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- Ken_Gnanakan abstract "Dr. Ken Gnanakan is an Indian educator, environmentalist and theologian. He is a frequent speaker worldwide at workshops, seminars and conferences.Gnanakan heads up the ACTS Group of Institutions which includes primary and secondary schools, colleges and a private university. The William Carey University is a unique model being set up in North East India. He himself teaches in universities in India and in other parts of the world on varied subjects such as management, environment, education, theology and philosophies.Dr Ken Gnanakan has written extensively on various issues. At present he propagates the concept of “Integrated Learning” in Africa and Asia through workshops based on his books and articles. His new book on Integrated Learning published by Oxford University Press has just been released. He has written an introductory certificate course in health and environment as well as several courses on NGO Management for the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), headquartered in New Delhi. His text books on Theology and Philosophy are being used in various parts of the world.Gnanakan has initiated the Programme for Environmental Awareness in Schools, a nationwide network aimed at motivating students into action. The programme initially funded by CIDA has hundreds of schools networked in an environmental movement bringing together thousands of children from all over the country. His book "Trees" - a collection of poems on environmental issues - is being used in various schools. He edits the quarterly PEAS Magazine, India's first environmental magazine for schools reaching thousands of school children.Gnanakan pioneered the use of waste plastics for road surfacing in India. He has collaborated with European ecologists to develop a model eco-toilet for slums. At present he is engaged in developing a holistic model of socio-economic development starting with the collection of urban waste. The model includes the generation of cooking gas as well as electricity.With background studies in chemical engineering in India, Gnanakan completed his Ph.D. in philosophy at King's College London. Returning to India n 1979, he and his wife Prema set up the ACTS Institute, a vocational training school, which also imparted practical skills and spiritual values to young people. The institute took the couple into needy areas in slums and villages, and gradually grew to become a large network of education, health and environmental projects, all over India under the banner of ACTS.Ken Gnanakan is widely connected all over the world with academic and social programs. He is the Chancellor of ACTS Group of Institutions (India); president of the International Council for Higher Education (Switzerland), a Member of the International Association for Promotion of Christian Higher Education, USA. He is a Board member of the International Ecological Engineering Society, Switzerland.".
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