About Us

Marking its 75th year of academic excellence, the Madras School of Social Work (MSSW) proudly launches its Open Learning Courses (OLC) platform — a landmark initiative that reflects the institution's enduring commitment to disseminating knowledge and advancing social transformation.

The MSSW–OLC e-Learning platform will offer a diverse range of courses drawn from the extensive body of work undertaken over the past three years by the Centre for Social Justice and Equity (CSJE), established at MSSW under the financial grant of the Department of Social Justice, Government of Tamil Nadu.

The primary aim of the MSSW OLC e-Learning platform is to translate CSJE's rich and variegated research, training, and documentation activities into innovative and exceptional curricula focused on the socio-economic realities, cultural challenges, and developmental needs of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities of Tamil Nadu. By bridging rigorous field-based scholarship with structured e-learning modules, this e-Learning platform seeks to widen access to critical knowledge, strengthen capacities among students, practitioners, and policymakers, and further MSSW's mission of imparting inclusive, socially conscious education.

Partners

Computational Resource for South Asian Languages (CoRSAL)

Computational Resource for South Asian Languages (CoRSAL)

CoRSAL is a digital language archive dedicated to the documentation, preservation and sharing of South Asia’s minority and underrepresented languages. It is a joint initiative of Indiana University Bloomington Linguistics and the University of North Texas Digital Libraries, led by Shobhana Chelliah and Mark Phillips.

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Council for Diversity and Innovation (CoDIN)

Council for Diversity and Innovation (CoDIN)

CoDIN is an interdisciplinary research and policy organisation working at the intersection of language, technology, diversity and innovation. It brings together linguistics, computational technologies, community knowledge and policy thinking to explore how emerging technologies can respond more equitably to India’s linguistic and cultural diversity.

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Team

Administration

Dr. J.S. Gunavathy

Madras School of Social Work

Principal

Dr. R. Pavananthi Vembulu

Centre for Social Justice and Equity

Director

Ms. R. Swetha

Madras School of Social Work

Librarian

Technical Administration

Mr. G. Ramkumar

Centre for Social Justice and Equity

Documentation Officer

Mr. Sankara Pandi K

Centre for Social Justice and Equity

Documentation Assistant

Technical & Instructional Consultants

Prof. A R D Prasad

Indian Statistical Institute, Bengaluru

Former Head, Documentation Research and Training Centre

Dr. Karthick Narayanan

Council for Diversity and Innovation (CoDIN)

Director

Mrs. T. Sushumna Rao

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad

Consultant, Centre for Online Education and Learning

Instructional Designers

Mr. M. Veerakalimuthu

Madras School of Social Work

Instructional Designer

Ms. S. Amrutha

Madras School of Social Work

Instructional Designer