Tuesday, 23 March 2021

Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist, A Man of Letters, Ex Executive at the Christian Media Centre Chennai, Chief Adviser to the Life Insurance Corporation of India Chennai, Sri Jeyakumar Sundaram , B,Sc, M,Sc, B.C.S, B.Ed. ,P.G.D.C.S, I.C.W.A [Inter] . Part Final

Sri Jeyakumar's  Wedding    :  Mr Jeyakumar Sundaram married Ms Sutha  , daughter of Mr. T.M. Mathew and Ms Susanna Mathew from Thirusur, Kerala  ,on the 22nd January 1988 at the Calvary Lutheran Church Nagercoil . The marriage ceremony was  graced by the then Director of Christian Media Centre Chennai [ Vanmalar }  Dr Suviseshamuthu and P.R.O. Rev. Vicent  and many others from the  Christian Media Centre.   It would be useful to note one point here that Mr Jeyakumar Sundaram joined Christian Arts and Communication Service [  VANAMUTHAM ] Chennai in the year 1982 as an  Accounts Assistant  and Ms Sudha joined the Christian Media Centre as the Editor of the Malayalam magazine called , Swarga Sutha run by the Christian Media Centre Chennai.  It would be interesting to note here that Mr Jeyakumar's marriage with Ms Sutha was a love marriage, 


                                              

                                                     Mr. Jeyakumar Sundaram  

Mr Jeyakumar Sundaram's Children  ; Mr Jeyakumar Sundaram and Ms Sutha Jeyakumar Sundaram couple is blessed with the following children namely :-[1] Ms . Preethi Suja, B.Tech , M.B.A and she is working in a famous company as Software Engineer and [2] Ms Roshni Subha is doing her Charted Accountancy [C.A] and Cost and Management Accountancy.

Mr, Jeyakumar Sundaram's Professional Track   : Mr . Jeyakumar Sundaram joined the  Christian Arts and Communication  Service [ VANAMUTHAM ] as an Accounts Assistant in the year 1982 , Then he was promoted and worked as the General Organiser for Varmalar Clubs and Cassette Ministry [ 1984-- 2004] .   . In 2000 he joined  the New India Assurance Company and in  2013 Mr Jeyakumar Sundaram joined the  Star Health and Allied  Insurance Co.Ltd .and worked  as Sales Manager  Mr Jeyakumar Sundaram joined the L,I.C in 1993 and  was working as a part time employee in the Life Insurance Corporation of India  from 1993 to 2004 and since 2004 he has been working as full time employee of LIC. and currently he is working as Chief Adviser to the Life Insurance Corporation of India , Chennai. with great dedication and distinction 

Mr Jeyakumar's  Literary Career    :  Even while Mr Jeyakumar Sundaram was working in the "Vanmalar" he wrote  nearly 25 Tamil Christian lyrics  and all those lyrics  had been composed and  recorded in  audio C,Ds and the songs are  being enjoyed and sung   by the  Tamil Christian community all over the world.. He had translated the English Book," Rough Road " authored by Dr. Rajamarthandan. into Tamil. Mr Jeyakumar  has  authored  the following Tamil Historical Novels namely,[1] " Kathalum Veeramum ",[ it is historical novel about king Mahasathrapathy who ruled the Sathrapathy kingdom between AD 130- 150].;  and [2] Veerakoorchavarman [ It is a well researched historical story  about the first Pallava King Veerakoorchavarman ,  ] .. He has also written a Tamil novel called Entum En Nenjil  [ Amazon Kindle edition , pages 142,. It is a college life based love story ]. In addition he has written the following novellas  namely : [1] Chinnathan [  Amazon  Kindle Edition, eBook , pages 49,  ] , [2] Ennai Maranthan, [3]  Ezham Nangaiyudan Orunaal, [4] Manangalin Manangal , {5[ Chothukku Chonthakaran , [6]  Azhiyathu Kaathal . Mr Jeyakumar has also also written some short stories namely :_ [1] Paramanantham, [2] Kannai Nambaatha [ Amazon Kindle edition , pages 16,.  In a short story competition  conducted ,this novella  received a special prize from the judges ].  He is prolific writer and Poet and has written more than 200  poems in Tamil and has bagged many prizes and certificates .

Conclusion      : Sri Jeyakumar Sundaram is an intelligent man and  is blessed with  great grasping power and creative spark .  His thirst for knowledge is really appreciable , and the degrees and academic letters he has added after his name prove that Mr Jeyakumar Sundaram is a Man of Letters'  The historical novels he has written  like Veerakoorchavarman etc, will definitely  earn him an indelible place among the great historical  Tamil novelists like Kalki, Jegachirpiyan , Chandilyan and others.  I have no doubt that he deserves greater recognition in the literary world and I sincerely believe and wish  that he will be honoured in the days to follow with great literary awards like Sahitya Academy Award etc,. Mr Jeyakumar Sundaram is a scholar, writer, poet, hard worker, and is  honest, unassuming and above all he is a good human being .. His smart wife and intelligent daughters are really a blessing  to him  Mr Jeyakumar Sundaram has surmounted the challenges that he faced with great grit  and determination  and his reach in life deserves great appreciation.and admiration 

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








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