User:Tirthraj Barot

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NAME					Pabhudas Chhotalal Barot ( O.B.C. Baxi-Commission )

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS	M.A. (English), M.S.University, BARODA (Guj.)

DATE OF BIRTH			December 19, 1939

PROFESSIONAL STATUS FACTS Rted. Senior Lecturer and Head, Department of English, Jasani Arts & Commerce College, RAJKOT – 360002 (GUJARAT) Since Nov. 1967.....

FIELDS OF ACTIVE INTEREST INTELLECTUAL INVOLVEMENT AND HECTIC PARTICIPATION

ACADEMICS (Saurashtra Uni.)		Worked as.... (A)	1. Dean, Faculty of Arts 2.	Member of Syndicate 3.	Member of Academic Council 4.	Member of the Board of University Teaching 5.	Member of Senate (B)	Member – Board of Higher Education Gujarat State

UNION ACTIVITIES MY PRIME EMOTIONAL, ATTACHMENT Worked as					Regional Level : General Secretary and President, Saurashtra University Area Teachers’ Association RAJKOT, for more than 30 years

The Association has a membership of 1500 college teachers spread all over Saurashtra

State Level : General Secretary Gujarat State Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organizations, AHMEDABAD

President Gujarat State Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organizations, AHMEDABAD

This body has a membership of about ten thousand academicians

National Level : Zonal Secretary (West Zone) All India Federation of University and college Teachers’ Organizations, CALCUTTA

This West Zone comprises Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan

Member, Executive Council All India Federation of University and college Teachers’ Organizations, CALCUTTA

POSITIONS HELD CURRENTLY : 1.	Member, Executive Council All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organizations, CALCUTTA

2.	Senior Member Executive Council Gujarat State Federation of University and College Teachers’ Association

3.	Chief Advisor Saurashtra University Area Teachers’ Associations, RAJKOT

4.	Chairman Saurashtra University Area Teachers’ Welfare fund, RAJKOT

TO FRESH FIELDS AND PASTURES NEW...

Responsible Executive Positions Held and Duties Discharged 1.	CHAIRMAN Rajkot Urban Development Authority Rajkot (Govt. of Gujarat) (From Nov. 1990 to March 1995) Vignettes of the Work Done – Stray Glimpses (a)	A major Water Project prepared and executed during my tenure. It supplies drinking water facilities to about more than one and half lakh people. Spent more than 3 crores of rupees for this project. (b)	A major Ring Road of 150 ft. width, the widest road of Saurashtra was built through and heart of the RUDA region during my tenure. (c)	Street light facilities provided at various places. (d)	Beautification of the various cross-roads in RUDA area undertaken on a large scale One such Indira Circle has now come to occupy a pride of place in Rajkot. Spent 2 crores rupees for Roads and Lights. (e)	A complete new township, Transport nagar, developed during my tenure. Spent about 2 crores of rupees for this project. (f)	RUDA’s new office Building, costing about 1 crore and 50 lakhs rupees, constructed during my Chairmanship. (g)	Manged a loan of about Rupees one crore and Seventy lakhs from HUDCO. NEW DELHI for RUDA’s projects of Infrastructure facilities. (h)	Participated in various National Seminars at New Delhi, Banglore, Dehra Doon, Darjeeling and Kullu Manali. Spent about ten crores of rupees for the developmental works of RUDA – during my tenure of four and half years as Chairman of RUDA. 2.	Worked as Member of Executive Council of Association of Metropolitan, Development Authorities of India (New Delhi) 3.	Chairman State Home, RAJKOT (Govt. of Gujarat)

FACETS IN ALL MODESTY AND HUMILITY Teachership of recognized ment with excellent communication skills and oratorical flourish in both English as well as Gujarati.

Acknowledged mastery over my subject and other related areas.

Disciplinarian of a high order striving to cultivate and idealistic and ancient, time honored cultural and ethical values in students.

Founding father of the Teachers’ Union movement in Saurashtra and its undisputed leader for more than twenty-five years.

A lifelong crusader against all forms academic malpractices and examination evils.

An innovative educationist with a modern dynamic outlook on the problems of education.

A well wisher of the student as well as teaching community and a long time struggler for academic justice and financial probity.

A firm advocate of examination and other academic reforms.

A proven administrative experience in running educational instructions and large public bodies.

Intimate familiarity with all the rules, regulations and precedents in Saurashtra University.

A realistic visionary with many unrealized dreams to improve the present indifferent image of the University.

A close careful and continual touch with what is what – and who is who – in Saurashtra University.

A believer in the co-ordination of the university and Government efforts to raise the educational standards in the state.

A staunch and indefatigable votary of national, cosmopolitan and global outlook in education in the place of regional and linguistic narrow-mindedness of today.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND CAPACITIES CULTIVATED : 1.	Organizational Image Building at the State Level. 2.	Organization fund raising at the State Level. 3.	Conveying at conferences at the state Level. 4.	Parliamentary Debates and presentation of issues of public interest. 5.	Drafting of documents relating to public policy. 6.	Supervision of Administrative set-ups of Government machinery at various level.

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