Friday, 4 May 2018

A Brilliant Physicist , Gold Medalist[B.A--Physics}, Former HOD of Physics Dept and Vice Principal Of Scott Christian College Nagercoil Prof. A.D.Yesudas, MSc, M.Phil - Part A

Introduction :  Former Vice- Principal of Scott Christian College Prof. A.D Yesudas was a brilliant student and teacher of Physics and a multifaceted personality .  From the very beginning of his educational career he was a studious and smart student and by virtue of his inherent outstanding  intelligence  and unrelenting hard work he stood first in his BA [Physics]  University Examination and bagged the Gold Medal from the University of Madras. He was born in a lower middle class family, but economic hardship could not block his  goal and envious educational accomplishment . While he was a Third Form student at the famous SMRV High School , Vadasery Nagercoil he won the Travancore Maharaja's Educational Merit Scholarship and availed the same to meet his educational expenses during his High School Studies  His life and accomplishment will definitely inspire many  poor and lower and upper middle class youth of this country to fight against the challenges of life with great hope and perseverance.  He had been  the Topper in his batch or class throughout his educational career.  His hard work , brilliance and integrity  and faith in God , elevated him to work  at the Scott Christian College in various capacities such as Assistant Professor, Professor , HOD of Physics Dept, Burzar,  and finally as Vice Principal  till his retirement in1998.. Some are born great and some achieve greatness, Prof. A.D. Yesudas belongs to the second category. Definitely he is a trailblazing  achiever and milestone in the educational, church  and social history of Kanyakumari district and Tamil Nadu.

                                  
                                    Prof. A.D. Yesudas , MSc, M. Phil
                            Former Vice Principal , Scott Christian College


His Birth and Parents:: Shri AD Yesudas was born as a male child to Mr. A. Daniel and Mrs Paramayee Daniel on 2nd December 1939 at Vadasery Nagercoil. in a faithful Christian family . Mr A. Daniel and his wife Mrs Paramayee couple was blessed with one daughter and three sons including Prof. AD Yesudas.
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His School Education  :  Mr AD Yesudas did his Primary School Education at the then LMS  Primary School [Present Government Primary School ] at Kalungady, Vadesery and joined SMRV High School for his High School studies.[1949-1955]. While he was a student at the SMRV High School Vadesery, Nagercoil  he bagged the first prize for Tamil every year and also he bagged  the  best Student Prize of the School ,  continuously  for six academic years from First Form to Sixth Form[SSLC],  by securing the highest marks  in each Class and while doing his 7th std , 10th std and 11th std he won first prizes in Thirukural Competition conducted by the school .  In SSLC public examination he secured  very high and enviable marks and stood first in the four  southern Tamil Speaking Taluks of the then Travancore State. He also  scored centum in  Mathematics, in the SSLC Final Examination.

                               Prof. A.D. Yesudas Stands next to Nobel Laureate Sir C.V. Raman



His Collegiate Education : Shri AD.Yesudas did his Intermediate course [1955- 1957 ] at the famous Scott Christian College , Nagercoil after having meritoriously passed his FA final examination [ Intermediate Final ]with flying colors he  did his BA {Physics] at the prestigious Scott Christian College [1957-1959 ] . and bagged Gold Medal  for his outstanding performances in his BA [Physics] University examinations from the University of Madras.
Part B will Continue shortly.
By.P. Babu Manoharan, M.A, [ All Rights are reserved. This Article will  be modified, enlarged or corrected later if needed ].

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