A Think Tank, Social, Political and Religious Thinker, Researcher, Author, Historian, Translator of Thiru Kural from Tamil into Malayalam Language and Vice President of Congress Party kanyakumari Disrtict [ East] Dr. V. Ramayyan, M.A, M.Phil. M.Div, Ph.D.

Introduction:  Dr. V Ramayyan, M.A, M.A, B.D, M.Phil, M.Div, Ph.D, is really a remarkable man, Think Tank, but an unsung Hero.  He is a social Thinker, Researcher, Author, Historian, Politician, Eloquent Public Speaker, Translator of   THIRU KURAL from Tamil into Malayalam and the current Vice President of Congress Party, Kanyakumari District [ East ] He is a Linguist, and he is proficient in Tamil, Malayalam and English. He is a relentless fighter for social justice, and justice with dignity for all is the core aim and goal of his life. A perusal of his profile and books will definitely galvanise the readers with new noble goals and motivate them to live a meaningful life

                                 Dr. V. Ramayyan,  M.A, M.A, B.D, M.Div, M.Phil, Ph.D, Ph.D.

Dr. V. Ramayyan's Parents and Birth:   Thamalam is a beautiful and historical village situated in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation and in this village, there lived a gentleman by name Mr. T. Velayuthan with his beloved wife Mrs. Thai and this couple gave birth to a male child on 2d June, 1959 and they christened their male child as Ramayyan.  Late Mr. T. Velayuthan was working in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, and he loved his wife and children very much and was very particular to provide higher educations to his children and he was man of good character and noble aims.  Dr. Ramayyan's mother was a good home maker. 

Dr. Ramayyan's Siblings:  God blessed Mr. T. Velayuthan and his beloved wife Mrs Thai with all the conjugal blessings and this couple gave birth to the following children namely, [1] Mr. V. Narayan, and he was working in the Reserve Bank of India, in Thiruvananthapuram.,[2] Mr. Dr. V. Ramayyan and he is the hero of this Blogpost, [3] Late Mr. V. Krishnan and [4] Ms. V. Chandra and she is working in the Canara Bank in Thiruvananthapuram.  

Dr. V. Ramayyan's  Progenitor Mr Vadugapperumal [ 1718- 1781]: Mr Vadugapperumal  was a valiant warrior, and he was a flourishing Agriculturist. Mr Vaduhapperumal had served as a Soldier in the Horse Regiment of the Maharaja of Travancore. He took part in the historical Colachel battle in the year 1741 and valiantly fought for the Maharaja of Travancore.  Dr. Ramayyan hails from such a glorious and patriotic family.

From Vadugapperumal to Dr. Ramayyan [Genealogy];  Mr.Vadugapperumal & Mrs. Meenachiamma  couple gave birth to Mr. Perumalsamy [ Spouse.Bagavathyammal] and this couple gave birth to Mahalingam [spouse.Thangammai] and this couple gave birth to Perumal [ spouse. Leckchumiamma] and this couple gave birth Natarajan [ spouse Nagammai] and this couple gave birth to Bagavathy [ Spouse Sundaram] and this couple gave birth to Thirumal [ spouse Samikannu] and this couple gave birth to Velayuthan[ [ spouse Thayiammal] and this couple gave birth to Dr. Ramayyan, and he is the Hero of this Blogpost. and he married Mrs Beula Ramayyan. 

Dr. Ramaiyyan's Educational Track:   Dr. V. Ramayyan did his Primary School education, at the Govt Lower Primary School at Karamanai, Trivandrum. He pursued his High School education at Govt High School at Karanmanai, Trivandrum and Fort Govt High School Trivandrum and he passed his SSLC in the year 1974. He did his Pre-Degree, at the Govt Arts College, Trivandrum. After having passed his Pre-degree course and after some interval he pursued his B.Th and B.D at the Ebenezer Theological Seminary at Trivandrum and Theological Seminary at Thiruvalla.. In line with his thirst for knowledge Dr. Ramayyan has passed his M.Div[ Theology]. M.A[ Religion & Philosophy], M.A,[ Human rights], M.A[ History], MPhil [ Religion and Philosophy], Ph.D [ Religion and Philosophy] and second Ph,D [ Theology] at Christian University, Nagaland. 

Dr. Ramayyan Began his Professional  Career:  Dr. Ramayyan began his professional career by joining TRIO Pharma as a Medical Representative in 1979, and worked in Kollam, Ayoor, Oyoor, Anchel, Pattanamthitta,  karumapalli, as Medical Representative, and he was promoted as Area Manager, He quit his Medical Representative job and joined The Argosy Finance & Industrial Investment India Ltd as a Development Officer and he was promoted as an Area Manager. 

Dr. Ramyan's Wife and Children:   Dr. Ramayyan married Ms Beula, B.A, [M.A], daughter of Mr  Moses Paul and Mrs Nancy Paul on the 26th May,1986, at Calvary Lutheran Church Nagercoil. Then Ms Beula was working as a Junior Assistant in the Educational Department, Govt of Tamil Nadu. Dr. Ramayyan and Mrs Beula Ramayyan couple gave birth to a daughter and a son namely:[1] Ms. Nisha R. Nancy, M.Com, B.Ed, M.Phil, and she works as a teacher at the Republican School, Maly and she is a Best Teacher Awardee continuously and she is married to Er. K.S. Ruban, B.E and [2] Mr. Girish R. Paul, B.Tech, M.B.A, and he works at the Standard Charted Bank. He married  Er.k.S. Kavitha, M.E, B.Ed[UK] and she worked as an Assistant Professor in a private College in Chennai till recently.

Dr, Ramayyan Started his own Medical Agency: As the Argosy Finance& Industrial Investment India Ltd, incurred heavy loss due to the mismanagement of the Directors of the company Dr. Ramayyan left this Company and started his own Medical Agency by using his former experience that he had gained as a Medical Representative and Area Manger. In this Medical agency 17 Medical Representatives and 4 office staff worked, however this company also incurred loss to the tune of some lakhs and so he closed this Medical Agency

He Found Out Jesus during his Tight Corner: Repeated difficult situations and financial losses affected his mental peace so much. Tamil Christian song, " Kazhungal Kodukkappadum Thattungal Thirakkappadum [Ask it will be given and knock it will be opened", song touched his inner mind His wife's early morning solitary prayers and his neighbour Mr. Rajan's concern for the poor. sick and the lost and last, made great impact on his mind and Dr. Ramayyan learned that Christ is the galvanising force for all of their loving kindness and helping activities. Dr. Ramayyan  wanted to know more about Christ and Christianity. After having incurred loss in his own Company, he joined Bajaj Alliance Life Insurance as a Branch Manager and served in the main office at Kumbakonam and Nagapattinam, with great efficacy and he was promoted as Senior Branch manager. During this period, he started to study Theology, and Religion and Philosophy, through private study. 

Dr. Ramayyan Resigned His job and Pursued his Higher -Studies:  Dr. Ramayyan is a born Seeker of Knowledge.  Dr. Ramayyan resigned his job in order to equip and increase knowledge about Theology, Religion and Philosophy, Linguistics, Politics, Dravidian History and Dravidian principles and he succeeded in his new endeavour by passing related Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate degrees.  

Dr. Ramayyan Served as a Teaching Staff in the Theological Seminaries:  After having completed his B.Th, B.D, M.Div, M.A[ Religion and Theology], he had the privilege to work as a Lecturer at the Ebenezer Mission Theological Seminary, Neyyattinkara, and at Prayer Soldiers Bible College,  Neyyattinkara. He had served as a Lecturer and Professor at the Zion Theological Seminary, Trivandrum.  In these Seminaries he taught, Religion, Religion and Philosophy, in Tamil, Malayalam, and English with great enthusiasm and efficiency. And many of his B.Th and B.D students are serving as Pastors in India and in foreign countries. It would be appropriate to mention a fact here that nearly 65 Salvation Army officers were his BTH students, and these 65 S.A Officers with B.Th, degree are serving the Salvation Army corps, with great devotion and efficacy.

Dr.Ramayyan Served as Honorary Director and Academic Dean at the University of Christian Studies, Nagaland.:  Dr. Ramayyan had the privilege to serve as an Honorary Director and Academic Dean of the Department of Theology and Christian studies, at the University of Christian Studies, Nagaland, for some period of time. 

Dr. V. Ramayyan is a Voracious Reader:  Dr.  Ramayyan  from 1982 began to read Novels, Poetry Books, Political books, and books related to social justice and social problems. He read all the books in the Yuvajana Samajam Library, at Thamalam Village in Tthiruvannathapuram. Moreover, he became a Member of the Trivandrum Public Library, Kerala University Library, British Library, People's Library, Kannattu Mukku Ulloor Smaraka Library and Soviet Union Culture Centre Library and started to read books according to his taste and necessity from these libraries, and enriched his knowledge, and he became a Think Tank.

Books and Write-ups authored by Dr. Ramayyan:  While Dr.Ramayyan  was working as a Lecturer at the Bible colleges he used to write two Textbooks for each year for the BTh and BD students. Dr Ramayyan has authored the following books: [1] An Outline of Major Religions in India: A View, [2]  World  History of Christian Churches, [3] Modern Religions and Secular Movements and Trends in India , [4] A Research Study About the Social History of Dalits and Pariah BC 4000-AD --AD 1950, [5] The Untouchables are the Original Inhabitants of India, [6] Ancient Dravidians and Tribes and Origin of Casteism - A View, [7] Active and Planned participation needed For Dalits' Development etc,.

His Research Works in Theology: 

[1] A Research Study of meditative Engagement with selected "PSALMS' of David 1-41 of the Old Testament Research Work - in Religion and Philosophy. 

[2]" A research and Critical study of sermon on the mount of Jesus and Bhagavat Gita."

[3]" Jesus is the Creator of the New way of Life- A Research Study"

[4] " A Research and comparative study of the Sermon on the Mount of Jesus and Bhagavat          Gita" 

[5] Research and ' Critical study of Hindu and Christian Worship "

[6] The Research Study of " The Main Difference between Christian and Hindu Worship '.

[7] The Research study of "Sermon on the Mount of Jesus and open the way of the pace" 

Other Books Authored by Dr. Ramayyan: 

[1] 'Psalms Commentary" A Research study and meditative Engagement of selected psalms of David - of old Testament"

[2] Vulaha Sabai Charithram Vore  Paarvai [ Tamil ].

[3] Pastoral care and Counseling- Meipanin  Voozhiyamum Alosaniyum'.

[4] Outline of Major Religions in India 

[5] Christian Mission and Education.

[6] Modern Religions and secular movements and Trends in India 

  Dr. Ramayyan Presents to the Dist Collector Mrs. Alagu Meena IAS , Malayalam Thirukural,        Translated from Tamil into Malayalam by him in the presence of Mr. Christudos Gandhi, IAS ,      on 30-3- 2025 at the District Collectorate. 

Dr. Ramayyan Translated the Thiru Kural from Tamil into Malayalam: Dr, Ramayyan is a great admirer and follower of Thirukural and a fan of Thiruvalluvar and he longed to translate the Thirukural into Malayalam and so he worked very hard with persistence, consistency, and relentless enthusiasm for 3 years and 6 months, and successfully completed the translation of the Thirukural from Tamil into Malayalam. His Malayalam version of Thirukural  is being applauded by Tamil Scholars and intellectuals like Mr. Christudos Gandhi, IAS and others.  Dr. Ramayyan had the privilege to present a copy of the Malayalam version of Thiru kural translated by him from Tamil into Malayalam to the current District Collector Mrs Alagu Meena, IAS in the presence of former Additional Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu Govt, Mr Christudos Gandhi, IAS, on 30-3- 2025 at the Kanyakumari District Collectorate, at Nagercoil.

                              Dr. V. Ramayyan was Felicitated by the Rotary Club of Nagercoil Elite

Rotary Club of Nagercoil Elite Felicitated Dr. Ramayyan for his Malayalam version of  Thirukural: 

The Rotary Club of Nagercoil Elite quickly recognised the merit of Dr. Ramayyan's  tranlation of Thirukurakl from Tamil into Malayalam and felicitated him and also conducted a Seminar to discuss in this respect and to hear his ideas on Thirukural and Thivalluvar . In the Seminar many Tamil Scholar's participated and interacted with Dr. Ramayyan and Dr Ramayyan wisely and effectively answered their questions and won the appreciation of the Sholars and the others.

      Dr.V. Ramayyan is speaking at the Seminar conducted by the Rotary Club of Nagercoil Elite
                    

Some High Lights on Dr. Ramayyan's Political Life:  Dr. Ramayyan believes that without political power it is not possible to bring social justice in the lives of the poor, lowliest, lost and last, .and hence he joined many Political Parties and Movements to achieve his social goals. Dr. Ramayyan from Tamil Nadu and Prof. Daniel Jacob, Prof. Chandikkuniu from Kerala as representatives of AIDMA took part in the Protest Rally conducted by the Indian Anti- Corruption Movement, under the leadership of Sri. Anna Hazare, from19th August, to 24th August 2011. Dr. Ramayyan joined the Aam Admi Party and served as a District Coordinator in Kanyakumari district for some period of time.  Dr. Ramayan joined the Patchai Thamizhaham Party and took part in some protests conducted by the Party . Dr. Ramayyan joined the Republican Party [ Ambedkar] and Dr. Ramayyan was appointed as a National Vice President but due to some misunderstanding with the top leaders of the party he left this Party, and  joined the RPI [Sivaraj]  and he was selected as the National Vice President and  a letter regarding his appointment was sent to the Election Commission of India and from 19-07-2021, Dr Ramayyan began to act as the National Vice-Presidnet of the Republican Party [ Sivaraj], Dr. Ramayyan analysed the political situation and climate of the nation, and he left the Republican Party[Sivaraj] and joined the Indian National Congress Party. Currently he is serving as the Vice President of the Congress Party for Kanyakuamri District [East] from 2023 with great devotion and vision. Dr, Ramayyan believes that only Congress party can protect the values of Secularism and bring progress in the lives of Indians from all sections.  

Conclusion:  Dr. V. Ramamyyan , MA, M.A, M.Div, M.Phil, Ph.D, is really a remarkable man and. he is a Workaholic and a Think tank. He is a multifaceted personality. with burning egalitarian goals and vision. He is fearless to protest against injustice and to voice for the voiceless. He is a sharp thinker, and voracious reader. His home library is filled with hundreds of valuable books covering many important subjects such as Religion, Philosophy, Linguistics, Bible Commentaries, Politics, Church History, Indian History, World History, Social Justice, and so on. He is physically and mentally very strong.  Among the Books authored by Dr. V. Ramayyan, we can say that the Malayalam Version of the Thirukural, translated by him from Tamil into Malayalam is his Masterpiece. It is not possible to accommodate all the important aspects of his life within the space of this Blogpost and so I will end this Blogpost with the following sentence, " Dear Dr. V. Ramayyan you are a remarkable man, you are a man of noble vision, you are a think Tank, we are proud of you, and we thank God for your meaningful life.

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

The Man Who was the Chief Means of Introducing Protestantism into the Kingdom of Tanjore Catechist Rajanaikan of The Tranquebar Mission [ 1700--1771]

Introduction:   Catechist Rajanaikan was the chief means of introducing Protestantism into Tanjore [ C.M. Agur, B.A, Church History of Travancore, S.P.S.Press Vepery, 1903, p.435].  Majority of Church Historians except a few like Mr. J. Ferd. Fenger, C.M. Agur and Stephen Neil, have failed to give the deserving place and importance to the catechist Rajanaikan who was responsible to take the Gospel of Christ into the kingdom of Tanjore.  Even though Rev Ziegenbalg wished to preach the Gospel in the kingdom of Tanjore he did not succeed in entering into the kingdom of Tanjore for preaching the Gospel. His successor Rev Benjamin Schultze got an invitation from the prince of Tanjore, but he could not leave Tranquebar where he had so much urgent responsibilities, But God used a man who was despised by his fellow countrymen on the ground of his so called low birth; to open the way for preaching the Gospel into the kingdom of Tanjore and his name was Rajanaikan [ . J.Ferd. Fenger, History of Tranquebar Mission, Tranquebar, Evangelical Lutheran Mission Press, 1863, p.174]. Present day Christians do not have any idea about catechist Rajanaikan and the service he rendered and the price he paid for the cause of spreading the Gospel in Tanjore and its surrounding villages. Naturally it must be the moral responsibility of all fair-minded Tamil Christians belonging to the CSI Trichy and Tanjore Diocese and TELC, and also other fair-minded Indian Christians to remember catechist Rajanaikan and thank God for him.

   New Jerusalem Church in Tranquebar 

Catechist Rajanaikan's Parents and Birth:   Sinneianpaleiam  was the native village of Rajanaikan.  Rajanaikan's parents lived in Chinneianpaleiam [Ibid. p. 185].  and his blessed parents gave birth to Rajanaikan, in the year 1700. [ Stephen Neill, A History of Christianity in India, Cambridge University press Cambridge, Vol. II, 1984, p.42] Rajanaikan's parents were Roman catholic Christians. and later Rajnaikan's parents and some of his relations joined the Evangelical Church in 1728[ Danish Halle Mission at Tranquebar] and took part in the Lord's Supper in Tranquebar, This action cost his father, his life in 1731 { J. FERD. FENGER, op.cit... p.p. 185-186]

  

Mr. Rajanaikan was Baptised in a Roman Catholic Church: Catechist Rajanaikan's grandfather remained as a heathen until he reached the age of 30, and then he joined the Romish Church {Roman Catholic Church]. When Rajanaikan's father was born he was baptised in a Roman catholic Church and similarly when Rajanaikan was born he was also baptised in a Roman Catholic Church. Rajanaikan's family loved the Holy Xavier so much and they built a Chapel to Xavier's honour, and in which, service was conducted morning and evening. In short catechist Rajanaikan was born in a Roman catholic family and was brought up in Roman Catholic tradition [ Ibid. p 175]

 

Rajanaikan Learned to Read:  Mr. Rajanaikan was very curious to learn about new things and ideas.  By his own exertions learned to read Tamil in the twenty second year of his age [C.M.Agur. op.cit.p.434] together with his younger brother Mr. Sinappan,[ J.Ferd. Fenger, p. 175].

Rajnaikan was an Under officer in the Service of the King of Tanjore: Rajanaikan served as an Under Officer in the service of the King of Tanjore. and he lived in the town of Tanjore but at times he was sent into the country on different duties [ Ibid. p. 174] We can infer that in those days the military force of the king of Tanjore was consisting of soldiers from all communities.

Rajanaikan came to know about the cause of the suffering of Christ: on the Cross:  Rajanaikan took great fancy and relentless interest for reading the books of the Romish Church and his younger brother  Sinnappan followed his example.  All the palm leaf books that were given to Rajanaikan to read contained the Pappal histories of saints, the miracles of Virgin Mary, and only a few about Christ. When Rajanaikan read of what Christ had suffered for men; almighty God caused a new emotion and spark in his heart, and he began to meditate on Sin and began to fear God's judgement. Then he became very anxious to know about what happened before the birth of Christ in this world, up to the time of Moses. and so  Rajanaikan requested the Romish priests to lend some relevant books to read about Moses. but the Romish priests replied that they neither possessed nor knew of any such books. When Rajanaikan begged the Priests, they said to him that it was of no use to request them because the books of Moses do not exist in Tamil. Mr. Rajanaikan's  ambition was not fulfilled. [ Ibid.p.175].

Rajanaikan  Got the Four Gospels    Fortunately at this time that a Catholic mendicant monk, by name Sittananden, visited Madewipatnam in the year 1725 and Sittananden had a book containing the four Gospels and Acts of Apostles with him [ Ziegenbalg's Translation of the New Testament, 1st part, Tranquebar, 1714]  As soon as Rajanaikan saw the book, he showed Sittanadaen, great regards and said'" Eh, what is that, Sittananden said that he got that Book in Mylapur. This was untrue He had actually received this book from Rev. Schultze in 1724. Mr..Rajanaikan requested him to leave the book with him for a few days. and he granted Rjnaickan's request. Sittananden told Rajnaikan, " you can keep it for your own reading but do not show to the priest " Mr. Rajanaikan's joy found no limit, he instantly began to read the book all day and then from evening till midnight by a light.  Moreover  Rajanaiken copied the gospels of St Mathew, Mark, and part of Luke, so that he can return the book if needed by Sittananden, But Sittananden did not return to Tanjore and Rajanaikan left off copying the book. [[i] Ibid. 176 & 177, [ii]  Stephen Neill. Opcit. p. 42& 43].].  Rajanaikan  thought it was one of the books of the Romish Priests. But while reading that  book, the text poured oil upon his faith and caused it to burn brightly. [ Ibid. 177].

Rajanaikan was blessed by God to receive all the books he immediately wanted to read:  Rajanaiken bought a book, written by Ziegenbalg, [Tranquebar, 1717] for one fano. from a papist by name Schawrimuttu  and the book was in the form of a letter addressed to all Malabarians. and Schawrumuttu told  Rajanaikan that he got it from a German priest.  So Rajanaikan told Schawarimuttu that he wanted to meet the German priest and requested him to bring another book. Accordingly, Schwarimuttu brought another book written Ziegenbalg on heathenism and Rajanaikan paid him the price of the book. Then Rajanaikan wrote a letter to the German priest, and sent Schwarimuttu to the Geerman Priest, with the letter, Schwarimuttu brought a Theology book authored by Freylinghausen [ Tranquebar, 1716] but he did not give the letter to the German priest. Rajanaikan paid the price money to Schwarimuttu but understood that he was a deceiver. Yet Rajanaikan gave him a letter to the German priest and requested Schwarimuttu to bring a large book, but Schawarimuttu returned without any book  and told Rajanaikan that the Priest required 4 Fana before they would send the book. Rajanaikan gave 4 Fano and also a letter to the Priest but sent another man as a messenger to follow Schawarimuttu . The messenger returned with some news to him. Rajanaikan sent a letter to the book-Binder Johann. Johann sent a reply and a large Catechism [ Abstract of Spenser's Explanation of the Catechism to Rajanaikan., [Tranquebar 1719]. Schwarimuttu kept with him all the letters written by Rajanaikan . After reading Johann's letter  Rajanaikan wrote another letter to the Priests and sent it by his new messenger.  The priest sent the Books of Moses and moreover the second part of the Old Testament [ Tranquebar, 1720 and 1726.]. With great joy Rajanaikan went to Tranquebar with his brothers to the German priests and received the Epistles and Gospels bound up together [ The whole New Testament.]. Rajanaikan conversed with the German priests and cleared his doubts regarding Romish and Evangelical creeds. [ J. Ferd. Fenger, pp. 177- 179]. 

Rajanaikan Joined the Evangelical Congregation:    After having six months discourse with the German Priests {Danish Halle Mission Missionaries] partly by writing and partly by oral conversation, he returned to Tanjore.  He studied the Bible and spontaneously he was convinced and persuaded to leave the Roman Church. When he revisited Tranquebar in 1728, Rajanaikan joined the Evangelical Congregation and became a servant of the Evangelical church. [ Ibid. p.  179]

Rajanaikan Led Three of his Soldiers into Christian faith:  Even before Rajanaikan formerly joined the Evangelical Church, he came to Tranquebar with three of his soldiers, who have given up the worship of the idols and wished to be baptised. The German missionaries told him that these men must be instructed better and learn the important parts of the small Catechism and so he left those three soldiers in Tranquebar for some days to be instructed; and he begged the missionaries to take sincere effort to finish their instruction in a week, and to let him know when they were to be baptized.. The missionaries gave the best instructions and coaching to these soldiers and within 10 days, they learned the commandments, the article of faith, the Lord's prayer, and the explanation of baptism in the small Catechism. They sent a messenger to Rajanaikan and he speedily came to Tranquebar. The soldiers professed their faith openly before the Congregation and were baptized and they returned the next day to their duties. [Ibid. pp179 and 180].

Rajanaikan was Employed as a Catechist in the Tanjore Territory: During this period the influence of Tranquebar Mission spread out into the adjacent kingdom of Tanjore, .an area in which already many Roman Catholic Christians were living. And many of the Roman Catholic Christians were attracted to Protestantism by reading the books printed at the Mission Press at Tranquebar or through the persuasion of those who already became protestants, and prominent among them was Rajanaikan [ Cyril Bruce Firth, M.A, An Introduction to Indian Church history, ISPCK, 2013, Delhi, p. 138]. In line with his religious conviction Rajanaikan resigned his military position and went from Tanjore to Tranquebar and he was employed by the Danish Halle Mission as a Catechist in the Tanjore territory; and catechist Rajanaikan's  brother Sinnappen was assigned as an Assistant to Rajanaikan After that Rajanaikan took part in the Lord's Supper at Tranquebar for the first time, and then he left the missionaries who advised him to be steadfast and promised to pray for him. [ Ibid. p. 183].. Then he went to Tanjore to his work in Tanjore.. Rajanaikan was especially useful in spreading the knowledge of Christianity in dominions of the king of Tanjore, particularly at the time when the missionaries could not obtain permission to go into the interior of the kingdom. In 1749 Tanjore was besieged by the French, but Rajanaikan remained with his sheep as a good shepherd.  God gave him the grit to remain and to bear the hardships of the siege. He left the suburbs and took refuge in the fortress as his house with many others, but his shelter was pulled down by the King's command and he lost everything even his books. During the siege he remained near the ditches and did not allow to pass day without exhorting both Christians and Heathens.  He performed Divine Services every Sunday, and prayed for the Kiing and for the citadel, which was saved. When the danger was over, nine, Adi-Dravida suburbs gave him full permission to preach the gospel among them. [J. Ferd. Fenger, op.cit. pp. 280 &281]. The Protestant Christianity began to grow in the surrounding villages of T

anjore.

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The Challenges faced by Catechist Rajanaikan: The moment he left the Romish church and joined the Evangelical mission, Rajanaikan  became a thorn in the eyes of the Roaman Catholics but now as an employed Catechist of the Danish Halle Mission he became doubly so.  He faced many challenges and questions from the Roman Catholic priests, and he wisely replied and escaped [Ibid. p. 181]. The Roman Catholics became extremely angry with Rajanaikan. and they went to Rajanaikan's native place  Sinneinpaleiam and troubled his parents and tried to pull down his house but the inhabitants of all castes interfered and prevented them from pulling down his house.  As they could not pull down his house, they declared that Rajanaikan had lost his caste. and forbid his relations to have any link with him.  The Danish Mission missionaries wrote to Father Beschi on the subject and exhorted Rajanaikan to show patience and he followed their advice, but his persecutions continued with great bitterness for many years. [Ibid.p. 185]. I have already mentioned that his parents and some of his relations joined the Evangelical church in 1728 and this action cost his father his life, in 1731 a number of armed papists attacked his father and his relations under a pretext of a quarrel about a some property, while his father was trying to defend his youngest son from the attackers he was overpowered and he was beaten severely and after two hours he died[ Ibid, pp185 and 186].  His enemies sent some killers to kill Rajanaikan in the year 1732, to his house at night, but however Rjanaikan escaped. The glad news is that today the hatred between Catholic church and Protestant church has vanished to great extent and there prevails good understanding between them..  

Conclusion: Rajanaikan's  spiritual life and appeals us like an excellent novel.  Rajanaikan's patience and long-suffering were blessed by God, he won many souls for Christ, and amongst them some of them were his unkindest and violent enemies. Rajanaikan had a thorough acquaintance with the Bible, he was a powerful and soul winning preacher. In 1736, when one of the Danish Halle mission missionaries was ill, he took his place in Jerusalem Church in Tranquebar and preached on Matt. XVI, 18, explaining that the Church is built on the rock of Christ and that the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. [Ibid, p. 186]. But in-spite of catechist Rajanaikan's sincere and fruitful evangelical work, his sound biblical knowledge, witnessing spiritual life; he was not ordained because of his so-called low caste status. Rajanaikan led hundreds of aimless sheep into Christan Church and into the kingdom of Christ specially from the villages around Tanjore, and majority of his converts were from his own caste.  In 1766 Rajanaikan was severely ill for eight weeks and by Rev Schwartz's instruction he was removed from Tanjore to Arentangi, where he lived for some years in full activity and died on the 29th September 1771, His death took place on Sunday after he had performed the services and visited a sick man. In the afternoon he was attacked by severe pain, and he died with these words on his lips, ' Lord Jesus, receive my spirit' after serving the Danish Halle Tranquebar Mission for more than 40 years [ J. FERD.FENGER, op,cit. p 281]. Now the descendants of those who were converted by catechist Rajanaikan are doing well and have progressed in education, culture, spiritual life, etc,. The author of "History of the Tranquebar Mission" Mr. J.Ferd. Fenger, calls Rajanaikan as a " Remarkable Man". It is not possible to accommodate all the important chapters of his real life within the space of this Blogpost and so I will end this blogpost with the following sentence:  "Dear and respected Catechist  Rajanaikan, you were a remarkable man of God, and we thank God your fruitful life" 

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A Brilliant Chemist and Assistant General Manager at Aavin, [TNCMPFL] Chennai. Mrs. S. Grace, M.Sc, B.Ed

Introduction; It is gratifying and heartening to learn that women from remote villages have equipped themselves with adequate education and mental energy to occupy enviable and high positions in Government and private sector. Assistant General Manager {Q.A] of Aavin, Chennai[ TNCMPFL], Mrs. S. Grace, M,Sc, B.Ed, is a living example to confirm the truth of the preceding sentence.  Her enviable reach from an unheard lovely tiny village called Krishnanputhur near Kanyakumari to an august position in Aavin Chennai,[ TNCMPFL] as AGM [ Q.A] deserves our regard and appreciation. A perusal of her profile will definitely galvanise the current college and university students specially the girl students from rural villages to set up high goals, to achieve greatness and to live a meaningful life.  

                                                    Aavin A.G.M. Mrs. S. Grace, M.Sc, B.Ed,.

Mrs. S. Grace and Her Parents and Birth:  Krishanaputhur village in Agasteeswaram Block in Kanyakumari district is a beautiful unsung tiny village surrounded by coconut trees and it is bordered by Bay of Bengal on the eastern side and in this enchanting village there lived a gentleman by name Mr. P. Samy with his beloved wife Mrs. C. Annammal and this blessed and blissful couple gave birth to Ms. Grace on the 5th June,1968.

Her Siblings:    God blessed Mr. Samy and his beloved wife Mrs. Annammal, with all the conjugal blessings and this blissful couple gave birth to the following children: [1] Ms. Selvamoni and she is married to Mr. Jeyapal,[2] Ms Ponmani, and  she is unmarried,[3] Mr. Paul William [ He served in the Indian military] and he is married to Ms Sahayam and this couple is blessed with one daughter and three sons and out of these three sons, two sons are working in foreign countries, [ 4] Ms. Metilda and she married Mr. S. Chandra Bose, and he lives in Mumbai and he owns a bus and is doing transportation business. This couple is blessed with the following children: [a] Ms C. Angelin Anitha and she is a qualified Nurse and she works in a foreign country as a Staff Nurse and she is married to Mr R. Selvaraj and this couple is blessed with two children namely: [i] S. Karunesh and [ii] S. Ishan and, [b]Mr. C. Jobin Satheesh, B.Sc and he is working in IDBI Bank, Mumbai, .and [5] Ms. S, Grace, M.Sc, B.Ed,. and she is the heroine of this blogpost. 

Educational Track of Ms. S. Grace:    Young little Ms. Grace did her Primary School studies at the Govt Primary School at Amanakan Vilai  and she pursued her High School and Higher Secondary school at the Salvation Army Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil. After having passed her Plus Two examination meritoriously she did her B.Sc [ Chemistry] in a prestigious college and passed her B.Sc  with good marks.  After her B.Sc she did her B.Ed and passed her B.Ed in the year 1992. She pursued her M.Sc[ Chemistry] at Annamalai University and passed her M.Sc [ Chemistry] in First Class in the year 1996  

Ms Grace' Husband and Children:  Ms. S. Grace married Mr. M. Karunanidhi, M.A, B.Ed, on the 1st of May 1989.  Mr. Karunanidhi after having worked for many years with great devotion and distinction at the Tamil Nadu Government Secretariat, Chennai, he retired as Additional Secretary.  God blessed Mrs Grace and Mr karunanidhi couple with all the connubial blessings and this couple gave birth to the following children namely: [a] Ms. K. Yamuna, M.E, and she is working in a Bank and [b] Mr. K. Balaji, M.E. 

Her Professional track:   After having passed her M.Sc[ Chemistry] meritoriously, Ms. S. Grace, M.Sc, joined Aavin [TNCMPFL], Chennai, as Assistant Dairy Chemist in the year 1996. and it would be useful to the readers to have some understanding about Aavin. Aavin is a Tamil Nadu State Government Cooperative under the ownership of Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Ltd [ TNCMPFL]. Ms S, Grace continued to work as Assistant Dairy Chemist in the Aavin, Chennai with great devotion and efficacy, promotions came to her one after another and in 2023, she was promoted as Assistant General Manager [ Quality Assurance], at Aavin, Chennai, and since then she has been working as AGM [Quality Assurance] with great distinction and efficacy. As AGM [Quality Assurance] her main duty is to work for the improvement of all types of dairy products produced by Aavin and to prevent the quality failures. in the Aavin products. 

Conclusion:  Mrs. S. Grace, M.Sc[ Chemistry], deserves our appreciation and respects on many accounts.  Since her Primary school days, she had been a brilliant student. She is blessed with natural flair for research.  Her hard work and brilliance lifted her in her professional career to the level of an AGM [ Quality Assurance] at Aavin, [ TNCMPFL] Chennai. She loves her family and village, so much and proud of her smart and intelligent husband and brilliant children.  She is very honest, unassuming, hardworking, very efficacious in her work and discharges her official duty with great commitment, distinction, and efficacy. We can surely hope that she will reach even higher places in her career.  It is not possible to cover all the aspects of her life within the space of this Blogspot and so I will end this Blogpost with the following sentence. ' Dear Mrs. S. Grace, we thank God for you, and we are proud of you, God bless you".

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

 

A Great Linguist, A Pioneer Translator of the Bible into Tamil, Founder of Charity Schools and The Danish Missionary who established the English Mission in Madras, Rev. Benjamin Schultze

Introduction:   Rev. Benjamin Schultze was one of the remarkable Christian Missionaries who ever came to India and made lasting contribution to the field of Translation, Religion, Education, Social justice etc. His historical journey from Sonnenburg via Halle to Tranquebar had established some new milestones in the social, religious and intellectual map of Tamil Nadu and India and arrests our attention and deserves our perusal. His profile would be definitely useful to the Historians, Christians and the readers and will enlighten our minds with new vision, mission and social responsibilities. 

                                                               Rev. Benjamin Schultze                                                                 

Rev. Benjamin Schultze' Parents and Birth:     Rev. Benjamin Schultz was born at the historical Sonnenburg in Bradenburg in Europe in the year 1689, it will be appropriate to say one fact here that another great Danish Halle Mission missionary who ministered at Tranquebar Rev. Christian Friedrich Schwartz  also was born in Sonnenburg. 

Rev. B. Schultze landed at Tranquebar:    Tranquebar Mission began to grow, and the mission needed more missionaries. and to meet that demand three new Danish Missionaries including Mr. Benjamin Schultz were sent from Europe to Tranquebar. While these missionaries were on their journey to Tranquebar, Rev. B. Ziegenbalg died in Tranquebar. Mr. Schultze and his companions arrived at Madras on 25th July 1719. and proceeded to Tranquebar. When Schultze and his companions arrived, they heard of Ziegenbalg's death and Grundler's illness. [ J. Ferd. Fenger, History of the Tranquebar Mission, Tranquebar, 1863, p 110].  In Tranquebar, Rev Grundler ordained Mr Schultze and appointed him as his substitute [ Ibid. pp 110 and 111] But Rev. Grundler died on 19th March 1720 and was buried the next day in New-Jerusalem Church, Tranquebar near to Ziegenbalg and Rev. Schultze preached the funeral sermon from Revelations 14.13[ [Ibid, pp.111,112, and 312] The death of Rev Grundler affected Rev Schultz very much. At Grundler's death, the work of the Mission fell upon Rev. Schultze. 

Rev. B. Schultze at Tranquebar:  The day after Rev Grundler's death Schultze assembled his colleagues in the Mission Library and exhorted them not to allow their confidence and grit to sink but to continue the work they had begun for which the Lord would give strength and blessing, if they trusted entirely to him. His colleagues vowed to him assistance in carrying out the work which had been begun. and gave him their hands in assurance thereof. Rev. Schultze was a man of much mental power to whom it was easy to learn foreign languages.  Schultze took extra effort to learn Tamil and in April 1720 he preached in Tamil for the first time. and afterwards there was no turning back Schultze became a Tamil scholar. [ Ibid. p. 131]. 

                                                  A Page from First Tamil Bible  

Rev. Schultze began the Continuation of Ziegenbalg's Translation of the Bible into Tamil: Like Ziegenbalg, Schultze also longed to translate the Word of God into Tamil. In the year 1723, Rev. Schultze began the continuation of the Bible, which had only reached as far as the book of Ruth.[ Ibid, p. 132]. Schultze with the help of Peter Maleiappn worked on the translation of the Bible [ Wikipedia].. Schultz used the service of a learned Brahmin also in order to ask his advice.  If a verse or text were difficult in the original, Schultze had a Polyglot Bible and other good aids at hand.  Schultze continued translating one Biblical book after another and he had completed the whole Bible, including the Apocrypha in the year 1725. The Psalms of David were printed in 1724, and the remaining books were printed in 1728 and thus the whole Bible was printed in Tamil [ Ibid. pp. 132 and 133].

Rev. B. Schultz Moved to Madras: The completion of Ziegenbalg's translation of the Bible thoroughly occupied Schultze' time. When he had almost finished the translation, three new Missionaries, Bosse, Pressier, and Walther arrived in Tranquebar on the 19th of June 1725, and Schultze became very busy in helping the new Missionaries to learn the languages; but when they made a little progress Schultz was very happy to leave them as there was not perfect unanimity between him and his colleagues. In the year 1726 on Sexagesima Sunday Rev Schultz bade adieu to the native Tranquebar congregation. Rev Schultze reached Madras via Cuddalore [ Kadalur] and he determined to reside in Madras and so he obtained the consent of the other Danish Halle missionaries during a hasty journey to Tranquebar [ Ibid.p.139 and 140].

Rev. Schultz Renewed an Abandoned School in Madras:    As the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel [SPCK] could not sent any Englishman as Missionary to propagate the Christian Knowledge in India, and the SPCK continued to employ Danish and German Lutherans to conduct the missionary work in the British Settlements of Fort George and Fort St. David. [ The Rev. A. Westcott, M.A, Our Oldest Indian Mission: A Brief History of the Vepery [Madras] Mission, published by Madras Diocesan Committee of the SPCK, 1897, Chapter 1]..The SPCK took Rev Schultze into its service and determined to found a mission in Madras But until the consent of the Society [ SPCK] was received, Schultze had to pass some time inactive. Schultze asked the Governor Mr James Macrae, to permit him to renew a School for the heathen children which had formerly existed in Madras but had fallen into ruin. Schultze not only received permission but also help.  {J. Ferd. Fenger, op. cit.. pp.140 141] Schultz decided to commence his missionary work in Madars by opening a School in Black town. With this end in his mind, he posted a notice on the four gates of Black Town on September 5th,1726, stating that by order of the Governor he intended to open a school for Malabar Children and nine days later he began the school with twelve students. The Governor , Mr. James Macrae, contributed 4/5 monthly towards the expenses of the school, and when in the  following year Schultze was anxious to purchase a permanent home for Mission, the president and various members of  Governor's Council subscribed liberally for the purpose But  at the moment when a  convenient house was offered for sale, Schultze had only collected 300 pagodas, when the bidding reached 500 pagodas, one of his friends in high place stepped in to the arena and commenced to bid  for Schultze and Schultze got that  house for 600 pagodas. A few days later Rev. Schultze erected a stone pulpit in the newly acquired mission house and began his regular preaching there. .[ The Rev. A. Westcott, M.A, op. cit, Chapter 1]. 

The SPCK appointed Rev. Schultze as its First Missionary: Rev. Schultze was able to settle and commence his evangelical work in Madaras. In 1728, the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge acceding to a request from Schultze determined to undertake a mission work in Madras. Before giving its consent, the SPCK, obtained the permission of the King of Demark and a promise of protection from the English East India Company.   In due course of time the SPCK in London took responsibility for his support, supplying Schultze with a salary of 60 British Pound a year, and moreover magnanimously did not try to interfere in the direction of Schultze' work. Rev. Schultze thus became the first member of what came to be generally known as the English Mission. [ [i] The Rev. A. Wescott, M.A.,op.cit, Chapter 1 ;[ii] Stephen Neill. F.B.A, A History of Christianity in India, 1797- 1858, Cambridge University press, Cambridge, 1985, p. 41.] 

A Perusal of Rev Schultze' Missionary Work in Madaras: After having received the permission from the SPCK in 1728, Rev. Schultze made a spectacular and rapid progress in his missionary work that from 1728- 1730 he had collected a congregation of above 200 persons.  In 1730, he received a fellow labourer by name Rev.Johann Anton Sartorius, and after two years he got another missionary by name Rev. Johann Ernst Geister. In 1736 when Schultze was with his two colleagues the congregation only increased 13 persons in the course of the year, but from the middle to the end of 1737, Schultze alone baptised 117 people and in the following year 63 adults and one child. [ J. Ferd and Fenger, op.cit.  p. 142]. It can be inferred that Rev Schultze preferred to work alone in his own style and way. When Sartorius and Geister left him in 1737 to found a Mission at Cuddalore, Schultze was enlivened and felt a sort of relief. On receipt of his appointment Schultze handed over the account of the Mission to the newly formed local Committee. [The Rev.A. Westcott, M.A, op. cit, Chapter 1]. Up to 1742, Rev Schultze led 700 persons to Christian faith. [ G. Samuel Iyer and corrected by his son S. Gnanamonickam , op.cit,p. 41]

Conclusion: Rev. Benjamin Schultze was a remarkable man. His eminence and inevitable significance are not adequately recognised and understood by the modern-day Christians. Rev. Schultze was an adept to learn foreign languages. While he was serving as a Christian minister in Madras, he learned the Telugu language and translated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther's Short Catechism into Telugu and between the years 1727-1732, he translated the New Testament into Telugu and afterwards the whole Bible -into Telugu.  Later he translated the great German Lutheran Theologian Arnd's "True Christianity" and "Garden of Paradise" into Telugu. He also wrote a Telugu Grammar book. In the year 1739, Schultze eagerly endeavoured to learn the Indian language Hidustani language and succeeded in his attempt.  He finished the translation of the New Testament, the Psalms, the prophecy of Daniel and some chapters in Genesis, before he left India. For his noteworthy translation works Rev Schultze deserves our appreciation and adoration.  After having served in India for 24 years physically he became very weak and so he left the Madras Mission in the charge of Rev. Johann Philipp Fabricius and returned to Europe in1743.  He reached Halle and stayed there till his death. and in Halle he continued his linguistic studies with relentless enthusiasm and unbated energy. Rev. Benjamin Schultze died at Halle in November 1760, aged 72.[ Rev. J. Ferd. Fenger, op.cit, pp. 141-144].As a Linguist Schultze was an inspiration and forerunner to his succeeding European Missionaries like Rev. Robert Caldwell and some others. It is not possible to accommodate all the accomplishments of Rev. B. Schultze within the space of this Blogspot and so I will end this blogpost with the following sentence. " Rev. Benjamin Schultze was a man of God, he founded the English Mission {Madras Mission] in Madras, we thank God for him " 

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

Veterinary Scientist, Researcher, Former Associate Professor of Virology , Former Research Assistant Professor University of Maryland USA Dr. Ruby Renjith Sheila paramadhas, M.V.Sc, Ph.D

Former Faculty Research Associate, University of Maryland, and Clinical Instructor , Virginia Tech University,U.S.A, Dr. Ruby Renchith Sheela Paramadhas, B.V.Sc,M.V.Sc,Ph.D, 

Introduction : Dr. Ruby Renchith Sheela Paramadhas, B.V.Sc, M.V.Sc, Ph.D, daughter of Mr P. Paramadhas of Nagercoil, is one of the illustrious and accomplished  Daughters of Kanyakumari District and Tamil Nadu . Kanyakumari District can be really proud of Dr. Ruby R.S .Paramadhas.   No doubt she is a remarkable woman and she is a many faceted personality with great potentialities. Definitely her educational accomplishment  and her contribution to Veterinary Science and Pathology  deserve great appreciation and her profile will definitely inspire many young  Women  to become achievers. She is really a Milestone  for she was the first lady Veterinary Pathologist in the Madras Veterinary College. 

                                        Dr. Ruby Renchith Sheela , M.V.Sc, Ph.D.

Her Birth and Parents: and Siblings:   Dr. Ruby Renchith  Sheela Paramadhas was born on 5th June, 1960 at Nagercoil,  as the second Child of the lovely couple Mr. P. Paramadhas and Mrs Sarojini  Bai Paramadhas of Nagercoil. Dr Ruby R.S .Paramadhas is having the following siblings  namely:[1] Pastor Mr.Palmer Paramadhas [U.S ],[2] Mr. Chandra Babu [died] , [3] Mr. Sam, [4] Ms. Latha Prasad and [5] Ms. Merlin Renuka Jeyapaul and all of them are well settled in life.

Her School  and P.U.C.Education: Ms.Ruby R Sheela Paramadhas was a brilliant student, from the very beginning of  her school days. She did her High School Studies at the famous St Joseph Convent , Nagercoil She  completed her high school education with flying colours and joined the famous Women's Christian College , Nagercoil and passed her P.U.C with distinction.

Her Collegiate Education :  After meritoriously completing her PUC course ,Dr. Ruby Renchith Sheela Paramadhas joined the famous Madras Veterinary College,  Chennai [Madras] in 1978  and did  her B.V.Sc degree course [1978 -1984]. She successfully completed her B.V.Sc Course in 1984

Dr. Ruby R.S. Paramadhas married Dr.Elankumaran Subbiah. While Ruby R.S. Paramadas was doing her B.V.Sc  course at the  Madras Veterinary College , Vepery, Chennai  she happened to meet a handsome and intelligent classmate by name Mr Elankumaran Subbiah and they were impressed mutually and spontaneously exchanged their minds with each other.    Yet they completed their BVSc course successfully and in 1985 Dr. Ruby Renchith Sheela Paramadas married Dr. Elankumaran Subbiah .Now Dr. Elankumaran Subbiah , B.V.Sc, M.V.Sc, Ph.D, Diplomate ACVM is working as Associate Professor of Virology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathology at the Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Virginia Polytecnic Institute and State University, USA. And this lovely couple is blessed with two smart and intellectual  sons.

Dr. Ruby R S Paramadhas worked as Assistant Veterinary Surgeon:[1984-1994]' ; After having successfully completed her B.V.Sc course Dr Ruby Paramadhas  was appointed  by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1984  to work as Assistant Veterinary Surgeon in the Animal Husbandry Department , Government of Tamil Nadu and in that capacity she earnestly and efficaciously worked  in the Department  till 1994.

Dr Ruby Renchith Sheela Paramadhas did her M.V.Sc[1987-1989]: Even while Dr Ruby was serving as Assistant Veterinary Surgeon she joined  and pursued  her M.V.Sc course at the famous Veterinary College at Vepery, Chennai she passed her M.V.Sc course with flying colours.

Dr. Ruby R. S. Paramadhas joined as Assistant Professor at the Madras Veterinary College: After having passed her M.V.Sc examination Dr Ruby R.S. Paramadhas  joined as Assistant Professor at  the Department of Veterinary Pathology , Madras Veterinary College in 1994 and  she continued in that capacity till 1999. During this period she earned a good name as a good  and versatile teacher

Co-Principal Investigator:  In 1998 Dr. Ruby worked as Co-Principal Investigator in a grant obtained from the Government of India for the establishment of primary cultures of the hepatopancreas of Penaeus monodon.

Dr Ruby R.Sheela Paramadhas earned her prestigious Ph.D  degree[1994-1999]:  Dr. Ruby R. S. Paramadas is blessed with natural flair for research and learning . While she was working as Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology at the Madras Veterinary College; she enrolled and did her research [1994-1999] for her  doctorate degree  and  earned her prestigious Ph.D in Veterinary Pathology from the Madras Veterinary College , Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madras[Chennai], India.and added a new intellectual feather on her academic cap.

Dr. Ruby R.S. Paramadhas and Dr. Elankumaran Subbiah  left for USA;  Dr Elankumaran Subbiah was also a studious student and researcher like  his wife Dr. Ruby R.S. Paramadhas and  so he  also continued his Higher studies and got his Ph.D [Veterinary Microbiology] in 1996 from Madras Veterinary college. . To realise their full potentialities, visions and research mission  Dr, Ruby Renchith Sheela Paramadhas, along with her loving smart scholar husband Dr. Elankumaran Subbiah, . left for USA.in 1999 to assume  their new academic positions at the famous University of Maryland , College Park , USA. Dr Ruby R.S. Paramadhas joined as Faculty  Research Associate, in the University of Maryland 

conclusion  : It was really  sad and unfortunate to learn that Dr. Ruby Renchit Sheela's husband Associate Professor Dr. Elankumaran Subbiah died during his visit to India from USA,  in September 2015 in Chennai, Now she  is living in U S. Dr Ruby Renchit Sheela is a great Researcher, Educationist, creative Thinker, a multifaceted personality and above all she is a compassionate woman  

By. P. BABU MANOHARAN, M.A, 

A Recognised PhD, Guide, Principal Scientist at CSIR- National Environment Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur Dr. A. Ramesh kumar, M.Sc, M.Ed, Ph.D. [ Applied Cheistry].

Introduction:    Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar, M.Sc, M.Ed, Ph.D [ Applied Chemistry] is a Senior Scientist, and currently he is working as a Principal Scientist at CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute [ NEERI}, Nagpur with great distinction, devotion and efficacy. He is a great Scientific Researcher and his scientific initiatives in NEERI and his research contributions on pollution in air, water, and soil, deserve our regard and appreciation.  A perusal of his scientific research initiatives, findings and accomplishments will enlighten and galvanise the readers, students and young scientist with new scientific spirit and spark and will mould and galvanise them as innovative Scientists, analytical Thinkers, and good human-beings.

 

                                         Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar, M.Sc, M.Ed, Ph.D. [ Chemistry].

Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar's Parents and Birth:  Layam Pulianvilai is an idyllic village surrounded by paddy fields and coconut trees and it lies in Thovalai taluk in Kanyakuamri district.   In this beautiful village a gentleman by name Mr.Y. Asirvatham lived with his beloved wife by name Ms. Julia Jane Suseela and God blessed this couple with all the connubial blessings and this couple gave birth to a son on 29th June 1970 and they christened their infant son as, Ramesh Kumar. Mrs Julia Jane Suseela worked at the Salvation Army Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil as a Secondary grade Teacher and retired.  

Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar's Siblings: God blessed Mr. Y. Asirvatham and his wife Mrs Julia Jane Suseela with all the conjugal blessings and this couple gave birth to the following children namely:[1] Mr. A. Illango. B.A, B.T, and he is working as a Graduate Teacher at the Salvation Army High School, Valliyoor  and he is married to Ms Bhanu, M.Sc,  B.Ed,  and she is working as a P.G Assistant [Botany] in the Government Hr. Secondary School, Thittuvilai. This couple is blessed with three children namely: [a] Ms. Jane Preetha, M.Sc and she is pursuing her Ph.D in Physics and is going to successfully complete her PhD shortly, [b] Er. Joel Anderson, M.E, and he works in a private company;[2] Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar, M.Sc, Ph.D [ he is the Hero of this Article], and [3] Mr. A. Prabhakar and he works in a private company in USA and his wife Ms Shakila works as a teacher in USA and this couple is blessed with the following children namely: [a] Er..Samuel Giftson, M.Tech, and [b] Mr Beryl Giftson and he is studying in 12th Std..

Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar's Educational Track   Young Ramesh Kumar did his Primary School and High School education at the Government High School at Madhava Layam and passed his SSLC in the year 1985. After having passed his SSLC he did his 11th Std and 12th Std at the famous SLB Higher Secondary School at Nagercoil and passed his Plus Two meritoriously in the year 1987. Then he pursued his B.Sc [ Chemistry] in the Aringar Anna College, Aralvaimozhi and passed his B.Sc[ Chemistry] in 1990. After having passed his B.Sc with flying colours he pursued his M.Sc. [Chemistry] at Scott Christian College in Nagercoil and passed his M.Sc [ Chemistry ] meritoriously in 1993. Then he did his B.Ed, course in the M.S. University Tirunelveli [ Correspondence] and passed his B.Ed in the year 1994 and then pursued his M.Ed, in MS University, Tirunelveli [ Correspondence], and passed his M.Ed in the year 1995. In line with his natural thirst for knowledge he pursued his Ph.D [ Analytical Chemistry]at the University of Madras and his PhD thesis title was " Ground water hydrochemistry with special reference to Speciation of Arsenic, Chromium, and Selenium of a Suburban area of Chennai City, India". He was awarded his prestigious PhD in the year 2008.

Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar's professional Track Phase 1:  After completing his M.Sc., he joined The Salvation Army Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil, as a Chemistry Teacher in 1993 and worked there until 1996. During this period, he completed both B.Ed. and M.Ed. and also prepared for competitive exams and interviews. Later, he was selected for the post of Senior Technical Assistant (Chemical) and joined the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Government of India, at Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. After six months, he was selected for the post of Assistant Intelligence Officer in the Intelligence Bureau and was posted at Gwalior. However, he did not join, as it was a non-technical position. After about a year, he was transferred to Chennai and continued there until 2012. He moved to Chennai in May 1997 and lived in Palavakkam.

Dr. Ramesh Kumar's Wife and Children:  Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar married S. Sheela, (B Sc), daughter of M. Sahayam Sathi,(Ex.Army) of South Karayankuzhi, on 28/08/1998. God blessed Dr. Ramesh Kumar and his beloved wife Ms. S. Sheela and this couple gave birth to two children: [a] Dr. Evangeline, M.B.B.S, and [b] Er. Steve Aldrin, B.Tech. Both of his children stood as great strength and moral support to Dr. Ramesh Kumar's higher studies and career. 

Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar's professional Track Phase 2: While working in CGWB, Chennai, he had opportunities to interact with faculty members from the University of Madras and Anna University on scientific matters. He also attended conferences and training programs, which enabled him to connect with peers and stay updated on current research. These experiences motivated him to pursue a Ph.D. as a part-time candidate in 2002, which he completed in 2007. After earning his Ph.D., he began searching for better opportunities, as CGWB had limited promotion prospects. He applied for various Scientist positions and attended several interviews. Eventually, he was selected as Scientist-C at the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Occupational Health (ICMR-NIOH), Ahmedabad. he resigned from CGWB and joined NIOH in September 2012. At that time, his children were in the 6th and 3rd standards, respectively, in Chennai. His family relocated to Ahmedabad. Initially, he attended Sunday services at the Salvation Army Church, Babunagar Corps, Ahmedabad. However, since the service was in Gujarati, He searched for an English congregation and found the Methodist Tamil Church, Ahmedabad. By then, his daughter had passed 10th standard and his son was in 7th. Although he was in a respectable position, he continued to strive for higher roles. He was later selected for the post of Senior Scientist at CSIR–National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur. As this had long been his dream workplace, he resigned from NIOH and joined NEERI in August 2016. 

Some Highlights on his Professional Track:  Dr. A. Ramesh Kumar worked as a Senior Technical Assistant [ Chemical] at the Southeastern Coastal Region, Besant Nagar, Chennai [ 20-05-1996 to 23-4- 2012].  Then he worked as an Assistant Chemist at the Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources, Govt of India [ 24 -4- 2012 to 23--9- 2012].  Then he got a Scientist job at the National Institute of Occupational Health, ICMR, Ahmedabad and he worked in this national institute as a scientist with great devotion [ 24-9- 2012 to 15-08- 2016].  While working in this national Institute he was promoted, and he worked as Senior Scientist in this National Institute with distinction-[ 16-8- 2016 to 15-8- 2021]. In line with his lifelong dream Currently Dr. Ramesh Kumar is working at the CSIR- National Environmental Research Institute, Nagpur as a Principal Scientist with great enthusiasm, commitment and innovative efficacy.  

                             Sunday Service in a Salvation Army Church (04/05/2025), Geneva.

Conclusion: As an innovative researcher Dr. Ramesh Kumar truly enjoys his current job as it involves research on pollutants in air, water, and soil. Reading scientific journals and magazines helps him to stay up to date and expand his knowledge. Since childhood, his father Mr. Y. Asirvatham and mother Mrs. Julia Jane Suseela instilled in him the habit of reading the Bible before starting any study, and he continues this practice to this day. God has granted him competent wisdom and understanding beyond many of his peers. He is often at the forefront of scientific initiatives at NEERI, which has been appreciated by the Director. of the NEERI, and the NEERI Director has entrusted him with additional responsibilities, allowing him to collaborate with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Geneva, Switzerland. He is a recognized PhD guide and currently he is guiding 6 PhD students. He currently decorates the post of Principal Scientist in NEERI, since 2021 with laudable distinction. Dr. Ramesh Kumar's research and publications have been well-received by UNEP, and he had the privilege of visiting Geneva multiple times each year for scientific meetings, as well as travelling to other countries. During his visits, he attends services at the Salvation Army Church in Geneva. The above photo was taken when he attended the Sunday Service on the 04-05-2025 at a Salvation Army Church in Geneva. God continues to bless him in his professional work and in personal life.  It is not possible to accommodate all the important aspects and chapters of his prolific real-life story within the space of this Blogpost and so I will end this Blogpost with the following sentence. " Dear Dr. Ramesh Kumar we thank God for you and are proud of you."

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By. P. BABU MANOHARAN, M.A, [All rights are reserved. This Blogpost will be enlarged, modified or corrected later if needed].