Vision
“To be the center of excellence for preparing transformational leaders to meet all the challenges of the 21st century, through experiential learning, traditional values, and the preferred application of 'soft power' to achieve personal & organizational goals.”
We believe that the leadership journey has to start with the individual; beginning with self- awareness and a positive attitude. The leadership credo is simple: lead yourself first, then others. Consequently, there is a greater emphasis on:
- The quest for a higher purpose and giving meaning to life
- Experiential learning through reflection, balanced work-life relations, and shifting the responsibility for learning from the organization to the individual
- Setting long-term vision and goals
- Creativity and the ability to live with adversities
Methodology
The adventure programming is crucial to Experiential Learning Cycle (ELC) as adventure is a way of doing things rather than being an activity. Learning becomes an adventure when there is an element of surprise, challenge and “aha” experience. Adventure assists in engaging in leadership training due to its innate feature of uniqueness and relevance.
The core value of the program is ‘Learning by Doing’.
In our programs, a set of activities will give a challenging experience to participants, emotionally, mentally and physically. Subsequently, guided reflection will be conducted by our experienced trainers to bestow meaning to the experience for further application and help gain knowledge of their self-image, self-concept and purpose.
Our Process
Niche leadership development programmes aimed at meeting the specific training needs of corporations , co-created, implemented, and evaluated by a senior leadership team based on TNA. The flow is explained schematically.
Leadership
Mr. H.B. Jairaj
Mr H. B. Jairaj, the Chairman of HRB Group of companies, has an MBA (Finance) from Case Western Reserve University, USA, and is a prominent industrialist from Karnataka. Mr Jairaj has guided his group of organisations into successful ventures across diverse enterprises. His group’s various interests include real estate, hotels/serviced apartments, restaurants, and healthcare facilities. He also serves as a mentor and advisor to many aspiring entrepreneurs. He instills in them, a commitment to excellence while sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience. He is an active member and trustee of many prestigious associations, including the Karnataka State Cricket Association, the Bangalore Turf Club, and the Indian Red Cross Society. At Indus, he is at the helm of strategic and financial planning, helping to pave our way up on the list of best schools in
Dr. Kumar Malavalli
Kumar Malavalli is an entrepreneur, renowned philanthropist and a visionary in the field of storage networks. He is the co-author and driving force behind Fibre Channel, an evolutionary technology that enabled the development of production-class Storage Area Networks (SAN’s). He is also the Co-founder and former CTO of Brocade Communications; Co-founder, Chairman and CSO of InMage Systems and the CSO of LeadFormix. In February 2003, he was inducted into the Silicon Valley Engineering Council’s Hall of Fame for his significant contributions towards technology. Kumar’s philanthropy in the field of education extends from digital learning centres in rural India to American institutions for higher education. He also established the ‘Kumar Malavalli Endowed Chair’ in Storage Systems Research at the University of California, Santa Cruz and co-founded Indus Scholastic Management Services. Furthermore, he also serves as a trustee to Indus International Schools. His contributions towards promoting the entrepreneurship curriculum and wellness philosophy of the school are significant and they make Indus one of the top international schools of
Professor Shivram Malavalli
He is currently the Chairman of Indian Institute of Production Engineers, Senior Advisor at World Association of Small & Medium Enterprises and General Secretary of the Indian Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Parks Association. Professor Shivram Malavalli guides all the ICT and Telecommunication initiatives at Indus, shaping it into one of the best international schools in Bangalore, with remarkable technological capability. He was honoured in China for his contribution to the growth of small and medium enterprises – both in India and abroad, by the World Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (WASME) in
Mr. Sushil Mantri
Mr Sushil Mantri, the Chairman & Managing Director of Mantri Developers Pvt. Ltd, is an outstanding personality in the world of realty, housing and construction. He is a visionary with an astute and resolute sense of enterprise, who has transitioned from being an entrepreneur to an industry trendsetter. As the sole leader of his company, Mr Mantri motivates and advises his committed team on all matters concerning governance, infrastructure, business development & budgeting. His social initiatives reach out to schools in India, especially for those that cater to the less privileged. His efforts also include improving the aesthetics of public
CEO's Message
Lt. General Arjun Ray, PVSM, VSM (Retd.)
PVSM, VSM, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Indus Trust
A soldier-scholar of the Indian Army, Lt. General Arjun Ray has wide-ranging experience in war, conflict management, and the social transformation of those who have been alienated.
As CEO of the Indus Trust, he provides the vision and strategic direction to all Indus International Schools and institutions.
He is responsible for long-term perspective planning, leadership training, teacher development programmes, integrating parents, children and community, and implementing the Trust’s social responsibilities.
Lt. General Arjun Ray is a graduate from the prestigious Staff College at Camberlay, UK, and served as the country’s Deputy Military Advisor in London. In his last assignment, he commanded the newly raised 14 Corps in Ladakh. His success in forestalling insurgency in the region by winning over alienated communities into the nation’s mainstream has been nationally and internationally acclaimed. As part of Operation Sadbhavana (Goodwill), he set up 13 Sadbhavana schools, 11 Women’s Empowerment Centres, and 60 Adult Education Centres for non-literate women along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. He provided free education and pastoral care in Bangalore colleges to 125 Ladakhi girls.
In recognition of his services in nation-building, he was awarded the Param Vashist Seva Medal, the highest award in the armed forces for distinguished service. His success story in change leadership has been selected as a case study for business and management schools in India.
In his second calling – international school education – he has set up three International Baccalaureate Schools, the Leadership School, the Indus Training and Research institute, and the world’s first Equal Opportunity School for children living below the poverty line. The latter is in sync with his belief that schools must have a social objective; they cannot just be centres of academic excellence. IB World has recently acclaimed the General as one of the six IB World School Leaders rethinking education, especially by making high quality education affordable to the poor. Education World has also named him one of the 50 game-changers in education in India.
Lt. General Arjun Ray has been awarded the Education Today Life Time Achievement Award 2018 for his incredible contribution in the field of education. He is an exemplary learner, teacher and leader with a vision and strategies to bring innovation in education.
For more information on General Ray, you may please visit: www.generalarjunray.com
FACILITIES
Located on the outskirts of Bangalore, ISL offers a unique advantage for corporates to imbibe experience learning in a serene environment amidst a world class facility for a mindful activity. The environment offers the sought after “Me time” for greater introspection, leading to heightened self-awareness. These programmes help participants to immerse in mimicry of real life work-place challenges.
Facilities include, concrete accommodation, dining hall, discussion rooms with plug and play facility, multiple amphitheater, walking alley.
- Corporate cottages with round the clock water and electricity
- Air conditioned discussion room for a capacity of 90 participants with projector
- Dining hall and kitchen
- Fully functional infirmary, with ambulance
- Multiple amphitheater’s
- Ample parking space
- Walking alley
SAFETY AND MEDICAL
ISL has a proven track record of conducting outward bound programmes in challenging yet safe environment. The safety standards are as prescribed by Association for Challenge Course operations, USA, Project adventure USA, The Duke of Edinburg’s Award International Association and ISO: 45001:2015. All the trainers are adequately qualified on safety elements of each activity. The stringent pre and post-activity safety checks makes our programmes 100% safe.
24*7 onsite nursing assistant with fully functional infirmary and ambulance. All the trainers are certified paramedics.