Organisation
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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" Offering services in areas of panchayati raj, rural development, women empowerment, youth development and other allied fields of rural India for two decades by AGRASRI is appreciable. "
DR (MRS) TAMILISAI SOUNDARARAJAN
Her Excellency, the Governor of Telangana, Hyderabad, 23 October, 2020.
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" It is commendable that Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India has been offering various services in the areas of Panchayati Raj, Rural Development. "
SHRI ARIF MOHAMMAD KHAN
His Excellency, the Governor of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, 06 October, 2020.
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" The father of our Nation, Shri Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi had once said that the soul of India lives in its villages. "
SMT. REKHA SHARMA
Chairperson, National Commission for Women, New Delhi, 08 October, 2020.
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" I congratulate Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India (AGRASRI), Tirupati for conducting Symposium on Gram Swaraj and 75 Years of Rural India. "
SHRI BANDARU DATTATRAYA
His Excellency, the Governor of Haryana, Chandigarh, 17 June, 2022.
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" AGRASRI National Seminar is essential for addressing critical issues surrounding the role of women in decision-making processes across various levels of governance. "
ANANDIBEN PATEL
Her Excellency, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, 26 September, 2024.
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Announcements
Inviting Nominations for the Neelam Sanjiva Reddy State Awards
Inviting Nominations for the Rajiv Gandhi National Awards
Activities
Contact Us
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. BOARD OF ADVISERS
For advising the Board of Governors and the Executive Council in the formulation of planning
and development of its multifarious research and academic programmes, the AGRASRI has
constituted the Hon. Board of Advisers, consisting of leading experts, under the
Chairmanship of Dr. Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary, eminent Telecom expert and Former
IT Adviser to the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.
The following is the composition of the
Hon. Board of Advisers of AGRASRI.
Chairman
DR. TRIPURANENI HANUMAN CHOWDHARYFormer IT Adviser to Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad
Dr.
Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdhary, popularly known as Dr.T.H. Chowdhary,
is Founder of the Center for Telecommunications Management and Studies (CTMS) and Chairman,
Pragna Bharati, Hyderabad. He was the first and founding Chairman and Managing Director of
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), India’s International Telecommunications Corporation.
He has been the Advisor to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and IT Advisor to Govt. of AP. He
was the man who initiated the restructuring of the Dept. of Telecommunications (DoT), first
by its separation from the Posts and constituting the operations into corporations. He
drafted the National Telecom Policy (NTP) as early as in 1989, and the Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (TRAI) Bill, which has become the basis for the final TRAI Act.
He is the author of several books and writes extensively in the national and international
newspapers and professional journals. He has received Padma Shri, the 4th highest civilian
award in India, who had contributed to the telecom revolution and IT development in India in
2017.
Dr. Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdhary is the Chairman of the Hon.
Board of Advisers, Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India from 2021
onwards.
Members
PROF. L. VENUGOPAL REDDYFormer Chairman, AP State Council for Higher Education, Govt. of AP, Hyderabad
Prof. L.
Venugopal Reddy is former Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher
Education, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. In a career spanning over three decades,
Prof. Venugopal Reddy served in several top level administrative positions, with
distinction. He has risen from the rank of Lecturer to the highest position of
Vice-Chancellor. He was Vice-Chancellor of Acharya Nagarjuna University and Andhra
University. He was elected as the President of All India Commerce Association; and President
of the 59th All India Commerce Conference. He has served as Chairman of Organising Committee
of the 95th Session of Indian Science Congress and All India Economic Conference held at
Visakhapatnam.
He is associated with many Universities and Research Institutes as Expert and Resource
Person. He is an illustrious educationist, reformer and a reputed academic. His field of
specialisation is Commerce and Management.
Prof. L. Venugopal Reddy is the Member of the Hon. Board of
Advisers , Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India from 2017 onwards.
Former Director-cum-Vice-Chancellor, RGNIYD, Govt. of India, Kurukshetra
Prof. Madan Mohan Goel is former Vice-Chancellor of Starex University,
Gurugram (Haryana); Jagan Nath University, Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Rajiv Gandhi National
Institute of Youth Development, Govt. of India, Sriperambudur (Tamil Nadu);
Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara, (Bihar) and First ICCR Chair
Professor in South Korea. He was an Adjunct Professor at School of Indic Studies, Institute
of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, USA. Prof. Goel has received the honour of ‘Ambassador for
Peace Recognition’ by the Universal Peace Federation and ‘Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Education
Excellence Award’ by Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage, Kolkata in 2018.
Prof. Goel is a committed researcher, guide, orator, and prolific writer He is known as
propounder Needonomics School of thought. He has superannuated as Professor from Department
of Economics, Kurukshetra University, Haryana where he worked as Dean of Colleges, Dean of
Social Sciences, Chairperson, Dept. of Economics and Journalism.
Prof. Madan Mohan Goel is the Member of the Hon. Board of
Advisers of the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India from 2024
onwards.
Vice-Chancellor, Shri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar, Karnataka
Prof (Mrs) B.
Vengamma is Vice-Chancellor, Shri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education
and Research (Deemed to be University), Kolar, Karnataka. Dr. Vengamma has served as
Director-cum-Vice-Chancellor, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS),
Tirupati and senior Professor & Head of the Department of Neurology, SVIMS, Tirupati. She
has excelled not only as an academician, teacher, researcher and an able administrator but
also been actively involved in organising her might to the society for the cause of the poor
and down trodden individuals suffering with epilepsy. She has attended several National and
International Conferences and has presented more than 76 research papers.
Dr. Vengamma has received many awards and associated with many prestigious Universities as
examiner, member and expert. She has taken many tireless efforts and initiatives for set up
of Sri Padmavathi Women’s Medical College and Hospital at Tirupati.
Prof (Mrs) B. Vengamma is the Member of the Hon. Board of Advisers
of the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India from 2024 onwards.
Working President, Karnataka State Panchayati Raj Parishad, Bengaluru
Shri Venkatrao Y. Ghorpade is Working President, Karnataka State
Panchayati Raj Parishad, Bengaluru. He is also the Chairman, Universal Clean Energy
Foundation - to promote renewal energy projects in the rural sector. He has been the
Vice-Chairman, Karnataka State Decentralisation Planning and Development Committee, Govt. of
Karnataka. Elected to Bellary Zilla Panchayat in June 2000 (from Chornur constituency of
Sandur taluk) and elected as ZP President in July 2000. He is actively involved in the
Panchayati Raj and Rural Development activities and programmes in Karnataka state and
promoting the Gandhian principles of Gram Swaraj and Sustainable Development. He is
participating in many Seminars and Conferences on Panchayati Raj, as Key Resource Person.
He is a prolific author and staunch supporter of the Panchayati Raj Institutions with 3 F’s
- Functions, Finances and Functionaries-as per provisions of the 73rd Constitutional
Amendment Act.
Shri Venkatrao Y. Ghorpade is the Member of the Hon. Board of
Advisers, Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India from 2024 onwards.