Shri. Mitraniketan K. Viswanathan was a social reformer, philanthropist and environmentalist in Kerala, India. His core educational principle was that rural communities and society as a whole can best be promoted through the total development of individuals, and all of Mitraniketan’s programs seek to support this vision.
He founded Mitraniketan, a non-governmental organization in Vellanadu, Thiruvananthapuram. It works in the fields of innovation, training and extension in community development, environment, science, education and appropriate technology. Dozens of researchers assembled there to insights about development decoupled from economics to rely on universal education and literacy, relative gender equality in a formerly matrilineal society, and collaborative use of simple yet effective technologies.
He was a winner of many awards and fellowships, for application of science and technology in rural areas. He was awarded Padmashri by Government of India in 2009.
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Shri. Mitraniketan K. Viswanathan was a social reformer, philanthropist and environmentalist in Kerala, India. His core educational principle was that rural communities and society as a whole can best be promoted through the total development of individuals, and all of Mitraniketan’s programs seek to support this vision.
He founded Mitraniketan, a non-governmental organization in Vellanadu, Thiruvananthapuram. It works in the fields of innovation, training and extension in community development, environment, science, education and appropriate technology. Dozens of researchers assembled there to insights about development decoupled from economics to rely on universal education and literacy, relative gender equality in a formerly matrilineal society, and collaborative use of simple yet effective technologies.
He was a winner of many awards and fellowships, for application of science and technology in rural areas. He was awarded Padmashri by Government of India in 2009.
