A Winner of the Prestigious I.S.R.O. Award , Relentless Hard Worker , Innovative Thinker, Great Researcher, A Former Member of the Prestigious Technology Development Project Team of I.P.R.C, and Former SF Grade Scientist/ Engineer of ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri Mr.Er. C. Singh, M.E,.

Introduction  : A former SF grade Scientist / Engineer of  ISRO Propusion Complex at Mahendragiri   Mr. Er. C. Singh, M.E, was an innovative  Researcher, Relentless hard Worker and his indomitable will to come up in life deserves our appreciation and adoration . He hails from an unknown ,unsung and untold tiny idyllic  village called Puliyadivilai in Rajakkamangalam Block in Kanyakumari district. A perusal of his educational  and professional Trajectory will spontaneously arrest our attention and create an enviable and adorable impression about Er. C. Singh , M.E. in our minds.. Indeed his real life story is a shining and galvanising milestone in the field of Space Science Research, Education, Social Work and Social Service. He  started his career as a Technician and rose to the prestigious position of a an SF grade Senior Scientist / Engineer in the prestigious I.P.R.C and his accomplishment deserves our  applause and respect .

                               Rtd  ISRO   SF grade Scientist / Engineer Er. C. Singh , M.E,.

Mr. Er C, Singh, M.E, and His Parents and Birth    : Puliyadivilai  is an unsung, unnoticed , tiny idyllic village located in the Rajakkamangalam Block in Kanyakumari district . Puliyadivilai  is surrounded by verdant and fertile paddy fields and yielding coconut trees. In this beautiful Puliyadivilai  Village some decades ago lived a gentleman by name Mr. Sivanadiyan and he gave birth to a smart man by name Mr S. Chellappan and Mr Chellappan had been living in this pleasant Puliyanvillai village with his modest and loving wife Ms. S. Nallammal . Mr Chellappan and Ms Nallammal Chellappan couple gave birth to Mr C. Singh on the 30th May 1962. 

                                    Mr. S. Chellappan and Mrs. S. Nallammal Chellappan.

Mr. C. Singh's Siblings .    Mr Chellappan and Ms S. Nallammal  Chellappan gave birth to the following children namely :- [1]  Mr .C. Babu and he worked in the Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation Workshop Depot, Nagercoil  and retired as a Senior Technician . Mr C. Babu married Ms Pushppam and this couple gave birth to the following children namely :- [a] Mr. B. Prabhu, M.Com, M.B.A, M.L.I.C, [b ]Mr. B. Pratheep, , [c] Mr. B. Pratheesh, D.E.E,; [2] Mr. C. Singh, M.E [ He is the Hero of this Article ],  [3] Mr. C. Rajasekar, M.A, and he is working as the Superintendent in the Social welfare Department, Govt of Tamil Nadu. at Kurunthangcodu and he married Ms Mala  and this couple gave birth to the following children namely :-[a]Mr. R. Aswanth and currently he is doing his B.L, [ 3rd year] , [b] Ms. Anusha Devi, and she is doing her Plus One ;[4] Ms. C. Vinital , D.E.E and she works as a SE grade Scientist in the prestigious I.S.R.O and she married Mr Shanmugam, MBA  and he is working in O G.C..as a Deputy Director . . Ms C. Vinital D.E.E and Mr Shanmugam couple gave birth to the following children namely ;-[a]  Ms Veni Sornamala , B.D.S and she is working as Dentist in a Private Hospital and [b] the Second daughter[ Name will be provided later] is doing her M.D.S and [c] the third daughter [ Name will be provided later]is  doing her first year M.B.B.S,.

                                                   A  STREET IN PULIYADIVILAI 
                                       

Mr. C, Singh's Educational Track  [ First Phase ]  :  Mr C, Singh's educational track attracts the attention of the Readers with many curiosity and admiration . . Mr C. Singh did his Primary and Middle School Education in a RC Management Middle School [then] in Karangadu ,  and pursued his High School Education at the Government High School at Kandanvilai and passed his S.S.L.C in the year 1978. After having passed his  S.S.L.C, he did his  Plus One and Plus Two education at the famous Scott Christian Higher Secondary School at Nagercoil and passed his Plus Two examination in the year 1980 with high marks. . Due to his family situation he joined the Konam Government ITI  Institute and passed the Technical Certificate Course meritoriously. 

His  Educational Track Second Phase    : After having passed his ITI Certificate Mr C. Singh was selected by the ISRO and he joined Research and Development Department of ISRO as an A Grade  Technician in the year 1988. . While he was working in the ISRO as a Technician he pursued his D.M.E at the Konam Poly Technical College and passed his DME in 1994. with high marks. His natural thirst for education motivated Mr C. Singh to do Higher studies, so he pursued his B.E [1988--2002]  at the famous Govt Engineering College at Tirunelveli and passed his B.E [ Mechanical ],  in the year 2002 in First Class. , After having passed his  B.E, Mr C. Singh pursued his M.E[ Mechanical ] at the Anna University Engineering College in Nagercoil and passed his M.E,  in First Class.

Beginning of Mr C. Singh's  Professional Career  in ISRO  up to 1996      : As seen before he joined ISRO as an A Grade  Technician in the year 1988 and he was promoted as B Grade Technician in 1991 .He discharged his official professional duties with great devotion and efficiency and he was promoted as Technical Assistant in the year 1996. 

Mr C. Singh's Wife and Family   : While Mr C. Singh was working in the I.S.R.O,   he married Ms k.P. Ajitha, M.Sc, M.Ed, M.Phil, daughter of Mr. P. Kolappan and Ms Pangajam of Puthukadai Village in  December 1997 at Marthandam. Currently Ms.K.P .Ajiatha Singh is working as Head Mistress at the Government Higher Secondary School at Manikatti Pottal . It would be interesting and useful to know the fact that this Manikatti Pottakl village is the native Village of the famous Sahitya Akademi  Award Winner Mr Ponneelan . Mr C. Singh and Ms KP Ajitha Singh couple gave birth to the following children namely ;- [1] Ms. S. A. Siddhaarathini and currently she is doing her second year M.D.S, and [2] Mr. S.A. Balaji. and he is doing his Final year B.D.S, .. 

Ms K.P. Ajitha Singh's Siblings and families  : It would be useful to the Micro Historians and curious Readers to know some basic information about Ms Ajitha Singh's parents and siblings.. Ms Ajitha Singh's father Mr. P. Kolappan worked in the Veaterinary Departament , Govt of Tamil Nadu and retired as a Live Stock Inspector and Ms Ajitha Singh's mother Ms Pankajam Kolappan  worded as a Primary School Teacher and retired as a Govt Primary School Head Mistress. Mr Kolappan and ms Pankajam Kolappan gave birth to the following children namely [1] Ms Ajitha Singh ,[2]  Ms K.P. Vijila , B.Sc, married Dr. P. J. Raju, B.V.S.C, A.H,  and Dr P.J. Raju worked as a  Veterinary Surgeon in the Government of kerala, and this couple gave birth to the following children namely ;- [a]Mr. Ranjith and he is doing his 2nd year B.L,  [b] Mr.Prajith and he preparing for his NEET examination, [3] Ms Sijitha Lekha, D.E.E,  and [4] mr. Ezhil Kumar, MBA, and he is working in a Privatae Company and he married ms Prabha , M.Sc. B.Ed, and ms Prabha is working as a Teachera, Tamil Nadu Government, "Illam Thedi Kalvi" scheme and this couple is blessed with a smart girl child . 

Er. C. Singh's Professional track in ISRO from 1996 and till Retirement   : Mr. C. Singh was very lucky that he got his appointment in the Research and Development Department , I.S.R.O..  Mr. C. Singh was working as a Technical Assistant from 1990 till 2002 with great devotion and efficiency and in the year 2002 Mr C. Singh was promoted as S B  grade Engineer.in the  same Research and Development Department,.LPSC, ISRO, Panagudy. . As an innovative Engineer he loved his job and  discharged his professional duties with enviable efficiency . Official  promotions came one by one , he was promoted as S.C. grade Engineer , S.D. grade Engineer and S.E. Grade Engineer and finally as S.F grade Engineer  . Promotions propelled speed quality and contribution of his Research Activities .  In  May 2022 , SF . Engineer / Scientist Er. C. Singh retired from ISRO..

Conclusion      : Mr. Er. C. Singh, M.E , is an innovative Thinker , an eminent Mechanical  Engineer , and an unassuming  Space Scientist / Engineer.. His  love for the Space Science Research was Amazing. During his service in the very important  R & D, Department of I.S.R.O. Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri, near Panagudy and he had done notable and lasting  contribution to the Space Research in India . He had the privilege to work in I.P.R.C., [1988--2022 ] for nearly 34 long years . As an Research and  Development Scientist / Engineer he had the privilege to work in the following prestigious  I.S.R.O. Space Projects namely , [1] PSLV Project, [2] GSLV Project, and [3] INSAT Project, Chandrayan Program, Mangalayan Project [ Mars Orbiter Mission] , Gaganyan Project [ Human Space flight Programme] ,etc,. Thus he  had given his intellectual contribution to Indian Space Research to make India a proud nation . Yet he is unassuming  and  very down to earth in his behaviour and attitudes. .Er. C. Singh, M.E, is a Recipient of the prestigious I.S.R.O Award for his research inventions. He had the privilege  to work as a Member of the prestigious  Technology Development Project [TDP ] of I.P.R.C. He played a pivotal role in inventing , " Pulse Thrust Measurement System ". Er. C. Singh is a good Human being , a great patriot, innovative scientist and a great Social Thinker . His rise from a Technician to the level of SF Scientist Engineer level was really a phenomenal accomplishment. It is not possible to accommodate all the events and aspects of his real life story within the space of this Article. So I will end this  Article with the following sentence," Er. C. Singh, M.E, is really an outstanding Space Research Scientist/ Engineer , a balanced and compassionate  human-being and we are proud of him "

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

A Former Lecturer at SDA Spicer Memorial College Pune, Lecturer at the National Defence Academy, Assistant Professor in the Indian Military Academy Army Cadet College affiliated to JNU, Principal of Amaravati Jawahar Navodaya Vidalaya [ Human Resource Development, Govt of India], Former Principal of I.E.L.C. Public School Nagercoil, and the Current Secretary of the Kumar Maha Sabha Dr. Y. Richard Johnson , M.A, M.Ed, Ph.D .. Part Final ;

                                                     

                                              Dr. Y. Richard  Johnson, M.A, M.Ed, Ph.D,.

Dr. Y. Richard Johnson's Professional and Social Activity Track     :  Dr. Y. Richard Johnson joined in SDA Spicer Memorial College Pune as a Lecturer , and he simultaneously worked as Assistant Dean of Mess , Attendance officer, and Transportation  Manager of Spicer Memorial College during the period from 1975 till 1980, with great devotion . In the year 1979 he joined the National Defence Academy Pune as a Lecturer and also served as a Part a Time College Lecturer in Nowrosjee Wadia College Pune [ 1979-- 1980 ], and during this period of time he  was actively engaged in the activities of the Pune Tamil Sangam  and conducted Patti Mantams and he was a member of the Malayalam Sangam, Pune. . During this period Dr. Y. Richard Johnson was actively engaged in Christian Ecumenical Movement in Pune .  He was selected by the U.P.S.C, as an Assistant Professor to serve in the Indian Military Academy [ Army Cadet College affiliated to JNU ]. While he was working in this Military Academy he did his B.Ed in the Annamalai University and M.Ed in the Himachal Pradesh University.  Dr. Y.Richard Johnson worked in the Indian Military Academy with distinction till 1993.and then he was selected as Principal of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya  [ Ministry of Human Resource Dept, Govt of India] and  he served as the Principal of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya  at Ghot Village in Gadehiroli District in Mharashtra and it must be remembered here that this is one of the crucial Naxal affected regions   in India .. As a Social Thinker  Dr. Y. Richard Johnson viewed the pathetic conditions of the Tribal People  and Tribal Schools in that region and he  arranged Vocational Training Camps and Tribal People Care Training for the Head Masters who served as the Head Masters in the Tribal Schools and the Head masters with great interest participated in these training Camps and were benefited . After having attended  the Training Camps  the Tribal School Headmasters served the  Schools with new vision, efficacy  and commitment.Thus Dr Y. Richard Johnson played a vital and conducive role for the development of the Tribal Community in the  area. in Gadchiroli District. Maharashtra state.   In recognition of his great service for the cause of the Triblal people his name was recommended for an Award to the government of by the then Collector of Gadchiroli District Mr Subrathrutho I.A.S,..  Dr. Y. R. Johnson also played a dynamic role to rescue the people of the submerged Chamarochi village from the clutches of the  flood and the  people were taken to  a temple located at the top of the hill and were provided food in the the year 1995. 

                                              Amaravati  Jawahar Novodaya Vidyala 

Then Dr. Y. Richard Johnson Worked as Principal of Amaravati Novodaya Vidyalaya  : Dr.Y. Richard Johnson  was transferred to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya [JNV] at Amaravadi . And it will be appropriate to recollect a fact that JNV at Amarathi was the first Jawahar Navodhya Vidyalaya  started in India by then then Prime Minister of India  Sri. Rajiv Gandhi and then Mr.  Narasimha Rao was the HR Minister of Govt of India.  This Amaravati Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalaya  was started in the pattern of the Doon School in Dero Doon by  the then Chief Justice of India Mr C.R.Das .to block the cream of Indian students who were going to  foreign countries like US and Uk for higher and quality education . . It must be noted here that Dr  Y. Richard Johnson's wife Ms Lizzy worked as  Secretary to the then Head Master of the Doon School and she had the privilege of meeting Sri. Rajiv Gandhi whenever he visited Doon School his  Alma Meta . .Amaravati Novodaya Vidyalaya was the Model School for all the Navodaya Vidyalayas. in India. . While serving as the H.M of Amaravati JNV , Dr.Y.R. Johnson  with great vision started the Navodaya Old Students Association [ NOSA] and drafted the bylaws for this Association and these Bylaws were followed by all the Navodaya Vidyalayas in India as instructed by the Human Resource Development of Govt of India.  Dr. Y.R. Johnson conducted the first Regional Cultural Meet in Pune region in 1997 and the then Governor of Maharashtra  late Mr . P.C. Alexander was the Chief  Guest  of the occasion .. Dr. Y.R. Johnson organised the First School Games federation of India of the Navodaya  Vidyalayas in India and Navodaya students from all over India participated in that milestone Games Meet. . This organisation is affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association .

Dr. Y. Johnson was transferred to Atru  Baron JNV, in Rajasthan in 1999 : In the year 1999 Dr. Y. Richard Johnson was transferred to Atru Novodaya Vidyalaya in Rajasthan .  He arranged in Dause village  the SGFI  games event  and he was the Advisor for the Meet . Dr. Y. R. Johnson organised the Regional Cultural Meet and revived  a  tribal dance called Chakri dance. [Tribal Folk dance] ] He organised a Regional Cultural Meet in Jaipur in 2000  and during that time the Union Minister Ms Vasundhara Raje , M.P , was visiting her MP Baron Constituency and on the invitation of Dr. Y.R. Johnson the Honourable Union Minister visited the Atru, Baron, Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalaya and appreciated Mr Y. Richard Johnson's service  and the School very much . 

Dr. Y. Johnson was transferred to Mahi JNV  in 2002   :  In 2002   Dr. Y. Richard Johnson was transferred to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Mahi and he served as its Principal with great efficacy and enviable enthusiasm til till his retirement in 2016 . 

Dr. Y. Richard Johnson served as the Principal of IELC Public School Nagercoil   . After his retirement Dr. Y. Johnson played a vital role to start the IELC Public School in Nagercoil and succeeded in that initiative and served as the Principal of IELC Public school Nagercoil with great interest and efficacy with a  visionary spirit and retired in the year 2018 

Dr.Y. Richard Johnson is currently serving as the Secretary of the Kumari Maha Sabha  Nagercoil  : : Dr. Y. Richard Johnson is currently serving as the Secretary of the Kumari Maha  Sabha from 2018 till date with  enviable enthusiasm and great distinction It  will be really useful to say a few lines about this Kumari Maha Sabha . Kumari Maha Sabha is  a Voluntary Think Tank Collegium of Kanyakumari district , established in 2012. and has been providing many brainstorming thoughts and plans for the  total development of the Kanyakumari district and its people. ,and its  main objective is to  transform Kanyakumari district as a Model District .. From the Sovenirs and other  Literatures published by the Kumari Maha Sabha we can understand that Kumari Maha Sabha is people's voice which consists of leading intellectuals , bureaucrats, educationists, politicians and public figures like Vice Chancellors, retired Chief Secretaries, Principals, MPs, MLAs, Judges, Advocates , industrialists, researchers, Doctors, Engineers,etc,., It has branches in Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, USA, Delhi ,Ttrivandrum , Singapore and Denmark  KMS has nearly 1000 members  The Kuamri Maha Sabha is really doing remarkable service to make Kanyakumari district as a Model District  Kumari Maha Sabha is doing its best to have an Airport at Swamithope and an international harbour at Colachel etc,. Dr Y.Richard Johnson is serving the Kemari Maha Sabha with great commitment , devotion and efficacy. .

Conclusion    :  Dr. Y. Richard Johnson is really a remarkable person and an Educationist par excellence .  He had been serving the country  by imparting  education to the youth of this vast Nation and especially to the rural and tribal youth through Jawahar Navodya Vidyalas .  He took some some special effort to disseminate education to the rural youth of this naationa. Dr. Y. Richard Johnson took a special interest for the cause of a  brilliant Tribal Student by name Mr. Sham Rao Korette and provided financial help to him with the help of Honourable Srimathi Vasundhara Raje Scindia,  currently Sham Rao Korette is a Ph.D Scholar and is serving as  Professor of History in the Nagpur University and also serves as Visiting Professor for four Universities.  similarly Dr. Richard Johnson had helped a tribal rural student  Mr Om Prakash  for his higher education and in short a considerable number  of his students are shining and doing extremely very well in various walks of life as Engineers, Doctors, Defence officers, Civil Servants, Scientists, Teachers, Professors, etc,.   A Teacher is known by his Student Products  and this is true in the case of Dr. Y Johnson. It is not possible to accommodate all the aspects , chapters and accomplishments of Dr Y. Richard Johnson within the space of this Article .  I will end this Article with the  following sentence,  "Dr. Y. Richard Johnson is a great Educationist, Sharp Innovative Thinker , Humanitarian and We are proud of him " 

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