Founded | Dec 1999 |
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Founder | Krishnaswamy Srinivasan |
Type | Non Government Organisation |
Location | |
Slogan | Communicate the Communication |
Website | Foundation |
Prime Point Foundation, officially inaugurated in December, 1999, is a not-for-profit organization founded by Krishnaswamy Srinivasan. Srinivasan, also known as Prime Point Srinivasan, is a communication expert, social worker, and former banker. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, an agricultural scientist, inaugurated the trust. The present trustees include the founder and S. Narendra, a former spokesman of the Government of India and former information advisor to the Prime Minister of India. The trust aims to create awareness about communication, journalism and public relations among the management students of Indian universities and colleges.
Since its inception, a number of eminent Indians from diverse fields have participated in the activities of the Prime Point Foundation including Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, M. S. Swaminathan, T S Krishnamurthy, N Rangachary, T S Raghavan, N Vittal, Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan, N Gopalswami and many others.
The foundation facilitates a number of activities. Its training division organises workshops covering areas like strategic corporate communication, stress management, and team building. It has also facilitated establishment of at least three more organisations to serve the PR requirements of the corporates and other entities, namely,
Moreover, to encourage the awareness about public relations and to recognise exemplary contributions in the field of public relations, the foundation has also presented a number of awards: