Erode Retreat
7 - 9 October 2011
Retreat to Bandipur
22 - 23 October 2011
Yi Coimbatore Chapter organized retreat to Bandipur. 17 Yi members attended the retreat. The retreat was a great learning session with fun for the members that include Nature Walk, Awareness on Save the Tiger, Forest Jeep Safaris & more. The retreat was a huge success with the members coming face to face with the wild tiger during the safari drive.
Yi Vadodara Chapter organized retreat to Sasan Gir for three days. GIR NATIONAL PARK is the last remaining bastion of the Asiatic Lion. It also has the highest population of Leopards compared to any other national park in making it one of the best places in India to see the Big Cats. The Kamleshwar dam in the middle of the sanctuary is home to a record population of marsh crocodiles. Other wildlife includes Chital (spotted dear), Nilgai (blue bull), Wild boar, Jackals, Hyenas, etc. Gir National Park also has over 300 different varieties of birds. Total 17 Members with 13 kids joined the retreat. Yi Vadodara chapter organized visit to Atul Auto Ltd. Atul Auto ltd is the biggest manufacturer of three wheelers in Gujarat. Members visited the entire manufacturing unit. There were around 30 participants for the visit.
Yi Erode Chapter organized a Retreat to Bandipur. Nearly 15 members participated in the Retreat. Members are taken for a Jungle Ride, Trekking inside the Forest. It was a very good experience and learning about the animals and birds of that forest through discussions had with the Senior Officials of the Forest department.
Ludhiana Chapter Launch

5 November 2011
Infosys Corporate Chapter (InfYi)

22 December 2011
With an objective to provide an effective platform to young entrepreneurs and professional youth of the city to engage in social entrepreneurship and nation building, Young Indians launched its Ludhiana Chapter on 5 November 2011. Briefing an impressive gathering of young entrepreneurs as also senior industrialists from the city, Mr Kumara Guru, National Chair - Chapter Growth & Finance, Young Indians that Youth of today needs to be heard while they are paving a way for themselves. Having been involved with many Yi chapter launches before, he also advised the chapter to ensure that the initial few months must be impactful for Yi to make a mark in the region, thereby ensuring the brand of Yi is registered in the minds of people in the region. According to him, this also would open up a lot of opportunities for potential partnerships and collaborations with Yi likeminded organizations. Mrs Kamna Raj Aggarwalla, Chairperson, CII Punjab State Council, present on the occasion said that Yi will be the perfect body in engaging the youth of the region. She said that Yi under the aegis of CII will certainly make a change to the outlook of the region and that she was looking forward to a great year for Yi and for the same to continue.
She envisioned that Yi will become the Voice of youth in the region and highlighted some of the points that she wanted Yi to concentrate in its formative years. Mr Manpreet Singh Badal, President, Peoples Party of Punjab who was the Chief Guest for the function said that the mindset of the youth has changed in the recent past and that their it will augur well for the country. He said that Yi will bring in a fresh flavor for the young people of the region to channelize their thoughts and contribute to nation building initiatives around the area. Speaking on this occasion, Mr Sameer Jain, Chair, Yi (Tri city Chandigarh Chapter) informed the house that Yi represented India as a Founder member of the G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance (G20 YEA) the hosts of the G20 Young Entrepreneur Summit and his personal experience of being a member and benefiting from the same. Mr Gaurav Munjal, Director, Hero Electric Limited was nominated as the Founder Chair of the Yi (Ludhiana Chapter) and Ms Sifti Riat, Director, Head of Auto Parts Division, Akal Spring Ltd.
InfYi Infosys Young Indians is a strategic corporate chapter of Young Indians to nurture Social Entrepreneurship in India. It has a unique structured framework that leverages Infosys delivery excellence, innovation, thought leadership and execution expertise. For Infoscions, it provides an innovative platform to collaborate, contribute and be a part of social transformation beyond Charity. InfYi was born to realize the vision to evolve a systematic approach to addressing social issues in society and cultivating social entrepreneurship by applying a combination of inspired effort and strategic thinking. Accordingly, InfYi framework was designed to encourage employees to utilize their professional skills and Project Management expertise to nurture Social Entrepreneurship. The InfYi team has the objectives of training on Social Entrepreneurship through personal involvement and mentorship; alignment with Infosys sustainability policy and capabilities to ensure maximum impact & consistent innovation to create sustainable and scalable models that can be adopted across organization and beyond. Right from inception of InfYi in the Year 2007, the long term mission and yearly goals has been to Nurture Social Entrepreneurship in India. InfYi has been role model for
employees keen to go extra miles, taste waters and contribute and beyond charity leveraging entrepreneurial skills. We have ideated some very innovative social entrepreneurship projects which includes Meal@ Rs. 5, RuralZing, Direct Selling of farmer products etc. A strong governance structure ensures employees efforts towards social Entrepreneurship initiatives are channelized efficiently. Core InfYi team consists of Mr Sanjay Purohit, (SVP and Tier-1 Leader as Mentor, Mr Pritam Kumar Sinha, (Tier-3 Leader) as Chairman and Tier leaders across DCs are part of Core Team. Core team is responsible for nurturing and reviewing projects periodically. The Chairman along with Mr Abhishek Tiwari, InfYi coordinator with Young Indians assists the team in consultation the management of Infosys Ltd. Looking ahead, we are all set to take Infosys Young Indians (InfYi) to next level with committed Infoscions across DCs and Units to Nurture Social Entrepreneurship in India. InfYi recently won the first prize in sustainability and social consciousness category at Infosys Award of Excellence Ceremony.
Plant Visit to Hero EcoTech Limited 17 February 2012
Free Medical Checkup Camp 26 January 2012
Republic Day Celebration 26 January 2012
GOVERNING COUNCIL
Yi Governing Council The Yi Governing Council meetings are deliberations that are made by the Governing Council members of the year, after every quarter. These meetings are organised for the Governing Council members and the Yi secretariat to decide and review the activities that it has undertaken or plans to do in the near future, under the various initiatives and platforms. Every year four Governing Council meetings are undertaken at various metropolitan and tier II cities of the country so as to apprise the members about the uniqueness of each city in terms of its cultural diversity and socio-economic diaspora. Every Governing council organised in the respective city has a theme and brings the members closer through networking and fruitful discussions. The GC meetings as we call them, are truly valuable in terms of getting an idea of the achievable traction through the conjoined efforts of the various Yi chapters and also set the motion for other Yi chapters to understand and replicate the stupendous efforts of other chapters. The Yi GCs are great idea generation workshops that help in conceptualizing the future course for the organisation and for innovative idea generation. Governing Council meetings have been ever changing and enthralling with inclusion of some sort of socio-cultural connects with the respective city, where it is held. The members have also been changing the format to make it more alluring and result oriented. In the recent past Yi GCs have taken a more informal structure to add zing and fun to the process of nation building, through Yi Bazaars, a fun filled & interactive discussion process. Continuing the Yi tradition, in the near future Yi will look upon going to Indias tier III cities also to reach the understand the country better.
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Yi Ahmedabad
Pravit Parikh
Chair, Ahmedabad
Parag Gathani
Co-Chair, Ahmedabad
Pragya Upadhyay
Executive, Ahmedabad
When was the Chapter Launched Who was the founder Chair / Co Chair No. of members at start Present Chair & Co-Chair (with full designation) Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities
2006 Mr Alok Sanghi, Director, Sanghi Industries Ltd. Mr Sharvil Patel, Managing Director, Cadila Healthcare Ltd. 50 Mr Pravit Parikh, Director - Business Solutions, Systems Dynamics (India) Pvt. Ltd. Mr Parag Gathani, Executive Director, Harsh Gathani Enterprise Pvt. Ltd. 41 22 40
Traffic Awareness & Safety

Yi Ahmedabad Chapter had organized an Interactive Session with Mr Amit Khatri, Consultant, Ahmedabad Traffic Consultative Committee on Traffic Awareness & Safety on Saturday, 10 September 2011 at Ahmedabad. The Session highlighted the traffic laws and rules one should follow to keep the road safe for drivers and pedestrians as ignoring these laws and rules can result in expensive traffic fines or, for serious offences, removal of our license as dangerous or negligent driving can also result in someone being injured or killed leading to a criminal conviction and prison. 15 Yi Ahmedabad Chapter Members had participated in the Session. Government of Gujarat & CII-Yi Ahmedabad had organised a Ye: Young Entrepreneurs' Meet 2011, which was aimed to cover varied views of the experts on aspects of entrepreneurship. And also to provide a unique platform to young budding entrepreneurs for sharing knowledge, experience and technology to make the state accomplish its vision 2020. The Ye Meet 2011 was chaired by Mr Narendra Modi, Honble Chief Minister of Gujarat. About 450 delegates including about 100 from across the India & about 40 from abroad attended the Meet. The event and the various initiatives of the Chapter have made 22 young entrepreneurs & professionals join Yi Ahmedabad Chapter in 2011.
Activities
Yi Ahmedabad Chapter had a very exciting year. The Chapter had celebrated its Annual Day with a Conference on Globalization, Good Governance & Democracy The Interface of India@75. The Annual Days focus was to make the generation next aware about the critical factors which are imperative to economic growth of an organization, society & country in the vivid sense. Under the vertical Education we had set up an Akshara Library at the Lalbhai Bungalow, which is the Heritage Bungalow of Lalbhai Group for 5th, 6th, & 7th standard students. On the Environment front, we had celebrated World Environment Day by organizing a panel discussion on "Promoting Investment & Local Involvement to Increase Forestation" The aim is to promote learning, and create awareness on what the industries demand and how the current policies on forest development can be amended to make it more investor friendly. Healthcare is one of the verticals of Yi Ahmedabad Chapter and in 2011 we had celebrated the World Health Day with PDPU NET students by by distributing First Aid box to the kids of the laborers working at construction site near the PDPU The chapter had also organized an Interactive Session with Dr Pawan Agrawal on Supply Chain Management of Mumbai Dabbawala Association. Dr Agrawal shared with the audience the two basic principles which is followed by each & every Dabbawala, Work is worship and Customer is God and this has made them achieve Six Sigma, 1st Indain Company to achieve this rating. Dr Banshi Saboo interacted with audience on "Lifestyle Disorders & Diabetes". Dr Saboo, Secretary, Gujarat Diabetic Association shared his thoughts & expertise on the measures to be taken & lifestyle to be adopted to combat the Lifestyle Disorder & Diabetes because Diabetes has emerged as a burning health issue both globally and locally. Yis Learning Mission to the Times of India Press was aimed at learning how an printing press works, its logistics & how the last minute breaking news is incorporated in the Newspaper.The chapter had also celebrated the World Heritage Week by doing a Heritage Walk in the old city area of Ahmedabad.
Sabarmati Ashram
Yi Bangalore
Bharathram Lokkur
Chair, Banglore
Viral Shah
Co-Chair, Banglore
Ansuman Parida
Executive, Banglore
When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co Chair No. of members at start Present Chair & Co-Chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities
2003 Mr Sandeep Kumar Maini, Chairman, Maini Group 25 Mr Bharathram Lokkur, Senior Manager, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Mr Viral Shah, Partner, Mayur Agencies 45 18 97
Yi Bangalore organised a members meet on 14 October 2011. The meeting focused on half yearly review of activities and forthcoming activities of the chapter. Yi Bangalore organised a Learning Session with Dr Pawan Agrawal, Ph.D in Logistics and Supply Chain Management on Mumbai Dabbawalas on 19 October 2011. During the Session Dr Pawan Agrawal demonstrate that the simple ideas, when executed with discipline and dedication, can bring amazing results. Yi Bangalore organised a CEO Speaks Session with Mr Sandeep Kumar Maini, Chairman, Maini Group on 21 November 2011. During the session Mr Maini shared the story of Reva and various challenges faced in pioneering it. The objective of the session was to impart the entrepreneurship and leadership skill in Yi Net Students. Yi Bangalore organised a CEO Speaks Session
with Dr Gautam N Sathia, CEO & Managing Director, BioQuest Solutions Private Limited on 21 December. Dr Sathia provided an overview of pharmaceutical and healthcare industry and also explained how strategy and innovation plays an important role in these industries. On 22 December Yi Bangalore organised a year end members get together and dinner at Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore and finally as part of National Youth Day, Yi Bangalore organised an Interactive Session - Celebrating "Young Change Makers" on 7 January 2012. Where speakers Mr Madan Padaki, CEO, Erudient & co-founder, MeritTrac, and Mr Kuldeep Dantewadia, co-founder, Reap Benefit & co-founder, The Environment Group, shared the various initiatives they have taken and its impact on the society with the audience.
Yi Response Program
Yi Bangalore organized the Yi Response Program 201112 an Inter College Competition for Yi Net Students on 24 August 2011. The theme for the competition was Social Networking: Boon or Bane. Student from St. Josephs College of Arts & Science, Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research and Dayananda Sagar College of Management & Information Technology participated in this competition. Ms Kirti Jaiswal from Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research won the first prize and Mr Nikhil Muthukrishnan from St Josephs College of Arts & Science won the second prize. Mr Kiran Panesar, Engineer, Google and Ms Amitha Singh, Client Services Director and Digital Strategist, Publicis Ambience moderated the event, addressed the students and distributed the prizes at the session.
Tippu's Palace
Activities/Events
Yi Bangalore organised the Go Bangalore, Go RCB!: event for members as a get-together, Yi Bangalore members went to M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, on 14th May 2011 to watch the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders during the IPL Season 4. Yi Bangalore in association with Infosys organised a Session on Cultural Diversity: Gateway for Enhanced Economic Development on 26 May 2011 at Infosys, Bangalore. The objective of the session was to provide an opportunity to deepen the understanding about our cultural diversity and to learn to live together in harmony. On 13 June 2011, Yi Bangalore organised an interactive session with Ms Bhairavi Jani, Executive Director, India@75. The session was focused on vision of India@75, also the various programs that have planned in the first quarter of the year. On 16 June Bangalore organised an Interactive Session with Mr Shankar V, National Chair, Yi. The session was focused on the events/programs organised by the Bangalore Chapter as well as its future work plan for the year. Yi Bangalore organised a Speaker Series on Organic Farming on 16 June 2011. During the session Mr. S Sairam, Creative Head, Touchroot Image shared his experiences on shooting the documentary about Organic Farming in India. He gave an overview on organic farming practices and its benefits. Yi Bangalore organised an interactive session with Ashoka Foundations Youth & Children Team on 8 July 2011. The objective of the session was engagement of Yi and Ashoka Foundation for Ashoka's Youth and Children plan in India and Green Plan-it Program. Yi Bangalore organised the Yi Response Program 2011-12 an Inter College Competition for Yi Net Students on 24 August 2011.The theme for the competition was Social Networking: Boon or Bane. Mr Kiran Panesar from Google and Ms Amitha Singh, Client Services Director and Digital Strategist, Publicis Ambience moderated the event, addressed the students and distributed the prizes at the session. Yi Bangalore organised a Speaker Series on Art Appreciation on 25 August 2011. Mr Suresh Jayaram, Founder and Director, 1 Shanthi Road addressed the Members about Art, which included a Background of Art, Collection and Types of Art. He also touched on the local side of Art. To celebrate the Heritage Week Yi Bangalore organised "Breakfast with a Local Flair"- a breakfast session for the members at Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR), Lalbagh Road, Bangalore on 27 August 2011 to experience and enjoy traditional food of Karnataka. As a part of Heritage Week, Yi Bangalore organised an online photography competitionSay Cheese, Bengaluru! for Yi Net and Non net students. The theme for the competition was Heritage of Bangalore, which focused on capturing the famous park, building, temple, forgotten custom and tradition and conveying the unique character of rich heritage of Bangalore. Yi Bangalore organised a Seminar on Preventive Healthcare; The Need of The Hour on 13 October 2011. The Seminar was focused on Preventive Healthcare, Corporate Wellness Practices and Yoga with an objective to understand simple and achievable ways to create a healthy, happy and more productive work force.
Lingaraj Temple
Yi Bhubaneshwar
Abanis Nayak
Chair, Bhubaneshwar
Activities
On the occasion of World Health day, Yi (Bhubaneswar Chapter) organized a week long Yoga Session from 11 April 2011 till 16 April 2011 at Khelaghara. The students were provided with free week long yoga lessons along with a competition for Greetings Card Design which was distributed among the students. Yi Bhubaneswar Chapter organized an Evening Session and an All Members Meet with Dr Rahul Mirchandani, National Chair of International Relations, Partnerships and Next Practices at Bhubaneswar Golf Club. This meeting gave an opportunity for the members to brief on the projects undertaken by the chapter and discuss in detail about doing more such initiatives for the benefit of members and the society. Dr Rahul Mirchandani briefed the members on the focus of Yi national apart from his experiences of mentoring chapters and sharing his thoughts. He also informed the members present on the Blue Ocean Dialogues, Packet of Seeds and idea generation exercises and initiatives by Young Indians under the next practices platform.
On the occasion of the World Health Day, Yi (Bhubaneswar Chapter) organized a Nutrition Awareness Program on 7th April 2011 at Sai International School, Bhubaneswar. The theme of discussion was Importance of Nutrition in Students in Todays fast pace life and notable speakers in this session included Dr Snehalata Nanda, Senior Nutritionist & Professor, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology who was the Chief Guest. He presentation focused on the importance of maintaining a proper nutritional balance for todays younger generation; the different nutrients available in different source of food; ideal food habits for students; myths surrounding the food that we intake; facts related to junk foods and importance of increased consumption of water. On 15th July, Yi Bhubaneshwar chapter launched Yi Kala: Creating Employment through Craftsmanship of Odisha at Institute of Management & Information Science, Bhubaneswar with an objective to create self employment for underprivileged students who could not be formally employed, to make them into self supporting citizens and contributing communities in the future. The objective was also to help them earn part time while studying.
E Waste Yi Chandigarh
Along with the Chandigarh Administration, Environment Department, Yi launched the first initiative on E Waste in the city on 4 June 2011. The E Waste Collection Drive in the city was launched with the objective to promote greener and healthy environment by ensuring scientific collection and processing of city's e waste in an environment friendly manner. Taking this forward the first E Waste Collection drive was held on 5 July 2011 and the second E Waste Collection Drive was held on 30 November 2011. As a part of the E Waste Collection Drive various industry members have tied up with us as nodal points to ensure scientific processing of E Waste collected. The nodal points at present are the CII office, Chandigarh Administration, The Millenium School, Amity Business School, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Red Alkemi & Connoiseur Infotech. To facilitate the E waste Collection Drive especially designed E waste bins have been placed at various locations in the city by Young Indians, Attero Recycling Pvt Ltd and Chandigarh Administration, Environment Department. E Waste shall be collected and processed in an environment friendly manner as and when the bins are full. To promote awareness among the household sector for environment friendly disposal of E Waste, a Toll Free Number 1-800-419-3283 has been installed for citizens to be provided facility for healthy disposal of E Waste.
Sameer Jain
Chair, Chandigarh
Parul Pandey
Co-Chair, Chandigarh
Mansi Kapoor
Executive, Chandigarh
2008 Ms Anupama Arya, Director, Mobera Systems / Mr Mohit Chitkara 31 Mr Sameer Jain, CEO Net Solutions & Ms Parul Pandey, Director, People Factor Pvt. Ltd. 59 11 30
Activities
Yi Tricity Chandigarh Chapter had a very busy and diverse year throughout 2011-12. Some of important initiative undertaken during the year include the discussion on We Must Be the Change We Want to See as part of the annual day last year followed by the Pathfinder 2011 at the chapter level to finalise the workplan of the chapter for 2011-12. The activities of the chapter included Yi Millenium Net "Palstic is Drastic" Poster Making Competition on 4th May 2011; Conversation with Mr Gannon Giguiere, CEO and Founder, Yet to Know & Mr Sean Devlin, Co-Founder & Director of Product Development, Front Rush on 6th May 2011; Yi Net Millenium Infosys Visit on 21st May 2011; Interaction with Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII on 28th May 2011; the launch of the e-Waste project on 4th June 2011; Meeting with Commonwealth Secretariat on 4th July 2011; The Yi First e-Waste Collection Drive in continuation of the launch during which over 700 Kgs of e-Waste from various nodal points of the project were collected to be recycled in an environment friendly manner. Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, National Chairman, CIIs Young Indians spoke to the students of the students of Amity Business School as one of the events under the student nets verticals and motivated them to think big and large in life. He also mentioned that India gave the best opportunity for these students to experiment on the journey of entrepreneurship, sharing insights of successful CEOs around the world and also taking examples from his own experiences. As part of the world heritage week celebrations, the chapter organized for a session with Mr K K Muhammed, Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India on 25th August 2011. He made a detailed presentation on the heritage of India and a brief description about the initiatives of the government in preserving the old age monuments and buildings in India. He also urged that it was important for the youngsters of India to take active part across the country to take care of heritage buildings in their vicinity and to involve the younger generation in them. Another important event as part of the world heritage week was an interaction with Ms Pramila Puri, Renowned Classical Singer on 25th August 2011. An inspiring session with an equally inspiring person, Ms Puri shared her experiences on her journey of music and about the people and opportunities that came around her life and how it changed her. She sang many classical songs on request from the members present and obliged to autograph requests. There was also a brief discussion on the ideas that Yi could take up in the area of arts to engage the youth of India. The chapter also organized for a ClyIck Workshop - Basics of photography on 19th September 2011; A free Health, Eye check-up and Deworming Drive between 11 - 13 October 2011.
Celebrating the independence day with flagging off ceremony at the Wagah border through a members retreat was an experience that Yi members had as part of the Independence day on 15th August 2011. Members witnessed the energetic parade by the Border Security Force (B.S.F) of India and the Pakistan Rangers soldiers. Troops of each country put on a show in their uniforms with their colorful turbans. The happenings at this border post have been a barometer of the India -Pakistan relations over the years. The retreat had the participation of around 30 members from the city chapter and a few from others as well.
Sukhna Lake
Yi Chennai
R Prasana
Chair, Chennai
Ananthraman Mani
Co-Chair, Chennai
M Sivaramakrishnan
Co-Chair, Chennai
Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd were present. On World Environment Day, Yi Chennai conducted a unique event where 113 students from an orphanage went for a visit to Adyar Estuary where a group of storytellers explained the importance of the environment through stories, games & quizzes. Yi Chennai also gained access to 75,000 saplings which belonged to the Urban Forestry Department free of cost. Two companies based in Chennai planted more than 1000 of these saplings kick starting the tree plantation drive by Yi Chennai. The Green Heritage project is unique initiative launched by Yi Chennai Chapter in association with American Consulate General and Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH). Yi Chennai provided support towards Prize Distribution ceremony of the Art, Arattai, Arapattam 2011, an art festival organized by NalandaWay Foundation. Mr Prasana R, Chairman Yi Chennai, presented the prize to the winning school at this function. One of Yi Chennais signature events was the Yi Heritage Carnival held at ASAN Memorial College of Arts & Science, a Yi Net College. The programme was inaugurated by Ms Sujatha Shankar, Architect, Planner & Interior Designer from INTACH - The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage. Healthcare Vertical of Yi held an Obesity, Blood Pressure & Diabetes Health Camp to mark the World Health Day which received a great response & provided a platform for
Yi to create awareness about Yis work. The World No Tobacco Day provided Yi a great opportunity to reach out people who needed to be aware about ill effects of using tobacco. Yi Chennai conducted a Dental Camp in 4 villages which were adopted by Schwing Stetter. A Roundtable on Healthcare was held in the following months with Dr Jayashree Gopal. Yi Chennai Student Nets team initiated 2 new nets this year taking the total number of Net Institutions to 6. Yi Response Programme Debate Competition for Schools & Colleges was conducted with 2 schools & 2 colleges debating on the topic Social networking A boon or bane. This turned out to be a thought provoking session for both members & the students. To mark the National Youth Day, Yi Chennai organized a radio show on the topic What is todays youths Social Quotient? and was aired live on the local English radio station. Blue Ocean Dialogue, an ideating workshop under Next Practices was conducted in both school & college level by Dr Rahul Mirchandani, Chairman, Yi Next Practices & Managing Director, Aries Agro Ltd. This 2 day workshop was very well treasured by the students & the teachers. This was a followed by the Packet of Seeds Workshop, an ideating session exclusively for Yi Chennai Members. This session was filled with new ideas, fun & was very well received by members.
Anuradha Nair
Executive, Chennai
Vidya.S
Executive, Chennai
When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co Chair No. of members at start Present Chair & Co-Chair
Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities
2002 Harish Lakshman 22 Mr R Prasana, Director, Oceanload Shipping and Logistics Pvt Ltd Mr M Sivaramakrishnan, Managing Director, Ucal Group Mr Ananthraman Mani, CEO, Visual Data Insights 125 28 65
Chennai Central
Activities
The year 2011-12 has been a landmark year for the Yi Chennai Chapter. The main highlight apart from a record number of activities has been the forming of a long term plan for the chapter. We have set ourselves an ambitious target of impacting 1 million lives. The Learning Team kick started the year with a networking event, Interaction with the US Consulate, where members met officials from the consulate. The meeting established a great working relationship between the two organizations & it was even proposed that US Consulate would work with Yi on a few projects. An Excellence Mission was organized to Renault Nissan & Hyundai Motors which proved to be a big success & received overwhelming participation. Chennai chapters most anticipated event, the Annual Cricket Match was held In October where two Yi companies & two CII companies participated. The Saint-Gobain Glass India Ltds Cricket team won the coveted trophy this year. With an aim to engage young entrepreneurs with topics that are related to their business, Yi Chennai organized a Session on Talent Management by Dr Prakash Nair, Associate Principal from the Infosys Leadership Institute, Mysore.. A Heritage Walk at Mylapore, one of Chennais oldest areas was organized, invitation for which was extended to Yi members & their family. The Education vertical conducted a Roundtable on Education with experts on this subject namely Dr N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Taskforce on Education, CII TN & Vice President - Corporate Affairs, Take Solutions Ltd, Ms Madhuvanthi Arun, Managing Trustee, Calibre Educational Foundation & Dancer & Choreographer, Ms Chitra Ravi, Founder & CEO, EZ Vidya Pvt. Ltd, Mr. Vikram Kapur, IAS, Chief Operating Officer, Everonn India Foundation & Dr Thangam Meganathan, Chairperson, Rajalakshmi Engineering College. The roundtable was very fruitful with Ms Madhuvanti & Ms Chitra committing to support Yi for the Teacher Training Program. The Yis Environment initiative had a promising start by associating with CII for a Session on E-Waste where Mr P W C Davidar, IAS, Principal Secretary, Information Technology Department, Government of Tamil Nadu & Dr Santhosh Babu, IAS, Managing Director, Electronics
Yi Coimbatore
Chandrasekhar S
Chair, Coimbatore
Rajeev Kamineni
Co-Chair, Coimbatore
Annush Ramasamy
Co-Chair, Coimbatore
Environment Focus Area of the Chapter had a couple of very interesting events and projects. The year started with the cleaning of the AnnuvaviSubramaniamKovil. The World Environment day was observed with the Nest Box Initiative, where the significance of installing Nest boxes was explained to Cognizant Technology Solutions employees. Following the awareness on Nest Box session, the Chapter in association with Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and natural History (SACON) initiated Save Our Sparrows project which involved a study on the sparrow and artificial nest boxes that were installed at two different locations. The flagship event of the Health Focus Area of the Chapter was the renovation of the operation theatre atPeriapodhu Primary Health Centre situated at Valanthayamaram on the Pollachi - Thrissur Road. This renovation has helped people of more than 10 villages around this locality. The Chapter observed World Health day by releasing a poster on balanced food and healthy diet. The Chapter also had a CPR demonstration camp for the Fire Brigadiers of the CoimbatoreCity. Few special initiatives undertaken by the Chapter include Voting Campaign, the YiPL and Coimbatore Vizha 2012. The Chapter in association with CII Coimbatore Zone in view of the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu organized a
voting campaign to promote voting by placing small and large banners at various locations across the City and by distributing pamphlets carrying the message Make Democracy Vote for You. Another initiative by the Chapter is Young Indian Premier League (YiPL) a cricket tournament which witnessed 8 teams with 8 members each battling in the pitch to win the Winners title. This year, the Coimbatore Chapter celebrated the fourth edition of its flagship event Coimbatore Vizha. The event has grown bigger in size quality and coverage through more than 62 organisations coming together to organise over 85 events within a span of 7 days. The opening ceremony was organised in a grand manner by having the first ever Flash Mob of Coimbatore on New Years Eve. The Membership Platform and the Membership Engagement Focus Area have played a major role in keeping the Chapter active and going this year. The Chapter stands with a membership count of 167 with 45 new members being added this year. Initiatives like Viewing of Final IPL Match, two Film viewing - Yi Family Night, YiBandipur Retreat, National YiPL - Young Indians Premier League were organized to involve the families of the Yi members also and to build stronger teams and better bonds.
Pavithra R
Executive, Coimbatore When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co Chair No. of members at start Present Chair & Co-Chair -
Mohamed Faisal
Executive, Coimbatore
Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities
27 April 2005 Mr Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu, Managing Director, Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd. Mr AshwinChandran, Wholetime Director, Precot Meridian Ltd 50 Mr S Chandra Sekhar, Partner, N Mahalingam & Co. Dr Rajeev Kamineni, Chief officer - Management Studies, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Mr Annush Ramasamy, The Kadri Mills (CBE) Ltd 167 45 368784
CoimbatoreVizha 2012
Vizha has been giving both residents and travelers chance to see the different sides of the city: its entrepreneurial spirit and life in the lighter vein in a weeks duration. It is an effort to bring alive the strong cosmopolitan traits of Coimbatore and project the city as a happening, must see destination on the global map. The attempt has been to bring together every organization that has over the years and decades added to the experience or spirit of the city, and to do an event or a series of events. This year Combatorians got together once again to celebrate the various aspects of the city its heritage, industrial legacy, entrepreneurial spirit, hospitable and honest culture, the multicultural ethnic confluence etc in CoimbatoreVizha (2 8 January 2012). The Vizha 2012 was unveiled in a grand manner with Coimbatores first ever Flash Mob being performed at the Brookefields Mall on New Years Eve. There was great response with over 5000 people witnessing and enjoying a dance by 260 dancers. The weeklong event rejoiced every aspect that makes the spirit that is Coimbatore. We had more than 45 associations partnering with over 80 events in the category of music, dance, talks, lectures, exhibitions, sports events and contests. The events were spread out in various locations across the city, portraying the rich legacy and heritage of Coimbatore, in a way that enhanced the cultural ethos of the emerging Cosmo polis.
Activities
This year also proved to be a happening year in Yi Coimbatore Chapter with a number of events being carried out under the different verticals. The total events for the year are above 48 in number under Learning Platform, Environment Focus Area, Arts, Sports & Culture, Health Focus Area, Youth Affairs, Special Initiatives, Fun @ Yi or Membership Engagement. Learning Platform is one of the key areas of Yi Coimbatore Chapter. This year, the Chapter had a number of interesting learning events with a combination of few being informative and others being educative to the members. The speakers included Mr J K Dutt IPS, Former Director General, National Security Guards, Mr K Maruthachalam, Managing Director, RK Photo Centre, MsVasundharaRaje, Former Chief Minister, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, MsOrnaSagiv, Consul General of Israel,MsRajshreePathy, Chairman & Managing Director, Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd, Mr Praveen Kumar IAS, Chief Electoral Officer & Principal Secretary Government of Tamil Nadu&Commodore Amar Singh Baghel, Commanding Officer, INS Agrani& President, Naval Selection Board. The Youth Affairs Platform witnessed Kumaraguru College of Technology, HappyValleyBusinessSchool, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women being inducted as Net Colleges, bringing the total number of Net Colleges to 9. A special initiative Traffic & Road Safety Awareness Campaign was organized for the Net members. workshop was also organized for the students. Under Arts, Sports and Culture Platform, the Chapter organized very interesting events. During Heritage week, the chapter traversed history through events like PerurPayanam and Kabadi Tournament. The first ever online Heritage Quiz on History from Coimbatore was conducted for the School students in a grand manner. The contest had participants from rural and urban schools. The Chapter organized a Yi District Level Sports Meet for the school students which also received enthusiastic participation. The Chapter observed the 100th Year Celebration of Indian National Anthem which was widely covered by media. Coimbatore Chapter celebrated Independence Day along with CII Coimbatore Zone.
Coimbatore the Manchester of South is one that has metamorphosed in to a kaleidoscope of cultures and flavours. The cities spirit of enterprise is steeped in a foundation of education, health care and infrastructure development. In this fast changing world to which Coimbatore city also is a part of, it is important to preserve many aspects of its culture or things that we term Coimbatoreness. In other words we have to preserve the best of the past to make a great Coimbatore for the future. Keeping this in mind the Young Indians Coimbatore Chapter facilitates The Coimbatore Vizha, an endeavour to bring alive the spirit of celebration of the city we all call home. The Coimbatore Vizha witnesses a number of associations, organizations, institutions getting together on a common platform to celebrate the different aspects of the city.
Opportunities and Challenges Yi Delhi

Confederation of Indian Industry - Young Indians (Yi) Delhi Chapter organized a Panel Discussion on Opportunities and Challenges: Impact of Competition Laws on Indian Business in New Delhi on 18 October 2011. The discussion which was attended by over 40 senior representatives from Industry, Law firms, Institutions and Media, focused on creating awareness about Competition Law and its critical role in development of the Nation. Also, the impact it will create on the various spectrums of the Industry. Mr Raghu Marwah, Chair Yi-Delhi Chapter and Partner R.N. Marwah & Company extended a warm welcome to the esteemed panelists and delegates gathered for the panel discussion. From this time forward Mr Sunil Jain, Opinion Editor-The Financial Express moderated the discussion. Involvement of youth, more awareness and positive implementation of Competition Laws will benefit the Indian Business said Mr Dhanendra Kumar, Former Chairman Competition Commission of India while addressing the gathering. He talked about the need to develop jurisprudence, which will also result in improved job opportunities and greater transparency. Mr Virat Bhatia, Chairman CII Delhi State Council & President IEA, South Asia AT&T spoke about the shortcomings with the jurisprudence.
Leading with Distinction

Young Indians (Yi) Delhi Chapter- CII organized a training workshop Leading with Distinction in New Delhi on 14 January 2012 at CII Headquarters, Mantosh Sondhi Center, 23, Institutional Area, New Delhi. The training workshop which was attended by over 50 senior representatives from Industry, Media firms, and Institutions, focused to equip existing and potential leaders with knowledge required to succeed in an increasingly competitive and uncertain marketplace. Mr. Virat Bhatia, Chairman, CII Delhi State Council & President IEA, South Asia, AT&T extended a warm welcome to the esteemed faculty members and delegates gathered for the training workshop. Mr. Soumen Basu, Coach & Chair, Corg Advisory, took a session on Business Leadership. The session emphasized on leadership and its various attributes, degree of engagement, organizational values and the focus on 4 Ms - Market, Management, Model and Money. Mr. Vivek Singh, Coach & CEO, Corg Advisory, took a session on Personal Leadership. This session covered the domain of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and the unique intersection of the human emotions and mind. He also talked about the various styles of leadership. Mr. Raghu Marwah, Chair Yi-Delhi Chapter and Partner, R.N. Marwah & Company concluded the discussion with a Vote of thanks to the esteemed faculty members and delegates for joining the programme on Saturday afternoon.
Red Fort
Raghu Marwah
Chair, Delhi When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co Chair Present Chair & Co-Chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities -
Prateek Sikha
Executive, Delhi
2002 Mr Arjun Wallia, Chairman, Walsons Services Pvt Ltd Mr Raghu Marwah, Partner, R.N. Marwah & Company 88 5 55
Activities
Yi Delhi organized a daylong session on Yoga & Aerobics and a free consultation on nutrition advisory, on Vedic Wellness for its members at the renowned Elemention Gym, On 7 April, World Health Day. The interaction was coordinated by Dr Shikha Sharma and her team of nutrition experts from Nutri-Health. They provided expert health care advise on nutrition, diet plan, high cholesterol & hypothyroid. Members also availed the benefit of free and exquisite massage at the Elemention Gym. The Vedic wellness session was aimed at guiding the Yi Delhi members about nutrition and various eating habits on the basis of ancient Vedic teachings. On World Environment Day, the Yi Delhi Chapter members came together and started the process of seed ball making. Yi Delhi had sought permission to undertake tree plantation on a 2 acre land near the banks of Yamuna where the seed balls would be dispersed around the monsoon season. Yi Delhi on the World Environment Day also organised a small but significant painting competition for the children of Delhi members, who not only got an idea of seed ball making but also came up with beautiful paintings on the theme of 'Environmental Conservation'. On 18 October 2011, Yi Delhi chapter organised a session on creating awareness about Competition Law and its critical role. The discussion which was attended by over 40 senior representatives from Industry, Law firms, Institutions and Media, focused on creating awareness about Competition Law and its critical role in development of the Nation. The discussion was moderated by Mr Sunil Jain, Opinion Editor-The Financial Express. On 5 November 2011, the Yi Delhi chapter initiated a panel discussion on Anger Issues though a documentary movie. The documentary focused on the long-term impact of chronic stress on the brain and body. Issues like Root cause of anger, How to deal with Anger; Long-term impact of chronic stress on the brain and body; Interrelation between emotional wellbeing and food habits. On 14 January 2011, Yi Delhi organised a program on Leading with Distinction - Yi-CII Leadership Development. The programme was facilitated by Mr Soumen Basu and Mr Vivek Singh from Corg Advisory who are experts in coaching, risk and governance consultations and advisory. The training workshop which was attended by over 50 senior representatives from Industry, Media firms, and Institutions, focused to equip existing and potential leaders with knowledge required to succeed in an increasingly competitive and uncertain marketplace.
Rally on Voting Campaign Yi Erode

Yi Erode jointly with the Students Net of Yi Kongu Engineering College organized a Rally on Voting Awareness Campaign on 26 March 2011 at Erode. Mr C Kamaraj IAS, the then District Collector of Erode District flagged off the rally. The objective of the Rally was to create awareness to the Public on Importance of Voting & Necessity of Voting in the forth coming State Legislative Elections. The rally was organized as a part of the Election Commission of Indias efforts to raise the level of awareness among people on voting and enhance the voters turnout. Students raised slogans urging the people to realize that casting votes during elections is a need, a right as well as matter of pride. They appealed to the people not to encourage the cash-for-vote practice. People in the rural areas, including the illiterate population, should exercise their franchise without fail. But a large number of educated persons with high level of awareness on current affairs, governance and political developments did not turn up at the polling booths to vote. Many of them consider the day of voting as a holiday, without realizing the significance of the event. Everyone should realize the importance of the election process, and exercise their right to franchise. Nearly 900 students, members of CII & Yi participated in the rally.
VPS Radha Krishnan

Chair, Erode When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co Chair No. of members at start Present Chair & Co-Chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities -
Mahesh
Co-Chair, Erode
Mani
Executive, Erode
12 Sep 2009 Mr D Senthil Kumar, Director, Sakthi Masala 35 Mr VPS Radhakrishnan, Proprietor, Mangal Moorthy Starch Industries Ltd Mr PV Mahesh, Managing Partner, VK Textile Corporation 49 11 27
Activities
Yi Erode Chapter celebrated its Annual Day on 1 March 2011. Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, National Chairman Designate, CIIs Young Indians announced the new office bearers of Yi Erode Chapter, where Mr VPS Radhakrishnan , Managing Director, Angel starch & Chemicals was nominated as the Chair, Yi Erode Chapter & Mr PV Mahesh, Managing Partner, VK Textile Corporation was nominated as the Co chair, Yi Erode Chapter. Year 2011-12 was an eventful year for Yi Erode Chapter. In Healthcare Initiative, It was amazing to know on the facts and figures shared by CII Erode Zone Chairman, Dr KM Abul Hasan while speaking on Future of Youths Healthcare Perspective, a Session organized marking the World Health day. A Session on CPR was organized for the Fire Brigadiers so as to make them understand the techniques of CPR. Dr K M Abul Hasan was the faculty for the Session. In Learning Sessions, Yi Erode Chapter organized excellent Interactions with High Profiled speakers. Learning session with Actor Sivakumar on Family, Literature & Health on 1 March 2011 had a reach of nearly 1800 people. Session with Mr N Gopalaswami, IAS, Former Chief Election Commissioner, Interaction with Mr TM Krishna, Carnatic Vocalist, Session with Mr S Shangaralingam, CMD of Menaka Cards & Session with Dr KP Natarajan, Managing Director, KPN Travels India Ltd were organized. Also Yi Erode Chapter organized Family Mission to Milky Mist dairy & Mission to Toyota Kirloskar Motors & TATA BP Solar, Bangalore. The Mission gave the members to understand on the Manufacturing Practices done by the member Companies. Under Environment, Yi Erode Chapter decides to bring some awareness on Conserving Water. The concept was made as a Poster and the same was also released by the then District Collector Mr C Kamaraj IAS. It created a huge impact among the Industries & Public. Yi Erode Chapter on 20 August 2011, made One Lakh Seed Balls with the Students of CS Academy. It was a part of the Yi National Plant a Life Campaign, formerly known as One Million Tree project. The Plant a Life campaign, which has targeted the plantation of a million trees this year, aims to ramp up its plantation numbers exponentially to Ten Million Trees next year and One Hundred Million Trees annually by the year 2015. In Erode, nearly 19 varieties of seeds which are locally available & suitable for afforestation in Sathyamangalam Forest areas were used. This seed balls were made with the help of the Students of CS Academy School. Nearly 585 students & 100 staffs were involved in the project of making One Lakh Seed Balls. The Stake holders of the Project are Young Indians Erode Chapter, Government & Local Administration, CS Academy School & Corporates. The same seed balls were dispersed at Sathyamangalam Forest area with the help of same students of CS Academy on 28 September 2011. Under Youth Affairs Initiative the Students Net of Yi Kongu Engineering College organized a Rally on Voting Awareness Campaign on 26 March 2011 at Erode. Mr C Kamaraj IAS, the then District Collector of Erode District flagged off the rally. The objective of the Rally was to create awareness to the Public on Importance of Voting & Necessity of Voting in the forth coming State Legislative Elections. Students raised slogans urging the people to realize that casting votes during elections is a need, a right as well as matter of pride. They appealed to the people not to encourage the cash-for-vote practice. They also made everyone to realize the importance of the election process, and exercise their right to franchise. Nearly 900 students, members of CII & Yi participated in the rally. Yi Kongu Engineering College organized a Business Plan Competition which involved a participation of 70 Management Institutions around Erode Region.
Bhavani-sagar Dam
Yi Goa
Under Education Vertical a Career Counseling Workshop for the students of Std. XII Arts, Science and Commerce streams of Cuncolim Educational Societys Cuncolim United Higher Secondary School, Cuncolim Goa was held on 30th July 2011. Mr. Anuj Kothari, National Chairman, Environment Young Indians was the resource person for the workshop. The workshop was well attended by over 175 participants including students and faculty from the institute.
Jennifer Lewis E Kamat
Chair, Goa
As a part on the Next Practices initiative Yi Goa Chapter organized a two day session titled Blue Ocean Dialogue for the school students of Don Bosco High School, Panaji on 22nd-23rd September 2011. Dr. Rahul Mirchandani, Chair, Next Practices & Past Chairman, Yi National and Ms. Navita Mahajan, Co Chair, Next Practices, Yi National were the resource persons for the sessions. The total impact number was 56 students from Std. VII to X. Students. A session titled Yi Thinks was also organised for the students of Don Bosco College, Panaji. The objective of this session was to identify, evangelize and celebrate game changing ideas, inventions and innovations that have the potential to serve as development catalysts amongst the youth. A Yi Student Net Road Show was organised on 23 September 2011 for the students of Don Bosco College, Panaji Goa.Dr. Rahul Mirchandani, Chair, Next Practices briefed the students about the various Yi initiatives undertaken nationally and the various benefits the students could avail of being a part of this initiative by setting up a Student Net at their campus. A total of 50 students attended the road show. On 27th December 2011.The Yi Goa Chapter commemorated the centenary year of the prestigious Indian National Anthem, along with the students of Hamara School, St. Inez, Panaji Goa. The event was marked by the Goa Police band playing the National Anthem, especially arranged to mark and celebrate this auspicious event. The schools students thereafter were explained the significance of the anthem. A total of 45 students from the school participated in the event apart from Yi Members and other guests.
Atrey Sawant
Co-Chair, Goa
Cecil F Pinto
Executive, Goa
01st October 2009 Mr Tejendra Lawande & Dr Jennifer Lewis E Kamat 57 Dr Jennifer Lewis E Kamat, Director, Structural & Repair Consultant BDK Consultants Mr Atrey Sawant, Unit Head, Atrey Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd. 42 10 30
Activities
The Yi Goa Annual Day 2011 was held on 13 April 2011 at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula, Mr. Tejendra Lawande, Past Chair Yi Goa Chapter gave a presentation of the various activities conducted by the Chapter during the year 2010-2011. A panel discussion was held on the theme My Goa @ 2022 where in various issues pertaining to the state of Goa across various economic sectors, social, political were deliberated and the need to have a sustainable vision for the state. The panelist for the session was Mr. Anupam Kishore, Additional Secretary (Finance) Govt. of Goa and Mr. Nigel Cabral, Managing Partner and Head, Strategy & Business Development, Cabral Group of Companies. A Pathfinder Workshop for the Chapter members was held on 25th April 2011 at Hotel Mandovi, Panaji Goa. Mr. Shankar Vanavarayar, National Yi Chairman and Dr. Rahul Mirchandani, Chairman Rural Initiatives, National Yi briefed the members on the various initiatives that Yi Goa Chapter could take up during the year across verticals like Education, Employability, Governance, Rural Initiatives, Environment etc. On the occasion of World Health Day, Yi Goa under its Health care initiative organised an Interactive Session titled "Eat Right to Live Right" with Dr. Vandana Kakodkar, a consulting Dietitian and a Post-Graduate in Nutritional & Dietetic course from Nirmala Niketan. Yi Goa Chapter collaborated with Art Escape, Benaulim, to commemorate the Earth Day on April 22, 2011. Art Escape was selected as one of the official venues in India by the Earth Day network to facilitate the Billion Acts of Green campaign. 400 tree saplings were distributed, as part of the Yi Ten Million Tree Initiative. Mr. Ramesh Desai, Asst. Conservator of Forests (Margao), was invited to speak about the benefits of the trees that were distributed, followed by an interactive session on forest preservation efforts in Goa. On 5th June 2011, Yi Goa in association with Mineral Foundation of Goa, Department of Forests, and Vivekanand Environment Awareness Brigade supported a Nature Walk to Savari Waterfalls in Netravali, Sanguem Goa to commemorate the World Environment Day. The walk was led by Mr. Parag Rangnekar, Program Officer, Mineral Foundation of Goa along with around 80 student volunteers and other nature enthusiasts. A clean-up drive of the entire place was organised and a commemorative signboard was installed to inform visitors of the Do's and Dont's on waste-management, environment conservation, safety etc. Yi Goa Chapter in association with Rotaract Club and Rotary Club of Vasco da Gama undertook a greening initiative called the 2011 Vasco Lets Go Green Series. The Phase I kicked off with a Monsoon Eco-Festival consisting of a one-day program held on 10th July 2011 at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco. An eco-exhibition was organised where various eco-friendly, bio-degradable and organic products, waste management options like vermincomposting bins were displayed. Also there were talks on Waste Management by Mr. Clinton Vaz on Solid Waste Management and Capt. Joe Lobo on Treatment of Waste Water.
Under the Environment vertical, in view of the Green I Contest Yi Goa Chapter invited Ms. Deepa Sathiaram, Past National Environment Chair, National Yi, the Conceiver of the Green I Contest from Chennai to give a prelude to the Green I Contest and interact with the teachers and students from schools in the state on 13 August 2011 at The International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. In addition to the Green I Contest, a separate contest was organised titled the Go Green Contest exclusively for entries from schools/institutions based in Goa that participated in the Green I Contest and the best 2 entries were selected and awarded prizes. Young Indians (Yi) with a focus on Environment has initiated a Nationwide Ten Million Tree initiative that seeks to plant trees of native varieties across the country by the year 2012 under the theme Plant A Life, Be A Root with a special emphasis of improving the tree cover thus creating an Environment which must be clean, healthy and sustainable; The saplings were donated by the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Ponda, Govt. of Goa. A parenting workshop titled 'Be an Effective Parent was held for young parents. Ms. Arpita Anand, a Counseling Psychologist with over 12 years of practical experience was the resource person for the workshop. The workshop was aimed at helping parents understand the nuances of the adolescent phase, learning skills to assess the needs of adolescents and using effective strategies to deal with these challenges.
Heritage Week Celebrations

Around 30 heritage enthusiasts from various parts of Goa, members of Yi Goa Chapter and Goa Heritage Action Group participated in the day-long trail to commemorate the Young Indians Heritage Week, the Yi Goa Chapter in association with the Goa Action Heritage Group under the Arts, Sports & Culture Vertical organised a Heritage Trail to Kushawati (Chandor) a Heritage site in south Goa. The trail was structured and conducted by Prof. Prajal Sakhardande a noted historian. The Kushawati Heritage Trail showcased the lesser known or unknown Goa. A week later Yi Goa organised a boat cruise along the river Mandovi in association with the Goa Action Heritage Group as a part of the Heritage Week celebrations.
Yi Guwahati
Guwahati
Chair, Guwahati
Samrat Deka
Young Indians Guwahati Chapter organized a field visit to the kitchen of Akshaya Patra Foundation- an NGO feeding mid-day meals to the underprivileged children in the Government schools in partnership with the state as well as the Central Govt. It is the largest feeding program in the world. It started in 2000 in Bangalore with just 1,500 children and now it feeds over 1 million in 8 states and 18 locations every day. The Guwahati Chapter of this NGO started in 2010 and at present feeding 40,000 children in 385 schools in Amingaon and some parts of Guwahati city. With a vision to ensure that no child in India is deprived of education because of hunger", the Akshaya Patra Foundation is striving to end hunger and create a human resources pool that will propel India into the league of developed nations. The visit to Akshaya Patra Foundation provided a firsthand experience and knowledge of how they prepare, pack and dispatch food to different schools so that thousands of children are not left hungry. This learning experience helped in the growth of social responsibility which in this age is definitely something cant shy away from. Finally, the Yi Guwahati chapter organised one of the best National Retreats at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, this was a truly enlightening retreat for the members and was a good learning experience for them on Rhino conservation in the country
Assam Hills
Co-Chair, Guwahati
Activities
The Young Indians, Guwahati chapter is led by Mr Debajit Chaliha and has been organising many quality programs since its inception. The Yi Guwahati chapter has made a significant presence in the North Eastern states of India. In the past the Yi Guwahati Chapter organised an Environment Awareness Camp at Jarobari, Guwahati. As part of the program, apart from a awareness meeting, 150 trees were planted in 10 school compounds. The responsibility of taking care of these trees will be on the students of school. To sustain this initiative and keep up the enthusiasm Yi Guwahati will reward the school which emerges as the best in maintaining and carrying forward this initiative. The initiative was well supported by the Yi members and impacted about 200 villagers including school children.
The Guwahati chapter in association with Department of Economics, Cotton College, organised an Interactive Session on "Role of the Financial Sector in Indian Economy" with Ms. Roopa Kudva at Cotton College, Guwahati. Ms Kudva is the Managing Director & CEO of CRISIL Ltd, and Region Head for South Asia, Standard & Poors. She is a prominent Cotton College alumna, and is one of the most respected names in the world of Indian finance. Ms Kudva spoke on The Importance of the Financial System & Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis. Ms. Kudva spoke at length on the role of the financial system in todays economy. She emphasized on the role of the financial system in depicting the countrys economy. The entire session was very informative and all the participants gained lot of knowledge and insight about the financial sector of our country and also how to deal during crisis. The session was well attended by Yi members, participants from corporate companies, professors & students.
Yi Hyderabad
Rohit Kauntia
Chair, Hyderabad When was the Chapter Launched No. of members at start Present Chair & Co-Chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities -
Amish Kadakia
Co-Chair, Hyderabad
Archana
Executive, Hyderabad
2003 15 Mr Rohit Kauntia, Managing Director, Vidhyut Insulation Pvt Ltd Mr Amish Kadakia, Partner, Runway9 44 11 32
students during this camp and educated them about ethics and moral value like behavior in the society by respecting others. They also encouraged students to believe in practicality rather than being superstitious. On 20 October Dr. Pawan Agarwal, CEO, Mumbai Dabbawalas' Education Centre interacted with Students and Yi members at University of Hyderabad and Secunderabad Club. He briefed them about the Dabbawalas' famous supply-chain management. The session was great learning experience for all the participants and they were very motivated by the humility of Dr. Agarwal. On October 22, Yi Hyderabad organised a Life Style Management Training session by Dr. V. Brama Reddy, Director, Jana Vignana Vedika, Dr. Mohd. Miya, Secretary, Jana Vignana Vedika (achieved Nandi awards twice), Dr. C.A Prasad, State Member Jana Vignana Vedika were chief guest participate, and also around 500 students attend the this classes.
As part of the Arts, Culture & Sports Initiative of Yi, Yi Hyderabad Chapter organised a visit to The Muse Art Gallery and an interactive session with Mr. Sudheer, Creator and Owner of The Muse Art Gallery on 5 November. The Muse Art Gallery is the biggest private art galleries in Hyderabad were launched by the Telugu actor Chiranjeevi and the US Consul General of Hyderabad on 22 October 2010. The art gallery is intended to display contemporary art of various artists in support of a cause or charity. On 25 December Yi Hyderabad organised a Dialogue in the Dark. A very unique, innovative and impactful learning & development tool where Yi members had 2 different experiences, all of which happen in complete darkness with visually impaired tour guide and dining waiters.
Activities
On 11 March, 2011, Yi Hyderabad organised a Chapter review of the year 2010-11 and announcement of new chapter leadership 2011 was given by Mr. Rishabh Agarwal, Chapter Chair, Yi Hyd. On 26 March, Yi Hyderabad along with Ongole Yi Student Net organised the Earth Hour event, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. Earth Hour 2011 took place on March 26, 2011 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Motive behind conducting this event was to save the power energy in local areas and to bring awareness among people to save energy. On 1 April 2011 Yi Hyderabad chapter organised its 1st Pathfinder to Identify, Explore and Discuss the activities for the year ahead. Yi Hyderabad chapter celebrated World Health Day on 7th April at Joyland Orphanage, Hyderabad in association with the city based Swarup Eye centre Yi conducted an eye camp to mark the 61st World Health Day. On this occasion, Yi hyd conducted free eye testing for 130 orphanages on the outskirts of Hyderabad. On 8 April 2011, The students of Yi Net SSN Engg College, Ongole conducted a signature campaign in support of Anna Hazares fight against corruption at their college campus and also at the district collectors office. 600 People from all walks of life took part in this campaign and voiced their support against corruption. The concept behind this was to avoid plastic disposable carry bags, glasses, cups etc to save earth from plastic pollution. On 17 April, Yi Hyderabad members visited Home for Disabled and distributed ice-creams and biscuits to 350 disabled people. On 22 July Yi Hyderabad organised a learning session with Mr. Raymond Peter is a Senior IAS Officer. He is presently the Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Social Welfare, and Government of Andhra Pradesh. Other positions held by him include Commissioner, Transport Dept, Vice Chairman & MD, Tourism Dept. Mr. Raymond Peter addressed Yi Members on E-Governance initiatives in transport and social welfare departments. On 2 August, A Health education camp was conducted by Yi Net, SSN Engineering College where Doctors addressed students about the present lifestyle and motivated them to face different issues that occur in their surroundings. At the same time the doctors gave suggestions and precautions to be taken by the students for their career and health. Two famous orthopedician and a lady doctor continued the day with the students to solve their problems. 500 students took part in this camp. On 16 August Yi Net students of SSN Engg College organized a rally protesting Anna Hazares arrest in Ongole. Demanding the implementation of Jan Lokpal bill, the protestors staged Dharna in front of the RDO office. Mr. Jayaprakash Narayan, President, Lok Satta Party expressed his solidarity with the members. Local BJP leaders, IMA, Retd Employees, Ongole Town development officials, Acharya Ranga Kisan organization, SSS Organisation, District Muslim Intellectuals organization and RTI group also expressed their support to the cause. To support ANNA HAZARE, fighting against corruption Yi net also organised a march with 1600 students. In respect to the moment for anti corruption all the different service organisations in Ongole supported FORUM FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE. On 29 September Yi Hyderabad organised a Science vs Non-Science camp at the SSN Engineering College, where Dr.C.A.Prasad, State Vice President, Jana Vignana Vedika, Prof. Narendra Naik, President Federation of Indian Rationalistic Association and Mr.Gogineni, Director of International Humanist and Ethical Union addressed 500
Operation Blackboard
Yi Hyderabad launched 2nd phase of Operation Blackboard on 22 November 2011. Operation Black Board is a unique program, aimed at improving the black board facilities in Government Schools, where they are insufficient and are not in usable condition which affects the quality of education. Under this program construction of new cement blackboards, painting the old existing boards and providing the Green Laminated wooden blackboard along with the stands are undertaken. Project 511 took the initiative in implementing the Phase I Operation Blackboard Program in 177 schools which was successfully completed in the year 2009. In the year 2010 Project 511 has expanded its coverage by implementation of the program in additional 100 schools. Totally, 102 new cement black boards were constructed, 24 wooden black boards, 22 stands were provided and existing 343 black boards were painted in the schools covering geographical area of Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts. Yi Hyderabad chapter has raised Rs. 2.8 lakh and donated the same to Project 511 which is the executing arm for putting up the boards. This amount would support them to commence the 2nd phase of Operation Blackboard for 2011-12 and this will have an impact on close to 12000 students in 53 schools.
Charminar
Krishna Pura Chatry
Yi Indore
Praveen Agarwal
Chair, Indore When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co Chair No. of members at start Present Chair & Co-Chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities -
Ankit Mittal
Co-Chair, Indore
18 October 2006 Mr Sandeep Naolekar,Jt Managing Director ,Darling Pumps Pvt Ltd Mr Anuj Kothari, Director, KnC Intrade Pvt Ltd 20 Mr Praveen Agarwal, Director, Ad-Manum Packagings Ltd Mr Ankit Mittal, Director-Marketing, Mittal Group 64 4 35
Activities
Yi is entering into the 5th year at Indore city has done some incredible projects and events which has impacted the life of people from every generation. Indore Chapter started the year by generating ideas & thoughts under the Indore pathfinder 2011. Indore Chapter being the pioneer in environment project has launched the Plant a Life, Be a Root 2011 on World Environment Day. The project was launched by Mr Kailash Vijayavargiya, Minister for Commerce & Industry, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Taking the lead forward, the chapter organised several seed balls making session at various schools, colleges and CII & Yi members organization. With fabulous support from members, Indore Chapter has prepared & scattered more than 550000 seed-balls in & around the city by the end July 2011. The chapter, under sYightboard project which aimed to provide black board facilities in underprivileged schools in & around the city, had donated 400 blackboard in 160 schools benefiting 32280 students. The project has covered Rau, Mhow, Pithampur and Indore. Under healthcare, the chapter organised De-worming drives benefitting more than 8,000 children and Blood Donation Camps benefitting more than 400 people in the city. The chapter also throughout the year carried out the Eye and Skin Donation awareness campaign which resulted in increase of such cases in MP as per government records. The chapter also carried out e-waste collection drive and set up 8 centres for e-waste collection and disposal. The chapter members also extended financial support for the surgery of Adil Mansoori, 11 year old male child, suffering diabetes. In an innovative exercise, chapter has tied up with the school education department of Government of MP to make all the 98,000 government school children of age group 6-14 years in the entire district of Burhanpur, worm free. The chapter arranged the required 1,00,000 de worming tablets for the same. After this successful experiment, the chapter plans to take it forward to other districts of Madhya Pradesh in the coming year. The chapter also organized de clutter drive by organizing Garage Sale and also made substantial collection and donation of old clothes, books, and other daily use items through the national level NGO Goonj during Joy of Giving Week. Learning Sessions with Mumbai Dabbawallas by Dr Pawan G Aggarwal, CEO, Mumbai Dabbawallahs Association, was amongst the best learning event organized by the chapter. A heritage tour at Indore was organized during the World Heritage Week during which the Yi members along with family visited Residency Kothi: 1857 Rebellion / War of Independence, Azad Nagar Historical Site Chattri Bagh: Cenotapks of Holkars, Lodhipura: Image of Sheshashani Vishnu of 11th Century, Kanch Mandir: Sheesh Mahal, Rajwada etc. The tour was guided by famous historian & expert Dr S K Bhatt, Director, Academy of Indian Numismatics & Sigillography. Various sessions under the Next Practices vertical was organized at the chapter for the benefit of members and it was a wonderful experience. Indore Chapter took a unique step in organising the Philatelic, Numismatic & Heritage Fair 2011 from 12 14 November 2011.The Fair was inaugurated by Dr JJ Irani, Former Director, Tata Group Companies. As a special achievement, a cover and cancellation was released by DoPT on Yi under the theme of Indore Heritage. More than 25,000 people visited the fair in 3 days and 50 stalls were set up by chapter which had generated the business of more than Rs 3 crores. An Indore Philatelist Directory 2011 was also released during the occasion.
Philatelic Fair
Yi Kolkata
Romit Das Gupta

Chair, Kolkata
Mallika Himatsingka
Co-Chair, Kolkata
Srimita
Executive, Kolkata
2004 Mr Sanjeev Saraff 15 Mr Romit Dasgupta, Director-Globsyn Group, Ms Maalika Himatsingka, Business Executive - B H Enterprises Pvt Ltd 49 10 20
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of our national anthem, Yi Kolkata organized a creative Flash Mob in Park Street with around 200 people coming together to liberate the National Anthem from the weight of its own history. It was also a tribute to 150 years of Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Nobel Laureate and the Bard of Bengal. The chapter took a special initiative organizing their first Happy Walls. It has taken up to convert the visually unappealing walls in the city to make them look better and much cleaner. This was done with the participation of the nets and members alike, and as expected, the enthusiasm of those who participated in this event knew no bounds and participation, was as expected, was great. On 15 November 2011, the chapter organised an Interactive Session with Mr Simon Galpin at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Kolkata. The session was on Doing Business in
Hong Kong. The other speakers present were Mr Ravi Todi, Director, Bengal Tools Ltd, Mr Partha Kundu, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and Mr Romit Dasgupta, Director, Globsyn Group. It was an excellent opportunity for the members to interact with the senior officials of Invest Hong Kong and explore business opportunities there. It also gave opportunities for the members present to understand the various steps taken by Hong Kong to attract investments from around the world; these were keenly observed. On 5 August 2011, Yi Kolkata organized 'Plant a Life'. Around 2000 Coconut trees were planted in Raidighi village of the Sunderbans. This serves the long standing purpose of increasing forest area in our country. The plantation had been done on a 3km stretch.
'Plant a Life
On 5 August 2011, Yi Kolkata organized 'Plant a Life'. Around 2000 Coconut trees were planted in Raidighi village of the Sunderbans. Coconut trees have been chosen for their economic viability so that surrounding locals can also be benefitted from them. The project directly/indirectly affected the lives of more than 2000 villagers in the implementation area.The plantation had been done on a 3km stretch. The Sunderbans are an unequivocally important part of our country's and the world's eco system. They are home to the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. This serves the long standing purpose of increasing forest area in our country. As such, we at PAL are doing a little bit to preserve this World Heritage site.
Activities
Yi Kolkata celebrated its Annual day and headed towards a new year full of activities. Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, National Chairman Designate, Young Indians announced the new office bearers for the Yi Kolkata Chapter 2011 2012. On 4 April 2011, Mr Romit Dasgupta, Director, Globsyn Group was nominated as the chapter chair and Ms Maalika Himatsingka, Business Executive, B H Enterprises Pvt Ltd was nominated as the Co-chair of the chapter. Yi Kolkata has been conducting learning sessions with eminent personalities for the leadership development of the members. A session with Mr Santanu Prakash, Founder of Educomp Solutions Limited, Mr Joy Chatterjee, Owner of Straits - The only Malaysian Restaurant in Kolkata, Mr Yash Sandhu, a preferred photographer for the US based Agency89 and Mr Sagar Daryani, one of the founders of WOW! Momo (First retail chain of momos in Kolkata & Bangalore). The chapter also organised a learning mission to the Factory of Keventer Agro Ltd; the manufacturers of Frooti; this factory visit gave an opportunity for the members to understand the best practices of an outstanding company like Keventer. For many of the Yi members, a visit into the factory of a fruit juice company was first and therefore their learning and enthusiasm was immense. Under the Healthcare initiative, 143 kids were vaccinated with Typhoid Vaccine at Ramkrishna Vidya Mandir at Suryapur, 100 sex workers and their children were vaccinated at New Light, Kalighat to celebrate World Hepatitis Day. Yi Kolkata tested 140 kids for Hepatitis B at New Light as well. Within the sphere of Environment, Yi Kolkata organized 'Plant a Life' programme during around 2000 Coconut trees were planted in Raidighi village of the Sunderbans. To celebrate the World Environment Day, a project to replace plastic bags creating awareness had been initiated and its impact was surely felt as those impacted surely gave members a ear to hear and understand the message in its earnest. Under the Youth affairs vertical, the chapter added one new management institute: Brainware Business School as a student Net. Globsyn Business School celebrated Friendship Day at Metropolis Mall in association with Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park in Kolkata. They concentrated on spreading the awareness about the derogatory effects of using Plastic Bags. Mrs Farzana Alam, Deputy Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation was the Chief Guest for this initiative and while appreciating Yi for its good work, also called upon the members and those present to take this initiative further and impact more people. She said that her office would support such initiatives, which was very encouraging. To connect the youth with areas inclined towards Arts, Sports and Culture, Yi Kolkata organized the Sports Mission to Eden Gardens. To celebrate the Heritage Week, a visit to the heritage house of Sri Gooroodass Banerjer, the first Indian Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University and the first Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court was organized for members. An initiative to get members to understand the importance of going through these buildings and to preserve them in their best, this visit was an opportunity to get these in complete and full.
Howrah Bridge
Horn Not OK Project Yi Kochi

As one of the flagship events, Yi Kochi launched the Horn Not OK Please project and a poster designing competition was held as the first phase of the project. The project was well covered by the media and is enroute to taking Yi to each and every household in the city. This year also saw Yi initiatives being covered by the media a lot both print and the visual media.
Biju Philipose
Chair, Kochi
B Pramod Nair
Co-Chair, Kochi
Anuradha Ganesh
Executive, Kochi
2002-03 Mr Umang Patodia 10 Mr Biju Philipose, Managing Director, Sevana Trades & Services Pvt. Ltd Mr B Pramod Nair, Director, Midrar Sports, Media and Marketing Private Limited 64 19 60
Activities
This year saw Yi Kochi members coming together on a greater number of Yi platforms to make their presence felt everywhere. 2011-12 marked the year of learning for Yi Kochi chapter, with a learning session almost every month. With the launch of RevYive- the Yi Kochi learning initiative, a number of new learning formats were experimented, and on the whole, it was a great learning year for Yi Kochi. The chapter also saw a 40% increase in membership and membership engagement has been high throughout. HappenYings- the Yi Kochi monthly newsletter was also launched this year and to date 9 issues of the newsletter has been published. As one of the flagship events, Yi Kochi launched the Horn Not OK Please project and a poster designing competition was held as the first phase of the project. The project was well covered by the media and is enroute to taking Yi to each and every household in the city. This year also saw Yi initiatives being covered by the media a lot both print and the visual media. Students nets- the all time strength of Yi Kochi chapter continued with their good work this year also. Students @ BusYiness- the Yi Kochi initiative to promote the entrepreneurship spirit amongst students was well received by the public, with the program seeing over 10000 footfalls. Students from a number of nets like TIST, Bhavans and Delta also came up with their independent projects. Training programs for children from orphanages, initiatives to keep the city clean etc were some of the projects undertaken by the net students. CII-Yi joint initiatives were one of the highest this year with the Convention on Womens leadership, Learn from the legends series and InspYiration summit. Yi Kochi also organized a cross chapter visit to Trivandrum and visited a number of factories there. As part of the chapters Healthcare initiatives, Yi Kochi launched the Fit India campaign along with the entire nation in April. We had also organized a few Dental Camps over the year. Keeping in mind Yis commitment to a fitter India and a cleaner and greener environment, Yi Kochites also undertook a 20km long cycle expedition through the city. Kochi KYillers- the team from Yi Kochi chapter also emerged victorious at the YiPL tournament held at Coimbatore along with the Yi National Summit. The measure of fun in Yi this year was also at an all time high, with a Karaoke night, xmas party and a number of other get-togethers to celebrate the Yi spirit. With the right mix of action, seriousness and fun, Yi Kochi is turning out to be THE VOICE OF YOUNG INDIANS and the chapter is all hopes in the coming years to lead a developed India.
Fishing nets
Republic Day Celebration Yi Ludhiana

On occassion of Republic Day, Yi Team visited one of the Government School, located near Kitchlu nagar, Ludhiana for the flag hoisting ceremony and National Anthem followed by quiz competition for the students. Present on the occassion were Mr Gaurav Munjal (Yi Chairman), Ms Sifti Riat (Yi Chairperson), and CII Past Chair Mr. Mahesh Munjal and Mr.Inderjit Nagpal.
Gaurav Munjal
Chair, Ludhiana
Sifti Riat
Co-Chair, Ludhiana
Dheeraj
Executive, Ludhiana
When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co Chair No. of members at start Present Chair & Co-Chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members engaged last year through various activities
10th November'2011 Mr Gaurav Munjal, Managing Director, Hero EcoTech Ms Sifti Riat, Director (Operations), Akal Spring Ltd. 26 Mr Gaurav Munjal, Managing Director, Hero EcoTech Ms Sifti Riat, Director (Operations), Akal Spring Ltd. 38 13
Highlights
Students had a wonderful time as they had participated in quiz competition organised by Yi Team and gifts were also given to the winning Team. Excitement among the students was such that they had actively participated in the quiz competition and have learnt many things which will help them lead a better life. Mr. Gaurav Munjal, Yi Chairman said "Yi has planned to conduct many other activities like learning programmes, campaigns, and other activities for the year 2012. Ms. Sifti Riat, Yi Chairperson talked to students about the importance of Republic Day and why it is celebrated. At the end, refreshment was also arranged by the Yi Team for the students and staff members of the School.
Doraha Sarai Fort
Yi Ludhiana Chapter Launch

Yi Ludhiana Chapter was Launched on 10th November'11 with great fervor and enthusiasm. Mr. Manpreet Singh Badal, President, People's Party of Punjab joined as Chief Guest for the Launch Ceremony. He lauded Yi and its team of young professional for their endeavour towards effectively channelizing the energy of youth towards nation building and hoped that many more new ideas and avenues will come up which will help guide youth on to the path of nation building and being asset to society. Present on the occassion were Mr. Gaurav Munjal, Founder and Present Chair of Yi Ludhiana Chapter, Ms. Sifti Riat, Founder and present Co Chair of Yi Ludhiana Chapter/ Ms. Kamna Raj Aggarwalla, Chairman, CII Punjab State Council/ Mr. Kumara Guru, National Chair, Chapter Growth and Finance, Young Indians/ Dr. Navita Mahajan, National Co-Chair-Next Practices, Young Indians/ Mr. Sameer Jain, Chairman, Yi Tricity Chapter.
National Youth Day

On occassion of National Youth Day, Yi Members visited one of the orphanage at Bal Bhawan, Ludhiana. More than 10 saplings were planted inside the Bal Bhawan followed by a members interaction with the kids on the importance of safe environment, role of trees and plants in making the environment cleaner and greener. Ms. Sifti Riat, Co Chapter Chairperson of Yi Ludhiana shared her views about the objective of Yi and encouraged students to follow their passion in life and do well for the country. She said, if given them right opportunities and support, these kids have lot of creativity, unmatched talent and untapped potential to do anything in life.
Yi Mumbai
A keen desire to strengthen the relationship between Indo African youth forums where an exchange of culture, aspiration and leadership can be adopted and practiced was voiced by most of them. We will engage in talks with them and will surely apprise the team with further developments. Yi Mumbai Chapter had the opportunity to meet with a delegation from Macquarie University, ranked the 4th best Australian University with an objective to enhance ties between Indian and Australian academia.
The visit was to understand the international strategies to growth and development from an Indian context. The delegation comprising of Mr. Steven Schwartz, ViceChancellor and Professor Mr. David Wright, Vice President , Mr. John Simons, Executive Dean of Arts and Professor Dr Rahul Michandani, Chairman International Relations, YI National chaired the session with the presence of Mr Narayan Jaisingh, Chairman Mumbai Chapter, Young Indians. A overwhelming response of educational and research institutes were present to share their insights and best practices on research and development.
Narayan Jaisingh
Chair, Mumbai
Praveer Nulkar
Executive, Mumbai
When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair No. of members at start Present Chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities
2005 Ms Bhairavi Jani, Executive Director, India@75 41 Mr Narayan Jaisingh, Senior Manager, Idea Cellular Limited 55 7 35
Yi Annual Day
Activities
On the occasion of the World Environment Day, Yi along with Ideal Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd planted around 700 seeds at the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (Powai) to show their commitment towards the cause of nature and environment. IIT SJM School of Management students took the lead for the initiative. The activity commenced with Mr Narayan Jaisingh, Chair, Yi briefing the enthusiastic students about the need for planting more seeds in the campus on an ongoing basis and commencing it on World Environment Day was a perfect start. Mr Pragnesh Poddar, Chair Environment Vertical at Yi Mumbai, educated the students about the various seeds and procedure of planting them with the necessary fertilizers. Prof Patil, the Convener of the 'Green Campus Initiative" Committee at IIT Bombay supported the initiative by actively participating with the students. He also encouraged the students to take up more such causes related to environment and assured full support for the initiative. An interactive session with Ms Leena Nair, Chairperson CII Maharashtra State Council & Executive Director (HR), Hindustan Unilver Limited was organized for the members. Ms Nair expressed her concern on skill development in India and urged large industry houses to set up facilities for training and higher education. An exclusive interaction with Mr Ashith Kampani onn Money & Markets was organized by CIIs Young Indians on which emphasized on perseverance of young pool of talents towards financial markets and entrepreneur roles in the financial sector. He expressed his thoughts on the current Indian market scenario in comparison to European and Us markets to have a clear and current picture of dynamic business conditions.
Further, he elaborated on todays generation is making timely decisions in educating and career while trying to see around and explore opportunities an inclination to growth. But, stressing on the point which was vital is to master skills like gathering data, collect and analyze as much as quality information as possible with the time and budget available. Having said this, Mr Kampani complemented the members and students for the worked being achieved at Yi and said it is necessary that this forum will help in harnessing young talent in India. In our constant endeavour to engage with the youth from all facets, we at Yi Mumbai Chapter are pleased to share on the recent visit of the Young Parliamentary delegation from Africa. A strong 26 delegation Member of Parliaments of the Youth wings from Mali, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, Malawi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda and Tanzania visit Mumbai for 3 days during the last week. A detailed presentation on Yi initiatives and activities was shared with them and it was overwhelming to see their appreciation for our organization. The delegation witnessed the activities being achieved year on year by Yi Mumbai Chapter and highly appreciated the effort of the group in Mumbai to make a difference. Many voiced their feedback of not having an organization like Yi to work at the grass root level completely driven with private partnership. They shared with us their views on African Youth being tomorrows leaders in their respective countries by fostering entrepreneurship, providing government funded low interest seed capital for start ups and encouraging youth to take up developmental project in the ministry.
The Yi Mumbai Chapter celebrated its 8th Yi Mumbai Annual day on the Theme: Ideas, Investment and Enterprise.Mr Narayan Jaisingh, Chair-Yi Mumbai Chapter delivered the Welcome remarks and presented an overview for the year gone 2011-12 showcasing the key achievements of the Young Indians, especially the Mumbai Chapter which has been at the forefront of influencing the youth and social fabric of the city. He also expressed his thoughts on programmes that have been organized at the Chapter which has effectively helped in familiarizing the membership on various services offered by the chapter under its various verticals and activities. Mumbai Chapter has been greatly involved in engagement activities which has lead to a far more responsive attitude towards various views and suggestions initiated by the membership. Mr Tushar Jani shared his views on youth which is the future of the nation and this is the biggest reason that makes the young generation more powerful than the rest of the society, the ability to take risk for a change. He emphasized on the Theme stating that young India today is enthusiastic and innovative to bring about change which must be harnessed properly to set the society on the path of change. Mr Srikant Suryanarayanan, Designate Vice Chair, National CIIs Young Indians shared the key activities at the Mumbai Chapter and appreciated the efforts being made by the Executive Council and congratulated Mt Narayan Jaisingh for his constant contribution to the chapter post which, the Yi Mumbai Annual Report was
unveiled by Tushar Jani Chairman, CII Western Region Logistics Sub-Committee & Chairman Blue Sea Shipping Agency Pvt Ltd. A panel discussion moderated by Mr Vikram Oza , Senior Editor & Head - Special Initiatives Features UTV Bloomberg, along with eminent personalities from industry, academia, IPR and entrepreneurship shared their wisdom on ideas to encourage and empower young minds in taking charge in solving local problems of advocacy, awareness and action foreseeing the budget 2012 and youth being featured by Utv Bloomberg . The session was concluded by Pragnesh Podar, Environment Chair thanking our partners Exchange Partner BSE and Bloomberg Utv ( Media Partner ) followed by dinner The session received an overwhelming response of 100 participants. Session 1 : Mr Narayan Jaisingh, Chair Mumbai chapter, Mr Tushar Jani Chairman, CII Western Region Logistics Sub-Committee & Director Blue Sea Shipping Agency Pvt Ltd, Mr Srikant Suryanarayanan, Designate Vice Chair, National CIIs Young Indians and Mr Bharat Joshi Head Index Cell, BSE Session 2 : Vikram Oza , Senior Editor & Head - Special Initiatives Features UTV Bloomberg; Mr Anil Jain Managing Director, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd ; Mr Sushanto Mitra Chief Executive Officer, Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship ; Ms Vidhi Agarwal, Partner Law Quest; Mr Sandeep Gajakas Founder Shoe Laundry.
Tiger Conservation Yi Madurai

An awareness campaign on Tiger Conservation was jointly organized by Yi with Youth for Conservation. Mr K Ramnath Chandrasekhar, Co Founder & Executive Director, Youth for Conservation screened the film The Truth about Tigers & A spot quiz also conducted after each screening. Mr Chandrasekhar interacted with the students to save wild animals by saving our environment. This awareness campaign was conducted in 6 Schools in Madurai and around 2000 Students benefited from this awareness campaign. Ms Sridevi Suresh, Chair Environment, Yi Madurai Chapter was the other speaker.
K Nagaraj
Chair, Madurai When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co Chair No. of members at start Present Chair / Co Chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities -
M Raghu Ram
Co-Chair, Madurai
D Naganathan
Executive, Madurai
1 February 2010 Mr K Nagaraj, Joint Managing Director, Aparajitha Corporate Services (P) Ltd Mr M Raghu Ram, Director - Operations, ARC Group of Companies. 54 Mr K Nagaraj, Joint Managing Director, Aparajitha Corporate Services (P) Ltd Mr M Raghu Ram, Director - Operations, ARC Group of Companies 42 4 24
Thirumalai Nayak Palace
Activities
At the chapter level Madurai started up with incredible ideas in the second year. Youth Affairs and Learning Sessions have been the focus areas of the chapter for 2011. Under the learning platform, the Yi Madurai chapter organized various sessions for members. The names of eminent people who addressed the members in Madurai included Dr Pawan G Agrawal, Chief Executive Officer of the Mumbai Dabbawalas Association who shared with members the inspiring story of how they became the only six sigma certified organization India. His presentation was filled with loads of information and humor apart from highlighting some of the key achievements of the Dabbawallahs and their strengths. A session on Leading Change with Mr Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director, Titan Industries Ltd, CEO was organized during which the speaker spoke about the need for getting the corporate and people to lead change that will benefit themselves, their organizations and the country at large. Mr Shekar Dattatri, Wildlife Conservationist were the other prominent speakers who addressed the members during the year. To mark the World Environment Day, the Madurai Chapter of Yi organized a huge campaign by distributing tree saplings, distribution of environmental awareness boards, distribution of pamphlets and stickers, free emission checkup for two wheelers, distribution of jute bags and SMS campaign about environment day. The campaign impacted around 24000 peoples. In association with Aparajitha Corporate Services Private Ltd, the chapter organized EDIFY; an interactive session on HR Context & Opportunities for college students in and around Madurai district in which around 120 students from 25 institutions were impacted. Under HealthCare, the chapter organized various awareness campaigns like World Trauma Day Awareness Rally that impacted around 500 school & college students and Major health checkup camp that covered 400 people in a village. The arts, sports and culture vertical saw an activity in association with INTACH for celebrating the World Heritage week by organizing a heritage walk to Arittapatti involving Yi Students & members of INTACH. The objective of the walk was to motivate citizens of Madurai and other tourists to walk and experience a collective ownership of the city by its citizens and to showcase it to the tourism world. Under the Youth affairs vertical, Yi Madurai launched 3 Nets, one each at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Arts & Vickram College of Engineering with total of 400 students. An Ideation Conclave at Vickram College of Engineering was organized with objective to make students think out of the box and explore innovative thoughts ideas. The session for students was an eye opener and give them insights into the power of Ideation & Innovation. The session was addressed by Mr Gowri Shankar, Manager Corporate Partnership, The Akshaya Patra Foundation, Bangalore. To mark the World Youth Day, Yi organized an interactive session on Chanakyas Leadership Ideas for Indian Youth at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, session was addressed by Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai, Author Corporate Chanakya & Director Chanakya Institute of Public Leadership (CIPL), Mumbai.
Hornbill Retreat Yi Nagaland

The Nagaland Chapter of Young Indians (Yi) was pleased to welcome a group of 9 delegates from different parts of the country to the Annual State Cultural Festival of the state the Hornbill Festival from 30th November to 5th December 2011. The delegates were welcomed at the Dimapur Airport on the 30th November 2011 and their exploration of Nagaland began as they proceeded to Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland for their night stay. On the first day they travelled to Kisama to attend the inaugural function of the Hornbill Festival at the traditional Naga Heritage Village. The inaugural function was attended by His Excellency Nikhil Kumar - the Governor of Nagaland, Honourable Neiphiu Rio the Chief Minister of Nagaland and host of other ministers and dignitaries of the state The delegates then visited the World War -II Museum and got a glimpse of the weapons and articles used by the British as well as the Japanese armies during the war. The next day began with the visit to the War Cemetery at Kohima in the morning and they were offered information on the importance of Kohima in the history of World WarII. The delegates had a special chance to attend a Naga Wedding Ceremony of a Minister of Nagaland whereby they could gain first-hand knowledge about the marriage system of the Nagas which displays a perfect combination of the Tribal Naga as well as modern Christian ceremony. The delegates thereafter proceeded to attend 2 football matches organized by a social activist and Sports Lover Colo Mero who have been supporting a large number of young boys and girls from economically backward classes of the state. The daylong activities were summed up with a grand traditional dinner with the French Consular General of Kolkota, Honorable. Jean Louis Rysto and his Lady Wife Christiane Rysto supported by nice music and environment at the venue.
Rozelle Bilo Mero

Chair, Nagaland When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co-chair No. of members at start Present Chair / Co-chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities -
Bendangsangba Imchen
Co-Chair, Nagaland
Eureka Chishi
Executive, Nagaland
2007 Ms Hekani Jakhalu / Mr Merentoshi Jamir 18 Ms Rozelle Bilo Mero (The Peoples Channel, MD) Mr Bendangsangba Imchen (ElysiumTech Private Limited, MD) 23 2 20
Activities
The activities of the Yi Nagaland Chapter started with the Annual Day on 2nd April 2011 at at Niathu Resort in Dimapur, under the theme Bridging the Future. Mr Shankar Vanavarayar, the National Chairman of Yi addressed the audience and made a presentation on Yi as an organization. The other speakers in the programme included Mr Kezholezo Nienu, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Nagaland, Mr Himato Zhimomi, Commissioner Secretary - Tourism, Art and Culture, Government of Nagaland Dr Aotoshi, Chairman of CII Nagaland and Managing Director of Windows Media. As part of the World Health Day observance, the chapter organized for a brief talk on Antimicrobial resistance and the need to create awareness based on the slogan of 'World Health Day 2011'. It created awareness on good health by educating them on how one must put first priority to health by talking conscious initiative to healthy living, clean environment and importantly taking time out for exercise. The world environment day observance saw the chapter organize an open photography competition with the baseline of the the importance of preserving their environment. The chapters pathfinder was organized with the office bearers of the Nagaland Chapter to deliberate on the plans for the year and the ways and means to reach end objectives. Brief discussions on the students and farmers net and the ways to engage them were also discussed in length. Under the presence of Dr Akaba Longkumer and Dr Vilar Solo, the world first aid day was observed to impart knowledge on the subject. Yi Nagaland Chapter supported CCPRA (Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action) as a promotional partner in designing posters and flexes for an event titled Promoting Just Peace through Art - bringing the message of Peace through plays, songs and music. The chapter also celebrated the childrens day by visiting Touch of Hope, an orphanage at Shukhovi Village and contributed some of the basic needs. An interactive session with the French Consul General of Kolkata, Mr Jean Louis Rysto was organized on 29th November 2011 for the benefit of members. He spoke on the North-East India look policy. He stressed on the need for collaboration in Agriculture, Education and hydropower. He also expressed his surprise by the economic Development of the North-East region and how much we can achieve by keeping this background in mind. The National Youth Day observed on 12th January 2012 with inspirational speeches by eminent speakers that included Mr Vilar Solo, Dr Kezha, & Mr Colo Mero, Director, Lifesport. The Nagaland Chapter of Young Indians (Yi) was pleased to welcome a group of 9 delegates from different parts of the country to the Annual State Cultural Festival of the state the Hornbill Festival from 30th November to 5th December 2011. The delegates were welcomed at the Dimapur Airport on the 30th November 2011 and their exploration of Nagaland began as they proceeded to Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland for their night stay. The salient features of the retreat included Kisama to attend the inaugural function of the Hornbill Festival at the traditional Naga Heritage Village; visit to the World War - II Museum; visit to the crafts exhibition; visit to the War Cemetery at Kohima; a Naga Wedding Ceremony; watching 2 football matches organized by a social activist and Sports Lover Mr Colo Mero; visit to a model Village at Khonoma, the Diezephe Crafts Village; interaction with the Nagaland Bamboo Development Authority (NBDA) Centre.
On the third day,The delegates travelled to visit the Model Village at Khonoma. Synonymous with greenery, Khonoma Green Village is a land blessed with dense forest cover and rich flora and fauna. The delegates returned from the village in the evening to Kisama and were offered a Gala Night Dinner with a Cultural Show of music and theatre which depicted a perfect blend of Western & Traditional artistic performances by artists of the state. The fourth day they visited the State Museum in Kohima which offered in-depth knowledge about the different tribes of the state, their history, life-style, attire, customs etc. With this, their tour in the Capital of Nagaland was winded up and the delegates thereafter and visited the Diezephe Crafts Village famous for its collection of artistic and attractive handicrafts, on the way towards Dimapur. They next visited the Nagaland Bamboo Development Authority (NBDA) center. In the evening they were invited and offered a farewell dinner party at a Yi members house which was attended by CII members of Nagaland as well as a good number of Yi members of the state. The next morning the delegated headed back to their respective sates but vowed to be back again with their families to share the joy and experience that embraced them in Nagaland!!
Nagaland Monuments
Yi Pune
Padmini Sundaram
Chair, Pune
Chandresh Sampath
Co-Chair, Pune
Sheetal Navani
Co-Chair, Pune
The health vertical came back with the bang to make sure it was the healthiest month at Yi. The Joy of Giving week was marked by two blood donation drives in our student nets . The chapter donated five hundred and fifty vaccinations in an orphanage called BSSk and five hundred more were donated to BSSk affiliation across Maharashtra. These vaccinations were sponsored by the Serum Institute of India . Dental checkups and the deworming initiatives were conducted in the police hospital covering over fifteen hundred children .of police officers and constable. The education vertical, not one to stay away from the limelight came back by donating 100 black boards to the various Municipal schools across the city. In the month of November under the Health Vertical along with the Rotary Club and Cybage organized an awareness Programme on Skin Doantion on 17th November 2011. An opportunity to interact with Dr Sunil Keswani, Specialist in Cosmetic and Burn Surgery was invited from Mumbai. In January, the chapter initiated the a finishing school project with ITI girls providing them with the trainers from the Industry to make them employable and also had a valedictory to acknowledge the efforts put in by the various Individuals .
Yi Pune Chapter under its Employability Vertical successfully continued the roll out of the Cii-Yi ITI Finishing School. This programme, a 30 Hour Module designed by us along with industry, is executed in Government ITIs by industry experts and which Yi helps execute and monitor. It is a unique example of Public Private Partnership. The programme which was launched in Dec 2010, has been replicated till date at 4 Pune District Government ITIs benefitting over 2000 ITI technicians by imparting Grooming, Work Culture, Role Play modules all delivered by industry veterans voluntarily in a Time bound manner. The certification is jointly with ITI and the programme has received accolades and various ITIs across the state have now come ahead requesting us to start it in their campuses. Yi Pune Chapter in Association with Cybage& Teach for India had successfully handed over 100 Green Boards at Pune 's Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) schools. While Teach for India helped to identify the PMC schools where Green boards, CybagePvt Ltd a leading Software company stepped in to supplement with the much needed requisite funds. The initiative was highly appreciated by the school teachers and the parents.
Bedse Caves
Ritu Nathani
When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co Chair No. of members at start Present Chair & Co-Chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities -
Co-Chair, Pune
Shikha Arora
Executive, Pune
9th June 2004 Mr Rajannavani Director,Jetline Group of Companies 50 Ms PadminiSundaram, Vice President, Private Banking ( HSBC) Ms RituNathani,Director, Cybage Software Pvt Ltd 57 12 15
Activities
Yi Pune Chapter in 2010-11 has been an exciting blend of programmes and activity rollouts, all of them filled with member interaction which was both fun and encouraged member participation and bonding. April saw a session on Pranayam on World Health day . May started with the Environment with seed ball initiatives followed by orientation for Net where we added another three NET to our family in June. An industrial visit to the Winfield factory was organized in July. A session with the Commissioner of Police, MsMeeranBorwanker was held and attracted a huge audience for the same from CII, Yi and enthusiastic citizens of the society. Being the first woman police commissioner, everyone got a unique perspective and insight into the person behind uniform The event led to several initiatives with the Yi verticals as an association between Young Indian and the Police. In the month of August, the Education Vertical tied up with a NGO called Gram Mangal to start its first ever support school, The VikasGhar Project aimed to bridge the gap between Education and Employability and to increase the level of learning in children. The Education Vertical also organized a Collection drive and distributed toys, books and teaching aids to a school called JeevanVidya School.The health vertical organized for a de-worming drive in that school as well. The employability vertical completed a finishing school at the Indian Technical Institute where eighty students were trained in soft skills making them ready for the industry. The students were given about forty hours of training. The heritage week was observed by visiting the Agha Khan Palace, the place where Mahatma Gandhi was kept prisoner for many years during the freedom struggle. The month of September was a very interesting month as the Pune Yi chapter hosted the Blue Ocean Dialogue at Abhinav English Medium and St Francis School. A session Packet of Seed workshop with the members was also done; this unleashed a streak of creativity in the members who came up wacky and innovative ideas. The learning and environment also conducted a session with Mr Shekhar Dattatri, nationally acclaimed wildlife documentary film maker and Environmentalist. His film Truth about Tigers was screened for Yi members was an eye opener on dewing tiger population. He was taken him to city pride International School where he closely interacted with school children and gave them a peak in to the mystical world of Nature.
Check Up & Blood donation Camp Yi Raipur

On Friday the 30th December 2011, Raipur organized a Health Check-up and Blood Donation Camp at the premises of Real Ispat & Power Ltd for the employees and staff.
Dinesh Agrawal
Chair, Raipur When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co-chair No. of members at start Present Chair / Co-chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members engaged last year through various activities -
Pankaj Sarda
Co-Chair, Raipur
Kunal Priyadarshi
Executive, Raipur
October-2009 Mr Dinesh Agrawal, Managing Director, R R Ispat Limited Mr Pankaj Sarda, Director, Sarda Energy & Minerals Limited 28 Mr Dinesh Agrawal Mr Pankaj Sarda 28 15
This camp was launched in the presence of CII Chairman Shri Umesh Agrawal and CII Vice Chairman Shri Ramesh Agrawal. Also other CII and Young Indians members, top management, senior officials and staffs of Real Ispat & Power Ltd were present on the occasion. YI Raipur Chapter has started this new initiative from this year to organize health camps at various industry premises. Last year YI Raipur successfully organized 12 blood donation camps in various industries and more than 1000 units of blood was donated to Model Blood bank, Raipur. This new initiative of YI Raipur will enable health awareness among staff and workers of Industries.
Yi Raipur chapter Chaiman Mr Dinesh Agrawal & his wife Mrs Rashmi Agrawal donating blood in the blood donation camp
Activities
Yi Raipur Chapter in association with Aims Management Consultant organised Run for Life Aids run on Aids awareness on 1st December 2010 the occasion of World Aids Day.Large number of CII members and Yi members along with more than 800 college & school students participated in the run. At the chapter level Yi Raipur in association with Ambedkar Hospital Model Blood Bank organised the 11th Blood Donation Camp at the premises of R R Ispat Ltd on Friday, 11th February, 2011. In the first phase blood donation camps were organised in R R Ispat Ltd, Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd, Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd, Shree Nakoda Ispat Ltd, Real Ispat & Power Ltd, Hira Steels Limited, G.P Ispat Pvt Ltd ,Shri Bajrang Power & Ispat Ltd ,Vandana Global Ltd & the city office of Hira Group. On 10 June 2011, the Yi Raipur chapter organised a Cancer Awareness and Check-up Camp for industrial worker and staff at the RR Ispat Limited. The Check-ups was conducted by well-known Oncologist Dr. Ashish Kumar, MD (Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center, Raipur). On 28 September, Yi Raipur organised a 1-day Workshop on Macro Economics Scenario at Disha Institute of Management and Technology, Raipur. The sessions were addressed by an eminent speaker from Mumbai Mr. Nijai Gupta, (B.COM, CAIIB, AICWA, DLII Trainer & Management Consultant in Banking, Forex, Trade Finance and Wealth Management for corporates, HNIS & Management Colleges. The other guests presented were Mr. Dinesh Agrawal Yi Chapter Chair, Mr Pankaj Sarda Yi Chapter Co-chair and other Yi Raipur Members. Various topics were covered during the discussion related to macro economics viz. Forex, FEMA, FERA, ADR/GDR, Investments & liquidity in India and various global economic issues. The students were excited to have such an interactive session on this topic which not only given them basics of the subject but also the practicalities of the macro economics. Nearly 200 students got benefited from this workshop. During the successful launch of the Net approx 100 students were present to whom Mr. Dinesh Agrawal & Mr. Pankaj Sarda delivered motivational speech which was inclined towards the opportunities provided by Yi Net platform. In the first day of the launch only, more than 70 student members have registered themselves to be the part of Yi. The Chapter organized a Health Check-up and Blood Donation Camp at the premises of Real Ispat & Power Ltd for the employees and staffs on Friday the 30th December 2011. The Check-ups was conducted by the team of experts from Red Cross Team from Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Hospital. This camp was launched in the presence of CII Chairman Shri Umesh Agrawal and CII Vice Chairman Shri Ramesh Agrawal. Also other CII and Young Indians members, top management, senior officials and staffs of Real Ispat & Power Ltd were present on the occasion. Yi Raipur Chapter has started this new initiative from this year to organize health camps at various industry premises. Last year Yi Raipur successfully organized 12 blood donation camps in various industries and more than 1000 units of blood was donated to Model Blood bank, Raipur. This new initiative of Yi Raipur will enable health awareness among staff and workers of Industries.
Health Check-Up & Blood Donation Drive organised at the premise of Real Ispat & Power Ltd by the Yi Raipur Chapter.
Siva Temple, Chhattisgarh
Dal Lake
Yi Srinagar
Aqil Nedou
Chair, Srinagar
Shazia
Co-Chair, Srinagar
Salim Wani
Executive, Srinagar
When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair Present Chair / Co-chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members engaged last year through various activities
2009 Mr Aqil Nedou, Director Nedous Hotel, Gulmarg Mr Aqil Nedou, Director Nedous Hotel, Gulmarg Ms Shazia Bakshi, Administrator, DPS, Srinagar 14 14 8
Activities
Yi Srinagar Chapter is entering into the 3rd year at Srinagar city and has done some commendable projects and events which has impacted the life of people from every generation. Srinagar Chapter started the year by generating ideas & thoughts under the New nominated co-chair Ms Shazia Bakshi in 2011. The Chapter being the pioneer in Tourism and needs special initiative on environment So My Green Kashmir project has launched in 2011 on World Environment Day. The project was the idea of Ms Shazia Bakshi and she participated in most of the activities held under My Green Kashmir. Taking the lead forward, the chapter organised several CEO session at various schools, colleges and Universities. With fabulous support from members, Srinagar Chapter has impacted hundreds of Student through these Sessions and has built a strong relation with Colleges and Universities with special focus on Skills and youth Entrepreneurship.
Under healthcare, the chapter organised De-worming drives benefitting more than 1,000 children in underprivileged schools in Jammu and Srinagar.The chapter also carried out Painting and Declamation Contest. In an innovative exercise, chapter has tied up with various Special School and NGOs in Srinagar and organized various activities with Special Children. Yi Srinagar has organized a Special Picnic for these children on World Disability Day. A heritage tour and Special Session at Srinagar was organized during the World Heritage Week during which the Yi members along with a Resource person from INTACH interacted with School Children and shed light on Heritage Conservation. Srinagar Chapter took a special step and joined Yi in International Missions like G20 YES 2011, first time 3 young Entrepreneurs from Srinagar joined Yi for the mega event and the trend will follow in Next Missions as well.
Yi Trivandrum
Alex Augustine
Chair, Trivandrum When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co Chair No. of members at start Present Chair & Co-Chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities -
George Kishore
Yi Trivandrum chapter along with CII played host to the Singapore Trade board on 20 December. The Singapore side was represented by Ms Michelle Tan of EDB Singapore & Ms Indra Suppiah of IE Singapore. Yi was represented by Mr Alex Augustine and Mr Kishore George. There was a detailed discussion on how both countries could work together in trade as well as education sectors. The CII Zonal Chairman Mr Padma kumar made a presentation on the potential in Trivandrum.
Co-Chair, Trivandrum
2009 Mr. Vijay Kumar / Mr. Alex Augustine, MD, Teknokraaft Info Systems 18 Mr. Alex Augustine Mr. Kishore George, Proprietor, Aiswarya Granites 28 5 25
The chapter held its flagship event Don't sprint the marathon a session on parenting on 27 August. The session was conducted by noted author Mr V Raghunathan who has written books like Games Indians Play and Don't Sprint the marathon. The session was attended by more than 80 couples and was followed by a Q&A session which had active participation.
Activities
On the occasion of the World Health Day on 7th April, Yi Trivandrum members did their bit by voluntarily donating their blood. The campaign was taken up in collaboration with KIMS Hospital Trivandrum and was a small step forward for the chapter in doing its part for the community. Young Indians Trivandrum Chapter organised its "Learn from Leaders" session with Mr Balagopal, Managing Director of Terumo Penpol on 20th May 2011. Mr Balagopal led the members through his experience in setting up Penpol and making it one of the leading manufacturers in the Health care segment. His presentation was marked with practical lessons he had learned from his experience and the mistakes he made etc. Mr Roy Mathew, the Learning head of Yi Trivandrum chapter handed over a memento on behalf of the chapter to him. Mr Balagopal invited the members to visit the Penpol factory in the coming days. On 5th June 2011, the chapter celebrated the World Environment Day by taking out a cycle rally. The theme of the event was " Cycle for Better Life Cycle". The event which was flagged off by Mr Padmakumar, Chairman, CII Trivandrum Zone was attended by members of Yi and family cycled from Kawdiar to Museum Jn and back. As part of the "Learn from the Leader" series, the chapter organized a breakfast meeting with Mr P Jagannath, Former CEO of Wal-Marts India Operations. 15 members attended the session. The session was very lively with members asking questions pertaining to retail opportunities in India, how to build for strategy and execution in business, issues to keep in mind while scaling up your business etc. Mr. Jagannath expressed his happiness in meeting with the youth of Trivandrum and suggested many books and articles to read that would be of help to the members. He promised to visit Yi chapter again and speak to the members. Eminent Socio-Economic Analyst, Political strategist, Progressive thinker and Development expert Mr C P John delivered a learning session on "New Trends in Indian Polity" on July 21st at Hotel Residency Towers. The session was very well received by the members as Mr. John had taken efforts to come out with statistics and information regarding the subject that he presented using a slide show. He also suggested some good books to the members for reading on the subject. The session ended with dinner and a total of 17 members attended the event. On 30 July, chapter members from Yi Kochi organized an industrial visit to KINFRA Industrial park and visited Goodwill Polymers, Vasudeva Vilasam Ayurveda and Textport Industries. The day was filled with fun for the members who learned about the industries and their process and products. The day ended with a dinner at Kovalam. On November 14, Yi Trivandrum chapter had a very memorable Children's Day with the students of the Government High School Kachani. The students come from the below average families and the school is very much in need to support in terms of funds as well as infrastructure. Some members of Yi went to the school and spend time with the pre-primary and 1st standard students. Sweets and Toys were distributed to the students. New toys worth Rs. 10,000 was handed over to the students and along with that some used toys collected from families of chapter members. The school management was very thankful to the Yi chapter and has invited us to discuss about how to open a Yi Nets chapter in that school. All in all a very happy day and it was really a great sight to see the sparkle in the eyes of the kids. In connection with the general election for the state assembly, Young Indians Trivandrum chapter conducted an awareness campaign to motivate youngsters to go out and vote. The campaign was conducted in support with Technopark authorities and was mainly focused inside the campus of Technopark. Yi took up this campaign inside Technopark as there was a general misconception among people that IT Professionals are moving away from the electoral process and the campaign was to motivate them to go out and vote. The campaign was well supported by the Technopark management and was widely covered in the press also.
Sri Badmanaba Swamy Temple
The Great Vadodara Treasure Hunt Yi Vadodara
Launch of Yi Vachnalaya
Anish Patel
Chair, Vadodara When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co-chair No. of members at start Present Chair / Co-chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities -
Kartik Shah
Co-Chair, Vadodara
30 January 2010 Mr Hiren Gandhi, Director, Express Hotels Mr Anish Patel, Director, Aims Industries Ltd. 51 Mr Anish Patel, Director, Aims Industries Ltd. Mr Kartik Shah, Director, Energypack Boilers Pvt Ltd. 49 9 40
Yi Vadodara chapter in association with Rotary Club of Baroda Cosmopolitan (RCBC) organized 2nd Edition of 'The Great Vadodara Treasure Hunt' - Quest to the Urban Raiders on 18 September 2011. The 2nd edition of Treasure Hunt was an exhilarating journey to the hidden treasures of Vadodara. The hunt was designed to identify the values of the heritage hidden in the city. There were participants from various categories like Senior Citizens, Women and Family. A total of 81 cars with nearly 400 enthusiastic participants embarked on an exhilarating journey across the city. Participants were given 20 clues in the form of Riddles and Puzzles wherein participants decoded the clues and unraveled the path to the hidden treasure. It was a recreational journey for the participants to understand the values of heritage hidden in the city of Vadodara. Event contributed towards fund generation for various developmental projects of the chapter. The event impacted close to 600 citizens.
Activities
At the chapter level Vadodara had a very exciting second year. Education and Employability, Youth Affairs and Learning have been the focus areas of the chapter for the year. Apart from this Healthcare, Environment, Arts, Culture and Sports verticals actively contributed towards activities for the year. The year started with the Pathfinder, which really helped in better planning and execution of all the projects for all verticals. Under Learning Vertical chapter organized different sessions for members like a session for Yi members on Attracting and Retaining Talent for Small Businesses. Chapter also had a session on Celebrating our existence by Shri Gnanvatsal Swami. The most interesting learning session for members was Session with Dr Pawan Agarwal from Mumbai Dabbawalas Association. On the sidelines of World Environment Day a website www.enYironment.com was launched. During Heritage week celebration members scattered around 5000 seed balls and also conducted anti plastic drive at the world heritage site Champaner. The program impacted close to 5000 visitors. On Education front Vadodara chapter has initiated a very unique Yi Vachnalaya at Bal Gokulam (Juvenile home). Chapter also has conducted career counseling sessions at Jaspur School and Pratap School. The sessions impacted close to 550 children from lower socio economic background. Under the HealthCare front Yi chapter organized two important sessions. On First Aid Day chapter organized First Aid Awareness session at Innovative Tyres and Tubes, Halol. Under Arts, Culture and Sports vertical chapter celebrated Heritage week with two different activities. First there was an interactive session with Mr Karan Grover and then there was a visit to Champaner - UNESCO World Heritage Site. Under Youth affairs vertical NISV continued as student net for second year and chapter added one new management institute as a student Net. Under Next Practices horizontal chapter organized Blue Ocean Dialogue workshop with Student Net team of NISV. Yi Vadodara organized an ideation workshop with Airtel. Chapter also organized its first retreat to Sasan Gir. The retreat created bonding opportunity to members as well as fun time together. This year chapter started a very unique initiative under employability vertical. Chapter has started a series of lecture on Entrepreneurship along with CIIs zonal panel on techno entrepreneurship. The series was regularly attended by 45 aspiring budding entrepreneurs from the city.
Yi Vadodara chapter launched Yi Vachnalaya at Bal Gokulam Juvenile Home on 23 November 2011. Vachnalaya is an initiative of Young Indians to bridge the Gap between the privileged and less privileged. The Yi Vachnalaya consist of books, educational material, educational toys, educational CDs Colors, Crayons, coloring books etc. for children of Bal Gokulam. The YiVachnalaya has been designed keeping in mind a childrens perspective with nicely decorated walls and a comfortable ambience for them to study and learn new things. This will help them in their educational and personal development. 73 underprivileged children are regularly using Vachnalaya. The books and materials are donated by supporters of Yi. The Yi-Vachnalaya was inaugurated by Mr. Vinod Rao, Collector Vadodara and Mrs. Tejal Amin, Chairperson Navrachana Education Society.
Laxmi Vilas Palace
Yi Vizag
Chitturi Vasu Prakash

Chair, Vizag When was the Chapter Launched Who was the Founder Chair / Co-chair No. of members at start Present Chair / Co-chair Present Membership Strength Number of Members added in the year 2011-12 Number of Members engaged last year through various activities -
Poonam Shah Srinath

Co-Chair, Vizag
August 2009 Mr P Srinivas Mahesh, CEO, Weblogix e Solutions Mr Shyam Kumar Kolluru, VP- Business Development, Symbiosys Technologies. 35 Ms Poonam Shah Srinath, Correspondent, Teeny Boppers Paly School & Kindergarten. Mr C Vasu Prakash, Secretary and Correspondent, Sri Prakash Vidyaniketan. 12 2 10
Activities
Yi (Vizag Chapter) marked its first annual session by appointing the new office bearers for the year 2011 12. Ms. Poonam Shah Srinath, Correspondent, Teeny Boopers Play School and Kindergarten as the Chairperson and Mr. Vasu Prakash, Secretary and Correspondent, Sri Prakash Vidya Niketan School was nominated as the Co-Chairman of the chapter for the year 2011-12. On the occasion of World Environment Day, the chapter along with WWF undertook a survey of Green Cover and non Green Cover areas in Visakhapatnam, which was very useful from may angles of understanding the need to work on strategies to preserve both of these areas. The chapter also launched two Student nets this year, one at MVGR College and the other at Dadi Institute of Engineering & Technology. The MVGR college was established in 1997 by Maharaj Alak Narayan Society for Arts and Sciences (MANSAS) and offers KG to PG level education in Arts, Sciences, Engineering and Management across 13 Institutes. Maharaj Vijayaram Gajapathi Raj College of Engineering is one of the 13 institutes. Dadi Institute. Under Arts, Sports and Culture, Yi Vizag celebrated the Heritage Week by organizing a programme Visakha Wonders, on 27 August 2011. It showcased traditional rustic dances, an insight into the landmarks that comprise our heritage and the launch of a specially designed flyer depicting the city, its cultural heritage and an INTACH site list for 80 heritage venues / locations in Vizag.The programme was addressed by Mr Lav Agarwal, Collector & District Magistrate, Visakhapatnam.
As a part of the Heritage Week, the Young Indians, the Youth wing of the Confederation of Indian Industry organized a programme Visakha Wonders, on 27th August 2011 at the Park Hotel, showcasing traditional rustic dances, an insight into the landmarks that comprise our heritage and the launch of a specially designed flyer depicting the city, its cultural heritage and an INTACH site list for 80 heritage venues / locations. The programme was addressed by Mr Lav Agarwal, Collector & District Magistrate, Visakhapatnam; Mr Kona Shashidhar, Vice Chairman, VUDA; Mrs Rani Sharma, Convenor, INTACH; Capt Sriram Ravi Chander, Immediate Past Chairman, CII Vizag, Convenor, CII District Development Panel & COO of Visakha Container Terminal. The programme strongly emphasized the need for preserving the heritage sites of Vizag which have 80 in numbers.
Ms Poonam Shah Srinath, Chairperson, YI Vizag Chapter welcomed the guests and Ms P Padmaja in her concluding remarks thanked all the speakers, sponsors and guests for their participation to make the event success. The chapter also organized a programme on Leadership Imperatives for Emerging India on 22nd December 2011. Rear Admiral N K Mishra (Retd), Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustran Shipyard Ltd delivered the keynote address. Mr Sanjit Singh Lamba, Managing Director of Eisai Pharma made a special address and Prof Siva Rama Krishna, Dean & Principal, GITAM Institute of Management delivered the theme address. Mr Ravi Eswarapu, Head-Quality, Mahindra Satyam; Mr G S Shiv Kumar, CEO of Maple Software, Mr B Murali, Director, Sankha Technology, Mr R V S Raju, Chairman, CII Vizag welcomed the delegates and Mr T K Chand, Vice Chairman, CII were the other speakers.
Vizag Coastline
On 2 December 2011, the Chapter of Vizag organized a session with Art of Living Foundation to sensitise members on stress management; work-life balance, etc. A programme on Leadership Imperatives for Emerging India by Dr Pawan G Agarwal, Spokesperson of Mumbai Dabbawalas was organized on the 22 December 2011 and this ended up as being one of the star sessions of the year. Dr Pawan spoke at length on the journey of the dabbawallahs from their inception till being considered as the only Six Sigma organization in India. From delivering close to a lakh tiffin boxes eadh day on the high quality possible, this session was an eye opener to learn the best practices of an organization like this. The programme was attended by over 100 participants.
Learning Events 2011 - 2012

Date 4 Mar 11 23 Mar 11 10 Jun 11 1 Apr 11 20 May 11 14 Jul 11 29 Apr 11 27 May 11 30 Jun 11 7 Apr 11 15 Apr 11 28 Apr 11 20 May 11 26 May 11 26 May 11 27 May 11 31 May 11 10 Jun 11 11 Jun 11 12 Jun 11 17 Jun 11 28 Jun 11 30 Jun 11 2 Jul 11 3 Jul 6 Jul 11 8 Jul 11 10 Jul 11 15 Jul 11 16 Jul 11 22 Jul 11 29 Jul 11 21 Jul-11 30 Jul 11 30 Jul 11 1 Aug 11 5 Aug 11 11 Aug 11 12 Aug 11 19 Aug 11 20 Aug 11 23 Aug 11 23 Aug 11 24 Aug 11 25 Aug 11 8 Sept 11 10 Sept 11 14 Sept 11 18 Sept 11 21 Sept 11 22 Sept 11 22 Sept 11 23 Sept 11 22-23 Sept 11 24 Sept 11 24 Sept 11 26 Sept 11 29 Sept 11 30 Sept 11 Chapter Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata Madurai Madurai Madurai Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai Coimbatore Chandigrah Kochi Trivandrum Bangalore Coimbatore Coimbatore Kochi Chennai Trivandrum Goa Erode Coimbatore Pune Vadodara Erode Chennai Bangalore Coimbatore Chennai Goa Hyderabad Erode Trivandrum Kochi Trivandrum Coimbatore Ahmedababd Coimbatore Hyderabad Vadodara Goa Kochi Erode Coimbatore Bangalore Mumbai Ahmedabad Srinagar Kochi Ahmedabad Vadodara Mumbai Chandigarh Goa Chennai Kolkata Raipur Coimbatore Madurai Event Interactive Session with Mr Santanu Prakash, Founder of Educomp Solutions Limited Yi - UKIBC session on Social Entrepreneurship As A Strategy For Success Workshop on Photography by Yash Sandhu,photographer Agency89 Learning Session with Dr Pawan Agarwal, CEO, The Mumbai Dabbawalas Session with Mr Sarath Babu, CEO, Foodking Catering services Learning Session with Mr Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director, Titan Industries Ltd Interaction with Young Parliamentarians from Africa Session on Evolution of Digital Marketing and Advertising Rohan Deshpande, Chief Technical Officer O&M Mobile Revolution and Role of Value Added Services Mr Albert Almeida, COO, Hungama Mobile Interactive session with Mr J K Dutt IPS, Former Director General, National Security Guards Yi Annual Day & Discussion on We Must Be the Change We Want to See Learn from Legends: Interactive session with Mr Kochouseph Chittillapilly, Managing Director, Executive Director and Member of Remuneration Committee, V Guard Industries Ltd Interactive Session with Mr Balagopal, CEO, Terumo Penpol Session on Cultural Diversity: Gateway for Enhanced Economic Development Interactive Session with Mr K Maruthachalam, Managing Director, R K Photo Centre Interactive Session with Ms Vasundhara Raje, Leader of Opposition, Rajasthan Legilative Assembly Session on RevYive on ReBrandYing Why, When & How??? Learning Mission to Renault Nissan Meeting with Mr. P.Jagannath, Former CEO of Wal-Marts India Operations and Head of Global Operations Talk by Mr. Atul Jadhav,President,Goa Baaze Owner association on Team Building & Entrepreneurship Mission to Toyota Kirloskar Motors & Tata BP solar, Bangalore Interactive Session with Commodore Amar Singh Baghel, Commanding Officer, INS Agrani Interactive session with Ms Meeran Chaddha Borwankar:Commissioner of Police, Pune Interactive Session Celebrating our Existance by Shri Ganavagatvaliya Swami Session on Engineering Counseling - Guidance to Students & Parents Yi Chennai Chapter Day Interactive Session with the members of Ashoka Foundation on Larger Plan in India and Green Plan-it Session on Writing on the wall with Mr Pradeep Chakravarthy, Executive Coach, Infosys Leadership Institute Learning Mission Members Interaction with Yi Chennai Members Interactive Session on India @ 75 with Ms. Bhairavi Jani Interactive session with Mr. Raymond Peter,IAS, Principal Secretary to Govt.( Social Welfare) Session on India@75 with Ms Bhairavi Jani,Executive Director, India@75 Learning session on New Trends in Indian polity Cross Chapter Visit to Trivandrum Cross Chapter Visit to Trivandrum Session on Potential Role for Coimbatore SMEs in the Israel Innovation Engine Ms Orna Sagiv, Consul General of Isreal Learning Mission to The Times of India Press Learn from the Legend with Ms Rajshree Pathy, Chairman & Managing Director, Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Ltd Interactive session with Mr. V.K Singh, IG, Andhra Region Young Achivers Lecture Series by Dr Rahul Mirchandhani, Past National Chairman-Yi Workshop on How to be Be an Effective Parent Learn from Legends Interactive session with Mr BK Patodia,CMD, GTN Group CII-Yi Star Trek Session with Mr Shangaralingam, CMD, Menaka Card Pvt Ltd Interactive Session with Mr S Gurumurthy, Managing Director, Rapidcure Systems Pvt Ltd on Perur Temple & its significance in Coimbatores Heritage Speaker Series on Art Appreciation with Suresh Jai Ram, Founder One Shanti "Money & Markets with Mr Ashith Kampani, Managing Director, JM Financial Consultants Pvt. Ltd" Interactive Session with Mr Amit Khatri on "Trafic Awareness & Safety" CEO Connect Series "Learn from the Legends: An Exclusive session with Mr T Kannan" Interactive Session with Dr Pawan Agrawal on "Supply Chain Management of Mumbai Dabbawala Association" CII Yi Public Lecture Series - Session by Dr Pawan Agarwal, CEO, Mumbai Dabbawalas Association Exclusive Interaction with Leena Nair Chairperson, CII Maharashtra State Council & Executive Director, Human Resources, Hindustan Unilver Limited Yi Tricity Chandigarh Executive Council Meeting Yi Mumbai Student Net Learning Mission to Goa Yi Learning Event The Peacock Trail: Heritage Walk Factory Visit at Keventer Agro Workshop Macro Economics Yi Session on Beasts, Birds & Bees - Conservation through the Eyes of a Lens Man Learning Session on Wildlife Conservation Date 1 Oct 11 4 Oct 11 7 Oct 11 11 Oct 11 11 Oct 11 15 Oct 11 20 Oct 11 19 Oct 11 20 Oct 11 21 Oct 11 22 Oct 11 22 Oct 11 27 Oct 11 4 Nov 11 13 Nov 11 14 Nov 11 15 Nov 11 17 Nov 11 21 Nov 11 24 Nov 11 27 Nov 11 29 Nov 11 18 Dec 11 19 Dec 11 22 Dec 12 23 Dec 11 7 Jan 12 12 Jan 12 14 Jan 12 19 Jan 12 20-21 Jan 12 25 Jan 12 Chapter Hyderabad Chennai Coimbatore Indore Erode Chennai Chennai Bengaluru Hyderabad Kochi Ahmedabad Erode Trivandrum Nagaland Indore Mumbai Kolkata Vadodara Kochi Srinagar Ahmedabad Nagaland Nagaland Kochi Vizag Chandigarh Pune Bengaluru Kolkata Delhi Kochi Hyderabad Coimbatore Event Site Visit to Pragati Printers and interation session with Mr. P Harsha, Executive Director Session with Dr Prakash Nair on Talent Management Session on 'Writing on the Wall' with Mr Pradeep Chakravarthy, Executive Coach, Infosys Leadership Learning Session on The Mumbai Dabbawala Interactive Session with Mr N Gopalaswami, Former Chief Election Commissioner Yi Chennai Annual Cricket Match Yi Chennai Chapter Day & Interaction with Mr Paranjoy Guhathakurta Learning Session with Dr Pawan Agrawal, Mumbai Dabbawala Association Interactive session with Dr. Pawan Agarwal. CEO, Mumbai Dabbawalas Education Trust Learn From Legends: Learn from Dr Madhavan Nair Interactive Session with Mr Nirmal Kumar, Owner, G-Auto Star Trek Session with Mr K P Natarajan, Managing Director, KPN Travels P Ltd learning session on Cash Flow management - breakfast session with Mr. Padmakumar, Chairman of CII Tvm zone World Peace Day A Talk on An Indian Advantage by Dr J J Irani, Former Director, Tata Group of Companies "Interactive Session on International Collaborations and Research Partnerships with MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY, Australia" Learning Event with Simon Galpin Session on Image Management Interactive Session with Mr PC Cyriac on Anti Corruption CEO Connect Series Interactive Session with Dr Banshi Saboo on "Lifestyle Diseases & Disorders" Interactive Meet with the Honorable French Consul General of Kolkota Pre- Christmas Event Learn from Legends Session with Mr V P Nandakumar, & Mr A V George, Leadership Imperatives for Emerging India, & Session with Dabbawalahs Yi Chandigarh Members Meet Interactive session with Ms Meeran Chaddha Borwankar:Commissioner of Police, Pune Yi National Youth Day Celebrating "Young Change Makers Learning Event with Sagar Daryani (Youth Day) Yi-CII Leadership Development Programme Packet of Seeds: Yi learning session for members Yi National Learning Mission to Face book, Indian School of Business, InfoTech Enterprises and Mahindra & Mahindra Session on Wildlife through the Lens of a Youngster
Health Events 2011 - 2012

Date 7 Apr 11 15 May11 7 Apr 11 26 May 11 7 Apr 11 7 Apr 11 7 Apr 11 Apr 11 7 Apr 11 7 Apr 11 7 Apr 11 7 Apr 11 7 Apr 11 6 Apr 11 7 Apr 11 7 Apr 11 Apr 11 16 Apr 11 8 May 11 19 May 11 31 May 11 21 Jun 11 23 Jun 11 Jul 11 16 Jul 11 3 Aug 11 13 Oct 11 11 Spet 11 14 Sept 11 15 Sept 11 15 Sept 11 17 Sept 11 28 Sept 11 29 Sept 11 1 Oct 11 8 Oct 11 11 Oct 11 12 Oct 11 13 Oct 11 13 Oct 11 14 Oct 11 17 Nov 11 19 Oct 11 1 Dec 11 30 Dec 11 28 Jan 12 27 Jan 12 Chapter Kolkata Madurai Mumbai Mumbai Chennai Bhubaneshwar Coimbatore Delhi Erode Goa Hyderabad Kochi Pune Srinagar Srinagar Vadodara Vizag Bhubaneshwar Kolkata Kolkata Chennai Kolkata Coimbatore Delhi Indore Pune Bangalore Madurai Vadodara Chennai Erode Nagaland Indore Chennai Indore Kochi Chandigarh Chandigarh Bengaluru Chandigarh Chandigarh Pune Madurai Raipur Raipur Nagaland Raipur Event Vaccination Drive against MMR and Typhoid at Ek Prayaas (World Health Day) Eye Checkup Camp World Health Day Celebrations Organ Donation Awareness Session World Health Day Obesity, Blood Pressure and Diabetes camp Interaction with Dr Snehalata Nanda, Senior Nutritionist and Professor, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology CPR & First Aid Session for Fire Brigadiers, KG Hospital Session on Yoga and Aerobics Session on Future of Youths - Healthcare Perspective Dr. Abul Hasan - CII Chaiman Erode Zone Managing Director Session on Eat Right to Live Right - Dr. Vandana Kakodkar, Cousulting Dietitian Eye camp at Joyland Orphanage Fit India Campign Session on Pranayam, Nitin Goel, Yoga Trainer Distribution of deworming tablets Declamation contests for Children Health Care Through Daily Nutrients - Ms Kinita Kadakia, Nutritionist, Meal Pyramid Session on staying fit in the Corporate World Yoga Camp and Greetings Card Design at Khelaghara Vaccination Drive of Hepatitis B at Ramkrishna Vivekananda Mission Hepatitis B Check up and First Dose Vaccination of Kids and Sex Workers at New Light on World Hepatitis Day World No Tobacco Day Campaign Hepatitis B Second Dose Vaccination of Kids and Sex Workers at New Light Inauguration of the Renovated Public, Health Centre Health Checkup Camp for members with SRL Launch of De-worming Drive 2011 Deworming Drive at Pune Seminar on Preventive Health Care Health Checkup Camp First Aid Day Celebration : Session on First Aid awareness World First Aid Day Basic Emergency Training Workshop CPR Session for Fire Brigadiers of TN Fire & Rescue department, Erode District World First Aid Day, Yi Blood Donation Camp at IPS Academy World First Aid Day Basic Emergency Training Workshop Yi Blood Donation Camp Dental camp for children of Gregoriose Boys Home Yi Tricity Chandigarh free Health, Eye check-up and De-worming Drive Yi Tricity Chandigarh Free health, eye Check up and de-worming drive Preventive Healthcare; The Need of The Hour Yi Tricity Chandigarh Free health, eye Check up and de-worming drive Specially designed discounted health package with validity for 1 month rotated among all CII and Yi members. Talk on wellness- Skin Donation World Trauma Day Awareness Rally Run for Life on Aids awareness Health Check up and Blood Donation camp at Real Ispat & Power Ltd Deworming Event Blood Donation camp at Vandana Global Ltd
Environment Events 2011 - 2012

Date 6 Apr 11 22 Apr 11 27 Apr 11 May 7 May 11 26 May 11 31 May 4 Jun 11 4 Jun 11 4 Jun 5 Jun 11 5 Jun 11 5 Jun 11 5 Jun 11 5 Jun 11 5 Jun 11 5 Jun 11 5 Jun 11 6 Jun 11 Jun 11 5 Jun 11 25 Jun 11 4 Jun 11 10 Jul 11 June - Aug 13 Aug 11 15 Aug - 15 20 Aug 11 28 Sept 11 15 Oct 11 30 Nov 11 28 Aug 11 11 Sept 11 1 Dec 11 2 Oct 11 14 Nov 11 16 Dec 11 12 Jan 12 27 Aug 11 15 Nov 11 15 Nov 11 Chapter Chandigrah Goa Chennai Indore Chandigrah Coimbatore Erode Chennai Coimbatore Madurai Ahmedababd Bhubaneshwar Goa Guwahati Hyderabad Kochi Kolkata Pune Mumbai Delhi Indore Indore Srinagar Goa Goa Goa Oct Erode Erode Kochi Chandigarh Vadodara Goa Chennai Coimbatore Coimbatore Coimbatore Coimbatore Raipur Raipur Raipur Event Launch of E Waste Collection Drive Sapling distribution under 10 million tree initiative. Session on benefits of trees - Mr. Ramesh Desai, Asst. Conservator of Forests, Goa CII-Yi Session on E Waste Collection Drive Seed-Ball Making by Impetus Infotech India (P) Ltd Corporate Chapter E waste Collection Drive Cleaning Drive on Release of Conserve Water Posters Visit to Adyar Tholkappla Poonga for School Children on understaing ecological system Poster Awareness Campaign on Save the Sparrows - Phase I Distribution of 500 saplings and jute bags, 5000 pamphlets and stickers on environmental awareness. Distribution of envornmental awareness board to automobile dealers Session on Promoting Investment and local Invlovement to increase forsetation Plantation Drive under Plant a Life, Be A Root Project Nature Walk to Savari Cleanliness and Caryon Competition Drive at Noomati Slum n Workshop on Building your Organic Kitchen Cycle Expedition Ban Plastic Bags Campaign Seedball Scattering under Plant a Life, Be A Root Project Session on Green Agenda supported by youth Seed-Balls Making Celebrations & Launch of Plant a life, be a Root project - Edition II Launch of E-waste Collection Project Painting Competition with school students Vasco Lets Go Green - Monsoon Eco Festival Plant Ten Million Tree Initiative Prelude To Green I Contest with Ms. Deepa Sathiaram, Past National Enviroment Chairperson Coimbatore Poster Awareness Campaign on Save the Sparrows - Phase I One Lakh Seed Balls - Plant a Life Be a Root project Green Walk Horn Not OK Please: Poster Designing competition Yi E Waste Collection Drive Seed ball distribution and Anti Plastic Drive at World Heritage site Chitrangan Inter-school Drawing Competition Yi Tree Plantation Drive of 600 saplings Wildlife Week Celebration Plant, Protect, Preserve Kovai - Launch of the Campaign Plant, Protect, Preserve Kovai - Phase II Plant, Protect, Preserve Kovai - Phase III Foundation Stone for CII-Yi Square at Urla Inauguration of CII-Yi Square Urla Industrial Area Tree plantation drive
Education Events 2011 - 2012

Date 9 Jul 11 Jul 11 July Aug 11 22 Aug 11 August August 1- 2 Oct 11 14 Nov 11 18 Nov 11 22 Nov 11 23 Nov 11 30 Nov 11 1 Dec 11 10 Dec 11 20 Jan 12 23 -31 Jan 12 1 Feb 12 10 Feb 12 24 Feb 12 28 Sep 11 Chapter Pune Chennai Indore Chennai Pune Srinagar Srinagar Goa Nagaland Goa Hyderabad Vadodara Goa Pune Madurai Vadodara Vadodara Indore Ludhiana Vadodara Indore Event Gram Mangal Orientation at Cybage Yi Operation Blackboard Launch of Yi Indore Operation Blackboard 2011 Roundtable on Education Launch of Gram Mangal program at Cybage Awareness program on HIV-AIDS in Schools Awareness program on Drug De-Addiction in Schools Yi Goa Soft Skills and Defensive Driving Training Program Childrens Day Yi Career Counseling Initiative Launch of 2nd phase of Operation Blackboard Launch of Yi Vachnalaya Yi Career Counseling Initiative completion of Green board donation Interactive Session on HR Context & Opportunities Career Counseling CII-Yi Winning Techpreneur Lecture Series Yi Black Board Donation Campaign "On occasion of Republic Day, Reflector Sticker Campaign where we paste Reflector Sticker on the Mudguards of factory workers to avoid accidents in the night followed by a flag hoisting." Akshara Launch Yi Black Board Donation Campaign
Youth Affairs Events 2011 - 2012

Date 22 Jun 11 24 Jun 11 30 Jun 1 Jul 11 10 Jul 11 2 Jul 11 17 Jul 11 17 Jul 11 27 Jul 11 29 Jul 11 20 Jul 11 28 Jul 11 28 Jul 11 9 Aug 11 10 Aug 11 11 Aug 11 17 Aug 11 Aug 11 5 Aug 11 9 Aug 11 10 Aug 11 12 Aug 11 16 Aug 11 18 - 19 Aug 11 19 Aug 11 25 Aug 11 25 Aug 11 Aug 11 27 Aug 3 Aug 11 20 Aug 11 24 Aug 11 2 Sept 11 6 Sept 11 8-9 Sept 11 10 Sept 11 12 Sept 11 12 Sept 11 15 Sept 11 15 Sept 11 16 Sept 11 17 Sept 11 19 Sept 11 23 Sept 11 26 Sept 11 29 Sept 11 1 Oct 11 3 Oct 11 4 Oct 11 5 Oct 11 8-Oct-11 10 Oct 11 17 - 18 Oct 11 18 Oct 11 22 Oct 11 24 Oct 11 29 Oct 11 29 Oct 11 6 Nov 11 13 Nov 11 14 Jan 12 14 Nov 11 15 Nov 11 15 Nov 11 21-Nov-11 8 Dec 11 10 Dec 11 21 Dec 11 12-Jan-12 12 Jan 12 12 Jan 12 12 Jan 12 21 Jan 12 24 Jan 12 10 Feb 12 18 Nov 11 Chapter Kochi Kochi Erode Kochi Mumbai Vizag Coimbatore Hyderabad Bangalore Coimbatore Pune Vizag Vizag Pune Pune Pune Pune Chennai Bangalore Pune Hyderabad Kochi Hyderabad Vadodara Erode Chandigrah Chandigrah Chennai Vizag Mumbai Mumbai Bengaluru Hyderabad Pune Chandigarh Mumbai Vadodara Vadodara Mumbai Pune Pune Pune Chandigarh Goa Raipur Hyderabad Chandigarh Pune Mumbai Pune Pune Coimbatore Chandigarh Chandigarh Hyderabad Kochi Coimbatore Coimbatore Kolkata Kochi Kochi Indore Erode Vizag Bengaluru Kochi Mumbai Bengaluru Mumbai Ludhiana Chennai Nagaland Kochi Madurai Madurai Srinagar Event Yi Bhavans net charter day Convention on Women Leadership Interaction of Mr Rahul Mirchandani,Past National Chairman-Yi with Kongu Arts & Science College Charter Day at Global Public School Poster Making Event Yi Student net - Introduction Signing of MOU, Kumaraguru College of Technology Visit to Home For Disabled Signing of MoU with St. Josephs College of Arts & Science Signing of MOU, Happy Valley Business School Orientation at Symbiosis Institute Student Net Launch in Maharaj Vijayaram Gajapathi Raj College of Engineering Net Launch at GVP College for Degree and PG Courses Orientation at TASMAC Net Students visit to Weikfield Yi Net Orientation at INDIRA Net Students visit to Weikfield Student Nets Launches at IFMR, AMM School, Asan Memorial/Lady Andal/Harishree Vidyalaya Interactive Session with the Yi Net students of St. Josephs College of Arts & Science Orientation at TASMAC Blood Donation Camp at SSN Engg College, Ongole Launch of New Net at SN College Anti Corruption Rally by Yi net at Ongole Blue Ocean Dialouge with NISV Student Net Yi Response Session Yi Net Amity interaction on Yi and Success Story with Mr Shankar Vanavarayar,National Chairman, Yi Yi Net MoU signing with Corporate Gurus Yi Response Program Yi organized a programme titled Visakha Wonders on the occasion of the Heritage Week "Yi net Induction at Xaviers College " "Launch of Yi net Centre of Management Studies Yi Response Program 2011-12 Awareness on Eco-Friendly Ganesha Orientation at I2IT Yi Blue Ocean Dialogue "Basics of Photography with Aneesh Bhasin Student Net Awareness session at CKSVIM Yi Response Program "Session & Debate on Land Reforms Blue Ocean Dialogue Innovation Dental Check up & Deworming Camp Yi Tricity Chandigarh ClyIck Workshop - Basics of photography Yi Student Road show " Launch of Students Net at Disha Institute of Management & Technology" Science Vs Non Science camp at SSN Engg. College, Ongole Yi Net LPU Computer education program Blood Donation Camp at Symbiosis Institute of International Business (Joy of Giving Week) "9th Yi net Launch of Yi Mumbai Chapter at Garware Institute of Management Studies" Blood Donation Camp at Indira School of Career Studies (Joy of Giving Week) Visit to an orphanage 'Snehalaya' (Joy of Giving Week) Net Charter Day in Happy Valley Business School Yi Tricity Chandigarh Blue Ocean Dialogue Yi Tricity Chandigarh Blue Ocean Dialogue at The Millennium School Life Style management training by SSN engg College, Ongole Yi Meeting with Net guides Inauguration of Yi Students Net & Signing of MOU with Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Inauguration of Yi Students Net & Signing of MOU with School of Management, Sri Krishna College of Technology Yi Net's Factory Visit at Texmaco Yi Kochi Net Funday Students @ BusYiness Design a Stamp and Quiz competition during Philatelic, Numismatic & Heritage Fair Business Plan Competition by Yi Kongu Engineering College Net Yi Students Net launched Dadi Institute of Engineering & Technology CEO Speaks Session with Mr Sandeep Kumar Maini, Chairman, Maini Group Yi Delta Net: Beach Cleaning Project launch "Visit to Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City" "CEO Speaks Session with Dr Gautam N Sathia, CEO & Managing Director, BioQuest Solutions Pvt Ltd" Celebrating National Youth Day Yi Response Debate on Social Media A Boon or a Curse. National Youth Day - Visit to an Orphanage and gave goodies to kids and planted few saplings "Yi Chennai Youth Day Celebration: Radio Show on What is todays youths Social Quotient (SQ)?" Yi National Youth Day Evoke Yi Net Launch & Interactive Session on Chanakyas Leadership Ideas for Indian Youth Yi Net Launch Painting Competition
Arts, Sports & Culture Events 2011 - 2012

Date 20 Aug 11 21 Aug 11 29 Aug 11 12 Apr 11 29 Apr 11 14 May 11 15 Jul 11 31 Jul 11 20 Aug 11 21 Aug 11 21 Aug 11 22 - 26 Aug 11 23 Aug 11 24 Aug 11 25 Aug 11 26 Aug 11 27 Aug 11 28 Aug 11 28 Aug 11 28 Aug 11 24 Aug 11 Aug 11 26 Aug 11 28 Aug 11 29 Aug 11 5 Nov 2011 12 Nov 11 14 Nov 11 3 Dec11 25 Dec 11 27 Dec 11 26 Jan 12 Chapter Kolkata Kolkata Madurai Chennai Vadodara Bangalore Bhubaneshwar Pune Kolkata Goa Kolkata Coimbatore Hyderabad Coimbatore Chandigrah Guwahati Pune Ahmedababd Bhubaneshwar Goa Chennai Indore Srinagar Vadodara Madurai Hyderabad Goa Coimbatore Trivandrum Hyderabad Coimbatore Ludhiana Event Visit to Heritage House of Sir Gooroodass Banerjee Heritage Walk by Yi members Members Heritage Walk to Arittapatti Roundtable on Arts and Culture Retreat at Gir National Park IPL Match Watching Launch of Yi Kala Interactive session with Subodh Bhave Visit to Heritage House of Sir Gooroodass Banerjee Yi Goa -GHAG Heritage trail entitled Kushawatis tryst with history Heritage Walk Perur Payanam Cultural Dinner Yi Heritage Week Kabadi Tournament Yi Interaction with Mr K K Muhammed, Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India Yi Cultural Dinner Heritage Walk Heritage Walk Yi BBSR Heritage Week Celebration Yi Goa - GHAG Heritage Cruise: River Mandovis history with Capitals Yi Heritage Carnival Heritage Tour in indore Ineraction with Ms. Lubna Abkaria - Counselor, INTACH Sapling plantation by seed ball technique and cleaning drive Heritage Walk to Arittapatti Yi Members visit to Muse Art Gallery and Interaction with Mr. Sudheer, Partner & Curator of Muse Art Gallery Yi Musical Event: "GOMANTRATNA" The Pride of Goa Yi District Level Sports Meet family day Yi Members visit to Dialogue in the Dark 100th Year Celebration of Indian National Anthem Republic Day Celebration in Govt School, Quiz
National Team, Yi
Healthcare
D. Thulasiraj
Head Young Indians
Mahesh Natarajan
Director Confederation of Indian Industry
Virendra Gupta
Senior Director Confederation of Indian Industry
Shashank Agrawal
National Chair Environment, Young Indians & Director - K N C Intrade Pvt Ltd.
Senthil Kumar Duraisamy
National Co Chair - Healthcare, Young Indians & Director - Sakthi Masala Pvt Ltd
Siddhi Kapoor
National Executive Member Healthcare Young Indians
Learning
Arts / Sports / Culture
Shaurya Veer Himatsingka
National Chair Learning National Co Chair Finance, Young Indians & Executive Director - India Carbon Ltd
Siddharth Sanghi
National Chair Learning, Young Indians & Director - Sanghi Group of Industries
Reema Shrivastava
National Executive Member - Learning Young Indians
Shaurya Veer Himatsingka
National Chair Learning National Co Chair Finance, Young Indians & Executive Director - India Carbon Ltd
Aditya Dash
National Co Chair Arts/Sports/Culture, Young Indians & Director Suryo Papers
Siddhi Kapoor
National Executive Member Arts/Sports/Culture, Young Indians
Education
Next Practices
Nirav Modi
National Chair - Education, Young Indians & Director - E Logic Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Darshan Mutha
Employability
National Co Chair - Education Young Indians & Managing Director - Aditya College
Tushar Mishra
Dr. Rahul Mirchandani
National Executive Member - Education Young Indians
National Chairman International Relations, Partnerships & Past Chairman, Young Indians & Executive Director - Aries Agro Ltd
Navita Mahajan
Co Chair - Next Practices & Chair - National Events, Young Indians & Managing Director - Northern India Rubber Mills
Reema Shrivastava
National Executive Member - Learning Young Indians
Student Nets
Bala Subramanian
National Chair Employability Young Indians & Vice President, CSR - Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd.
Venkatesh Saha
National Co Chair Employability, Young Indians & Management Consultant - Bain & Company, Inc
Gaurav Kashyap
National Executive Member Employability Young Indians
Namrata Khona Samra
National Chair - Youth Affairs, Young Indians & Director EQUIP
Tushar Mishra

Environment
Events at a glance
Place Ahmedabad Bengaluru Kolkata Delhi Erode Hyderabad Kochi Ludhiana Madurai Mumbai Chandigarh Pune Srinagar Vadodara Goa Chennai Coimbatore Nagaland Vizag Raipur Indore Bhubaneswar Trivandrum Programs 11 11 27 4 17 19 28 5 17 20 33 23 12 28 28 33 48 12 6 10 16 6 15 Trivandrum Bhubaneswar Indore Raipur Vizag Nagaland Coimbatore Chennai Goa Srinagar Pune Chandigarh Mumbai Madurai Ludhiana Kochi Hyderabad Erode Delhi Kolkata Bengaluru Ahmedabad 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Vadodara
No.of Programs
National Chair Environment, Young Indians & Director - K N C Intrade Pvt Ltd.
Anuj Kothari
Siddhi Kapoor
National Executive Member Environment Young Indians
Bhairavi Jani
Immediate Past Chairman National Chair Rural Counseling, Young Indians & Executive Director India@75
Tushar Mishra
International Relations
Verticals at a glance
No.of events Youth Affairs
Dr. Rahul Mirchandani
National Chairman International Relations, Partnerships & Past Chairman, Young Indians & Executive Director - Aries Agro Ltd
Gaurav Kashyap
National Executive Member International Relations Young Indians
Special Initiatives Next Practices Healthcare Fun@Yi Environment Education & Employability ASC Learning 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 No.of events
National Team - Executive
Vimal Silveira
Executive Officer, Yi National

Mariam Sarah Daniel

Executive, Yi National
No.of Programs
Rural Counseling
Supported by
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INCLUSIVENESS YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT A RESURGENT NATION YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT STANDING TALL YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT ENERGY YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT CARING YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT GIVING BACK YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT HERITAGE AND TRADITION YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT CONFIDENCE YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT BREAKING FREE YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT NEW POSSIBILITIES YOUNG INDIA IS BOUT TAKING THE WORLD STAGE YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT LOFTY PURPOSES YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT RESILIENCE YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT GOING THE EXTRA MILE YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT EQUITY YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT COMPASSION YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT BIG IDEAS YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT FIGHTING CORRUPTION YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT INCLUSIVENESS YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT A RESURGENT NATION YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT CREATIVITY YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT INNOVATION YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT RESPECT YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT BIG IDEAS YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT STANDING TALL YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT ENERGY YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT GIVING BACK YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT CONFIDENCE YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT BREAKING FREE YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT NEW POSSIBILITIES YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT TAKING THE WORLD STAGE YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT FIGHTING CORRUPTION YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT INCLUSIVENESS YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT A RESURGENT NATION YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT STANDING TALL YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT ENERGY YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT CARING YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT GIVING BACK YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT HERITAGE AND TRADITION YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT CONFIDENCE YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT BREAKING FREE YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT NEW POSSIBILITIES YOUNG INDIA IS BOUT TAKING THE WORLD STAGE YOUNG INDIA IS ABOUT LOFTY PURPOSES
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YOUNG INDIA

Yi Annual Report for 2011 - 2012

IS ABOUT STANDING TALL

Yi Annual Report 2011-2012 | 01

Young India is about

Photo: Thatcher Cook for Mercy Corps.

Yi Annual Report 2011-2012 | 03

Yi Past National Office Bearers

GV Sanjay Reddy Vice-Chairman G V K Industries Limited

Narayan Sethuramon Managing Director WS Industries India Limited

Rajan Navani Managing Director Jetline Group of Companies

Jayadev Galla Managing Director Amara Raja Batteries Limited

Rahul Mirchandani Executive Director Aries Agro Limited

Bhairavi Jani Director Executive Director India@75

National Summit Healthcare

Membershp Growth Partnerships

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Yi Annual Report 2011-2012 | 05

Yi Annual Report 2011-2012 | 09

Director General, CII

Yi Annual Report 2011-2012 | 11

National Chairman Young Indians

Yi Annual Report 2011-2012 | 13

National Vice Chairperson Young Indians

As an organization we were born when India was changing at an unprecedented pace

Yi Annual Report 2011-2012 | 15

Ahmedabad, 21 November 2011

Vadodara, 22 September 2011

Learning session with

Invest Hong Kong

Young Parliamentarians from Africa, Essar House

Session with Dr Madhavan Nair, Former Chairman of ISRO, held at Kochi

Session with Mr Paranjoy Guha Takurtha, Independent Journalist, held at Chennai

Hyderabad, 20-21 Jan 2012

Yi Annual Report 2011-2012 | 21

Renault Nissan & Hyundai Motors India Ltd.

Times of India Press

Akshaya Patra Foundation

Kinfra International Apparel Park

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Yi Annual Report 2011-2012 | 25

World Disability Day

"Eat Right to Live Right

Preventive Healthcare - The Need of The Hour

Health Checkup Camp

World No Tobacco Day Dental Camp

Dos and Donts of Pranayama

Yi Annual Report 2011-2012 | 27

CPR & First Aid Session for Fire Brigadiers

Distribution of First Aid Kits

Session on Yoga & Aerobics

Yi Vadodara World Health Day Celebration

Yi Annual Report 2011-2012 | 31

World Environment Day

Visit to Adyar Tholkaapiyar Poonga

Inauguration of CII-Yi Square

Seed Ball Making

Green I Contest 2011

One Lakh Seed balls Making

Save the Sparrow Initiative

Yi Black Board Donation Campaign

Green Board Installation

CII's Young Indians 2011-12 National Annual Report

CII's Young Indians 2011-12 National Annual Report