User:Secretarykuto

The Kerala University Teachers Organization, (KUTO) with a history of 3 decades, is a democratic collective of teachers of University Departments in University of Kerala, aiming to take up activities for welfare of teachers and the academic community in general. It is registered under Travancore-Cochin Charitable Societies Act (TVM/TC/593/2018). The organization wishes to be a model teacher‘s organization embracing new age values of higher education centered around democracy, academic freedom, equality, excellence and emancipatory education. Along with reacting to issues of interest to teaching community, the organization conducts a series of scholarly talks on topics ranging from student politics to econo-physics. The organization also enables democratic dialogues in the campus through initiatives such as Speak Something Significant in Sixty Seconds (SSSSS). It has also taken a principled stance against banning student politics, even when its members are at the receiving end of the same. KUTO was engaged in a relentless struggle against undemocratic and partisan conduct of quality assurance activities in University of Kerala. The struggle reverberated in media and the state legislature and finally forced the authorities to correct themselves. Presently KUTO is engaged in campaign for implementing Right to Service Act in the University and against Vanity Award Scams engulfing the academic arena. The organization took a stand against salary challenge due to the efforts by the authorities to humiliate the contributors (which was finally nullified by Hon‘ble court). The organization is now involved in directly helping flood victims. The organization also regularly brings out a newsletter titled rEach: Teach, Research and Reach out. The newsletter is noted for its scholarly content, bold stances and decent language, ushering in a new culture for organizational activities.