K. M. Vasudevan Pillai

K. M. Vasudevan Pillai (born 17 May 1946 in Kerala, India) is an Indian educationist, social entrepreneur, institution-builder, and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of the Mahatma Education Society, a not-for-profit trust that manages 48 educational institutions, from schools and colleges to institutions of architecture, management, engineering, vocational education, and teacher training. The institutions are spread over 5 locations (Chembur, Gorai, Panvel, New Panvel, and Rasayani) and serve over 30,000 students. The Mahatma Education Society[1] employs over 2000 teachers, many who have been trained in-house.

Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai
Born (1946-05-17) 17 May 1946
Kerala
NationalityIndian
OccupationIndian educationist, social entrepreneur, institution-builder, and philanthropist
Known forFounder and CEO of the Mahatma Education Society
Notable work
The author of book EduNation: The Dream of an India Empowered
Spouse(s)Dr. Daphne Pillai
ChildrenDr. Priam Pillai
Dr. Minerva Pillai
Franav Pillai
WebsiteDr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai

Early life and education

Born into a family of agriculturists, Pillai is one of six children.[2] To acquire an urban education, he was sent to Mumbai in 1962, at the age of sixteen. After completing his post-graduation in English Literature, he worked for a year as a lecturer of English in Somaiya Polytechnic College, Mumbai. Later, he completed his doctoral thesis on the works of the renowned English poet, William Wordsworth, traveling through the length of the Lake District to track the poet's life and sources of inspiration. In 1970, Pillai[3] established the Chembur English High School under the aegis of the Mahatma Education Society .

Family

Pillai is a long-standing resident of Chembur. In 1981 he married Dr. Daphne Pillai,[4] a lecturer of English Literature at Jaihind College Mumbai.[5][6] Daphne Pillai[7] was also the Founder President of Soroptimist International, Mumbai-Chembur,[8] and has been responsible for several initiatives for the empowerment of women,[9] including an adult literacy drive in slums.

Achievements
Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Mahatma Education Society was felicitated on 6 December 2007 by the then Dr. Vijay Khole, Vice Chancellor of University of Mumbai for his contributions to social and institutional engineering in education.
  • Pillai's foremost achievement lies in creating an educational infrastructure in areas of little or no development, areas like Panvel, New Panvel, and Rasayani. In his capacity as a grassroots educator and social entrepreneur, he draws on the transformative powers of education to create self-sufficiency and spur the economic development of a region.
  • Pillai[10] is the founder of the Dr. Pillai Global Academies[11] in Gorai and Panvel. They are international schools that offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme[12] and the University of Cambridge schooling programmes. The schools[13] have won many accolades for their state of art of infrastructure and innovative teaching methodologies.
  • To create teachers who would be mentors, he started four teacher training institutes.
  • He is also the Chairman of Erudite Education Mission, a non-profit organization that fulfills the CSR objectives of the group.
  • In 2006, Pillai started an international management exchange programme with St. Mary's College of Business & Economics,[14] California, with a view to expose students to global advancements in management.
  • On 6 December 2007, Dr. Pillai was felicitated by Dr. Vijay Khole, the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mumbai, for his contributions to social and institutional engineering in education.
  • In April 2010, he was part of a high-level national delegation to the BRIC-IBSA[15] Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[16]

Publications

Dr. Pillai [17] is the author of "Edunation: The Dream of an India Empowered,[18] " a book[19] that offers insights into what can be done to transform India's education sector.[20] The book is an exhaustive reference point for policy-makers, institution-builders, teachers and educators.

Further reading

EduNation: The Dream of an India Empowered, Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai,[21] ISBN 978-93-5085-685-7

References
  1. "Well-rounded education". epaper2.mid-day.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. "Global education: A road filled with challenges". epaper.timesofindia.com. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. "Education can Iron out Inequities". www.thenewindianexpress.com. The New Indian Express. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. "Educationist". www.si-istanbul2015.org. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. "SAVVY Felicitates Successful Business Women From Different Fields - SAVVY Honours - Celebrating Success Awards 2016". www.prnewswire.co.in/. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. "SAVVY SUCCESS". www.afternoondc.in. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  7. "SAVVY HONOURS CELEBRATING SUCCESS AWARD". epaper.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  8. "Shaping Minds". www.sibombaychembur.com. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  9. "Dr. Daphne Pillai Nurtures Young Minds". www.magnamags.com. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  10. "The IGCSE approach to keep your child ahead". www.pressreader.com. Mid-Day. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  11. "Learning the Right Way". epaper.timesofindia.com. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  12. "Next Generation Schools - Dr. Pillai Global Academy". epaper2.mid-day.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  13. "We are creating today's citizens for tomorrow's global world". www.dnaindia.com. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  14. "Global Program - International Management Exchange Program". Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  15. "India pitches for greater IBSA, BRIC role". www.thehindu.com. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  16. "Cooperation among BRIC nations". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  17. "Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai's book EduNation launched". www.instantpublish.blogspot.in. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  18. "Article - 'India Empowered...' Dream Of An Educationist". Epaper.timesofindia.com. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  19. "Article Window". epaper.timesofindia.com. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  20. "Humanist Within". Epaper.timesofindia.com. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  21. "Dr. Pillai book exposes inadequacies in the Indian education system". epaper.dnaindia.com. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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