Awards and Achievements
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Awarded “fellow” of International Beliefs and Values, James Madison University, Virginia, U.S.A.
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Recipient of Vidya Ratna Award 2003, Dayanand Anglo Vedic Education Society and Dayanand Institute of Education Management and Research (DIEMR)
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Awarded Distinguished Professor Contribution for Children’s Development , On the occasion of The Association for Psychological Counselling 6th Conference, January 08-10, 2008
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Elected Vice President of D.A.V. National Management Committee.
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Elected Vice-President, Childwatch International, 32 key Institutions, Universities and National Institutes from Asian, Pacific, European, American, African and Latin American regions devoted to research covering issues of poverty, rights of children, gender, local practices and policies to improve the daily lives of children, 2002- 2006
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Designated Expert on Mental Health and Social Development by World Health Organisation, Geneva, 2001- present.
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Invited to address Parliamentarians, Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi on Child Labour in India, August, 1993.
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Merit Scholarship award both at Bachelor and Master’s degree levels at University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 1964, 1966.
Contributions for Policy Formulation and Revision
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National Youth Policy (under revision)
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National Policy for Population and Family Welfare
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National Child Labour Policy
Participated as an expert on various meetings organised by relevant National Institutions as well as concerned ministries, Government of India.
Dissemination of Research through Media
Invited as Social Scientist on television, radio programs and interviewed by correspondents of international and national newspapers (viz., Akashwani, BBC Radio, North Carolina Community Radio, Interviews at TV at Paris, Sydney, new York, Chicago Press, Times of India, Zee T.V., The National Papers in Languages like French, German and Italian)
Some of the themes for interviews were Girl Child, Child Labour, Child Abuse and Neglect, Substance Abuse, Values and Parenting in Changing Scenario, Disability, People’s Participation in Civil Society, Community Empowerment, Quality Education, Sustainable Development and Volunteerism.