REMINISCENCES OF A SOCIAL WORK EDUCATOR

[NIRATHANKA]

Dear All,

We are pleased to share with you an inspiring article titled

REMINISCENCES OF A SOCIAL WORK EDUCATOR

Kashi Vidyapith
It was in June, 1958 when I had got admission to M.A Geography at the Banaras Hindu University. Soon thereafter due to continuing agitation of students and teachers, BHU was closed sine die. Admission to Social Work (Master of Applied Sociology–MAS) was still going on. My elder brother knew about the short-term training programme at the Kashi Vidyapith to prepare Labour Welfare Officers under the Factories Act 1948, and also the MAS programme for 2 years under the Institute of Social Sciences, Kashi Vidyapith. He asked me to apply  to the 2 – year programme “to kill time” and subsequently to get a job as Labour Welfare Officer somewhere. Graduates from the Kashi Vidyapith used to get jobs either in the Factories, Mines, Prisons or Welfare Departments. Thus what started as “killing of two years’ time” became a lifelong pursuit and commitment to social work education–a shift from geography to society and social welfare.

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Nirathanka is a non-governmental organization with its registered office at Bangalore. Formed in 2007, its primary objective was to extend services to the elderly men and women in Karnataka. Subsequently, Nirathanka has spread its areas of service to diverse social sector fields such as education, health care, food security, and livelihood training.

Vision
Creation of a knowledge society in Karnataka and in the entire country for ushering in social justice and equity.