T. K. Nair

T. K. Nair

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  • Name:
  • T. K. Nair
  • Other Name:
  • T. Krishnan Nair

T. K. Nair Biography

Professor T. Krishnan Nair, shortly called T. K. Nair is a prominent educator and researcher from south India. Known as a Research Consultant and Mentor, he has guided numerous students, apart from authoring many non-fiction works and articles. He taught various subjects such as social research methodology, community organization, and human resource development for nearly 30 years and guided many doctoral students also. Ageing (rural and urban), rural community development, urban child and youth, pavement dwelling families, social welfare manpower, human resource development and social work education are the major areas where he conducts his research works. A gerontologist, he is known for working with the urban poor in Chennai.

 

He hails from Thiruvattar of present day Kanya Kumari district, Tamil Nadu. He completed his master's degree in Statistics from Kerala University. Yet he chose social worker as his career option. He completed his PhD at Andhra University completing his thesis on Community Care of the Elderly. He was recognized by a gold medal by Andhra University. Later he started his career as a social work teacher. Since then he has worked with different colleges and universities. He also offered consultancy to many research scholars and organizations.

 

He was elected as the General Secretary of the Association of Schools of Social Work in India in 1977. Nair pioneered community-based elder care services under CEWA, started by him in 1979. He is one of the founders of the Centre for Development. He founded the Institute of Social Work and Research (ISWAR) in 1995. Ageing in an Indian City, Social Welfare Manpower, and Social Work Education and Practice in India are some of his noted works. He is associated with the field for more than 30 years.

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Updated: June 19, 2016

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