Vice Chancellor of TamilNadu open University

BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE OF  Dr. A. KALYANI

 

Vice Chancellor  

DOTE Campus, Guindy,

Chennai 600 010

Chennai 600 025

vc@tnou.ac.in                                                      Off: 044 22 35 1414

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Educational Qualifications :

Degree	Year	University/Institution
Ph.D. in English Literature	2002	University of Madras
M.Phil in English Literature	1987	University of Madras
M.A	1984	Madurai Kamaraj University

Positions Held:

SNo	Positions	Duration	University/ Institution
i	Vice Chancellor	2009 – Till date	Tamil Nadu Open University
ii	Principal	1997-2009	Baktavatchalam Memorial College for Women (Affiliated with University of Madras), Korattur, Chennai – 600 080.
iii	Vice-Principal	1994-1997	Baktavatchalam Memorial College for Women (Affiliated with University of Madras), Korattur, Chennai – 600 080.
iv	Lecturer in English		Anna Adarash College for Women (Affiliated with University of Madras), Chennai
v	Controller of Examinations		Baktavatchalam Memorial College, (Affiliated with University of Madras)

 

 

Distinctions/Awards:

 

v    Best Women in the Field of Education Award  (2010)   awarded by Lotus Suriya Hospital And Sathanai Ulagam, Chennai

v    Recipient of “Arungkalai Aringar” (2010) Award by Chennai Perunagar Sekkizhar Kalvi Pannattu Kazhagam.

v    Recipient of Russian Centre of Science and Culture Medal (2009) for achievement and outstanding contribution in the fields of Education.

v    Recipient of “Centenarian - Seva Ratna Award” (2009) by the Centenarian Trust for outstanding and service oriented contributions in the field of Education.

Honorary Memberships in Committees / Academic/ Professional Bodies

·        Member (2010-2011), UGC Regulation Committee  for Open Universities for Regularizing the XI Plan Pay Schemes – 2010 (Nominated by IGNOU)

·        Advisory Committee Member (2010 – 2011), International Conference on “Advancing Science and Technology” of Science City

·        Member (2009 – Till Date) -Tamil Nadu State Council  for Higher Education, Chennai

·        Member (2009 – Till Date) - Board of Management (BOM), ,  Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi

·        Member (2009 – Till Date) - Distance Education Council (DEC), 2009 – Till Date New Delhi 

·        Member(2007 – 2009) -Syndicate , University of Madras, Chennai

·        Member (2007 – 2009)  -Courses and Curriculum Development Committee, University of Madras, Chennai

·        Member (2007 – 2009) -Students Welfare Committee, University of Madras , Chennai   

·        Member -Board of Studies for English,  Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore

·        Member -Academic Council- DKM College, Thiruvalluvar University  Vellore

·        Member  - Committee to adopt University and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in the Higher Education

·        Member -University Representative College ,Governing Body Sri Saraswathi College of Education

·        Member- Nominee of the University Managing Body , Pachaiyappa’s College for Women, Kancheepuram

·        Member-Principal & Lecturers Recruitment Formation of Selection Committees Sri Saraswathi College of Education

·        Member -Committee to frame Regulations for conduct of Convocation in colleges throughout Tamil Nadu         

·        Member -High power committee For implementation of CBCS in UG / PG courses, Chennai      

·        Member -Selection Committee for the   Best College Awards (2006-2008), Bharathiar University                                                                              

·        Member- Vice-Chancellor’s Nominee , Recruitment of Principal Valliammal College for Women   

·        Member -Vice-Chancellor’s Nominee Selection Committee for Recruitment of Lecturer’s Valliammal College for Women.  

·        Member in Centre for Research on Dravidian Movement

 

·        Member -Procedure for Standardization of Convocations    

 

Publications:

Books Published

·        Interface I – English for B.Com., B.B.A., B.C.A. Prescribed for study at Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore ,Semester I

·        Interface II – English for B.Com., B.B.A., B.C.A. Prescribed for study at Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore ,Semester II

·        English for Life – II for B.A. / B.Sc. Prescribed for study at Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore ,Semester III

·        English for Life – III for B.A. / B.Sc. Prescribed for study at Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore ,Semester III 

·        English for Life – IV for B.A. / B.Sc. Prescribed for study at Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore ,Semester IV

·        English for Life – IV for B.A. / B.Sc. – Teacher’s Book

·        A Socio-Psychic Perspective of Toni Morrison’s Beloved.

·        Empowerment of Women as delineated in select American Fiction.

·        Technique as Revelation of Mysticism in the poems of George

·        Herbert and GM Hopkins.

·        Gail Godwin’s The Southern Family as a Verbal Diagram.

·        The Journey Metaphor in Joseph Condrad’s Heart of Darkness and Willa Cather’s death of the Arch Bishop (On Print)    

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Articles Published in Journals:

 

·        Twenty articles

 

Papers presented in National and International Seminars

    Distortion to discovery : A Study of Gloria Naylor’s Linden Hills Nirmala College  Coimbatore (Feb 2007)

    Indian Urban Governance Emerging trends, Urban Poverty and Its Solutions Department of Public affairs University of Madras 

    A Paradigm of Translation – A Translation of George Hebert’s Love Bade Me Welcome PSGR Krishnammal College for Women Peelamedu (Feb 2007) 

    Despair to Destiny : A Feministic point of view of Ellen Glasgow’s barren Ground G.V.G. Visalakshi College Udumalpet (March 2007)

    International Paper in ‘Pudukkavithai – Oru Parvai’ at Singapore(23^rd May 2007)

    Empowerment of Women as delineated in select American Fiction, Vellore (2007)

    The Governance of the Marginalized in Vijay Tendulkar’s Silence! The Court is in Session Department of Public Affairs University of Madras (2008)

    Use of Songs as Pattern of Tribal Life in Wole Soyinka’s select plays P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women, 2008

    Select situations of Diaspora Featured in the Bible Karunya University Coimbatore, 2008.

 

Service Activities

Have involved widely in organizing

·       Camps for free eye treatment

·       Camps for free medical treatment

·       Blood donation Campaigns

·       Adult Literacy Programmes

·       Tree Planting Programmes

·       Aids Awareness Programmes on a largescale

·       Blessed with histrionic talents, good at Tamil Classical Music

·       Very good at Table Tennis and shuttle Badminton

 

Countries Visited

·        Singapore

·        Malaysia

·        Jordon

·        Israel

·        Egypt

  

Any other significant achievement(s)

In Tamil Nadu Open University, took initiatives to provide immediate employment opportunities in the rural areas especially to the rural women, widows, girl’s children without parents, urban poor and unemployed youths through Tamil Nadu Open University. 149 Community Colleges were established so far by her. These Community Colleges are offering job oriented Vocational Education Programmes and also placing the students in the relevant industries after internship. Tamil Nadu State Government has supported the initiatives of the Tamil Nadu Open University and sanctioned Rupees One Crore as scholarships to the Community College students. Other Open Universities in India would like to follow the Tamil Nadu Open University Community College model.