The Stenographers' Guild
Encyclopedia
The Stenographers' Guild, founded in 1937, is a non-profit organization
providing vocational education
and training in the area of Secretarial skills
, Information Technology
and Shorthand
. It is located in T. Nagar
, Chennai
in the India
n state of Tamil Nadu
.
was introduced in 1837 with the release of the inventor's book, Stenographic Sound Hand. It reached Madras in 1886 when a commercial school run by the Pachaiyappa Charities began teaching the language. The Stenographers' Guild was formed fifty years later under the initiative of N. Subramania Iyer, a reporter at the Corporation of Madras
, and S. Sivaramakrishna Iyer and P. Ramanuja Iyer, shorthand writers of the High Court of Madras
, who convened a meeting in Panagal Park
attended by about 40 shorthand writers from the Courts, Police, Government and newspapers. The Guild was inaugurated by C. Rajagopalachari
, at the time Chief Minister of Madras, on September 26, 1937. It was to be two more years before the Guild was to be registered as a society. Its aim was to train shorthand writers.
In 2005, The Guild, in association with The Steno Trust, United States
, launched a new system of shorthand called Newrite
. It was invented by the American Scientist, Walter P. Kistler
.
Its key proponent Mr. S.V. Ramaswamy developed the institution to a great extent by bringing into being a lot of Government sponsored courses that offers free education on Computers, Shorthand, Accountancy, Personality Development, Spoken English, Bank Coaching etc., to all poor and needy at free of cost. Some of them are TADCO, Tamilnadu Women Development Corporation, Tamilnadu Slum Clearance Board, Employment Exchange, Tamilnadu Police Academy etc., With the efforts of Mr. S. V. Ramaswamy, the Guild saw immense growth with the influx of students thronging the place that aims at producing quality. Some of the key contributors for the development of the institution are Mr. N. Murali, Senior Managing Director of The Hindu, Mr. Murali, Managing Director of Sree Krishna Sweets are worth mentioning.
Mr. S. V. Ramaswamy was forced to leave the 29 years of service to the society when he died of massive cardiac arrest at the age of 57 on 13th of August 2010. The Guild is taken care by Mr. S. V. Ramaswamy's brother Mr. S. V. Sankar, SVR's Son Mr. S R Siva Subramaniam, Mr. M Nagasubramaniam and Mr. D Ragupathy.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
providing vocational education
Vocational education
Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...
and training in the area of Secretarial skills
Secretary
A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...
, Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and Shorthand
Shorthand
Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed or brevity of writing as compared to a normal method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos and graphē or graphie...
. It is located in T. Nagar
T. Nagar
Theagaraya Nagar , popularly known by its abbreviated form T. Nagar, is a neighbourhood in the city of Chennai, India. Though originally conceived as a residential locality, it is presently one of the principal shopping districts of the city....
, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
.
History
Pitman ShorthandPitman Shorthand
Pitman shorthand is a system of shorthand for the English language developed by Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman , who first presented it in 1837. Like most systems of shorthand, it is a phonetic system; the symbols do not represent letters, but rather sounds, and words are, for the most part, written...
was introduced in 1837 with the release of the inventor's book, Stenographic Sound Hand. It reached Madras in 1886 when a commercial school run by the Pachaiyappa Charities began teaching the language. The Stenographers' Guild was formed fifty years later under the initiative of N. Subramania Iyer, a reporter at the Corporation of Madras
Chennai Corporation
Chennai Corporation , formerly known as Madras Corporation, is the civic body that governs the city of Chennai , India. The Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside the United Kingdom and the oldest corporation in India...
, and S. Sivaramakrishna Iyer and P. Ramanuja Iyer, shorthand writers of the High Court of Madras
Madras High Court
The Madras High Court is a senior court located at Chennai , in India. The court buildings, which are believed to be the second largest judicial complex in the world, are located near the beach, in one of the city's major business districts....
, who convened a meeting in Panagal Park
Panagal Park
Panagal Park is a park and a locality in T Nagar, Chennai. The park is named after the Raja of Panagal, the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency who created the park. It is an important junction and is the commercial centre of T Nagar....
attended by about 40 shorthand writers from the Courts, Police, Government and newspapers. The Guild was inaugurated by C. Rajagopalachari
C. Rajagopalachari
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari , informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician, writer and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India...
, at the time Chief Minister of Madras, on September 26, 1937. It was to be two more years before the Guild was to be registered as a society. Its aim was to train shorthand writers.
In 2005, The Guild, in association with The Steno Trust, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, launched a new system of shorthand called Newrite
Newrite
Newrite is a system of shorthand invented by the American Scientist Walter P. Kistler. Propagated now in India by Newrite Foundation India.This was initially introduced by The Stenographers' Guild, Newrite has the prospective of becoming computer interfaced stenography in English.-External links:*...
. It was invented by the American Scientist, Walter P. Kistler
Walter Kistler
Walter P. Kistler is a physicist, inventor, and philanthropist, born in 1918 in Biel, Switzerland. Kistler is a life member of the Swiss Physical Society and a member of AIAA and ISA, which presented him the Life Achievement Award in 2000. He is listed in American Men of Science, Who’s Who in...
.
Its key proponent Mr. S.V. Ramaswamy developed the institution to a great extent by bringing into being a lot of Government sponsored courses that offers free education on Computers, Shorthand, Accountancy, Personality Development, Spoken English, Bank Coaching etc., to all poor and needy at free of cost. Some of them are TADCO, Tamilnadu Women Development Corporation, Tamilnadu Slum Clearance Board, Employment Exchange, Tamilnadu Police Academy etc., With the efforts of Mr. S. V. Ramaswamy, the Guild saw immense growth with the influx of students thronging the place that aims at producing quality. Some of the key contributors for the development of the institution are Mr. N. Murali, Senior Managing Director of The Hindu, Mr. Murali, Managing Director of Sree Krishna Sweets are worth mentioning.
Mr. S. V. Ramaswamy was forced to leave the 29 years of service to the society when he died of massive cardiac arrest at the age of 57 on 13th of August 2010. The Guild is taken care by Mr. S. V. Ramaswamy's brother Mr. S. V. Sankar, SVR's Son Mr. S R Siva Subramaniam, Mr. M Nagasubramaniam and Mr. D Ragupathy.