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Testimonial
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" AGRASRI is a unique Academy in the field of grassroots studies and governance, which provides a bridge between the elected representatives "
DR. MANMOHAN SINGH
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Former Prime Minister of India, New Delhi, 27 July, 2016.
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" I am glad that the Inaugural issue of The Grassroots Governance Journal is doing well in all respects. "
SHRI INDER KUMAR GUJRAL
Former Prime Minister of India, New Delhi,
October 21, 2003.
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" I hope that The Grassroots Governance Journal would go a long way so as to create an intellectual environment which would develop grassroots democratic institutions in contemporary rural India. "
SHRI RABI RAY
Former Speaker of Lok Sabha, New Delhi, October 23, 2003
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" I have gone through with interest the CV and Progress Report of AGRASRI and am appreciative of your efforts. "
SHRI T.N. CHATURVEDI
H.E., the then Governor of Karnataka and Chairman, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, March 12, 2007.
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" All the best for your future activities. Excellent Rajiv Gandhi Birthday function. Wish you all success. "
SHRI RAMESHWAR THAKUR
H.E., the then Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, August 20, 2006.
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" I am very happy to be here and attend the function of presentation of awards. They are doing great job. "
SHRI R. L. BHATIA
H.E., the then Governor of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, August 20, 2007.
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" I compliment the initiatives of the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India, in association with the Rajiv Rural Development Foundation, "
SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE
Hon’ble the then Speaker of Lok Sabha, New Delhi,
August 16, 2004.
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" I have known Dr. Sundar Ram since the establishment of the Academy and have been deeply impressed by the way in which "
SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR
Hon’ble the then Union Minister for Panchayati Raj, Youth Affairs & Sports and Development of North-East Region
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" I have known Dr. D. Sundar Ram, Founder and Director of the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India (AGRASRI) since the last several years. "
PROF. M.S. SWAMINATHAN
Founder Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, March 9, 2007.
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" It was a great privilege to receive this great honour bestowed by this great Academy. The movement for ‘decentralised governance’ that has been landed is bound to succeed. "
DR. R. A. MASHELKAR
CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, August 20, 2007.
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" It was a great pleasure to participate in the convention organised by AGRASRI "
DR. C. RANGARAJAN
The then Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister of India, New Delhi, August 20, 2008.
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" As the Chief Organiser of Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture and Rajiv Gandhi National Awards programmes every year, "
DR. SUBHASH C. KASHYAP
Former Secretary-General of Lok Sabha,
New Delhi, February 25, 2009
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" I feel happy that this country’s democracy needs the kind of work AGRASRI is undertaking.. "
SHRI JUSTICE V.R. KRISHNA IYER
Former Judge, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi,
February 26, 2009.
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" It is a matter of great satisfaction that the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India has an outstanding record of training, "
SHRI SALMAN KHURSHID
Hon’ble the then Union Minister for Law and Justice,
Govt. of India, New Delhi, 2 February, 2012
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" Organisations like AGRASRI can play a truly important role in supplementing governmental "
DR. N.N. VOHRA
His Excellency, the then Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Jammu, 15 February, 2012.
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" I enjoyed the award function and thankful to Rajiv Gandhi Rural Development Foundation and Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India at Tirupati for the nice gesture. "
DR.G. MADHAVAN NAIR
The then Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation, Bangalore, August 20, 2009
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" Very good and dedicating work is being carried on by the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India. "
DR.BAL RAM JAKHAR
Former Speaker of Lok Sabha, Former Governor, Former Union Agriculture Minister, New Delhi, 20 August, 2012
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" I appreciate the work done by the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India "
PROF. SUKHADEO K. THORAT
The then Chairman, Indian Council of Social Science Research and Former Chairman, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, 20 August, 2014.
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" It is a privilege to be here in the midst of doers at the grassroots level. "
DR. RAJENDRA KUMAR PACHAURI
Noble Laureate in Peace and World renowned Environmentalist, New Delhi, 20 August, 2015.
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" AGRASRI is unique organisation with noble objectives and innovative approach. The approach of AGRASRI is commendable. "
PROF. V. R. PANCHAMUKHI
Former Chairman, Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, 20 August, 2015
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" The Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India is an autonomous, independent and non-political organisation and "
DR. HARSH VARDHAN
Hon’ble Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 8 August, 2016.
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Announcements
Inviting Nominations for the Rajiv Gandhi National Awards-2020
Inviting Nominations for the Chittoor District Centenary Awards-2020.
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DR. D. SUNDAR RAM
Founder and Director
Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India (AGRASRI)
# Plot No.11, Sri Venkata Sai Nilayam
Thummalagunta, S.V. University P.O.
Tirupati-517502, Andhra Pradesh. India
Mobile: +91-6302947338, +91-9441245085
E.mail: drsundarram@gmail.com | agrasridirector@gmail.com
Website: www.agrasri.org.in
HON. SENIOR VISITING FELLOWS
The following senior administrators and scholars have been associated with the Academy, as Hon. Senior Visiting Fellows, for the Years 2021-2023
SHRI K. KARUNAKAR PATNAIK, IAS (RETD.)Former Director, State Institute of Rural Development, Govt. of Odisha
Shri K. Karunakar Patnaik, IAS (Retd.) is the Former Director, State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD), Government of Odisha, Bhubaneshwar. With 35 years of experience as civil servant as well as social activist, Shri Patnaik has published 13 books and 30 articles in various reputed journals on Panchayati Raj, Urban Governance, Tribal Issues, Land Problems, Governance Issues and Reforms, Women Empowerment and Socio-economic issues. Since 1999, he is associating with the Institute of Social Sciences as Senior Fellow. He is working with many civil society organisations and community based organisations on various capacities. He has submitted many reports to the Government of Odisha, UNDP, and World Bank on Decentralised Governance and Sustainable Development. He visited many countries on academic assignments of the Govt. of Odisha and Govt. of India.
Shri K. Karunakar Pattanik is the Hon. Senior Visiting Fellow of the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India from 2017 onwards.
Honorary Professor, KSRDPR University
Prof. M. Devendra Babu is Honorary Professor at the Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayati Raj University, Gadag (Karnataka). He has been the Professor and Head, Centre for Decentralisation and Development at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru. Prof. M. Devendra Babu has completed many research projects on decentralised governance and decentralised planning. He published a large number of books, research papers on Decentralised Governance, Grama Sabha and District Development Plans. His areas of Specialisations are: Rural Decentralisation; Rural Development and Public Economics. He is associated with the Govt. of Karnataka, various Universities and Civil Society Organisations, as Expert and Resource Person. He has prepared a comprehensive District Plans and Human Development Reports for many Zilla Parishads in Karnataka, on behalf of the Govt. of Karnataka. He visited many gram panchayats in South India and review the functioning of Grama Sabhas and Gram Sachivalayas.
Prof. M. Devendra Babu is the Hon. Senior Visiting Fellow of the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India from 2021 onwards.
Director, Centre for Rural Management
Prof. Jos Chathukulam is the Director, Centre for Rural Management, Kottayam, Kerala. He has been the Ramakrishna Hegde Chair Professor at the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru. Dr. Jos Chathukulam has evaluated more than 52 major development projects which have been implemented by different national and international agencies including Govt. of India. He has been a Consultant of Kerala State Planning Board (KSPB), Government of Kerala and Vice Chairman of the District Planning Committee (DPC) of the Kottayam District during the 9th Five Year Plan period. He had closely involved in the literacy movement, resource mapping and Peoples Planning Campaign (PPC) in Kerala. PPC was a well acclaimed programme aimed at decentralising governance at the grassroots level. His areas of interest include decentralisation, development administration, rural development, participatory local planning and social movements. He has published a number of publications in reputed journals.
Prof. Jos Chathukulam is the Hon. Senior Visiting Fellow of the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India from 2021 onwards.
Professor of Public Administration and Policy Studies, Central University of Kerala
Prof. M.R. Biju is the Professor and Head, Department of Public Administration and Policy Studies and Dean, Academic and Dean, School of Leagal Studies, Central University, Kasargod, Kerala. He worked as Associate Professor at the Post-Graduate and Research Department of Political Science, Sree Narayana College, Kollam. He is the Editor of South Asian Journal of Socio-Political Studies (SAJOSPS) and Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Political Science (IJOPS). Prof. Biju is a prolific writer on socio-political and developmental issues and published 30 Books, 23 Chapters in Edited Books, 175 research articles in journals and reviewed over 900 books for South Asian Journal of Socio-Political Studies to his credit. He is a Member of the PG Board of Studies Political Science and Public Administration of the University of Kerala.
Prof. M.R. Biju is the Hon. Senior Visiting Fellow of the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India from 2021 onwards.
Professor and Head (Retd.), Centre for Panchayati Raj, NIRDPR, Govt. of India
Prof. Y. Bhaskar Rao, is the Professor and Head (Retd.), Centre for Panchayati Raj, School of Local Governance at the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Govt. of India, Hyderabad. He has been Head of the Centre for Panchayati Raj and Centre for Decentralised Planning at NIRDPR. His areas of Specialisations are: Panchayati Raj-Development Administration; Financial Management in Panchayati Raj Institutions; Decentralised Planning; Gram Panchayati Development Plan; Empowerment of Women in Rural Local Bodies; Empowerment of Marginalised Sections such as SCs, STs in PRIs. He has conducted nearly 158 Training Programmes at the national level for the elected representatives of PRI’s, Officers, NGO’s and Young policy makers at the NIRDPR. He is associated with many Research Institutions and Civil Society Organisations, as Resource Person and Expert in Panchayati Raj and Public Policy.
Prof. Y. Bhaskar Rao is the Hon. Senior Visiting Fellow of the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India from 2017 onwards.