H. S. S. Lawrence, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetH. S. S. Lawrence
Indian academic
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Place of Birth: Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India
About H. S. S. Lawrence
- Harris Sam Sahayam Lawrence (Tamil: ?????? ???? ?????? ?????????; 28 July 1923 – 21 April 2009) was an Indian educationalist born in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. As Special Officer for restructuring Educational Pattern in Tamil Nadu and as Director of School Education, Lawrence planned and implemented the All India 10+2+3 pattern of education in 1978.
- During 1993–1994, Lawrence was Chairman of a High Level Committee on Vocational Education, constituted by the Government of Tamil Nadu, and solved the long-standing problem of salaries for the vocational teachers by raising it and installed a strong management structure for Vocational Education in Tamil Nadu.
- He was conferred the title of "Father of Vocational Education in Tamil Nadu". Lawrence wrote his autobiography called The Hand of God My Life and Times, published in 2004. He married Maisie Lawrence and had two daughters
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