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1. NAME |
: REV
DR KURIAN THOMAS, M.A. (SW), Ph.D(USA)
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2. ADDRESS |
Asha Nivas Social Service Centre
No.9, Rutland Gate, 5th Street,
Chennai - 600 006 (South India)
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3.
DATE OF BIRTH |
: 08.10.1942
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4.
QUALIFICATION |
a.
A Doctorate in Social Sciences from the University of
East Georgia (USA)
b.
A Master's Degree in Social Work with specialisation
in Community
Organisation, Community Development
& Social
Work Administration from Madras
University
c. A Bachelor's Degree in English Literature from Madras
University.
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5.
LANGUAGES KNOWN |
English, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Latin and French
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6. SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES &
COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION |
a. The Founder, President
& Honorary , Director of Asha
Nivas Social service
Centre since 1976
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b. The Founder, Trustee,
& Honorary Director of
` Les Ateliers Au Fils D'Indra.
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c. The Founder,Trustee,&
Honorary Director of `The Year of the
Child Development
Trust'.
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d. President,
'Concern'.
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e. The
Founder and President of Madras of Institute of
Labour Consultancy
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f. Chairman
of Gabriel Rehabilitation Centre for 1979 & 1980
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g.
Project Advisor to the Governor of Lions International for
the year 1983
- 1984.
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h. Attended
several International Conference in Colombo, Brussels
Geneva, Paris, Bangkok,
Singapore and Berlin.
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i. Member of the
Asian Child Workers Forum
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j.
Member of the Asia Development Centre.
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k.
The Regional Secretary of Tamilnadu Bishops Council Commission
for Labour1978 - 1984.
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l.
Chairman - Rajiv Gandhi Engineering College, Chennai.
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7.
PUBLICATIONS |
a.
The Self Employment potentials in Madras City Slums.
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b. The
Socio-Economic conditions of Rickshaw Pullers in Madras.
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c.
A Guide on available assistance in India for Projects
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d.
"They need you"
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e. Workshop on People's
Development through Credit Union'
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f.
A study on the hotel child workers at Madras
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g.
A study on the Sundal Vendors at Madras
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h. Child Labour in Madras
- A study (1985)
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i.
A study on the Education, Training and Rehabilitation of
of Child Labour Development
Project - I (1995)
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j. A study on the Education
Training & Rehabilitation of Child
Labour Development Project
- II (1998)
k. A study on the Non-Governmental
Organisations Interventions
on Child
Labour (1995)
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