Welcome To
Institute Of Sustainable
Development
Institute of Sustainable Development is started in the year 2005 by a group of social scientists and professional social workers; and now it is a multidisciplinary team with rich experience in social development research, training and participatory community development.
Origin
The Karalapakkam Society for Rural and Sustainable Development (KSRSD) founded in the year 2000 as part of the Madras School of Social Work, Chennai, now function as an independent organisation and focus its activities in other more disadvantaged rural villages in Thiruvallur district. KSRSD works on the premise of Sustainable Development
Vision And Mission
To think globally and locally to enable Sustainable Development.To be a multidisciplinary resource centre to think globally and act locally to enable sustainable development.To be a learning centre/‘rural lab’ and facilitate an integrated learning in sustainable development with a multidisciplinary approach for aspiring professionals in Social Development
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Founder President
Prof. K.N.George (21.06.1924- 12.04.2019)
Prof K N George, a name synonymous with the Madras School of Social Work Chennai, was an internationally acclaimed Professor and Practitioner of Social Work. Prof George, who started his career in 1953 in the then newly, established Madras School of Social Work as a Lecturer rose to the helm of its affairs in the year 1957 taking over as its Director, a post which he held for nearly five decades. During his tenure as the Director, the School has reached its pinnacle of international reputation as a premier social work educational institution.
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