BIRD an Institute for Participatory Learning was established in 1997 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The Institute emerged in response to the development scenario of the Hindi speaking belt. There were a large number of Civil Society Organizations working at the grass root level but the organizational capacity for effectively managing their projects and programmes was inadequate, forcing them into dependency on others for financial and non-financial support. The situation was deplorable for voluntary sector, causing a hindrance for development in general. BIRD was therefore established to remedy the situation by providing support in the field of organization development as well as systematic programme management to the CSOs working at the grass roots in Uttar Pradesh .

.

Bharatiya Institute of Research & Development (BIRD) Lucknow is a Premier Institute for providing Training, Research, Consultancy, Micro-Insurance, Micro-Finance and IT enabled Services in the field of Management, Rural Development and Information Technology – A brain child of seasoned IT Professionals and Management Experts from leading Institutions of India such IIMs, IITs, LUMBAS,I²IT etc. It was registered as a Society under the Indian Societies Registration Act 21 of 1860 on 03-03-1997 at the office of Deputy Registrar, Firms, Societies and Chits Lucknow. BIRD made significant strides and carved out a niche for itself in the Research & Training map of U.P. It is widely known in IT Organizations, Government and NGO Sectors for the quality of its product & services. The Institute offers customized training solutions for Government. Agencies, NGOs and other Institutions connected with Rural Development to address the new challenges concerning Sector.