M. Sivadas - Chairman

M. Sivadas joined as faculty member in Thavanoor institute, Kerala in 1968. In 1971 he was appointed as Labour Officer in the Department of Labour Government of Kerala and retired from service as Additional Labour Commissioner in 1997. He is the founder Director of ILM, former Industrial Relation Consultant, HLL and former executive secretary of Indian Council of Social Welfare (Kerala). As expert in labour laws and H.R Management M. Sivadas extend consultancy service to various public and private sector organizations.

Adv. Anil Narayan, M.S.W, LLB - Vice Chairman

Anil Narayan a qualified labour laws consultant and advocate has over 30 years of experience in Labour Law Consultancy and hands on experience as Industrial Relations Manager, Legal Manager and Personnel Manager for a host of multinational and domestic firms. He also served as the Asst. Provident Fund Commissioner to the Government of India and also as Labour Enforcement Officer for the Kerala State Labour Department. His vivid experience in management, labour laws and as a lawyer in High Court ,Labour Courts/ Industrial Tribunals drives the vision for Anil Associates in balancing the legal compliance requirements and the business needs of clients.

Dr. B. Vijayakumar - Executive Director

Post graduate in Economics, Tourism management and Rural Development, Vijayakumar took degree of M.Phil and Ph.d in Tourism from University of Kerala. He also holds Diploma in Education and Toruism Studies. He joined the Collegiate Education Department of Kerala as faculty in Economics in 1981. From 2007 to 2017 he served as Principal Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel studies(KITTS). He also served as visiting faculty in tourism in university of Kerala for seven years. He is Accredited Management Teacher and life member of All India Management Association, International Institute of Adult and Lifelong Education, Institute of Labor and Management, expert member of various committees of State Planning Board, post graduate Board of Studies in Tourism of Central University Puducherry and Anna University of Chennai and support for statistical strengthening project Kerala. He also served as chairman Board of Studies, member of faculty in Management and Social sciences, University of Kerala.

As a researcher, trainer, consultant and policymaker he has contributed 12 research projects, published 25 books in Economics and Tourism, 20 research articles in various national and international journals. He has presented paper in more than 80 national and international conferences. He is recipient of national award for best research work in 2003. He has co-ordinated more than 300 training programmes for self help groups and employees of various Organizations / Departments / Institutions. He has extended consultancy services to Government departments, Local self governments, other Government agencies and Private sector. He was also the drafting committee memeber of the Kerala Tourism policy 2012. His area of expertise includes Sustainable Development, Responsible Tourism, Ideation and Entrepreneurship development and Management and planning of Higher Education.

R. Ramachandran - Assistant Director

A post graduate in Journalism and Diploma holder in Public Relation, Ramachandran started his career as Sub Editor of "Thekkan katt", a Malayalam Daily for 3 years. He then joined the Public Relations Department of Kerala and retired as District Information Officer, Kollam. He is currently the Assistant Director of Institute of Labour and Management. He is also visiting faculty in Journalism at A J College, Thonnakkal and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.

P. O. Yatheendra Mohan - Treasurer

• Joined State Bank of Travancore in 1961. Held various assignments as Field Officer, Branch Manager at Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram & Thrissur.
• Development Officer (Agriculture) and (Personal Banking) At HO, Regional Manager at Eranakulam and Trivandrum
• Secretary of Banking Service Recruitment Board Trivandrum on deputation from bank during 1990-94.
• On promotion as Asst Gen manger, again worked as controller of critical branches. Retired on 30.09.1997.

Activities after retirement

• Chief coordinating Test administrator of the various exams of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection(IBPS) Mumbai for about 16 years in Kerala State
• Concurrent auditor (Forex) at HSBC during 1998
• Elected as Director on the Board of State Bank of Travancore, representing private share holders for a tenure of 3 years from 2001.
• Founder President of ORBIT(Organization of Retired Bankers in Trivandrum) registered in 1998. Patron from 2014
• In between I was engaged as faculty in various coaching institutes
• From 2005 to 2007 held an assignment as General Manager (HR and Fin) in Coretech Info Systems Private Ltd Trivandrum
• Since 2013 a nominated member of Human Ethics Committee of Regional Institute of Ophthalmology Trivandrum
• Hon. Treasurer of ILM from 2016 onwards
• Patron of SBT Ormakkoodu from 2017

Prof (Dr.) Prakash Ramakrishnan - Director (Training)

Prakash Ramakrishnan, former Professor & Associate Director,Kerala Agriculture University, has built up a proactive and inspiring approach to leadership and management development that is extensively sought after. A professional speaker and trainer renowned for his high-energy presentations for achieving results. He is passionate about good leadership and effective management and how it can transform both organizations and individuals.

He plays an active role in various professional bodies and is also a guest speaker at various educational and management institutes. He likes to conduct programmes in a lively, humorous and interactive manner. He is a Recognised National Trainer, on LEADERSHIP SKILLS, by the Department of Personnel and Training, Govt. Of India.He is a Certified trainer in Service Delivery Programme and has a Certificate in Yoga Teachers Training. He has over 20 years experience in training officials, corporate staff, youth and students. His seminars stimulate the latent desire of every human being – inner fulfillment. He draws upon knowledge, ideas, experiences and examples from diverse areas which can strike a chord with the participants and encourages people to look within themselves. His training methodology also involves the use of participatory techniques,experiential learning, relaxations, meditation etc. His expertise is in the area of Man Management Skills and Motivation and Leadership. Attitudinal Programs are tailor-made to the customer's needs to bring out the desired outcome from the participants. His strengths lie in his personal involvement with the participants so as to bring out the best in them. Favorite training areas include Leadership Skills, Team Work, Communications Skills, Presentation Skills, Stress Management,Marketing and selling, Time Management, Personal Effectiveness and Effective classroom management.

His Key Qualifications include:

• Doctorate in Agricultural Extension
• Post Graduate in Agricultural Extension
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism
• Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology.
• Master of Business Administration
• Certified trainer in Service Delivery
• Certified Leadership Trainer by Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India
• YOGA Teacher(TTC)
• Recognised National Trainer,Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India

Dr. S. N. Kumar - Director (Seminar)

Dr. S. N. Kumar started his career as geological assistant in the ground water department, Government of Kerala in 1982 and joined the Collegiate Education Department as faculty in Geology in 1985 and retired as Professor from Department of Geology, University of Kerala. In between he was appointed as Joint Commissioner, Entrance Examination, Kerala and Director of School of Earth System. He is chairman/mentor of various educational bodies in Universities within Kerala and outside. He is a resource person/consultant to various public and private sector organizations and academic institutions. His area of interest includes Geoscience, Personality and Career Development. He has published research articles in three international and seven national journals.

Dr. P. Krishna Kumar - Director (Research and Development)

Dr. P. Krishna Kumar is Hon. Associate Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, India. He is the former Head of the post graduate department of Economics, Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram. His areas of research includes, poverty, decentralized planning and welfare economics. He worked as Assistant Professor in Mecale University, Ethiopia, under the UNDP. He is a life member of the Indian Institute of Public Administration and Kerala Economic Association. He had published several research articles and had completed several project works sponsored by reputed research institutions. Dr. Kumar who has 41 years of teaching experience, currently teaches economics in Kerala Law Academy, Law College, Thiruvananthapuram.

Er. Saroop Roy B. R. - Director (Documentation and Public Relations)

Mr. Saroop Roy B.R. took his Master Degree in Tourism Administration (MTA) from University of Kerala after finishing his B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Started his career in tourism field as a trainee at Thenmala Ecotourism Promotion Society (TEPS) in 2000, he was the Kerala Co-ordinator of EQUATIONS, a Bangalore based research, campaign and advocacy organization on tourism policies and issues for 8 years. In 2010, he moved to the tourism academic field as faculty MBA (Tourism) at the Institute of Management in Kerala (IMK) under University of Kerala. In 2011, he joined KITTS as Assistant Professor in Travel and Tourism. His expertise includes areas in tourism policy formulation, ecotourism, responsible tourism, rural tourism and community linked tourism projects. He is also currently the Co-ordinator of Centre for Responsible Tourism at KITTS.

During his tenure at EQUATIONS, he participated in the SBSTTA 13 Meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity held at Rome in February 2008. He also led the Indian delegation of Ecotourism practitioners to attend the South African and Indian Practitioners’ Workshop to exchange lessons and best practices on using Nature Tourism as a force for Poverty Alleviation at Johannesburg in May 2008. He was also the resource person at various sessions on Institution Building for Sustainable Tourism & Livelihoods, organized by UNDP at IRMA, Anand as part of the Endogenous Tourism Project in 2006 and 2008. He participated and presented papers at various international forums including the "Canopy Tourism: Concept & Practice in the Indian Context," at the 5th International Canopy Conference in October 2009, Bangalore and made key note presentation on Environmental Responsibility at the International Conference on Responsible Tourism – Looking Back. Moving Ahead - held at Kumarakom in June 2013.

He has played a significant role in the formulation and implementation of the Responsible Tourism Initiative in state. On the policy front, he was the drafting committee member of the Kerala Tourism Policy 2012, Revamping of Homestay Classification Scheme for Kerala 2015 and preparation of Charter for Green Carpet initiative for Kerala Tourism 2016.

He co-authored the book "An Introduction to business of tourism" published by SAGE India in May 2017 bringing out various dimensions of tourism with an academic perspective. He also co-authored the books "Tourism and Livelihood - Selected Experiences from Kerala" in 2011 bringing out the various responsible tourism initiatives in the state as well as "A Case Study on Kumarakom" in 2013. The co-authored paper "Community Based Tourism Business in Kumarakom – A Case Study of Innovative Products and Experiences" was selected for presentation at the 2nd UNWTO Knowledge Network Global Forum held at Mexico in 2014.