TISStory Archives

 

These photographs, spanning the last 75 years of the Institute's history, provide an insight not only into the momentous occasions that shaped its course, but into its everyday life, its open spaces, its students and faculty, its laughter and joy and memories, that really make a place what it is.

First Convocation, 1937

Campuses

• Nagpada Campus (1936 - 1949)
• Andheri Campus (1949 - 1954)
• Deonar Campus (1950 - 2005)
• Deonar Campus (Post 2005)
• Tuljapur Campus
• Hyderabad Campus
• Guwahati Campus

Directors

• Dr. Clifford Manshardt
• Dr. J. M. Kumarappa
• Dr. A R Wadia
• Prof. M. S. Gore
• Prof. Armaity Desai

Response to Disasters

• Tsunami, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, 2004
• Industrial Gas Leak, Bhopal, 1984
• Rehabilitation of Refugees from the Partition of India

Field Action Projects

• Child Guidance Clinic / Muskaan
• IRHDP (Integrated Rural Health And Development Project)
• Koshish
• Navchetana
• Saksham
• Special Cell

Field Work

Prominent Personalities visiting TISS

 

From Clifford Manshardt's writings on the need to train social workers in India, to announcements in national papers of the birth of the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work, to a copy of the first convocation invite, to the first writings on the need for Field Action- These documents are a way into understanding the contribution of the Institute to society as well as its public image over the decades.

Dorabji Trust Papers

Beginnings of TISS (Part 1)

Beginnings of TISS (Part 2)

Clifford Manshardt's Speech at the First Convocation

Memorabilia from the First Convocation

Indian Journal of Social Work (IJSW) Anouncement

List of Students receiving Diplomas at the Second Convocation of TISS

Field Action Projects

Deonar Campus Drawings & Maps

Certificate for Diploma in Social Service Administration in the 1950s

TISS Areas of Specialisation

Deemed University Status for TISS

Social Work Education

Certificate of Accreditation

Platinum Jubilee Exhibit

Platinum Jubilee Postcards from Alumni

 

The 'TISStory' package of five films attempts to document the history of TISS over seventy five years and its most significant contributions to society. Be it in the field of social work education, social sciences research,interventions at time of disasters, field action projects or the student life on campus, the films bear testimony to all that is quintessentially TISS, and all that has been accomplished over seventy five years to make the institution what it is today.

Tisstory - Glimpses Through Our Archives

8:30 mins, English, 2012

Introduces the TISStory archive and showcases glimpses from various interviews and archival material, to evoke the sense of a shared history that has continually responded to social realities.

Such an Eventful Journey - Tata Institute of Social Sciences

19:38 mins, English, 2012

Traces the remarkable 75 year old journey of the Institute from its inception in 1936 to its status in 2011. It maps this history through conversations with key figures who bear testimony to the major contribution of TISS to the fields of professional social work and human service education, social sciences research and allied fields over the years.

Reconstructing Lives - A Community Centred Response to Disasters

15:38 mins, English, 2012

From the time of the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, TISS has been actively involved in disaster relief and rehabilitation work in the country. This film documents the engagement of the Institute during times of national crises and reflects on learnings from the field. It provides an overview of the contributions of TISS to disaster management research, training, education and policy.

Innovations in Praxis - Field Action Projects

23:34 mins, English, 2012

Field Action Projects are one of the most unique contributions of TISS to social work practice and education in the country. The film documents the work of various field action projects in the areas of human rights, women, children, health, education, criminology and criminal justice, among others.

At TISS - Campus Life Through the Years

15:16 mins, English, 2011

A look at what it means to belong to TISS and a trip down memory lane with some of the most senior alumni of the Institute, reminiscing about their experiences of campus life at the Nagpada, Andheri and Deonar campuses.

 

Nothing bears testimony to the life and times of an institute like the stories and experiences of the people who helped make it what it is. Over the Platinum Jubilee year the team at the School of Media & Cultural Studies has conducted over sixty in-depth interviews of illustrious alumni, staff and faculty of TISS spanning the last seven decades. These oral histories serve as a valuable resource to researchers and others interested in the history of social work/ social sciences research in India. They help map the contribution of TISS to the social sector over the years and facilitate an understanding of how TISS has constantly responded to emerging challenges, dynamically reinventing itself in the process.

	Prof. Madhav S. Gore Student / Director	1943-45 1962-82	Class of 1943-1945, Director, students, Dr. Behram Mehta, Library, Nagpada Neighborhood House, specialisations, indigenising social work, UGC, research unit, child welfare, social sciences, interdisciplinarity, deemed University, social work
	Ms. Freny Gandhi Student	1947-49	Class of 1947-49, Byculla, Dr. Banerjee, Dr. Behram Mehta, Kurukshetra, refugees, Partition, Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru, family and child welfare, Indian social work
	Dr. S.D. Gokhale Student	1947-49	Class of 1947-49, indigenising social work, field work, Nagpada Neighborhood House, Kurukshetra, child guidance clinic, guinea pig batch
	Dr. S. A. Srinivasa Murthy Student	1949-51	Class of 1949-51, Andheri campus, Personnel Management and Labour Welfare, Dr. Bhoota , Nagpada, Dr. Lorenzo, Dr. Masani, Gauri Banerjee, Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Dr. Borges, field work, Umarkhadi remand home, Mukund Iron and Steel Works, Dr. Mehta, Students' Union, Nagpada Neighbourhood House, Versova hostel, cultural programmes, Andheri mess, shift from Personnel Management to HR
	Mr. V. K. Calla Student	1950-52	Class of 1950-52, Nagpada Neighbourhood house, Andheri campus, Library, field work, Dr. Kumarappa, Dr. Behram Mehta, Dr. Murthy, Dr. Kaikobad, Miss Banerjee, Mrs. Roosevelt, Dr. Reckless
	Mrs. Nirmala U. Madan Student	1950-52	Class of 1950-52, Andheri campus, Dr.Gauri Rani Banerjee, field work, child guidance clinic, Dr. Kumarappa, Dr. Lorenzo, Dr. Bhoota, Dr. Kaikobad, Hindustan Mills, Dr. Behram Mehta, untouchability, IES
	Mrs. Zakia Pathak Student	1951-53	Class of 1951-53, Secretary, Indian Council of Social Work, Publication Officer in the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, fieldwork, relevance of Social Work to life, English Literature
	Mrs. Jayanti Patnaik Student	1955-57	Class of 1955-57, Campus, Chembur, social work, women, child welfare, alma mater
	Mr. Raja Ram Student	1951-53	Class of 1951-53, Mrs. Anjali Dasgupta, Mrs. Zaveri, Dr. Wadia, Dr. Prabhu, Dr. Vasudev Murthy, Chembur, campus life, field work, textile mill, Nargis, consultancy
	Prof. Shankar Pathak Student	1953-55	Class of 1953-55, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, Dr. Banerjee, field work, Nagpada Neighborhood, Andheri, bus service, R K studio, Deonar campus
	Prof. Armaity S. Desai Student / Director	1954-56 1982-94	Class of 1954-56, Director, field work, campus, teachers (Behram Mehta, Kaikobad, Lorenzo, Wadia, Banerjee), case work, group work, community organisation, integrated social work practice, gender, social work education, indigenising social work, social sciences, specialisations, milestones, contributions, Rural Campus, Field Action Projects, Family Service Centre, Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work, University Grants Commission, higher education
	Ms. Gool Plumber Student	1954-56	Class of 1954-56, Maharashtra State Women’s Council, clinical work with children, developmental delays in children, cerebral palsy in children, early detection, support and guidance for parents of children
	Mrs. Sindhu R. Panakal Student / Faculty	1956-58 1958-89	Class of 1956-58, Deonar Campus, Prof. M.V. Murthy, Dr. Banerjee, Dr. Behram Mehta, Dr. Lorenzo, field work supervisor, Dr. Punekar, Mr. Kuchedkar, Dr. Pal, field work, coal field, study tour, coal mine, trade unions, textile industries
	Mr. L.B. Momin Staff	1962-99	1962, BEST job, driver, campus, Kurla, Dr. Gore, Dr. Armaity Desai, Chawl, Namdev, Pathak, Mustafa, Dr. Parasuraman
	Prof. K.G. Desai Faculty	1963-93	1963, Personnel Management, shift from Welfare to Industrial Relations, Human Resource, Dr. Punekar, research, Prof. Gore
	Prof. Suma Chitnis Faculty	1970-93	Sociology of Education, Research units, interdisciplinary research, social science and social work, administration, research on SC/STs, literature, field reality.
	Prof. Meenakshi Apte Student / Faculty	1965-67 1967-94	Class of 1965-67, Family and child welfare, Prof. Gore, lack of fieldwork agencies, field action projects, Family Court, Special Cell, curriculum
	Mr. KV George Staff	1965-2001	1965, Stenographer, Prof. Ramachandran, Dr. Gore, Dr. Suma Chitnis, Dr. Punekar, IIPS, Dr. Wadia, team work, project work, Ms. Mathew, Prof. Panakal, Beggars home, children’s home, field work forum, Dr. Armaity Desai, Dr. Partha Mukherjee
	Prof. Katy Gandevia Student / Faculty	1968-70 1984-Present	Class of 1968-70, campus, Dr. Banerjee, Dr. Gore, field work, social work profession, specialisation, students, Ms. Mathew, rehabilitation work, psycho-social intervention, counselling practice
	Prof. Lina Kashyap Student / Faculty / Deputy Director	1969-71 1984-Present	Class of 1969-71, Mrs. Kaikobad, Mrs. Manu Desai, Mrs. Apte, Dr Gauri Banerjee, Professor Panakal, Dr Gore, fieldwork, Banganga, Bapnugarh, Mrs. Baker, Miss Matthew, Miss Mandakini Khandekar, Disability Studies, field action projects, child guidance clinic
	Prof. Vimla Nadkarni Student / Faculty	1969-71 1984-Present	Class of 1969-71, Dr. Gauri Banerjee, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, Mary Lobo, Miss Mathew, Dr. Parasuraman, Dr. Armaity Desai , social work and social activism, clinical model and community health, Aghai project, social work in rural and tribal areas, disaster interventions, conflict, field action projects, empowerment, health and development
	Mr. Pradip Prabhu Student / Faculty	1970-72 2010-12	Class of 1970-72, Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, trade unions, Students' Union, placements, fieldwork, solidarity, Kashtakari Sanghatana, Tuljapur, Rural Campus
	Dr. Purnima Mane MA Student / Ph.D / Faculty	1971-73 1984 1981-94	Class of 1971-73, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, Child Guidance Clinic, Prof. Gore, Dr. Gauri Rani Banerjee, Prof. Grace Mathew, Prof. Ramachandran, research methodology, theory and practice, field work, theatre, campus life, breaking rules, student welfare, M.Phil, Ph.D., HIV/AIDS, Programme and policy implications of research, indigenising social work, Field Action Projects, Prof. Armaity Desai, clinical model, community health model, global health model, social development
	Prof. Nasreen Rustomfram Student / Faculty	1974-76 1985-Present	Class of 1974-76, URCD, field work, challenges, extra-mural studies, HUM, M Ward
	Prof. CAK Yesudian Ph. D Student / Faculty	1975-78 1979-Present	Ph.D programme, Unit for Urban Studies, Unit for Extra Mural Studies, Dr. Gore, Prof. Mathew, Dr. Armaity Desai, certificate course in Hospital Administration, Ford Foundation, Masters in Hospital Administration and Health Administration, School of Health Systems Studies, London School of Economics, collaboration, Alma Ata Declaration, community health, M.Ph in Social Epidemiology, M. Ph in Health Policy, Economics and Finance
	Prof. R. K. Hebsur Faculty	1977-95	1977, Research Methodology, intellectual thinking, M.Phil/PhD, ICSSR, Prof. Ramachandran, kinds of research, Srikrishna Commission, development of theory, student teacher relationship, Dr. Gore
	Prof. R. N. Sharma Faculty	1978-2012	1978, M. S. Gore, research, projects, main themes, research units, social justice, resources, civil society, struggles, World Bank, Tuljapur campus, linkage between social work and social sciences, Development Studies, campus, drama, Dr. Armaity Desai, Institute song
	Prof. Vidya Rao Faculty	1979-2011	1979, Prof. Gopalan, Department of Social Welfare Administration, social policy, Disaster Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, social welfare, IAS officers training, Rights based approach, field action projects, neglected children, Ulhasnagar, juvenile justice act 1986, Navchetana, Ashram shalas, institutionalised children, child abuse, Koshish, homeless people, Management of non-profit organisations, social justice
	Mr. N. R. Palve Staff	1974-99	1974, Campus, J. J. Panakal, gardening, decoration, Jackfruit, Deonar, Dr. Gore, Dr.Armaity Desai, Prof. Ramchandran, Prof. K. G. Desai, Prof. Kuchedkar, Prof. Kaikobad
	Mr. Mukund Sawant Staff	1979-Present	1979, Trikaya, camera, lens, Audio visual unit, slides, cassettes, Prof. Vijay Tendulkar, Pravin Patkar, Medha Patkar, Prof. Panwalkar, Prakash Amte, Baba Amte, Dharavi slums, Mhaisal project, convocation, Dr. Gore, Calligraphy, Prof, Anjali Monteiro, Prof. K. P. Jayasankar, Media, Dr. Armaity Desai, Dr. Behram Mehta, exhibitions, documentary, Cut.in film festival
	Prof. Surinder KP Jaswal Student / Faculty	1980-82 1987-Present	Class of 1980-82, student body, Prof. Grace Mathew, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, placements, disaster, Jambulpada, URCD, psycho-social aspects of disaster, mental health, Kutch Earthquake, Mumbai voices, expansion, field action project, Thane health project, social justice
	Dr. Shubhada Maitra Student / Faculty	1980-82 1991-Present	Class of 1980-82, Medical and psychiatric social work, anecdotes, Suma Chitnis, field work, Child Guidance Clinic, Muskaan, challenges, way forward, campus
	Ms. Anjali Dave Student / Faculty	1980-82 1986-Present	Class of 1980-82, teachers (Prof. Apte, Prof. Suma Chitnis, Prof. Gokarn, Dr. Gore), campus life, hostel, Family and Child Welfare, Special Cell, violence against women, social work education, Field Action Projects, research, Women Centred Social Work.
	Mr. Samir Ghosh Student	1981-83	London School of Economics, UNDP, Rural Development, disability studies, inclusiveness, equal opportunity policy
	Prof. S. Parasuraman Faculty / Director	1981 2004-Present	1981, Director, Unit for Child and Youth Research, Prof. Gore, Sardar Sarovar Project, data belongs to people, activist institution, restructuring, responding to disaster, post-tsunami intervention, India Disasters Report, social justice, higher education, inclusive development
	Dr. Shobha Kapoor Student	1982-84	Class of 1982-84, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, Grace Mathew, fieldwork experience, challenges in the field, specialisations, link theory with practice, social capital
	Dr. Bela Bhatia Student / Visiting Faculty	1983-85 2010-Present	Class of 1983-84, Family and child welfare, campus, Prof. S. Parasuraman, field work, slum, tribal welfare, Bhopal tragedy, Setu, Shramjivi Samaj land struggle, Agriculture cooperative society, Community organization, social movements, tribal issues, marginal farmers, Naxalite movement, research.
	Ms. Laxmi Murthy Student	1983-85	Class of 1983-84, campus life, Bhopal gas tragedy, field work, relief work, Shodhane group, Sheela Patel, Prof Hebsur, activist, journalist, NGOs
	Prof. Anjali Monteiro Faculty	1983-Present	1983, Audio Visual Unit, Vijay Tendulkar, Unit for Media and Communications, Restructuring, Centre for Media and Cultural Studies, theory and practice, documentary film, shifts within the institution, anecdotes, future
	Prof. Lata Narayan Faculty	1984-Present	1984, research unit, expansion, field action project, Jambulpada floods, HUM, extension work, outreach, higher education system
	Prof. G. G. Wankhede Faculty	1984-Present	1984, SC-ST Cell, OBCs, Scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, campus, liason officer, pre admission coaching, Book bank, scholarship, reservations, financial aid
	Dr. Ramesh Jare Student / Staff / Faculty	1985-87 1989-Present	Class of 1985-87, student, Latur earthquake, Sardar Sarovar project, rehabilitation, disasters, Tuljapur, Tuljapur campus, self help groups, watershed management, BSW course, Dr. Armaity Desai, rural development
	Prof. Janki Andharia Student / Faculty	1981-83 1985-Present	Class of 1981-83, disaster relief, rehabilitation, students' involvement, strategies, challenges in the field, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jamsetji Tata Centre for Disaster Management
	Prof. K. P. Jayasankar Faculty	1986-Present	Golden Jubilee, Audio Visual Unit, students, teaching communications, Dr. Armaity Desai, Dr. Gore, Prof. Panakal, Unit for Media and Communications, documentation, Centre for Media and Cultural Studies, anecdotes, intellectual freedom, campus life, future, education beyond markets
	Prof. Lakshmi Lingam Faculty	1988-Present	1988, Dean of Research, research, methodology, Mphil/Ph.D Programme, Hyderabad Campus, Women’s studies, gender, sexuality, migration, urban campuses
	Dr. Vijay Raghavan Student / Faculty	1988-90 2011-Present	Class of 1988-90, Criminology and Corrective Administration, Prayas, juvenile justice, Sheela Barse, Dr. Desai, fieldwork, Koshish, criminal justice system, Nirmala Niketan, Child guidance clinic, Muskaan, campus life, rights based approach
	Prof. Amita Bhide Student / Faculty	1988-90 1994-Present	Class of 1988-90, Urban and Rural Community Development, disaster relief (Latur, Jambulpada, Orissa), adult literacy, M Ward, urban development, slum eviction
	Dr. Gokul Mandayam Student	1990-92	Class of 1990-92, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, dining hall, library, pranks, Prof. Surinder Jaswal, social work education
	Dr. Gidraph Wairire Student	1990-92	Class of 1990-92, Urban and Rural Community Development, student life, hostel life, dining hall, field work
	Dr. Sudhakar Sannakki Student	1993-95	Class of 1993-95, Health and Hospital Administration, Prof. Yesudian, first batch, Prof Rajashree Mahtani, public health, CGHS
	Mr. Benson Isaac Student	1996-98	Class of 1996-98, life on campus, hostel, Urban and Rural Community Development, field work, Meljol, diversity, education landscape
	Ms. Divya Raghunandan Student	1997-99	Class of 1997-99, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, campus life, diversity, field work, gender issues, Meljol, 11 pm rule
	Ms. Brinelle D'Souza Faculty	1999-Present	CARAT, Saksham, HIV/AIDS, NACO, SACS, policy, research, counselling, rights-based approach, public-public partnership model
	Mr. Vimlendu Jha Student	2001-03	Class of 2001-03, We for Yamuna campaign, urban and rural community development, Swecha, responsibility for the environment, school based program modules, active citizenship for social change.
	Mr. Mohammad Tarique Student	2004-06	Class of 2004-06, Criminology and Correctional Administration, Koshish, field work, history, Beggary Act, resistance from the authorities, Beggars’ home, mental illness, employers' collective, Maharashtra government, a way forward