A Pioneer Law Graduate in Travancore State, Scion of an Illustrious Christian Family and Former Honest and Efficacious District Munsiff [ Travancore State } late Mr. D. Robert , B.A, B.L and His Illustrious family

Introduction    :  Former District Munsiff , Travancore State late Mr. D. Robert, B.A, B.L, hailed from an illustrious and pioneer christian family in Kanyakumari. district .   He was very handsome, honest , intelligent and he was one of the pioneer law graduates in South Travancore. His forgotten but unforgettable real life  history will inspire and galvanise  the readers and the youth to  lead a honest and meaningful personal and public life.

Former District Munsiff Mr.D. Robert, B.A, B.L,.

Mr. D. Robert's Parents  and  His Birth  :  Mr. D. Robert's father  Mr. Devasahayam and mother Mrs Annammal Devasahayam hailed from an illustrious  pioneer Christian [ L.M.S ] families in Nanjil Nadu [then South Travancore] and they were natives of Osaravillai village and  Ikyanam village respectively. Mr Devasahaym and his beloved wife were leading a blissful conjugal life and they gave birth  to their beloved son  Mr Robert in the year 1901. 

Mr. D. Robert's  Siblings    ; Mr. D. Devahayam and Ms Annammal Devasahayam couple were blessed with the following children namely :[1]  Mr.D. Robert , B.A, B.L ,.[ The hero of this Article], [2] Mr. D. Arumainayagam , B.A, L.T  and he served as an Assistant District Commissioner of Boys Scout , Nagercoil and Head Master of the S.A. Middle School, Vettoornimadam, Nagercoil  and he married Ms  Nalla Muthu , a daughter of Land Lord Mr. Gnanakannu of Vellamadam village , and [3] Mr.D. Yesudhas and he worked in Bank of Madura, and he married a cute daughter of Mr. Manuel  of kalluvilai village., near Kanyakumari.  

                                     Mr.D. Robert , B.A, B.L, and Mrs Palammal Robert 

Mr. D. Robert's  Wife and Children   :  Long time ago there lived a God fearing man in Nanjil Nadu and his name was Mr. Yesuthasan but he was generally known as Thasan Theresser [ Dresser] Mr. Yesuthasan was  a brother of Mr. Devasahayam's wife Ms Annammal Devasahayam .. Mr Yesuthsan [Mr. Thasan Thresser ]  married Ms Erakamuthu a sister of Dr. P. Noah , L.M.S, M.G [ a native of Thitttuvilai, Thovalai Taluk]  and this couple did not have any child for long time and so  they adopted a beautiful female child and named her as Palammal  and brought up their adopted daughter  Ms Palammal  with all love. Mr Yesuthssan [ Thasan Theresser ] loved and had been helping  his sister's son Mr D, Robert throughout  his educational career.   So as a mark of gratitude to his maternal Uncle Mr. Yesuthasan  [Thasan Thresser ], Mr.D. Robert married Ms Palammal . Mr. D. Roberat and Ms Palammal Robert couple were blessed with all the connubial blessings and this couple gave birth to the following children namely :[1] Ms. R.Jessie Bai, B.A, L.T, and she married Mr Paul , son of Mr Chakkarai from Madurai, [2] Mr.R. Gladson Devadhas[ Thambu ], B.A, and he married Ms Lily [ and she was a direct descendant of  the great Tamil Christian Poet Mr John Palmer, Mylaudy  and also she was Mr. Muthu Raj Palmer's sister's daughter ], [3] Mr. R.Wilson, B..A [ Iyadurai] and he married late Mr N. Samuel teacher's eldest daughter Ms Sartha Bai  , [4] Mr. R. George Stephenson alias Raja and he married Ms Annammal , and [5] Mr Rev. Prabhu Dhas , B.A, B.D [ Methodist Pastor in Malaysia] and he married a daughter of Mr Christopher who worked in the YMCA College , Chennai and Mr Christopher was a close relative of Bishop Dornakal Azariah . Mr.Rev R. Prabhu Dhas was a close friend and colleague of late Dr Sam T. kamaleson of World Vision.  Rev. Prabhu Das Robert had been serving as a Pastor at the Emmanuel Methodist Church Vepery Chennai during the period from  1962 to 1965 , and  Dr. Samuel T. kamaleson was also working as a Pastor at the Emmanuel Methodist Church , Vepery Chennai from 1961 to 1968 . 

                                          Mr. D. Robert, B.A, B.L  and his Family Members 

Mr. D. Robert's Professional Career     :  After  having finished High  School education and B.A, Mr. D.Robert  did his B.L, and passed his B.L examination with good marks and  then he joined the Judicial Service, Travancore government and began his judicial career as Munsiff..  As a God fearing man he had been serving as a honest and impartial Munsiff; and  before his retirement he was promoted as District Munsiff  and he had served as a District Munsiff in a few District  Munsiff courts in  Travancore State including District Munsiff Court at krishnapuram [ The Travancore Directory --1940--Part One , Trivandrum, 1939,  P.123] .  But Mr. D. Robert could not raise in his  judicial career above the level of a District Munsiff. 

Conclusion   : University Degrees  obtained should always be related with the year of passing such University Examinations.  Late Mr. D. Robeart, B.A, B.L , was one of the pioneer Law Graduates in the then Travancore State.  Physically and intellectually he was an elegant man . He was handsome and tall  and taller than his professional positions. . He discharged his official judicial  duties with a sense of honesty and integrity .  He is no more  living on this planet Earth but he still lives in the hearts of his family members, friends and admirers. . He was a good Christian believer  with a compassionate heart. . It is not possible to record all the important events and parts of his real life story within the space of this Article . I will end this Article with the following sentence , " Dear and respected Former District Munsiff Mr. D. Robert, B.A, B.L,  I thank God for your exemplary life , unassuming nature,and  I am proud of you "  

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By. P. Babu Manoharan, M.A,.[ All Rights are reserved. This Article will be modified, enlarged or corrected later, if needed ].