Dr. K. Sivadasan Pillai - Profile

Born on 1st April 1935 at Kadavoor, Kollam Kerala
M.A. (Sociology), M.A. (Politics), M.Ed., Ph.D.(Education)
AIE (London) in Non-formal Education,
Adult Education and Development (Edinburgh)
Adult Education (West Germany)
Lecturer and Reader, Department of Education, University of Kerala
Founder Director, Centre for Adult, Continuing Education & Extension and Population Education Resource Centre, University of Kerala
Successfully guided 35 Ph.D. theses in Education
Published 17 books in English and 19 in Malayalam.


Published more than 200 Research/Article in National and International journals.
Travelled widely all over India.
Lead 18 member Afro- Asian delegates in Adult Education.
Visited Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and S.Korea under ASPBAE travell fellowship
Member, Indian delegation to the 5th ICAE Conference at Nairobi, Kenya.
Held positions that range from regional to international levels.
Trainer of Trainers.

Recipient of Imperial Relations Trust Fellowship (1975), Vidya Visarada( 1976), ASPBAE Travel Fellowship(1982), Nehru Literacy Award(1994), Rotary Award(1994), Diploma of Honour of IAEWP (1994), Fountain of Universal Peace Award(1994), UGC's Emeritus Professor/Fellowship (1998), Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award (2001), Sardar Patel International Literacy Award (2002), CTE National Award for Excellence (2004) and Sahridaya Vedi Award (2005).