Dr. Sr. Victoriya Amalorpava Mary is an academician of great repute, both nationally and internationally. Currently, she works as the Principal of Bon Secours College, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. She has done her Ph. D. from Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli in the subject area of Social Work. Her M. Phil. Degree is from Tamil University, Thanjavur in Social Work again. She has done her M.S.W. and B.A. degrees from Madras University, Chennai. In addition, she has handled many sponsored research projects and has participated in training programmes, besides extending several rehabilitation services.