Vyakti Vikas Kendra India (The Art of Living Foundation) announced Karmayog Samagam – Vyakti Vikas se Rashtra Vikas in the presence of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata. The congregation was attended by 12000 plus Rural representatives, delegates, representatives of various non-government organizations across West Bengal. The event was first of its kind where all districts of Bengal came together in Kolkata.

The initiative was envisioned to create opportunities for socio economic – environmental and sustainable transformation through community engagement. The idea is to start a wave of spiritual empowerment and engage community leaders by encouraging ownership and igniting change through collective action.

With the vision of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji, the social leaders will be empowered with a structure of moving ahead towards self-development, leading to community development, ultimately making a small contribution towards a better India.