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Prof.
T.M. Surendranath,
Statistics Department,
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If
Prof. T.M.Surendranath stays in the college campus even a minute
after class hours, then that would be cause for surprise to the other
teachers. This Head of
Statistics Department at
It
was a humanitarian bend of mind and a desire to coordinate one’s words
and actions that led Surendranath to get involved in the organizations.
According to him, it was the experience of being a volunteer of
Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad that gave him the social awareness.
Though initially he used to work in Panchayat-level organizations,
later he turned his attention to students and their problems also.
Although
he and his wife are well employed, they spend considerable part of their
salary towards social activities. Many
are the students who have found him the refuge when their studies were
threatened due to non-payment of fees.
Surendranath, who considers punctuality as the biggest savings of
life, gets up at 4am and does yoga. He
then has his bath in the nearby temple pond with his children.
Part of morning hours is spent on his favourite hobby,
bonsai-making.
12
years ago, before Kudumbasree model of poverty alleviation had become
successful, he had done a similar scheme on a small scale at Neeleswaram.
Seeing the plight of poor women of Neeleswaram streets, he had
gathered them into a group. With
their meager contributions and his own largesse, the women started a
hotel. It grew so that each
member could get atleast Rs.1000 per month.
Courtesy:
Sony
M. Bhattathirippad (text),R.S.Gopan (photo), Sree, Malayala Manorama,
January 1, 2006
Contributed by: Administrator
