Year – 2025
Category – Zero Waste Campus
Awarded by – BBMP (now GBA) & Bangalore Climate Action Cell
Presented by – Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar
Received by – Cambridge Institute of Technology
Transforming waste systems through community action to build cleaner cities, resilient ecosystems, and a zero-waste future.
Promoting holistic wellbeing through acupressure, mental health awareness, and simple practices that empower people to care for themselves.
Enabling learners and educators to understand learning styles, strengthen teaching practices, and build inclusive, effective learning ecosystems.
Vedan (meaning “Experience”) is the organization you need for root-cause change. We are a social engineering trust dedicated to designing and implementing permanent, sustainable solutions across Education, Environment, and Health—focused not on symptoms, but on systemic flaws.
Our uniqueness lies in our relentless commitment to replicable models and influencing policy. We begin by deeply studying a system, from stakeholder interests to root causes, to create clear, integrated “playbooks” that accelerate implementation and impact. This systematic approach allows us to simplify complex problems, deliver significantly larger outcomes, and achieve proven results faster than traditional methods.
Currently, we are fundamentally reshaping solid waste management, tackling both public ignorance and deep systemic municipal inefficiencies. With an impact footprint covering 400,000 people, Vedan is focused on achieving “last mile loop closure,” engineering self-sustaining systems for continuous social transformation.
Creating responsible campuses where waste is managed, not discarded. READ MORE
Rescuing resources before it becomes waste, connecting surplus to meaningful use. READ MORE.
Building accountable ward systems for efficient, sustainable waste management. READ MORE.
Changing behaviours through awareness, engagement, education, and community action. READ MORE.
Delivering clean celebrations without generating unnecessary waste or litter. READ MORE.
Year – 2025
Category – Zero Waste Campus
Awarded by – BBMP (now GBA) & Bangalore Climate Action Cell
Presented by – Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar
Received by – Cambridge Institute of Technology
Year – 2023
Category – Best Solid Waste Management
Awarded by – Conference of Indian Industries
Presented by –
Mr Venu Shanbhag, Co-Chairman, CII-SR Task Force on Holistic Sustainability & ESG &
Managing Director, Saint-Gobain Sekurit India Ltd Mr N Mahesan, Chief Engineer SWM, Greater Chennai Corporation, Government of Tamil Nadu.
Received by – Suhasini BS
Year – 2020
Category – Outstanding Achievement in their field – Solid Waste Management
Awarded by – Prajavani & Deccan Herald
Presented by – Veteran Actor Devaraj
Received by – Suhasini BS
At Vedan, we don’t just manage problems — we redesign systems, empower communities, and create models that continue long after we leave. Your support helps scale solutions that are practical, measurable, and replicable.
