Samoohik Prayas (collective efforts) is a result of the efforts to instill the spirit and philosophy of voluntary community efforts for the common good in the rural sphere.
You will get to see the impact of volunteers who came forward to help their communities’ progress. This website would be of interest to
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Quality Circle lovers
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Those who hold decentralised planning in high regard i.e. planning by the people, of the people, for their communities. | |
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Those who would like to see the challenges in getting unorganized folk to come together for the common good. | |
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Those who would like to see folk becoming more self reliant in place of waiting for govt. or any other kind of outside help.
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Those involved in primary education of rural children or the skill training of young persons
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Those who are involved in / would like to involve themselves directly or indirectly in supporting rural communities near to them or the communities in the 4 villages where presently these “collective efforts” are going on. |
The movement was initiated by Mr. Arvind Kaul. Arvind is a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur and has a PGDM from IIM Bangalore. He secured the medal for the best academic performance in Behavioural Sciences at IIM Bangalore.
Arvind is based in Lucknow and runs his own TQM and HRD Consultancy “Arvind Kaul & Associates”.
Arvind is supported in these efforts by his spouse Mrs. Lakshmi Kaul. Lakshmi is also a product of IIM Bangalore. Arvind was instrumental in helping her set up a school KK Academy for small children in 1989 at Lucknow. The school has grown manifold since then. KK Academy won the UP State Malala Award 2016 for the practice of inclusive education. IIM Bangalore conferred the Distinguished Alumnus Award 2019 to her for her untiring commitment to the cause of education of underprivileged children that has transformed young and deserving minds and made them discover their potential.
In Jan 1993 he set out to launch Quality Circles in the unorganized rural sector. The village chosen was Imamganj in Barabanki district. His work in Imamganj got the award for being the Most Innovative Project at the National Convention of the Quality Circle Forum of India in 1993.
Why did Arvind initiate this movement? Arvind says that through Quality Circles in the late 80s and early 90s he experienced a voluntary movement that brought on a silent attitudinal transformation/revolution in the organization for which he worked. Industrial workers formed voluntary teams to recognize their work related problems and solve them. This improved the quality of the work life of industrial workmen. It was at this juncture that Gandhi ji’s talisman* prompted the urge and instilled the courage to give back/contribute in meaningful ways for the progress of the less fortunate. He ventured out in the uncharted territory of the unorganized rural sector for launching a voluntary movement.
Besides Imamganj (Tehsil Ram Sanehi Ghat, Barabanki) the movement is taking strides in three more villages of Rudauli tehsil of Ayodhya. These villages are Kandai, Durgi Purva and Lodhan Purva.
All these 4 villages are about 80 to 110 km from Lucknow. They are located about 10 – 20 km away from the Lucknow - Ayodhya highway.
* Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him - will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life and destiny?
