About ANLP India
About ANLP India, the NLP association
ANLP India is an Indian professional association dedicated to the development, education and responsible practice of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. This page is about the association as an institution. For a plain-language answer to what ANLP is, and what ANLP India represents, see What is ANLP?.
ANLP India as an institution
The Association of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, India — ANLP India — is a professional community of NLP practitioners, trainers and educators. It exists to hold a shared identity around standards, professional development and the practice of NLP in India.
It is not a training marketplace. Courses, schedules and fees are not published as an enrolment desk on this website; they belong with the training platform named in the Terms of Use.
Why was it established?
ANLP India took shape so that NLP education in India could sit inside a recognisable professional association, rather than only as isolated workshops. It began as an India chapter of ANLP UK. Dr. David J. Lincoln began operating under the ANLP India banner in 2007. In 2008, Mr. Sushil Mehrotra joined as co-founder, organising and managing regular programmes across the country. During the same reorganisation, ANLP India became an independent professional community in India, separate from ANLP UK.
Its role in NLP education and professional development
ANLP India was associated with practitioner development, master practitioner training, trainer development and related applications of NLP — including coaching, communication and behavioural work. Those pathways became part of the professional journeys of practitioners in cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Founding members
The core committee was formed of four trainer-members: Late Dr. David J. Lincoln, Mr. Sushil Mehrotra, Mr. Ralph Watson and Mr. Umesh Soman. They are introduced together under Founding Members.
Accreditation and certification history
ANLP India was associated with certification at Practitioner, Master Practitioner, Trainer and Master Trainer levels. Members continue to hold those credentials. ANLP India does not invite applications for new certificates through this website. The pathways are set out under certification. People recorded as having completed that training are listed in the graduate register.
Current NLP training programmes are offered through WisdomTree Solutions.
How the association evolved
Trainer development marked an important stage in the association's evolution. Trainer training in Goa in 2010 marked a further step: not only practitioners, but trainers who could teach NLP in India. Over the years, the community of practitioners and trainers widened, with programmes and professional development continuing across India.
Over the years, ANLP India has trained more than 7,500 participants across its Practitioner, Master Practitioner and Trainer programmes.
Where ANLP India stands today
ANLP India remains a living professional community. Practitioners and trainers continue to work as members.
This website is the public presence of the association. For a plain-language account of the name, see What is ANLP?. ANLP India’s place in professional NLP practice in India is on ANLP in India.
Read the history of ANLP India
For the name, purpose and place of ANLP in NLP education, see What is ANLP?.
See also the founding members, NLP certification pathways, the graduate register, the gallery and the NLP blog.