V T Balram, U D F Trithala

Adv. V. T. BALRAM




Youth Congress State General Secretary

Ratnalayam, Otalur P.O.,
Thrithala Via, Palakkad Dt., Kerala. PIN-679534
Phone: 0466 2277337
Mobile: 9142059233, 9895972376
E-mail: vtbalram@gmail.com
Vision To be an honest and humble social and political worker having firm faith in the Gandhian ways of social change and to work for mobilizing youth potential to achieve the goal of a developed and self reliant India where ignorance, inequality and injustice are minimal. Aspires to work incessantly for ensuring the overall development and sustainable and equitable growth of Thrithala, impacting the lives and destinies of the common man in a positive way.
Present Position State General Secretary, Kerala Pradesh Youth Congress.

Professional and Educational Qualifications
• B.Sc. (Chemistry) secured FIRST RANK with gold medal from University of Calicut. 95.8% Marks (1998)
• B.Tech. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), passed with First Class, from Govt. Engg. College, Thrissur (1998- 2002)
• M.B.A. (Marketing and Systems), passed with First Class, from the Dept. of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Calicut (2003-2005)
• LL.B., passed with First Class, from Govt. Law College, Thrissur (2006-2009)
• Did schooling in Gokhale Government HSS, Padinjarangadi and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Malampuzha, Palakkad.

Personal Details
Age and Date of Birth : 32 years, 21-05-1978
Languages Known : English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil
Religion and Caste : Hindu, Nair (Secular in belief)
Family Background : Traditional peasant family (Vallikkat Thazhathethil, Otalur, Pattithara panchayat).
Father (K. Sreenarayanan) is a retired primary school teacher. Mother (V.T. Saraswathy) is a housewife and a former director of Kumaranellur Service Cooperative Bank.
Youngest of six brothers.
Married to Anupama P. and blessed with one son Advait Manav.

Important Assignments undertaken as a Youth Congress worker
• Worked as a coordinator for Rahul Gandhi's Young Professionals' Meet programmes in many states.
• Worked for the Congress party as an election coordinator in the 2009 parliament election in Raebareli parliament constituency, U.P., from where Hon. Congress president Mrs. Sonia Gandhi contested.
Positions Previously Held
• Youth Congress State Secretary: (May 2009- April 2010)
• KSU State office bearer and Chief Editor of "Kalasala", the official organ of KSU (2004- 2007 June)
• District Chairman, "Jawahar Balajanavedi", KPCC's frontal organization for children (2007 May- 2008 November)
• State Executive Member, "Shasthravedi", the Science wing of KPCC. (2007 August onwards)
• State Trainer, Aam Aadmi Ka Sipahi programme of the IYC and worked in preparing a curriculum for the training programmes of AAKS volunteers in Kerala.
Parliamentary Experience as a student leader
• Member of Senate, University of Calicut (served two terms 1998-2001 and 2005-2007)
• University Union Councilor, from Sreekrishna College, Guruvayoor (1997)
• University Union Councilor, from Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur (2002)
Hobbies and interests
• Reading books on philosophy, history, social issues, technology, environment etc.
• Sketching and Cartooning. University level prize winner in Cartooning.
• Interacting with people from various walks of life, through social networking media.
• An active participant of various environment struggles and a sympathizer of dalit and gender issues movements.

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