Arvindkumar Madhavlal Parikh

Background

Parikh, Arvindkumar Madhavlal was born on August 8, 1925 in D.Baria, India. Came to the United States, 1954. Son of Madhavlal C. and Maniben M. (Gandhi) Parikh.

Education

Bachelor with honors, Elphinstone College, Bombay, 1949. Master of Arts, Indiana State University, 1955. Doctor of Education, Indiana University, 1958.

Career

Printer, public, Usha Printery, Dohad, India, 1949-1953; teacher, New Era School, Bombay, 1954; teacher, Bloomington (Indiana) High School, 1957-1958; consultant, National Education Film Company, Bombay, 1959; instructor, Dillard U., New Orleans, 1960-1962; assistant professor, Dillard U., New Orleans, 1962-1963; lecturer, Regional College Education, Ajmer, India, 1963-1965; associate professor, Dillard U., New Orleans, 1966-1973; professor, Dillard U., New Orleans, 1973-1989; vice president, New Orleans Video Access Corporation, 1990-1991. Member State Review Board for Accreditation, Louisiana, 1979, State Board Education, Rajasthan, India, 1964-1965.

Achievements

• Arvindkumar Madhavlal Parikh has been listed as a noteworthy education educator, video producer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Livingston Middle School Parent-Teachers Association, 1975-1976. Chairman parents' group New Orleans East Benjamin Franklin High School. Board directors Indian Business Association, 1989-1991.

Member India Association New Orleans (founder, president 1966-1967, chairman board trustees 1976-1978, secretary 1978-1987, ex-officio advisory since 2004, Lifetime Achievement award 2003), Asian Pacific American Society (founder, vice president 1979, Achievement award), American Association Physicians India.

Interests

• Avocations: art, literature, gardening, video production.

Connections

Married Amita C. Master, May, 15, 1960. Children: Linken, Chinten.

Father:

Madhavlal C. Parikh

Mother:

Maniben M. (Gandhi) Parikh

Spouse:

Amita C. Master

child:

Chinten Parikh

child:

Linken Parikh