A Former Charge Nurse at ARAMCO, Book Lover, Ardent Reader, Lover of Bible, Photographer and a Scion of an Illustrious Christian family in Kanyakumari Dist late Mr G. Selvados, R.N. and His family.

Introduction  : A Former Charge Nurse at ARAMCO late Mr G. Selvados was a colourful  personality, he was a lover of Books and was a member of " Book of the Month Club", ardent Reader, talented Photographer, Cricket and Tennis fan, and a great Christian believer. He was one of the pioneer male Nurses, who studied Nursing Diploma Course in the CBH, Nagercoil, and was privileged to work as a Registered Nurse in the famous ARAMCO. He met many ups and downs in his life but he surmounted all his challenges by his firm faith in God.  God blessed his family. Definitely a perusal of his life story will galvanise the readers to lead a meaningful and hopeful life.

Mr. G. SELVADOS 

Mr. G. Selvados' Parents and Birth:  During the 20th century there lived a Christian gentleman in Agasteeswaram taluk in Kanyakumari district, by name Mr Gnanamuthu with his beloved and beautiful wife by name Mrs Annammal Gnanamuthu and God blessed this couple with all the conjugal blessings and this couple gave birth to Mr. G. Selvados  on  24 th July 1925. Mr. Selvados's father Mr.  Gnanamuthu's paternal grandfather late Mr Gnanamuthu Deacon hailed from a pioneer L.M.S.  Christian family in South Travancore and I was told that Mr. Gnanmuthu Deacon's forefathers came from Tanjore area and settled in the  historical Osaravilai village in Agastheeswaram taluk, kanyakumari District.

Mr. G. Selvados' Siblings:  God blessed Mr Gnanamuthu and Mrs Annammal Gnanamuthu and this couple gave birth to the following children namely :-[1] Mr. G. Selvados [ the Hero of this Article], [2] Mrs. Paranjothi and Mr. G. Subanantha Raj and he worked as a Primary School Teacher in Government Schools in Tamil Nadu and retired.  

Mr. G. Selvados' Educational Track: Mr. G. Selvados did his School and High School Education at the Scott Christian High School Nagercoil and Carmel High School in Nagercoil. Then he pursued his Diploma Course in Nursing at the famous Catherine Booth Hospital in Nagercoil .and passed his Nursing Diploma Course 

                                  Groom Mr. G. SELVADOS and Bride  Mrs  SAROJINI BAI 

Mr. G. Selvados's  wife     Mr G Selvados married Ms Sarojini Bai on 15 th December 1950 [ D/O Dr. K. S. Muthiah and Mrs Annal Muthiah]. It will be interesting to note here that his wife Mrs Sarojini Bai, was his mother's brother's  daughter. 

                                Mr. G. Selvados with his Wife Sarojini Selvados and Children 

Mr. G. Selvados'  Children   : God blessed the connubial life of Mr G. Selvados and Mrs Sarojini Selvados with all the conjugal blessings and this couple gave birth to the following children namely :-

[1] Mrs Ann Vanitha, B.Sc, B.Ed, M.Div, and she worked as a BT Assistant and retired. She married Mr. P. Babu Manoharan, M.A, M.Div, [ He is an Author of Four Books in English and a  short Novel in Tamil and he is a Blogger ] and this couple gave birth to the following children namely ;-[a] Ms. Dr. Sangeetha Neeraja, B.Sc, M.S.W, M.Sc [U K] Ph.D [U.K],  She did her PhD at the Centre  for Ageing Research [C4AR],Lancaster University, UK, and she married Mr Sanjit Daniel and he works as a Lead Software Engineer in Balfour Beatty PLC , a UK based international  infrastructure company,  [b] Mr. Praveen Reuben Babu , B.Sc [ Nursing ]and he is working in NHS, UK as Nurse Practitioner and he lives in UK with his wife Ms Heroline Reena Reuben, B.Sc [ Nursing--NHS],  and two cute daughters namely Ms Michelle Reuben and Ms Rachel Reuben , and [c] Ms Anuraga , B.Pharm, MRPharmS.  She after having done her B.Pharm in India  did a PG Diploma Course in Pharmacy in Robert Gordon University, UK.   She is a registered Pharmacist and a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. [ MRPharmS] and currently she is working in UK as a registered Pharmacist in BOOTS, UK  Ms Anuraga is married to Mr Vimal, BPT { Senior Physiotherapist , NHS, ] and this couple is blessed with a cute daughter, by name Ms. Varsha  Vimal.  Mrs Anuraga is living with her husband and daughter in UK,

 [2] Mr George Manoharan [ expired],;  

[3] Mrs. Nancy Nimala and she is married to Dr. D. Manoharan, MBBS, DA, MD . Dr. D Manoharan  retired as a District Medical Superintendent, Govt of Tamil Nadu. and he is a winner of the State Award from the Govt of Tamil Nadu in recognition of his life long service to the cause of the sick people. In-spite of his personal disability the State Award for Best Employee- Locomotor Disability was presented to Dr. D. Manoharan by the Govt of Tamil Nadu, in 2011.Ms  Nancy and Dr..Manoharan couple gave birth to the following children namely ;[a] Ms. Dr. Ramya , BDS [expired], and [b] Er. Vijay Gideon, B.E, MBA and he married Ms Rebecca, BSc and this couple is blessed with three cute daughters namely[i] Ms Ramya Gideon, [ii]Ms Rachel Gideon and [iii] Ms Riya Vijay  Gideon 

[4 Dr. Gibson Selvadoas, MBBS and he married Ms Sujata , B.Com, DBM,  from Malad Mumbai, [ a daughter of entrepreneur late Mr. Samuel of Malad, Mumbai ]   After having passed his MBBS, Dr. Gibson Selvados worked in the famous Greek Cypriot Multinational Company called JOANNOU & PARAKEVAI OVERSEAS LTD, in Saudi Arabia and its HQ is based in UK from 23rd May 1990 to February 2018 with great dedication and great efficacy, In 2019 Dr Gibson resigned his job and returned to India with his family. Now he resides in Bangalore with his smart wife Sujata and cute daughter Ms Ruth Sanchia, B.A,.

[5] Mr. Dixon Selvados   . Mr Dixon Selvados is one of the highly talented and famous Photographers in Kanyakumari District and he is married to Ms Chandra Lekha from Kerala . Ms Chandra Lekha is  a close relative of the current Thiruvananthapuram District Panchayat President Adv. Suresh Kumar, BA, LLB . Mr Dixon  is a  member of Tamilnadu Video and Photographers Association . and recently he received the Life Long Service Award  from the Tamilnadu Video Photography Association , for his tireless and continuous service for the cause of Photography ..

[6] Mrs Irene   :   Ms Irene was an outstanding Basket Ball Player. She was a district Player, University Player and Junior State Player. She played for the state of Tamil Nadu as a Junior State Basketball Team Member [below 18 years]  continuously from 1981 to 1984 . Ms Irene was a great Cyclist also and she won first Prize at the district level Competition conducted by the Rotary Club.. Ms  Irene married Footballer C Andrew , B.A, B.P.Ed,  and this couple gave birth to the following daughters namely ;[a] Ms Dhanya Sharon B.Sc [Nursing] and she married Mr Praveen Kumar, B.Sc, [ Nursing] and this couple is blessed with two children namely ;-[i]Mr. Ryan Samuel Praveen Kumar and [ii] Ms Giana Praveen Kumar, [b] Ms. Magdaline Diyana Andrew, M.A, M.Phil, and she is working as an Assistant Professor of English, Bishop Heber College, Trichy and she is married to Mr Stev Loney, MA, M.Phil and this couple gave birth to a cute son by name Mr. S. Shane Leroy. 

      Ms Inrene Selvados receives the First Prize[ a BiCycle]  in Cycle Race conducted by Rotary.

[6] Mr Nixon Selvados [expired]. .

Mr. G. Selvados' Professional Track   :   After having passed his Nursing Diploma Course Mr G Selvados got the privilege to start his Nursing career as a Male Staff Nurse in the famous ARAMCO Hospital in Saudi Arabia. After some years he was promoted as a Charge Nurse. and he served in the ARAMCO Hospital in Alkhobar with great dedication and efficacy for more than fifteen years.  Then he took an early retirement and returned to India and again he went to Saudi Arabia and worked in the Saudi Rail Road Hospital at Dammam Port as Nursing Supervisor for many years with great distinction. And after having served in the Saudi Rail Road Hospital, Dammam, on retirement he returned to India. and lived happily with his family in Nagercoil till his death in the year 1997.

Conclusion   : Late Mr. G. Selvados was an inspiring and multitalented man and he was very smart and the dressing code he followed deserves our appreciation.  He was very outspoken, enthusiastic, imaginative and at times very emotional, .He was a lover of useful and knowledgeable facts and figures  and he did not confine himself with the subject of Nursing but also he longed to read books on Indian History, World History, World Religions, Philosophy, Sport, etc and so he spent money to buy books on these subjects. He was a good Athelete during his School days and he was a great fan of Tennis and Cricket games.  As he crossed the age of fifty he started to read the Holy Bible systematically and Bible Commentaries. assiduously. and subsequently he became an expert to talk and discuss about the Second Coming of Lord Jesus Christ and Final Judgement. His command over English language was laudable. He did his best to give the best education to his children and tried to make two or three medical doctors out of his children but only his son Dr. Gibson actuated his father's expectation.  Mr G. Selvados  was after biblical truth and he was never after money. By the grace of God he was blessed with all the blessings mentioned in the famous Psalm 128..  He was a committed Nurse throughout his life.  It is not possible to cover all important chapters of his life within the space of this Blogpost and so I will end this Blogpost with the following sentence, " Dear  Mr. G. Selvados we thank God for you and proud of you "

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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 ].