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Mr.M.B.NIRMAL is a globally known Motivator, Innovator, Change-Maker, Author-writer, Mind Programmer, Humorist, Orator, Trainer, Environmentalist, Social Reformer and a Social-Activist. Mr Nirmal was an executive with the Indian Overseas Bank, member- Coffee Board and an expert adviser to LIC & the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt of India. With an aim to realize a cleaner, greener and a more enviro-friendly world Mr. M.B.Nirmal founded the ExNoRa International a Non-Profit, Non-Political, Secular, Non-Governmental, Environmental Service Organisation in 1989, by mobilizing and empowering local communities to participate in preserving nature and preventing environmental degradation so as to improve the quality of life of the common man. Now after 24 years of its existence it has grown into a wide spread movement covering many parts of India and several countries abroad. With an aim to conduct individual and corporate training programs that are professional, clean, inspiring, engaging and filled with solid content in order to unlock the mental locks and overcome the mental blocks he founded the INNOVENTIONS the Brain Resource development Institute about two decades ago. His training programs are motivating, entertaining and educational delivering excellent results. He has successfully conducted training workshops in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and USA besides several Indian cities. With an aim to encourage, enable and empower every citizen of India to eliminate corruption at all levels of the society he founded the FIFTH PILLAR With an aim to bring about a revolution in communal harmony, to cure the illness of the society, to have a Common Vision & Mission to tackle the enemies of humankind and collectively wage a war against them he founded ‘MA’ for motherliness. His innovations are endless which includes ‘ZERO GARBAGE’, Terrace Sky Farming, Flat Indoor Farming, Flat Campus Farming, City Farming and Collective Farming. ExNoRa is just one of his findings. He has founded nearly 60 such organisations/ major concepts, just to mention some of them apart from the 5th PILLAR and MAA he is also the founder of VOLUNTARY SACRIFICE to contain greed and possessiveness, VEGEDGE to promote vegetarianism and PRINCIPLED SIMPLICITY to advocate frugality and lead a life based on neccessity rather than luxury. Recognitions : “Innovator for Public” from ASHOKA, USA- (recognition with cash Award in 1991) INDIA TODAY in its Cover Story states, “Mr. M B Nirmal is one of the ten Angels of Change transforming India”. INDIAN EXPRESS, describes him as “One of the six Crusaders who will change India”. READER’S DIGEST, proclaimed him as a Hero For Today’. THE INNER WHEEL CLUB - ROTARY INTERNATIONAL, - honoured him as “One of the six Pathfinders of India along with Mother Teresa. The CII / TAMILNADU have honoured him as One of the 100 most successful entrepreneurs of Tamilnadu who were responsible for its growth in its 60 years dream journey since independence. He won four times the Best Manager of IOB Award with the RBI Governor (1987) and the then Finance Minister Mr. V P Singh 1988. This was followed by a Life Time Achievement of being recognised as the Excellent Bank Manager of the Nation among the managers of all the Nationalised Banks of the country “He has the ability to bring out the Gandhi in everyone” says South China Morning Post, HK “Wonder-Man of the Banking Industry” quotes Malayala Manorama, M B Nirmal is a “Hero for Today” and ‘is a peerless leader who has a remarkable ability to inspire people to work together” wrote ' Readers’ Digest as a cover page story. New India Times (USA) wrote”Mr. Nirmal’s speech at FETNA conference, Missouri, USA was electrifying. Many call him a Visionary, most regard him a motivator. He proved that motivation can move mountains and people too. He is always pregnant with ideas. The one thousand plus audience and participants stayed glued to their seats during his 90 minutes talk to get up only at the end to give him a standing ovation”. Change Makers (Rotary News recognised Dr. M S Swaminathan for Green Revolution, Dr Verghese Kurien for White Revolution, M B Nirmal for Clean Revolution) , “Catalyst of Social Change” “Nirmal’s Optimism is infectious” attributes The Hindu M B Nirmal was an editorial subject in seven leading newspapers / periodicals including Bhavan’s Journal (Written by Bharat Ratna Mr. C Subramaniam who referring to Nirmal said “There is still hope for India”) & in Times of India by Mr. Gurucharandas. The Ministry of Finance of Government of India issued a circular to Chairman of all the Nationalised Banks to emulate NIrmal’s Relationship Banking as well as “Serve & Sell Banking” in their respective Banks M B Nirmal is a subject matter for 10th standard students in their school text book .ExNoRa founded by him is already a subject under part 4 of the University Curriculum. He is Guru & Mentor for hundreds of YOUTH. Nirmal has also reprogrammed the minds of several convicts & top hardcore offenders and made them lead a life of honesty and non-violent. Mr. Nirmal has completed his 70 years on 10.10.2012. It also marks his fifty years of social service and twenty five years completion of Exnora since its founding. Exnora and its well wishers have decided to celebrate for one year from 10.10.2012 to 10.10.2013 by conducting continuous campaigns and tree planting all over tamilnadu to promote environmental conciousness among people and save our mother Earth