Preamble
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women – Deemed University, situated in the heart of Coimbatore city, is an institution exclusively for women offering education in an atmosphere reverberating with the ideals of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Saradamanai Devi, Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi. The institution fondly known as Saradalaya is well known for upholding spiritual and educational values and translates its vision into quality teaching, innovative research and appropriate application of knowledge through extension, outreach and consultancy efforts.
Dr.T.S.Avinashilingam Chair has been set up in this institute to enhance focuson theefforts taken towards Empowerment of Women with specific spearheaded ventures in Inclusive Education through research and training. Dr.T.S.Avinashilingam, fondly called as Ayya Avargal, lived a life dedicated to the cause of education, national development and empowerment of women and disadvantaged sections of society. The ideals of Ayya avargal is the guiding mantra behind the multiple undertakings of the institution in knowledge, research, training and extension activities.As a freedom fighter, educationist, social worker, philanthropist and the former Minister of Education of the composite Madras State, Ayya Avl. has left an indelible imprint through his immense contribution towards education that has enabled many to reach multiple milestones of success in their lives.
Therefore setting up of Dr. T.S.Avinashilingam CHAIR in this institute in his memory is a befitting tribute to this illustrious visionary, the guiding light of all our endeavours. In this regard, a sum of Rs.15,00,000/- has been sanctioned to undertake higher studies, research and to conduct outreach programmes in the disciplines specific to the empowerment of women and inclusive education. The CHAIR initiates essential measures to translate the educational ideals of Dr.T.S.Avinashilingam Ayya Avargal into practical realisation for social transformation. The objectives of the Chair are accomplished by organising academic forums such as seminars, workshops, lectures and similar activities. The members in the Chair convene meetings every quarter to plan and implement programmes for women emancipation and inclusive society.
Objectives
The main objectives of this CHAIR
- Capacity building of women and the disadvantaged for their empowerment
- Enable independent life for differently-abled women in an inclusive society through well equipped
- infrastructural facilities for research, training and extension.
- Popularising theinspiring life, value-based ideals and trail-blazing career of Dr. T.S. Avinashilingam amongst all students
- Translate the ideals of Ayya Avl on inclusive education into action
- Initiate social transformation through value based education by conductingseminars, conferences and workshops.
Activities 2019-2020
- Special lecture on Ayya Avargal – Great Legend, by Dr.G.P.Jeyanthi, Director, Research & Consultancy, Avinashilingam Institute fro Home Science and Higher Education for Women on 06/03/2020
- Competitions for students were organised on Ayya’s Vision in Upliftment of Women through Education, Ayyavin Gandhiya Kolkaikal, Ayya, a Visionary, Ayyavin Pothunokku Paarvai from 10.03.2020 to 15.03.2020
- Observance of International Day of Person with Disabilities on 16/12/2019
- Five days workshop on Professional Skill Development for B.Ed students.
- Two days National Conference on Special Needs & Learning Support In Inclusive Education 18 – 19 March, 2019
- Workshop on Chess and Gymnastics Techniques and Officiating Mechanism of Chess on 10.12.2019
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Activities 2020-2021
- Two days Panel Discussion on Career Opportunities – Online Mode 0n 27& 28 July 2020
- One day webinar on Management of Children with Learning Disabilities on 18 July 2020
- Two days Continuing Rehabilitation Education on Community based Rehabilitation on 27 and 28 April 2021
- Webinar in Lieu of National Sports Day on National Education Policy – 2020 with Special Reference to Educators and Physical Educators on 29.08.2020
- Avinuty Fitness Club (From March 2020 till date) - A club with the staff members of the institute aims at encouraging fitness- conducts live fitness classes everyday(Mon-Fri) 5.30 a.m to 6.a.m.
- Students Development Program (SDP) Relish Physical Education during COVID -19 from 27-7-2020 to 31-7-2020
- Inauguration of Fit India Youth Club,Fit India, Encouraging club on 28.08.2020
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Future Plans
- Acting as a central repository of knowledge, information, research, and data on all gender-related issues
- Pursuing research on the challenges of girls and students with special needs in transition from school to higher education
- Empowering Teachers and teacher educators through Yoga and facilitate Women Empowerment through Sports
- Create awareness about Founder-Chancellor Ayya Dr. T.S. Avinashilingam's ideals
- Conduct Seminar on Inclusion in India – Ayya Dr. T.S. Avinashilingam's contributions and initiatives
- Conduct a Seminar on Ayya Dr. T.S. Avinashilingam's vision for Yoga, Health & Fitness and Value-Based Education- Seminar
- Avinashilingam Explora Vision 2020 – Incubate, Ignite and Illuminate
- Study the current trends in Inclusive Education
Ayya Digital Museum
This digital museum is an initiative to preserve the existing tradition, life history, values, practices, writings, and documents of Ayya Avargal in a digital form. This museum will be made available on our university website which can be viewed by anybody in the world. It will help our students to view revered Ayya Dr. T.S. Avinashilingam'svision and contribution to society. The virtual museum provides the viewer with an enthralling experience with videos, scanned documents of his writings, photographs scanned images, and audio of his speeches.
Tracing the life of the legendary who has lived a life of sacrifice, it is planned that the important episodes of his life be included as follows :
- Ayya - Life Profile
- Ayya - Contribution to the Nation
- Ayya – The Institute Builder ( Vidyalaya & Saradalaya)
- Ayya – An Educationist
- Ayya - Contribution towards Women's Empowerment and Community Development
- Ayya - Vision for Skill Development and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
- Testimony from the public who were closely associated with ‘Ayya Avargal’ - Memories of Ayya by his Family Members
- The uniqueness of our University
- Ayya – an Industry Builder – Retired Teachers
- ‘Ayya’ – A Role Model – Alumnae
Coordinator
Dr.R.Chandra
Former Professor and Dean of Education
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and
Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore
Co-coordinator
Dr.T.Geetha
Dean and Professor,
Department of Special Education
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and
Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore