About Karma Yoga

Leadership Experiential Action Program - Karma-Yoga

Great Lakes Institute of Management is founded by Dr. Bala V Balachandran, Padma Shri awardee of the Indian government for his valuable services in higher education for the country, and a Distinguished Professor (Emeritus in Service) at the Kellogg Business School, Northwestern University, USA. Karma-Yoga, a Leadership Experiential Action Program (LEAP) is an integral part of the student life at Great Lakes. Karma Yoga provides transformational experiences in their own evolution as leaders – where they discover themselves while serving the deserving and needy, and realize that the true purpose and meaning of being a leader is to serve the followers! We have embraced the community we exist in and have partnered with the neighbouring 24 villages that form our immediate community. Over the past years, Great Lakers have been involved in organizing health camps, financial inclusion programs, agricultural training programs, activity-based learning programs, etc., in association with leading hospitals and several NGOs. Karma Yoga project runs throughout the year and has been quietly transforming the lives of the people around the institute's campus. Karma Yoga is all about creating an environment of constant interaction, influencing, motivating others towards the betterment of their lives.

Mission and Vision

Mission:

To develop socially responsible behavior by involving the students in community engagement.

Vision:

To impart transformational leadership skills and learn experientially to undertake sustainable development projects among partnering communities.

About Karma Yoga

Facts and Figures on Karma Yoga

  • 24 Panchayat villages under the project
  • 21+ schools our students are currently working with
  • 80+ village-level events conducted annually
  • 1000+ school-going children attend tuition classes, science clubs and other educational activities due to Karma-Yoga each year
  • 108 scholarships are given to best students in the Govt schools.
  • 5000+ participants at the Karma-Yoga Annual Convention
  • 2000+ people given individual medical attention.
  • 250+ farmers attend organic farming training.
  • 500+ women received Livelihood skill training.
  • 500+ families helped with cyclone relief materials
  • 300+ families helped with covid relief materials
  • 200+ Trees Planted
  • 150+ farmers attend veterinary camp and received medicines.
  • 10 tricycles for 10 panchayats to collect cabbage in the villages
  • Total of 146 toilets were constructed in Nallur and Perumalcherry Villages
  • First aid boxes were distributed to 27 villages and given training
  • 54 self-help groups were formed for helping the villagers
  • 100 + medical camps were organized benefiting more than 10k villagers
  • 1 Resource Centre
  • 4 libraries
  • 10+ Beach Cleaning drive 600+Students Participations 200kg plastic collected
  • 10+ Mega Awareness Rally Conducted
 

Karma Yoga Projects 2025

Associations

  • Cornell University
  • Chicago Booth
  • Skema Business School
  • Universite Bordeaux
  • IESEG
  • Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
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