Students take up social responsibilty
Bangalore: Prayaas-A Social Responsibility Initiative, a programme by students of the Executive Postgraduate Programme in Management (EPGP) of Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore (IIM-B), was held here recently.
A blood donation camp and a free Jaipur foot camp, inaugurated by D.R. Mehta, founder and Chief Patron of Jaipur Foot, was organised as part of the initiative.
A release said that about 23 patients from across the State were fitted with custom-made prosthetic limbs in the foot camp. As part of Prayaas, children of Suryodaya Boys' Hostel were invited to the IIM-B campus by the students where a painting competition was organised for them. They were also taken around the sprawling campus.
Among those present at the event included R Balasubramaniam of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), S. Aravind of Aravind Eye Care and IIM-B Director Pankaj Chandra.
Prayaas made a deep impact on the students and faculty of IIM-B, according to a press release.
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