Dr Praseetha Unnikrishnan

Deputy Director

She joined IGNOU, Delhi in the year 2011 and has also worked with UGC, Delhi for around two years as an Assistant Director in the Distance Education Bureau.  She has published three books and few papers including two books and papers exclusively dedicated to disability studies. Her doctoral work and M.Phil work has already been published as books entitled ‘Mainstreaming Children with Visual Impairment – A Paradigm’ sponsored by ICSSR and ‘Inclusion of children with Special Needs – A Perspective’.  Besides, she has co-authored a book on Adolescents titled ‘Turbulent Teens Approaches towards Adjustment’. Presently she is working as an Assistant Director with the IGNOU Regional Centre, Cochin, Kerala.

Achievement

IGNOU Regional Centre, Cochin Academics Dr. Sindhu P. Nair, DD, Dr. V.T. Jalajakumari, ARD and Dr. Praseetha Unnikrishnan, AD won the Award for the 'Best Online MOOC Course for the Year 2020' for the Online MOOC Programme 'Certificate Course in Environmental Sustainability' under the leadership of Dr. M. Rajesh, RD, RC Vatakkara. The Award was announced during the Foundation day Celebrations of IGNOU HQ, Delhi on  19th November, 2020.