Deccan Despatch (January - April 2010) - CII

Young IndiansBANGALOREA Transformational Agendafor Yi BangaloreThe annual day of Yi Bangalore chapter was celebrated withthe theme ‘A Transformational Agenda’. On the occasion, Mr.Aroon Raman, Chairman, CII Karnataka delivered a specialaddress on CII Karnataka and Yi – A Transformational Agenda.He exhorted the Young Indian members to take pride in beingIndian and engage in building Brand India. He emphasizedthat the success of Yi rests solely on the initiatives taken by itsmembers and their ability to make it happen.ChennaiGreen Debate on ‘Development at theCost of the Environment’The CII-YI Green Debate was organized as a platform to discussthe pressing environmental issues with an objective approachthat will lead to a wider understanding of the concerns at hand.The speakers were Mr T K Ramachandran, MD, Tamil NaduSlum Clearance Board, Mr V Jayaraman, COO, GMR Group, Msintended to give the youth of India a chance to showcase theirdreams and perceptions for India in the years to come. Withthis ‘dream’ in mind, the Net students had launched the websitehttp://www.vision75.inAn ambitious competition for the high school and collegestudents pan India was planned. Participants of the competitionhad to capture their vision for India in 2022 in their form ofvideo clips.COIMBATORELaunch of 60th Yi Student NetThe 60th Yi Student Net was launched at Bannari AmmanInstitute of Technology, Coimbatore. Members were also apart of the session on Brand India ‘2010 – A year of Hope forBrand India’ addressed by Mr Suhel Seth, Managing Partner,Counselage India & Founder, Equus.Mr Suhel Seth,Managing Partner,Counselage India& Founder, Equusaddressing the membersVidya Soundar Rajan, Senior Regional Advisor, Climate Changeand Energy, British Deputy High Commission and Dr AshwinMahalingam, Assistant Professor, IIT Madras. The debate wastelecast on NDTV-Hindu to further spread awareness amongthe masses.Student Nets Vision 75 Competition68Yi Chennai Student Nets staged a unique national event – ABillion Dreams Project and Competition - A Youth Initiativetowards Realising Their Developmental Aspiration. Based onProf. C. K. Prahlad’s vision for India at 75 and Dr. A.P.J AbdulKalam’s vision of a developed India by 2020, “A Billion Dreams”