Tata-Dhan Academy

Tata-Dhan Academy is an institution in India for Post Graduation in development management. Located in Madurai, it was co-founded by the Sir Ratan Tata Trust and the DHAN Foundation in December, 2000. The Tata-Dhan Academy trains students to be development professionals.MissionTata-Dhan Academy’s focus is on its two-year Programme in Post Graduation in development management, during which students learn to become development professionals and development entrepreneurs. PDM is a two-year residential programme where students learn appropriate managerial techniques to deal with complex issues of development. This helps in effecting development programmes at various levels.There is an emphasis on learning and building knowledge through Action Reflection Learning. The focus is on building techno-managerial competencies supported by appropriate motivations, values and attitudes to work with disadvantaged people, with a view to "building people's organisations to build people".The Academy's stated mission is to: Induct and groom young graduates as development professionals. Build the capacity of practitioners in the development sector. Build and enable a world of knowledge & practice through action-reflection and adapting global knowledge.CentresAsian Knowledge Centre for Mutual Insurance (ASKMI)The Asian Knowledge Centre for Mutual Insurance is a specialized centre at the Tata-Dhan Academy designed to involve experts in mutual and micro insurance, local governments, researchers, academic institutions, donors, and international development and aid organizations in integrating and building knowledge about Asia’s mutual insurance.