Dr. Y. Richard Johnson, M.A, M.Ed, Ph.D,.
Dr. Y. Richard Johnson's Professional and Social Activity Track : Dr. Y. Richard Johnson joined in SDA Spicer Memorial College Pune as a Lecturer , and he simultaneously worked as Assistant Dean of Mess , Attendance officer, and Transportation Manager of Spicer Memorial College during the period from 1975 till 1980, with great devotion . In the year 1979 he joined the National Defence Academy Pune as a Lecturer and also served as a Part a Time College Lecturer in Nowrosjee Wadia College Pune [ 1979-- 1980 ], and during this period of time he was actively engaged in the activities of the Pune Tamil Sangam and conducted Patti Mantams and he was a member of the Malayalam Sangam, Pune. . During this period Dr. Y. Richard Johnson was actively engaged in Christian Ecumenical Movement in Pune . He was selected by the U.P.S.C, as an Assistant Professor to serve in the Indian Military Academy [ Army Cadet College affiliated to JNU ]. While he was working in this Military Academy he did his B.Ed in the Annamalai University and M.Ed in the Himachal Pradesh University. Dr. Y.Richard Johnson worked in the Indian Military Academy with distinction till 1993.and then he was selected as Principal of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya [ Ministry of Human Resource Dept, Govt of India] and he served as the Principal of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Ghot Village in Gadehiroli District in Mharashtra and it must be remembered here that this is one of the crucial Naxal affected regions in India .. As a Social Thinker Dr. Y. Richard Johnson viewed the pathetic conditions of the Tribal People and Tribal Schools in that region and he arranged Vocational Training Camps and Tribal People Care Training for the Head Masters who served as the Head Masters in the Tribal Schools and the Head masters with great interest participated in these training Camps and were benefited . After having attended the Training Camps the Tribal School Headmasters served the Schools with new vision, efficacy and commitment.Thus Dr Y. Richard Johnson played a vital and conducive role for the development of the Tribal Community in the area. in Gadchiroli District. Maharashtra state. In recognition of his great service for the cause of the Triblal people his name was recommended for an Award to the government of by the then Collector of Gadchiroli District Mr Subrathrutho I.A.S,.. Dr. Y. R. Johnson also played a dynamic role to rescue the people of the submerged Chamarochi village from the clutches of the flood and the people were taken to a temple located at the top of the hill and were provided food in the the year 1995.
Amaravati Jawahar Novodaya Vidyala
Then Dr. Y. Richard Johnson Worked as Principal of Amaravati Novodaya Vidyalaya : Dr.Y. Richard Johnson was transferred to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya [JNV] at Amaravadi . And it will be appropriate to recollect a fact that JNV at Amarathi was the first Jawahar Navodhya Vidyalaya started in India by then then Prime Minister of India Sri. Rajiv Gandhi and then Mr. Narasimha Rao was the HR Minister of Govt of India. This Amaravati Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalaya was started in the pattern of the Doon School in Dero Doon by the then Chief Justice of India Mr C.R.Das .to block the cream of Indian students who were going to foreign countries like US and Uk for higher and quality education . . It must be noted here that Dr Y. Richard Johnson's wife Ms Lizzy worked as Secretary to the then Head Master of the Doon School and she had the privilege of meeting Sri. Rajiv Gandhi whenever he visited Doon School his Alma Meta . .Amaravati Novodaya Vidyalaya was the Model School for all the Navodaya Vidyalayas. in India. . While serving as the H.M of Amaravati JNV , Dr.Y.R. Johnson with great vision started the Navodaya Old Students Association [ NOSA] and drafted the bylaws for this Association and these Bylaws were followed by all the Navodaya Vidyalayas in India as instructed by the Human Resource Development of Govt of India. Dr. Y.R. Johnson conducted the first Regional Cultural Meet in Pune region in 1997 and the then Governor of Maharashtra late Mr . P.C. Alexander was the Chief Guest of the occasion .. Dr. Y.R. Johnson organised the First School Games federation of India of the Navodaya Vidyalayas in India and Navodaya students from all over India participated in that milestone Games Meet. . This organisation is affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association .
Dr. Y. Johnson was transferred to Mahi JNV in 2002 : In 2002 Dr. Y. Richard Johnson was transferred to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Mahi and he served as its Principal with great efficacy and enviable enthusiasm til till his retirement in 2016 .
Dr. Y. Richard Johnson served as the Principal of IELC Public School Nagercoil . After his retirement Dr. Y. Johnson played a vital role to start the IELC Public School in Nagercoil and succeeded in that initiative and served as the Principal of IELC Public school Nagercoil with great interest and efficacy with a visionary spirit and retired in the year 2018
Dr.Y. Richard Johnson is currently serving as the Secretary of the Kumari Maha Sabha Nagercoil : : Dr. Y. Richard Johnson is currently serving as the Secretary of the Kumari Maha Sabha from 2018 till date with enviable enthusiasm and great distinction It will be really useful to say a few lines about this Kumari Maha Sabha . Kumari Maha Sabha is a Voluntary Think Tank Collegium of Kanyakumari district , established in 2012. and has been providing many brainstorming thoughts and plans for the total development of the Kanyakumari district and its people. ,and its main objective is to transform Kanyakumari district as a Model District .. From the Sovenirs and other Literatures published by the Kumari Maha Sabha we can understand that Kumari Maha Sabha is people's voice which consists of leading intellectuals , bureaucrats, educationists, politicians and public figures like Vice Chancellors, retired Chief Secretaries, Principals, MPs, MLAs, Judges, Advocates , industrialists, researchers, Doctors, Engineers,etc,., It has branches in Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, USA, Delhi ,Ttrivandrum , Singapore and Denmark KMS has nearly 1000 members The Kuamri Maha Sabha is really doing remarkable service to make Kanyakumari district as a Model District Kumari Maha Sabha is doing its best to have an Airport at Swamithope and an international harbour at Colachel etc,. Dr Y.Richard Johnson is serving the Kemari Maha Sabha with great commitment , devotion and efficacy. .
Conclusion : Dr. Y. Richard Johnson is really a remarkable person and an Educationist par excellence . He had been serving the country by imparting education to the youth of this vast Nation and especially to the rural and tribal youth through Jawahar Navodya Vidyalas . He took some some special effort to disseminate education to the rural youth of this naationa. Dr. Y. Richard Johnson took a special interest for the cause of a brilliant Tribal Student by name Mr. Sham Rao Korette and provided financial help to him with the help of Honourable Srimathi Vasundhara Raje Scindia, currently Sham Rao Korette is a Ph.D Scholar and is serving as Professor of History in the Nagpur University and also serves as Visiting Professor for four Universities. similarly Dr. Richard Johnson had helped a tribal rural student Mr Om Prakash for his higher education and in short a considerable number of his students are shining and doing extremely very well in various walks of life as Engineers, Doctors, Defence officers, Civil Servants, Scientists, Teachers, Professors, etc,. A Teacher is known by his Student Products and this is true in the case of Dr. Y Johnson. It is not possible to accommodate all the aspects , chapters and accomplishments of Dr Y. Richard Johnson within the space of this Article . I will end this Article with the following sentence, "Dr. Y. Richard Johnson is a great Educationist, Sharp Innovative Thinker , Humanitarian and We are proud of him "
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By. P. Babu Manoharan , M.A, [ All rights are reserved. This Article will be enlarged, modified or corrected later if needed }
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