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A
few lines about me
Born
on 13-6-1936,
at
Chennai.
Parents migrated
to ancestral village 35 miles north-west to the then
madras city due
to evacuation during
the second world
-war..
Early
studies in the native rural schools. Brought up
by orthodox parents under traditional
family values and disciplines. For higher studies
sent to Madras where
intermediate studies (1954-56) at
SIR
THEAGARAYA
COLLEGE,
and BA(HONS)(1956-59)
at
PACHAIYAPPAS
completed , and
MA(POL)
and
M.Phil as
Teacher candidate at Madras -Varsity.
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SERVED
(1959-1962 )AT
SIR
THEAGARAYA College
as Lecturer in History, later in the same capacity(1962-1965
) at The Andhra
LOYOLA
VIJAYAVADA.
Joined and served at The Madras
Loyola College
(1965June-1994 June.)
in various capacities such as Lecturer, Professor, Head of the PG
Dept of History. Served simultaneously as HOD in charge of the Dept
of Sociology, as Dean of Arts, as Member College Governing Board
etc.
Besides Handling subjects in History, Political science and public
Administration to the Under Graduate and post graduate Classes,
designed courses and introduced and taught papers for Loyola and
other autonomous Colleges in the state.
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DESIGNED
AND INTRODUCED
SEVERAL
GENERAL-ELECTIVE
COURSE
PAPERS
UNDER THE OPPORTUNITIES
OFFERED
UNDER
THE
COLLEGE
AUTONOMY,
SUCH
AS
GANDHIAN
STUDIES,
WORLD
PEACE,
INDIAN
ADMINISTRATION,
FUTUROLOGY
ETC.
ALL
THESE
COURSES
WERE
STUDIED
BY
NON -HISTORY
STUDENTS
WITH
GREAT
ENTHUSIASM
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Among
the several responsible positions held in the co-curricular
activities the following are a just a few illustrations. These were
taken up to serve the
student community purely out of personal commitment and dedication
to the cause education and youth formation. These experiences gave
this author personal satisfaction and spiritual fulfilment in all
the programmes and projects undertaken over three and half decades
involving the student community till the date of retirement. These
positions of trust and responsibility included
-
Lieutenant
as NCC
OFFICER,
-
NSS
DIRECTOR,
-
DIRECTOR
DAY SCHOLARS CENTER,
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COURSE
DIRECTOR
TOURISM AND
TRAVEL
MANAGEMENT,
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Deputy
Hostel Warden.
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SERVED
ON SEVERAL VARSITY EXAM
BOARDS.
SERVED ON TNPSC AND PONDY STATE
EXAMS
BOARDS .
CONDUCTED
MORE THAN
60
SOCIAL SERVICE
WORK CAMPS ALL OVER
THE
STATE.
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ORGANISED
TOURS ALL OVER
INDIA AND ABROAD
ATTENDED
AND PRESENTED
PAPERS AT SEVERAL NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AS WELL AS
IN THREE INTER-NATIONAL CONFERENCES --
AT
PARIS (1989,) AT BANGKOK(1993), AND AT NEW YORK(2001 Jan,) ON
SUBJECT LIKE WORLD PEACE, COMMUNAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY, ASIAN
UNITY, FAMILY VALUES, INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE, RELEVANCE OF
MAHATHMA GANDHI AND HIS IDEALS, HUMAN RIGHTS ETC.
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Addressed
and Lectured to several batches of visiting Research Scholars,
Academicians, University Students from western universities
primarily on subjects such as Indian Culture, Tamil Values, Gandhian
Ideals and their Relevance to day.
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SERVED
AS CHAIRMAN 10th
STD
SOCIAL STUDIES, ON TAMIL NADU
TEXT BOOK COMMITTEE. EDITED SEVERAL YOUTH MAGA ZINES
AND BOOKS.
CONDUCTED
MOCK
UN
AND
PARLIAMENT SESSIONS
IN SCHOOLS AND IN COLLEGES
COACHED
STUDENTS FOR INTER-COLLEGIATE DEBATES,SYMPOSIA.
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TAUGHT
CIVIL
SERVICES
(IAS,IPS,IRS ETC)EXAMS
AT THE
CATHOLIC
CENTRE
FOR MORE THAN
30
YEARS. TOOK CLASSES IN HONORARY CAPACITY FOR STUDENTS
PREPARING CORRESPONDENCE COURSES - POST GRADUATE CLASSES IN SUBJECTS
SUCH AS INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE, POLITICAL
SCIENCE, AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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Among
several positions held
to serve fellow teaching community are DIRECTOR
STAFF
CO-OP
SOCIETY,JOINT
SECRETARY
ASSOCIATION OF
UNIVERSITY
TEACHERS (AUT,) Vice
president Staff Association etc. Membership in Academic Bodies and
Educational Organisations are omitted.
Besides
the list of membership in several service oriented public
association and positions held to serve the public in various
capacities as President , as Secretary on
Residential Welfare Associations and Temple Committees etc
are not listed here.
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INTERESTS:
HUMAN RIGHTS, WORLD PEACE, STUDY OF LANGUAGES, DRAWING AND PAINTING,
COMPOSING BLANK VERSE IN TAMIL AND ENGLISH on contemporary issues.
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