Remarkable College Principals : Prof . V. Hamsa Devi : Part I :

Introduction ; Kanyakumari district  has proudly produced  many outstanding College  Principals who played crucial and deciding roles  for the intellectual, educational, and overall  development of  India . Prof. Hamsa Devi is one of the illustrious College Principals that our Kanyakumari district has ever produced . Definitely she is a multifaceted  and remarkable personality .

Prof. Hamsa Devi and her  birth and parents : Prof. V. Hamsa Devi was born at  Sucheendrum in Kanyakumari district on 28 July,1938 in an illustrious family as a daughter of late  Mr. P. Vivekanandan [ Ex M.L.A] and Mrs.M. Dhanalekshmi Vivekanandan.  Her father Mr. P. Vivekandan, B.A,  was a former member of the Travancore Cochin State Assembly and  he had the distinctive privilege to serve as a Member of the Reform Committee of the Travancore Cochin  State.

Her  husband and children : Hamsa Devi  married  Mr. P. Gopal  at the age of 20[ who  retired as Station Superintendent , Southern Railway and this couple is blessed with two daughters and a son , namely:[1] .Dr. G. Bhanumathy , she is an allopathic Doctor and  an astrologer by choice, [2] Dr.G. Vijayalakshmi,M.A, Ph.D , is working as a Professor of English  , in the prestigious  University College , Tthiruvaananthapuram and[3] Mr. G. Mahinth Gokul , B. Tech,M.B.A,  is a SAP consultant in a  reputed Company in USA..

Prof.Hamsa Devi's siblings : Prof. V. Hamsa Devi has three sisters and three brothers. Her sisters are [1] Dr. Vijayal, [2] Mrs. V. Rajakumari, [3] Mrs.V. Saraswathy  and her brothers are [1]Mr. V. Nandakumar B.A. B.L, Public Prosecutor , Retd, [2] Mr. V. Balasubramaniam, M.A, is a writer and he  has authored two books , and [3] Mr. V. Santharam , I.P,S. worked  in the Police Department ,Kerala State and retired as Inspector General of Police.   He  is a born Poet , Painter and Writer and he has brought out many books of  poems and his wife Dr. P. Anitha Dhamayanthy, M.A, Ph.D, is working as a  Professor  of English at the famous Government College for Women , Thiruvananthapuram.

Prof. Hamasa Devi's education :  Hamsa Devi did her school education at  the famous S.M.S.M    High School, Sucheendrum and her B,A ,in history at the Government College for Women , Thiruvananthapuram and her M.A, in history at  the prestigious University College, Thiruvananthapuram.

Prof. Hamsa Devi and her teaching career:  Prof. Hamsa Devi  received her  Government appointment order to work as history lecturer in a  College , in Kerala State in the year 1961. After having served as history lecturer in many Government colleges throughout  the breadth and length of Kerala State she was appointed as  Principal at the Government College , Kasaragod in 1989. She has an enviable record of having successfully officiated as Principal of four  famous  Government Colleges in Kerala State namely:{1]Government College,Kasaragod, [2] Government College , Nattakam, Kottayam, [3] University College, Thiruvananthapuram [21-8-1991 to 24-6-1992] and finally [4] The Government College for Women , Thiruvananthapuram [1992-1994] , from here  she retired in Mach 1994.

Prof. Hamsa Devi is a writer and translator:  Prof. Hamsa Devi is a voracious reader and proficient in Tamil , Malayaslam and English. She has written a few beautiful poems in Tamil and English. She has translated the "Thirukural " from Tamil to English in very beautiful, enviable and  poetic style and she has published  the same  as a book . Moreover now she has been translating the famous Tamil devotional work, "Thiruppavai'  from Tamil to English .

Conclusion:  Prof. Hamsa Devi is now residing at Thuruvananthapuram . She is a born thinker and a multifaceted personality . No doubt hardly a few people would have got the privilege to work as Principal of four famous Government Colleges in Kerala State including the famous University College, Thiruvananthapuram . The people of Kanyakumari can be really proud of Prof. Hamsa Devi, on account of her extraordinary accomplishment in the field of education, history, administration  and literature.

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