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DAS, DR.(MS.) P. SELVIE

M.S. (Home Economics), Ph.D. (Education);Nominated; d. of late Shri R.A. Das and Shrimati Shunbagavalli K. Das; b. at Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka,September 29,1932; ed., (i) University of Tennessee, U.S.A., (ii) University of North Carolina, U.S.A. and (iii) Colorado State University, U.S.A.; Unmarried.

Lecturer, Reader and Professor, 1957-66, Senior Professor and Principal, 1966-77, Associate Professor, Colorado State University, 1972; Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore, June, 1988 to September, 1991; was Research Assistant, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore; Founder President, Karnataka Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration 1985-91; President, (i) Home Science Association of India, 1986-88, (ii) World Council for Curriculum and Instruction, India Chapter (India, Pakistan , Sri Lanka and Nepal) for a period of three years; was Vice-President, National Institute of Public Co-operation and Child Development, New Delhi; Founder Chairman, Karnataka Branch of the Home Science Association of India; was Chairman, (i) Home Science Research Cell and Scientific Panel in Indian Council of Agricultural Research (I.C.A.R.), New Delhi, (ii) Boards of Studies Examiners (offering Home Science in various universities throughout the country), (iii) Inspection Committee of the U.G.C. to select professors and other teachers and to start new courses in various universities, (iv) Management Committee, Regional College of Education,(NCERT) Manasa Gangotri, Mysore, June, 1988 to September, 1991, (v) Management Committee, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasa Gangotri, Mysore, (vi) Expert Committee on Home Science,UGC for three years, (vii) Welfare Cell of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, UGC and (viii) Women's Cell, UGC; Director, Higher Education, Government of Karnataka, July, 1977 to June, 1988; was Member, (i) U.G.C., 1988-91, (ii) Academic Council and Board of Studies in Home Science, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthinilayam, (iii) Joint Committee of Government of India, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and World Bank,(iv)State Level Committee for the Board of Pre-University Education, Karnataka, (v) Syndicate, Senate and Academic Council of all the six universities in Karnataka, (vi) the Court, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, (vii) National Committee for the Centenary Celebrations of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, (viii) Special Recruitment Committee of the Government of Karnataka, (ix) Nuclear Science Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1989-91, (x) Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, (xi) High Powered Committee for Welfare of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka, (xii) The Ford Foundation High level Steering Committee to explore a possible initiative to promote greater understanding and appreciation of India's diversity among students and faculty of Indian universities and (xiii) Union Public Service Commission, September, 1991-May, 1997 ; Member, (i) Governing Council of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning and (ii) Committee on Home Affairs; Life Member, National Council for Educational Planners and Administrators of India; was Adviser, (i) Union Public Service Commission on several occasions and (ii) Karnataka Public Service Commission for eleven years; was Leader, Indian delegation to the Conference of Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration; contributed a great deal in different capacities to start women's studies in many universities and colleges in India; started Women's Studies Centre in the University of Mysore; introduced Human Rights Programme in several schools in Mysore and Karnataka; organised several lectures, seminars, national and international conferences at Mysore University on Social Integration and on Baba Sahib Ambedkar, in order to create awareness towards national development and integration; conducted seminars, workshops and conferences on 'Human Values in Higher Education', `National Policy on Education', `Curriculum Innovations for 2000 A.D. and biennial conference of the Home Science Assoication of India at Bangalore, 1977; worked out a model Balwadi for India; developed an anthropometric scale for children in India; nominated to the Rajya Sabha in August, 1997.

Accomplishment in arts and science: Recipient of Kannada Rajyothsava Prashasthi, 1988 by the Government of Karnataka for contribution to higher education both academically and administratively.

Publications: Editor, Gruha Vignana; co-author, Health, Home and Family Life and Participation in Civil and Community Activities; published a number of papers titled `Overview of Home Science Education at Undergraduate Level', `Significance of Balawadi', `Reflections on Education in India', `Community Services

in Colleges in India' and `Perspectives of Higher Education'; presented papers at several national and international conferences on socio-economic and educational aspects such as `Diversity Programmes in the Colleges and Universities in India to promote greater understanding among students, faculty, and the public', `The Thoughts and Philosophy of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar,' `Creative Curriculum Development and Practice of International Understanding', `Status of Home Economics in India', `Curriculum Innovation for Better Living' and `Empowerment of Women for Principals of Colleges from all over India';guided several students in their M.Sc., M.Phil and Ph.D. dissertations.

Permanent address: Dr. P.Selvie Das, 299, 14th Main Road, Rajmahal Vilas Extension, Bangalore.