Artist, Photographer and Assistant General Manager of Indian Overseas Bank Mr. Devnath Ponniah is a Colorful Multi-faceted Personality.--Part Final

Mr. Devnath Ponniah and his wife Mrs. Malathy Rani Devnath  :   Young and energetic Devnath Ponniah married Ms. Malathy Rani , daughter of Mr Thangkappan and Mrs kannimarial Thangkappan of Nagercoil and Mr  Devnath  Ponniah and Malathy Rani couple's marriage was conducted at Nagercoil in a grand manner .  Mrs. Malathy Rani Devnath  is not only beautiful  but also  is a creative  home maker and planner;  unhesitatingly we can say that she is the galvanizing  and inspirational force for  Devnath Ponniah's successful life  in all fronts .

                               
                                      Mr. Devnath Ponniah, B.Sc, 

Mr.Devnath Ponniah and Mrs.Malathy Rani Devnath Couple's Children :  God has blessed Mr Devnath Ponniah and Mrs Malathy Rani Devnath couple with two cute and intelligent daughters  namely:[1] Ms. Anugraha Devnath and [2] Ms. Archana Devnath .Ms Anugraha Devnath  did her B.E in Computer Science  at the famous Thiyagarajar College of  Engineering , Madurai  Ms Anugraha Devnath B.E has married Mr. Stephen Babu M.C.A. .Mr Stephen Babu was working in C.TS. in Chennai and now for the last few years Stephen Babu has been working in USA  on Site Assignment . Mr Stephen Babu and Mrs Anugraha Devnath Stephen Babu Couple is blessed with a cute daughter by name Andrea Stephen and a smart son by name  Andrew Stephen .Now Anugraha Devanth Stephen is living in USA. with her husband and their loving children  .{2] Mrs Archana Devnath   like her sister after having done her  high School and Higher Secondary School Education at the famous C.S.I Higher Secondary Matriculation School, Nagercoil, she  did her B.E at the famous Panimalar Institute of Technology , Chennai . She was an Achiever in education, Archana Devnath stood first in her  class and bagged prize money of Rs.10,000= twice from the College Administration . Recently she has married Mr Suthan Philips , B.Tech, [M.E }and Suthan Philips is   working with Amazon as Cloud Engineer in U.S.A and Mrs Archana Devnath Suthan Philips has recently joinedher  beloved husband  who is working now  in USA .





                            
                            Mr. Devnath Ponniah and Mrs. Malathy Rani Devnath

Mr. Denath Ponniah in I.O.B :  Since Mr Devnath Ponniah  joined as a Probationary Officer in I.O.B in 1981, for the last nearly 36 years he has been  efficaciously working in the I.O.B. . And during this long period he has decorated many  Posts and  discharged official  responsibilities  with high dignity  in an enviable manner. .  From the very beginning he was very active and  proved his efficiency in his official work and while  Mr. Devnath Ponniah  was working at IOB Eraniel Branch , in Kanyakumari District, as Branch Manager,  he  was appreciated  with an Award by then District Collector Mrs Jothi Nirmala, IAS, for opening maximum number of Self Help Groups [SHGs] in Kanyakuami District.  In 2013 he was promoted as Senior Manager and was transferred  to Calcutta and accordingly  he worked as Senior Manager in I.O.B ,Calcutta during 2011- 2013.  . In 2013 he was transferred to Kanyakumari District to assume charge as Lead District Manager, at Nagercoil , Kanyakumari district   As Lead District Manager he functioned in a very efficient and effective  manner and won the love and respect of the District Administration  and the Public.

Mr Devnath Ponniah was Promoted as Assistant General Manager [ AGM ] in 2014 : In 2014 Mr Devnath Ponnaih was promoted as Assistant General Manager and posted at the I.O.B Guindy branch, in Chennai. He worked at the Guindy IOB branch as AGM in charge of  Small, Marginal Entrepreneurs Advance [ SME -Credit ] Section nearly for two years. In 2016 he was transferred to the IOB Nehru Park Branch, Chennai and  currently at this IOB Branch  he has been working  as AGM in a very efficacious manner . He is to be  retired from  IOB  banking service  during  May 2017.

Conclusion : Mr. Devnath Ponniah is a colorful personality . His  curled mustache  adds additional attraction to his  physical look , and his generous and kind mental out look  makes him, as a dear and respected person to everyone around  him and  known him and known to him . When ever he is filled with some worries he  takes his Guitar or Key Board and plays some favorite songs and forgets his melancholy. When he is in creative mood he takes his pencil and paper draws some beautiful sketches . He loves books and camera  and his grand-children very much . I can say in all fronts he has so far succeeded  by the grace of God . Definitely Mr Devnath Ponniah is colorful multifaceted personality.

By.P. BABU MANOHARAN, M.A,[ This Article will be enlarged, modified and corrected later if needed ]. 

Artist, Photographer and Assistant General Manager of I.O.B. Mr. Devnath Ponniah is a colorful multi-faceted personality.- Part A.

Introduction :  Mr Devnath Ponniah is  a colorful multi-faceted personality. Almighty God has blessed him with  many talents and creative gifts  ; he is a great  Photographer, a versatile Artist,  good  Key Board Player, eloquent Speaker ,  shrewd Negotiator,  able Administrator, accomplished   Banker  and so on. A perusal of his life trajectory will easily and conspicuously confirm that he is a hard worker and a very intelligent person and he has become an Assistant  General Manger of IOB [ Indian Overseas Bank ,] by his relentless hard work and competence. His profile will definitely  give  inspiration  and hope to the younger generations to reach great heights  in life  through tireless and relentless hard work .Some are born great and some achieve greatness and Mr. Devnath Ponniah  belongs to the second category. and by virtue of his many fold accomplishments he has become a milestone  in the  social , cultural and banking history of Kanyakumari District and Tamil Nadu.

His Birth and Parents : Mr. Devanath Poniah was born  as a male child at Nagercoil, kanyakuamari District , to Mr Ponniah  and Mrs  Thangamuthu Ponniah couple on 10th May 1957..Mr. Ponniah and Mrs. Thangamuthu Ponniah couple  is  blessed with three smart daughters also.

   

                                                   

                                                        Mr. Devnath Ponniah, BSc.

Devnath's Education :  Young  smart Devnath Ponnaih did his  Primary School education at the  Lutheran Primary School Vadasery and  Gothai Gramam Government Primary School. Mr. Devnath  Ponnaih did his High School at the famous S.M.R.V School at Vadesery, Nagercoil. Then he joined for his P.U.C at the famous S.T. Hindu College Nagercoil  and in the same college he did his B.Sc[ [Zoology --1977 ]

Young Devnath  Ponniah won many  prestigious competitions at the University level : Devanath Ponniah is a great  creative person.  From childhood he showed great promise in Pencil Drawing and during his college days he won  the First Prize in Pencil Drawing at the Inter Collegiate Competition ofthe Maduarai Kamaraj University and also  he won  Second prize in Photography Competition and received the Prize  Medals  in 1977 from the then Vice Chancellor of M.K University Dr. V.C Kulandaisamy . In the same year in the Inter-Collegiate Photography Competition conducted at the  Tanil nadu State level he won 2 medals out of the total  8 medals 

Mr. Devnath Ponniah, B.Sc, joined as a Clerk in State Bank of India;   After having passed his B.Sc Mr Devnath Ponniah passed his clerical Examination  conducted by the SBI and joined in S.B.I as a Clerk in 1980 at the Kuzhithurai SBI branch,  Kanyakuamri Distirct. and he worked in the same branch nearly for one year in the same cadre.  

Mr. Devnaath Ponniah  was selected as a Probationary Officer in IOB :  His natural fire and urge for advancement and achievement propelled Mr. Devnath Ponniah  to aspire for greater places in  life  and so our Dynamic Devanath Ponniah sat for his probationary Officer Examination  conducted by the IOB and cleared the examination with ease and joined as a Probationary Officer  in I.O.B in 1981.. Since the then there was no turning back.

Part B will follow soon  {In Part B we will deal with  his colorful   banking career  and also with his married  life and children ]
By P. Babu Manoharan, M.A.  { All rights are reserved. This Article will be enlarged ,modified and corrected later if needed ]