The Oceanic Group
The Oceanic Group (TOG) is a non profit society dedicated to social welfare and cultural ethos. It has decided to commit itself to Communication Strategies, Research, Training and Interventions in the required social and cultural spectrum.
 
TOG is a voluntary enterprise started by young minds in early 90’s. Delhi has been the centre of TOG’s activities. The Oceanic Group (TOG) was started by youth in and around Delhi’s colleges. It started initially as an informal group doing Blood Donation, Eye Donation & Awareness and street plays on Social Issues and got registered in 1996 as a non profit society with
special focus on awareness building on Health, Environment & Education. In the last decade, the organisation has interacted with more than a lakh people on various issues ranging from CNG in Delhi to Plague & Pulse Polio. TOG was the first organisation to send an Earthquake relief package to Latur in 1993. It also initiated a Vision Plan 2005 for Janakpur (Nepal).
 
TOG thanks the people and the media for the support it has received in its awareness and advocacy campaigns. ‘1994-A Fresher’s Story’, our campus play was widely appreciated all over Delhi. The street play was a part of our campaign against corruption, goondaism, nepotism and other immoral and illegal activities. We got many threats, but more applause.
 
We at TOG would welcome members from all sections of the society and of all age groups to join us. We are soon going to form a Youth Forum to work internationally on the issues of Peace and Sustainable Development. Clean Air, Water, Food, Education, Sustainable Livelihoods, Health, Sanitation and Environment. We also uphold Virtues like Tolerance, Non Violence and Spiritualism.  
A spirit of sharing and better understanding needs to be encouraged among everyone. This forum will meet in mid 2008 in Delhi.
 
Working Together on these issues is the only option to fulfill the Millennium Development Goals declared at the UN Millennium Summit in 1999. Institutions, Governments, Multilateral Agencies, Media, Corporates and the Social Organisations will have to join hands in this mission. We encourage collaborations and cooperative ventures.
 
TOG believes in equality, cooperation and sharing common resources. Like minded individuals can join and share our dream. Let us work to make the world a better place to live in.

The earlier Chanakya-Vision 2020 Programme has now been renamed looking at the next 25 years counting as a generation.
 
India has been going through various stages of development and ups and downs. It is time we realise that with a wholehearted attempt and a dedicated mind and body, we can do wonders. But we also have to our strengths and weaknesses and resolve to use them for the Vision that we have and has been articulated time and again by people like Dr. Kalam and the Vision 2020 document of the Planning Commission.
 
The review group for the plans would be called Chanakya. The Plans will be formally reviewed and accordingly modified once every year. This would be doneby 200 expert professionals, 100 Pravasi / Non resident Indians and 200 Indian residents from all professions and vocations including midwives, housewives,farmers and unorganised labourers (so called illiterates). These, along with the experts comprising leaders and masters from various social specialisations will review all the plans made by the Government, corporate and the social sector.
 

Nand Kishore Pandey - Hotel Management Coordinator

Sudhir Kumar Secretary, The Oceanic Group (Research Scholar)
 

We have formed a High Profile Core Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of prominent leaders, scientists and scholars, officers,
corporates, NGOs and media persons to combat climate change and strive to achieve sustainable development.
 
Prof Syed Hasnain, Sr. Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, Ex-VC, Calicut University, leading expert on Glaciers.
Mr. DD Verma, Principal Secretary, Cooperatives, Uttar Pradesh,
Dr. MA Haque, Director, Ministry of Environment and Forest,
Mr. Tarun Coomar, Senior India Forest Service Officer,
Mr. Ramesh Kumar, Managing Director, Beltron Telecommunication Limited,
Professor RB Singh, Department of Geography, University of Delhi; and
Mr. Yogendra Bali, Senior Journalist
 We are also awaiting final confirmation from some other experts who have been invited.
 

TOG has started an Interactive Seminar Series (Bimonthly) on Climate Change in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre from Monday, 4 June 2007.
 
The programme will have a Main Speaker and a Chairperson who will moderate the programme and introduce the speakers. There will be a Concluding Address
in the end on the future Action plan by a distinguished person. This will be followed by Discussion / Q & A session. The programme would roughly be of 100 minutes.
 
First Seminar-The distinguished speakers at First seminar, which took place on 4 June 2007, were Professor Syed Hasnain, Sr. Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, Ex-VC, Calicut University, a leading expert on Glaciers, Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, former Environment Secretary, Government of India,. Mr Bhurelal, Member UPSC and Ex Chairman, Environment Pollution Control Authority. The theme of the seminar was ‘Impact of Global Warming on Glaciers’.
 
Second Seminar - The distinguished speakers at second seminar, which took place on 9 August 2007, were Mr. Nitin Desai, SG, WSSD 2002 & Former Under Secretary General, UN and Mr Suresh Prabhu, MP and former Environment Minister The theme of the seminar was ‘Cost of Sustainable Development’.
 
Third Seminar - The distinguished speakers at third seminar, which took place on 8 October 2007 with focus on ‘Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy’, were Mr Surya P Sethi, Principal Advisor (Energy) Planning Commission and Mr. VK. Bhargava, Director, Petroleum Conservation Research Association
 
Fourth Seminar- The seminar which took place on 18 December 2007 with theme ‘Climate Action after Bali’ was chaired by Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Honorable Minister for Panchayati Raj and Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India and distinguished speakers were Dr. Jyoti Parikh, Executive Director, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe) and Mr. Nitin Desai, SG, WSSD 2002 & Former Under Secretary General, UN.
 
The Book Titled “Local Environmental Governance In India” published by Lead India in collaboration with the British High Commission was also released on this occasion.