Kalam Award for Equivalency Education Program. 2016-17. Citation Bharthi Balan Dr. S. Balasubramanian,Professor & Head,TNOU

Dr.S.Bala Subramanian presented with Kalam Award.

Bharthi Balan Dr. S. Balasubramanian Professor & Head School of Tamil and Cultural Studies, Tamil Nadu Open University,Saidapet, Chennai – 600 015. Bharthi Balan Dr. S. Balasubramanian is basically an educationist and writer of several life oriented books for Equivalency Education, Qulaity of Life Improvement and trained several young writers to author innovative lifelong education books.Barathibalan served in State Resource Centre and he published books for continuing Education. His works facilitate the international compilation and comparison of education statistics and take into account new developments and changes in education and anticipate future trends in the various regions of the world, such as the multiplication and growth of different forms of vocational education and training, the increasing diversity of education providers, and the increasing recourse to distance education and other modalities based on new technologies. Currently he holds significant position in Tamilnadu Open University as Professor & Head School of Tamil and Cultural Studies. He is a humble person and energy giving person for those in need. In Tamilnadu Open University Bharthi Balan Dr. S. Balasubramanian serves from TNOU inception. In TNOU, Tamil and Cultural Studies, Dr.S.Balasubramanian, P.hD Promotes the rich cultural heritage of Tamil through native Arts, Culture and Literature, infusing them with modern technologies with a mission, and offers Programmes through the state of the art technology for higher research studies in Language, Arts and Culture in tune with the society’s requirement undertakes Training and Research at the international standard with widespread knowledge and depth and make the outputs easily available and produce creative writers who will enrich Language, Arts and Culture with their contributions. The South Zone Board of Continuing Education recognizes the outstanding services of Bharthi Balan Dr. S. Balasubramanian.

The South Zone Board of Continuing Education takes pride in conferring upon   Bharthi Balan Dr. S. Balasubramanian Kalam Award for Equivalency Education Program for the year 2016-17 and the same is presented on 25 th September 2017 at Kalai Arangam Triumanamandapam, Trichy on the occasion of International Literacy Day Celebration.