1. Present Position
2. Educational Qualification
3. Special Training Undergone
4. Teaching and Research Experience
5. New courses and programmes evolved / organized
6. Laboratory and Department established
7. Involvement in Institute Development
8. Research Guidance
9. Research Project Undertaken
10. List Of Publications
11. Seminars / Workshops Training organized (International)
12. Seminars / Workshops / Training organized (National and Regional)
13. Membership in Scientific Bodies Association
14. Resource Person
15. Lecture Delivered
16. Reviewer for Journals
17. Recognition
18. Committee Member
19. Foreign Countries Visited
20. Administrative Experience
21 Others

1. Present Position: Professor, Dept. of Extension Education

• Evaluation Methodology and Examination (Basic and Inter) offered by Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi
• Basic course in Social Research, offered by National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad
• Participatory Rural Appraisal offered by Regional, National and International Institutions
• Orientation Programme for NSS Officers at Avinashilingam Home Science College, Coimbatore.
• Special Programme for University and College Teachers at V.L. Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management, Pune.
• Orientation Programme for University Teachers in Cooperation at Natesan Cooperative Training College, Madras

• Largely responsible for designing and introducing courses in cooperative management both at the graduate and post-graduate level (1980)
• Designed and conducted a course on Participatory Rural Appraisal for the post-graduate programmes in Social Sciences at GRI
• Designed a Diploma Programme on Micro-credit Management
• Designed a Three month training programme on Management of Self Help Groups
• Designed a ten-day training programme on Participatory Rural Development
• Designed a 15 day training programme on Preparation of Micro-Plan using Participatory Methods
• Specialized in designing field based courses and formulating Participatory evaluation procedure for evaluating such courses.
• Served as a Team Member in designing MBA Programme in Rural Project Management

• Established a Centre for Participatory Learning and Management Techniques

• Deeply committed and devoted to the development of the institute;
• Accepted various responsibilities such as Resident warden, Deputy warden, Programme Officer, NSS, Programme Coordinator, NSS, Controller of Examinations, Secretary to Vice-Chancellor, Liaison Officer, SC/ST Cell, Member of the Committee to formulate recruitment rules for the institute, Member of Committee to prepare Roaster, Member of the various adhoc committees, Member of Research Advisory Committee, Member of Syndicate etc. and through such bodies helped in all round development of the institute.
• Actively participated in all the extension programmes carried out at the Departmental and the institutional level.
• Organized several training programmes for the various stakeholders of rural development at the Regional, National and International Level and brought good name to the Institute.
• Contributed around Rs. 20 lakhs to the institute through consultations and projects over a period of 20 years
• Participated in all the co-curricular and extra curricular activities of the institute and thus, helped in promoting such activities among the students
• Deeply interested in tree-planting and as a programme coordinator of NSS along with students planted 500 trees in the campus through eco -development camps.

• Successfully guided eight Ph.D. scholars on

• Principal Coordinator for a project on "Rapid Appraisal of NREGA in Kerala State, sponsored by UNDP and Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of New Delhi, 2009 (on going)
• Project Coordinator for Evaluation of Agriculture Extension Programme in Tamil Nadu State funded by Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission, 2009 (on going)
• Principal Coordinator for a major project on Preparation of Perspective Plan for Dindigul District under NREGA, 2006-07.
• Principal Coordinator for a major project on "Monitoring and Evaluation of Backward District Development Programme". The programme with a duration of three years commenced in September 2004.
• Served as a Team Leader for evaluating the project on "SGSY assisted SHGs in Theni District" (2003).
• Project leader for evaluating a three year project on "Empowerment of Women to eradicate Female Infanticide" funded by DANIDA and run by Indian Council for Child Welfare (April 2002).
• Project leader for evaluating five year major project on "Integrated Tribal Development Programme" funded by CEVA, Germany and organized by an NGO in Tamilnadu (January 2002)
• Served as a member in four member consultancy team for evaluating a major project on "Comprehensive Watershed Development Project" funded by DANIDA, Denmark run by Government of Tamilnadu (August 2001)
• Project Evaluator for "Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology" (CAPART), Government of India funded projects. Has evaluated 40 projects in the areas of Community Organization, Self-Help Groups, Sanitation, Water Supply, Housing, Tribal Development, Income Generation Programmes, Watershed Development, Literacy, Wasteland Development, etc.

1. Enabling the differently abled – The role of Rural Varsity – (Co-author) Gandhigram News Bulletin 6(2) April 2008.
2. Micro-credit driven Micro Enterprises Lessons from SHGs assisted under SGSY scheme, Journal of Rural Development, vol. 24(3) pp. 353-376, 2005
3. Efficacy of Participatory Methods: A Micro Probe in a Rural Cluster, (Principal Author), Journal of Rural Development, Vol.20(2), April-June 2001, pp.273-297
4. PLA Menu for the study of Women Leadership at the Grassroot Level, ISDA Journal, Vol.11, No.2, April-June
2001, pp.53-69
5. A study of Internal Audit Practice in selected Cooperatives in Tamilnadu (Principal Author), Cooperative Perspective, Vol.30, No.31, April-June 2001, p.21-25.
6. "Social mobilization through Community Participation", Manual of Hunger Free Area Programme, MSSRF, Chennai, March 1998
7. "Participatory methods for assessment of Hunger", Manual of Hunger Free Area Programme, MSSRF, Chennai, March 1998
8. "A varsity moves into villages" (Co-author), University News, UGC, 1998
9. "Education by Experience: An experiment by GRI", Journal of Extension and Research, Vol.I, No.2, Dec. 1998
10. "Identification of Rural Poor: Whose Assessment is Correct?", Journal of Extension and Research, Vol.I, No.1, Jan.-June 1998, P.No.1
11. "Attitude and Behaviour Among Practitioners towards PRA" in ABC for PRA (Ed. Somesh Kumar), Action Aid, Bangalore 1997
12. "Participatory Self-help Credit Cooperatives" in Rediscovering Cooperation, (Ed. R. Rajagopalan), IRMA, Gujarat, 1996
13. "Participatory Planning for the New Panchayati Raj System" in Empowering People: Issues and Solutions, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, 1996
14. "Relationship between Capital Structure and Cost of Capital in Cooperatives" in Readings in Financial Management (Ed. J.D. Agarwal), Indian Institute of Finance, December 1994
15. "Cooperatives and Social Responsibilities", Tamil Nadu Journal of Cooperation, Vol.83, No.9, December 1993
16. "Size, cost and profitability: An Empirical Study of Pandian Grama Bank in Tamil Nadu", Finance India, Vol.VII(1), March 1993
17. "Members’ perception of attributes of leadership in Cooperatives: A Study" (Co-author), Indian Cooperative Review, Vol.XXX, No.2, October 1992
18. "Let us now listen to them - A flashback on PRA" (Co-author), Journal of Rural Development, Vol.II (6), November 1992
19. "Thiagikal Etria Deepam", Kootturavu, Vol.64, No.8, November 1992
20. "Management Accounting in Cooperatives", Tamilnadu Journal of Cooperation, May 1992
21. "Participatory Rural Appraisal", Thittam, Vol.23 and 24 Nos.18 & 19, May 1992
22. "Towards invigorating Democracy" Tamilnadu Journal of Cooperation, Vol.82, No.9, December 1990, Tamil version of the article has appeared in Kootturavu, March 1991
23. "State Partnership vis-a-vis Autonomy of Cooperatives - An overview of some trends in Cooperatve Sugar and Spinning Mills in Tamilnadu" in Cooperative values and the Relation between Cooperatives and the State, working papers of a seminar, ICA, New Delhi 1990
24. "Cooperatives and Social Responsibilities", Tamilnadu Journal of Cooperation, Vol.83, No.9, December 1991
25. "A Financial Appraisal of Rural Credit Delivery in Tamil Nadu State in India," Journal of Financial Management and Analysis, Vol.3, No.1, January-June 1990
26. "Determinants of Capital Structure in Cooperative Enterprises," Tamilnadu Journal of Cooperation, August 1990, Vol.82, No.5
27. "An approach to estimate the cost of capital in Cooperative Enterprises," Sahakaritha Samshodhan, Vol.IX, January-June 1989
28. "Relationship between capital structure and cost of capital in Cooperative Enterprises - An Empirical Study," Finance India, Vol.IX, No.2, June 1990
29. "Formulating the objective of Financial Management," Tamil Nadu Journal of Cooperation, Vol.82, No.1, April 1990
30. "Rural Credit Institutions: Cost of Operations and Profitabilities," Tamil Nadu Journal of Cooperation, Vol.81, No.8, February 1990
31. "Factors affecting the growth and development of Cooperative Sugar Factory - A Case Study," Indian Cooperative Review, Vol.XXV, No.3, January 1988
32. "Cost of Borrowing - An Enquiry", Tamilnadu Journal of Cooperation, Vol.80, No.7, January 1989
33. "Operational Efficiency Through Cost Effectiveness - A Case Study of a Cooperative Sugar Factory", Tamilnadu Journal of Cooperation, Vol.79, No.10, April 1988
34. "Profitability Performance of a Central Cooperative Bank - A Case Study," Indian Cooperative Review, Vol.XXV No.2, October 6, 1987
35. "Towards Developing a Methodology to study the Village Cooperative as an agent of change," The Cooperator, Vol.XXV, No.14, January 1988
36. "Indicators of Development - A Case Study of a District Central Cooperative Bank," Indian Cooperative Review, Vol.XXIV, No.4, April 1987.
37. "Agricultural Finance - A Survey of its Attributes" (Co-author), Readings in Rural Development published by Oxford IBH Publishers, New Delhi 1981
38. "A Status Study of the Retired Teachers" (Co-author) All India Conference on the Aged and Pensioners - Commemorative Volume, Bangalore, 1982
39. "Cooperative Week Celebrations - A New Outlook", The Cooperator, September 1983
40. "Labour Cooperatives and Rural Development" (Co-author), Indian Cooperative Review, January 1984.
41. "A success story of a Coffee Curing Society", The Cooperator, Vol.XX, No.7, October 1982
42. "Ryots and Recovery - An Attitudinal Probe" (Co-author), Indian Cooperative Review, October 1983
43. "Primary Agricultural Credit Societies - A Cross Sectional Analysis" (Co-author), Khadi Gramodyog, August 1983
44. "Pania Tribe - vis-a-vis Family Planning" (Co-author), Kurukshetra, February 1982
45. "Repayment of loan: Farmers’ Perception" Indian Cooperative Review, Vol.XVIII, No.1, October 1980
46. "The White Resurrection - A Case Study of a Dried-up Society" (Co-author) Indian Cooperative Review, Vol.XVII, No.3, April 1980
47. "Investment and Returns," Indian Cooperative Review, Vol.XVI, No.9, July 1979
48. "Role of School Teachers in Member Education Programme," The Cooperator, Vol.XVII, No.12, December 15, 1979

Papers presented in National Conference / Seminars

1. Participated and presented a paper on "Towards Achieving the Goal of Well-being. A case study of Socially Marginalized Community in South India" in a National Workshop on Rural Urban Disparity in India with special reference to Tamil Nadu held at GRI on 30^th April 2009

2. Participated and presented a paper on "Curriculum – Extension Interface" in a National Conference on Quality and Relevance in Higher Education held on 2^nd and 3^rd March 2009 at Jeyarj Annapackiam College for Women at Periyakulam, Theni

3. Community-based financing of Rural Water Supply: An Empirical Study in Tamil Nadu, proceedings of National Seminar on "Resource Management and village panchayat: Experience and Emerging concerns" School of Rural Advancement (MGNIRSA), Hyderabad, November 2008

4. Participated in the workshop on "Development of Handbook for the Functionaries of Extension" on 08^th to 10^th July 2008" organized by RGNIYD, Sriperumpudur, Tamil Nadu and presented a paper on "Extension in Rural Higher Education: The Experience of GRU".

5. Participated in a two-day National Seminar on "Revitalizing Rural Institutes: Problems and Prognosis" organized by NCRI, Hyderabad in collaboration with JNU, New Delhi on 15^th and 16^th March 2008 and presented a paper on "Networking of Rural Institutes: The Mission and Mode".

6. Participated in the National seminar on "Poverty, Unemployment and Rural Development programme" and presented a paper on "Complementarities between NGOs and Local CBOs" organized by Centre for Rural Studies, National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie on April 6^th and 7^th, 2007.

7. Participated in the two day UGC sponsored National Workshop on "Evolving Strategies in Extension and field outreach activities in Higher Education" and presented a paper on "Extension Strategies in Changing Development Scenario" organized by Bharathidasan University, Trichy on 27^th March, 2007.

8. Participated and delivered a lecture in a seminar on "Capacity Building of Stakeholder on Participatory Rural Development", held at IIPA, New Delhi in collaboration between NIRD and Indian Institute of Public Administration on 20^th December 2006.

9. Participated and presented a paper on "Preparation of micro-plan: The experience in Mandapam Block" in Lal Bahadur Sastri National Academy of Administration in Mussourie on 6^th and 7^th September 2006.

10. Participated and presented the outcome of the project on "Preparation of Micro-Plan for a Block in Tamil Nadu" in a National Seminar on "Micro-Plan" organized by NIRD at Hyderabad on 27^th and 28^th July 2006.

11. Participated and presented a paper on "Community outreach Methodology: The Gandhigram Experience" in a UGC seminar on "Campus to Community Extension and Co-curricular methods in Autonomous colleges" organized by Bharathidasan University on 09^th May, 2005.

12. Participated in a National Workshop on "Capacity Building of Stakeholders of Rural Project Management" held on 27^thand 28^th July 2005 organised by NIRD, Hyderabad and sponsored by UNDP. Presented a paper on "Micro Plan of Mandapam Block"

13. Participated and presented a paper on "Micro-credit Driven micro-enterprises among SGSY assisted SHGs" in a National Seminar on "Development of Entrepreneurship among women in unorganized sector through SHGs" on 30^th and 31^st August 2004 on M.O.B. Vaishnav College for women in Chennai.

14. Wrote and presented a concept paper on "NGOs as Conduit for Business Development of Cooperatives" to NIRD in November 2004.

15. Presented a paper on "Scope of Extension set up in Rural Development Institutions" in the NGO and RD Meet organized by RRL-CSIR at Trivandram during May 26-27, 2003.

16. Presented a paper on "Participatory Rural Appraisal" in the "Refresher course in Applied Research" organized on 10.10.2003

17. "Extension in M.A. Business Economics: A Background paper" in a State level Seminar on "Curriculum Development in Business Economics" held on 20thand 21st December 1997

18. Attended a three-day State-level Seminar on "Accounting Practices in Cooperatives of Tamil Nadu" from 15th to 17th October, 1993 at TBML College, Porayar presented two papers: Status of Management Accounting in Cooperatives: The Case of a Cooperative Wholesale Stores.Internal Audit: Can it be an aid to Effective Accounting Practices?

19. "Management Accounting in Cooperatives" in the Twelfth National Convention on Studies in Cooperation held at Pune from 29.10.91 to 31.10.91

20. Presented two case studies in the workshop on "Development of case studies" organised by Examination Reform Unit (GRI) in collaboration with Department of Cooperation (GRI) between 5.5.89 and 9.5.89

21. "Women and Vocation - A Study in an urban setting of Tamilnadu" in an Inter-university Seminar on "Indian Women" held at Gandhi Museum, Madurai on December 13, 1981

22. "Evaluation of Field Placement Programme of M.Phil. Course" (Co-author) in a Workshop for M.Phil Course conducted at Gandhigram from 28th to 30th November 1984.

23. "Role of Voluntary Agencies in IRDP and New Twenty Point Economic Programme" in a State Level Seminar on "IRDP & New 20 point Economic Programme - Role of Cooperative" at Gandhigram between 4th and 6th June 1984

24. Cooperative Extension Order - A Model" in a National Seminar on "Linking Extension with University Curriculum" held at Gandhigram between 27th and 29th March 1983 (Co-author)

25. "Investment and Returns" in a seminar organised by TBML College Porayar, Tanjore Dist. in April 1979.

1. Coordinated and served as a Resource Person for 10 day training programme on "Participatory Rural Development" for 20 Japanese students drawn from various Universities of Japan from 19.08.2008 to 28.08.2008 sponsored by LIFE, Tokyo, Japan.
2. Organised training programme in Rural Development in collaboration with CIRHEP an NGO at Nilakottai for 13 students from various universities of Japan from 15^th March, 2007 to 25^th March 2007.
3. Facilitated a training programme on "Participatory Rural Appraisal "organized by Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, FASID Training Centre, Tokyo from 18^th August to 20^th August, 2006.
4. PRA Training to selected NGOs in Japan Juckle Berry Jan Towara City, AICHI Prefecture from June 15^th to 17^th, 2006.
5. Organised, Coordinated and facilitated a five-day Village Immersion Programme for the World Bank Staff from 5th to 11th November 1998
6. Two day training programme in PRA for the members of PALTRA, an NGO network at SRILANKA organised by ANITRA Trust at Chennai on 24th and 25th January 1998
7. Organised, Coordinated and facilitated a one week "Village Immersion Programme" for the World Bank Staff from 7th to 11th November 1997

1. Facilitated a training programme on "Preparation of Micro Plan" organized by NIRD, Hyderabad from 24^th September to 28^th September, 2007.
2. Coordinated the Workshop on GPURA (Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) as a Model of Sustainable Rural Development, July 27-28, 2007.
3. Organized and coordinated a three day workshop on "Case study and Case writing" sponsored by UGC from 6^th to 8^th April 2006.

4. Facilitated a three days training programme on "PRA and CBOs" organized by Rubber Board for its Development Officers at Kottayam, Kerala in March 2005

5. Coordinated Two 15-days training programme on "Preparation of Integrated Micro Plan" sponsored by CAPART held at Gandhigram Rural Institute from 29.04.03 to 13.05.03 and from March 26, 2004 to April 09, 2005.

6. Facilitated a workshop on "Government Policy and Budget-Analysis for the year 2003-04" organized by Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation at Coimbatore on 26^th May, 2003.

7. Facilitated a 7-day Training Programme on PRA for the NGOs organized at Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari during December 25-31, 2003
8. Coordinated a Training Programme in "Participatory Methodology" for the staff of Sivagangai Multipurpose Social Service Society organized during April 4-5, 2003
9. Coordinated and facilitated a three-day training cum workshop on "Participatory Forest Management" for the staff of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in February 2002
10. Coordinated and facilitated a three-day training cum workshop on "Participatory Forest Management" for the staff of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in August 2001.
11. Coorganizer for a three day UGC sponsored national workshop on "Community Outreach Methodologies: Dimensions and Dilemmas" held at Gandhigram Rural Institute from 27^th to 29^th January 2005 and presented a paper on "Rural Extension Strategies".
12. Coordinated a two day workshop on "Development of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation of CAPART funded projects" sponsored by CAPART held during April 08-09, 2003.
13. Coordinated two-day National Workshop on "Corruption at the Grassroots" on 3rd and 4th December 1998
14. Coordinated state level Workshop on "Building Human Rights Education in University Curriculum" jointly organised by Gandhigram Rural Institute and FIAN International on 6th and 7th December 1997
15. Organised 4-day Workshop on Attitude and Behaviour Change for PRA at GRI, Gandhigram, April 1997
16. Organized and coordinated a series of 30 workshops on PRA - in different villages at Dindigul District between January 1992 and December 1996
17. 3-day PRA on Tannery Effluents in collaboration with Environment Development Council, Dindigul, July 1995
18. Coordinated 4-day Retreat of PRA Practitioners at Gandhigram, May 1995
19. One day Participatory Self-Appraisal of staff at St. Joseph’s Boys Village, Genguvarpatty on 11.2.95
20. Organised 2-day PRA Training Workshop for the community organisers of DPG,Manur, Tirunelveli on 8th & 9th Jan.1995
21. Organized PRA Workshops for Faculty of Irrigation Management Training Institute at Allapanur Village of Sathanur Command Area from 16th to 18th, December 1994
22. Organized 3-day PRA Training Workshop for NGOs, 10-12 September, 1994 at IYD, Andipatty
23. Organised, Coordinated and facilitated a one week "Village Immersion Programme" for the World Bank Staff from 5th to 11th November 1998
24. Organised 5 day Training-cum-Workshop on PRA Methods organised for the staff of Kerala Forestry Department, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Thekkady, Kerala, during July 27-31,1998
25. Five day trainers training in PRA/PLA for the District Level officials of Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Project from 19th to 23rd January 1998
26. 5-day Training-cum-Workshop on PRA Methods organised for the staff of India Eco-Development Project, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala, May 1997
27. 3-day PRA Training for the Staff of AFDORP, Trichy, November 1995
28. PRA Training Programme for the Staff of the DANIDA-CWDP at Tirunelveli, September 1995
29. Training in Community Organisation for the Staff of the DANIDA-CWDP at Tirunelveli, August 1995
30. 3-day PRA Training on Health for the faculty members of GIRH and FWT, Gandhigram, March 1995
31. 3-day PRA training programme for faculty of Irrigation Management Training Institute, Trichy, 29-31 July 1994
32. 3-day training programme for coordinators of Makkal Sakthi Iyakkam, 10-12 June, 1994
33. 3-day PRA training programme for NGOs from 17-19 May, 1994
34. Coordinated a five-day "Trainers Training Programme in PRA" for the staff of Gandhigram Rural Institute from 22-26 November, 1993
35. Organized and Coordinated a two months training programme on "Training in Holistic Rural Development" sponsored by Small Project Fund, Orthodox Church, Thirukunnathu Seminary, Alwae, Kerala (1-4-1992 to 31-5-1992)

1. Member, Research Advisory Committee, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram
2. Member, All India Adult Education Association, New Delhi

1. Served as a Resource Person in a Management Workshop for the Managers of Dindigul Handloom Weavers Society" and delivered a lecturer on "Financial Management for Handloom Cooperatives" on 05.05.2007, organized by Dept. of RIM, GRI, Gandhigram
2. Served as a Resource Person in "Public Review Workshop for Ph.D scholars of Management Studies" organized by Mother Teresa Women’s University Research and Extension, held at Madurai on 30.08.2007
3. Served as a Resource Person in a Workshop on "PRA Technique" organized by Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalaya, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh on September 18-19, 2008.
4. Served as a Resource Person in a Trainers’ Training Programme on Child Labour and delivered a lecturer on "PRA techniques for Identifying Child Labour" on 25.04.2008 organized by Govt. of Tamil Nadu in collaboration with Dept. of Gandhian Thought and Peace Science, GRI, Gandhigram
5. Resource person for UGC refresher course organized by Dept. of Women Studies of Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalaya, Tirupathi.
6. Served as a resource person for three workshops on "Vulnerability analysis" organized by Anasuya Foundation, Chennai, sponsored by World Bank, New Delhi. Each workshop with a duration of six days was conducted at three different places in Tamilnadu during 2004-2005. (Katpadi, Chennai and Dindigul)
7. Served as a Resource Person in a UGC sponsored seminar on "Development of Entrepreneurship among women in unorganized sector through SHGs" held at Chennai on August 30-31, 04 and presented a paper on "Micro Credit Driven Rural Enterprises – Lessons from SHGs assisted under SGSY scheme".
8. Served as a Resource Person in a Refresher course for "NSS Programme Officers" held at Sri Avinasilingame Institute for Home Science, Coimbatore in 2004
9. Served as a Resource Person in UNICEF funded seminar on "Monitoring and Evaluation of Self-Help Groups" held at Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 23^rd May 2001.
10. Member of "Working Group to review the competency based vocational curriculum on Cooperation" organised by Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education, held at Kerala Agricultural University, TRISSUR from 6th to 10th October 1997
11. Facilitated a Five-day National Workshop on "Curriculum Development for Teachers of Cooperation in Mainstream Education System" held between 6th to 10th January 1997
12. Participated and acted as resource person in a 5-day training-cum-workshop on "Participatory Methods for Identification and Diagnosis of Research and Development Problem" at Hyderabad from 26th to 30th September 1995
13. Resource person for a five-day training programme on Forestry in Rural Development sponsored by Ministry of Environment, Government of India for IFS Officials conducted by Gandhigram Rural Institute at Gandhigram from 6th to 10th December 1993. Delivered a lecture on "PRA for better Rural Planning". Also organised a brief PRA workshop for the participants
14. Resource person in "Participatory Methods" for on the UGC sponsored Refresher Course for University and College Teachers at GRI

1. Delivered a lecture on "Role of Civil Society Institutions in Development" to the students of Social Development in
Ritsumei University in Kyoto on June 13, 2006.
2. Delivered a lecture on "Socio-Economic aspects of India’s Development to the students of the Faculty of International Development in Nagoya University, Nagoya on June 13, 2006.
3. Delivered a lecture on "Indian NGOs" to the students and Faculty of International Relations at Nihon University in Mishima June 14, 2006
4. Delivered a lecture on "Experience of Rural Development in India" to the students of International Development in Takushoka University, Tokyo on 9^th June, 2006.
5. Delivered an Endowment lecture on "Cooperatives and SHGs" held under the auspices of T.A.Ramalingam Chettiar Endowment" at University of Madras in September 2004
6. Delivered a lecture on "Project Identification Methods" in a workshop on "Rural Development" organized by KVK in collaboration with Sterlite Company of Tuticorin, held on 13^th-15^th October 2008.
7. Delivered a lecture on "Participatory Rural Appraisal Methods" to Raja Rata Bank Managers and Agriculture Bank #9;Officers from Govt. of Srilanka, organized by KVK on 26.08.2008

1. Member, Research Advisory Group (RAG) of Gulf of Mannar – Bisophere Reserve Trust - a Project supported by UNDP and Govt. of India and run by Tamil Nadu Forest Department
2. Member, Advisory Committee of Entrepreneurial Development Cell of PSNA Engineering College, Dindigul.
3. Served as a member of Expert Committee constituted by UGC, New Delhi to assess the proposal of Rajiv Gandhi Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development for conferment of Deemed University status on 03^rd and 04^th September 2008.
4. Nominated as subject expert in Management for three years w.e.f. 12.02.2008 by Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
5. Member, Board of Studies in M.A., Youth Empowerment of RGNIYD, Sriperumpudur for a period of three years w.e.f. August 2008.
6. Member Board of Studies in Rural Development in Arul Anandar College, Karumathur, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
7. Member, Board of Studies in Social Work, Sree Saraswathi Thiyaraja College, Pollechi.
8. Member Research Advisory Committee, Dept. of Rural Development, IGNOU
9. Member, Board of Studies in Extension Education, Gandhigram Rural Institute
10. Member, (former) Board of Studies in Adult Continuing Education, Madras University, Chennai
11. Member, Board of Studies in Adult Continuing Education, Bharathidasan University, Trichy
12. Member, Library Advisory Committee, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram
13. Member, Standing Committee on SC/ST, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram
14. Member, Discipline Committee, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram
15. Member, (former) Syndicate, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram
16. Member, Advisory Board Dept. of Adult continuing Education and Extension

19. FOREIGN COUNTRIES VISITED: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , SRI LANKA and JAPAN

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