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From: Sadaket Malik
Soti Bhalessa Doda

I am Sadaket A Malik, presently working in Shiksha Abhiyan Jammu as a Resource teacher. Born in an improvised middle class family in a hilly hamlet of Bhalessa. Did BA from Govt. Degree College Bhaderwah in (2004), M A In Education from University of Jammu (2006). B.Ed from Jammu University in 2008. Served as Acting President of Govt. Degree College Students Union (DCSU) Bhaderwah in 2003-04 and pleaded the cause of students, Appointed as a Departmental Representative (DR) of Department of Education University of Jammu in 2005. I founded NGO- Students Welfare Association Bhalessa (SWAB) and got it registered from J&K state government in 1999 when I was student in Government Higher Secondary school kilhotran. I Worked as Group Leader of NSS Unit of Bhaderwah College.
I established IGNOU Special Study Centre in Bhalessa after getting approval from Ministry of HRD and IGNOU New Delhi, and Worked as Coordinator of centre from July 2006 to Jan. 2009.
Besides this, Some National repute Newspapers of the Government like The Employment News New Delhi has granted to me a space as Paid career columnist.
Besides running IGNOU in Bhalessa, i had tried to generate the concept of open education in the entire region, as is evident from the awards and appreciation letters received by him from IGNOU authorities.
He has 50 articles on education policy parameters published in leading papers like Employment News New Delhi, Daily Excealsior Jammu, Kashmir Times Jammu, and Online web magazines like www.merinews.com. www.articlebase.com www.employmentnews.com www.indiaedunews.com
His article entitled "Decentralization needed in educational programmes" published in Daily Excelsior has been collected by National Knowledge Commission New Delhi for its resource library. Some of the critical articles like " J&K State knowledge Commission needs fleeting attention" , "Needed a reflective Youth policy" , " Distance education regulator cry of the hour" and "Technologizing learning in schools" achieved a greater attention of the policy makers and the educationists veering to set up a J&K state knowledge commission initiated by Professor Amitabh Mattoo, The then Vice Chancellor Jammu University.
In this booklet entitled "Roots of Bhalessa" Sadaket has tried to bring alive past and present of the tranquil land that has been the arena of his young life.
Awards and Endorsement:-
v He got 120 Hours Vice Chancellors Medal in 2003 from the then Vice Chancellor Jammu University Prof. R R Sharma for 120 hours community service after college hours. He was recommended by the then Principal Govt. Degree College Bhaderwah, Sh. P. L Koul and NSS Programme coordinator NSS JU Prof. V K Kapoor for the grant of this precious award..
v He Got District Youth Award from Deputy Commissioner Doda in Year 2005 for his youth activities like Organising of historical "Peace Rally" and Youth awareness camps. Seminars in the erstwhile Doda district.
v He was honoured by Dedi Nirmala Deshpande M.P and veteran social activist with "Gandhi Doot Madel" in impressive function at Jammu for his work on Peace in the area.
v He was selected for a project fellowship by The Third World studies Centre of Philippine to study the Peace keeping Operations and human conflicts in J&K state.
Affiliation, Membership and Correspondence:
He is associated with, and is having affiliation, membership and correspondence with the following organizations abroad and within India:-
Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi.
The Third World Studies Centre, University Of Philippine
Freelance Writing Centre UK.
World Wide Fund for Nature India.
National Students Welfare Association Jammu
Jammu Provincial Teachers Association
Vimal Muni College of Education Ramgarh Jammu
Bhalessa Youth Coordination Committee BYCC.
Peoples Union for Civil Liberty PUCL
UNESCO New Delhi Office.
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) N.D

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