Anna University Gold Medalist in B.E, Winner of the J.A. Jones Prize , Good GRE Test Scorer [ Marks 321/340], Winner of Tamil Nadu Governor's Educational Award Twice, Structural Engineer and Licensed Professional Engineer in Colorado, USA , Mr. Kinson Prabu, B.E, M.S [ USA ]. Part Final.

Introduction   :  Mr. Kinson Prabu. B.E [ Civil], M.S [ Structural Engineering, USA ]  is one of the highly  promising and proven Structural Engineers  in U.S  .Since his School days he had / has  been a very brilliant and extraordinary student and on that ground he had bagged many prestigious Educational Awards, Prizes and Educational Scholarships.  Mr Kinson Prabu had bagged  Tamil Nadu Governor's Educational Award twice and he stood first in the B.E [Civil] University examination and won Gold Medal for the same from Anna University, Chennai.  Now he is working as a Licensed Professional Engineer in Colorado , USA. . His enviable  and scintillating educational and  professional  accomplishments and his unassuming simplicity  will definitely inspire  and galvanise  the readers, students and youth of India and other continents to dream high and reach enviable heights in Life  and also in their respective chosen fields . 

                                                    Mr. Kinson Prabu B.E, M.S [USA ].

Mr Kinson Prabu's Parents and Birth   :   Mr. Thumbu Samuel's [ This  Mr Samuel is generally known as Thumbu Office Samuel for easy identification  ] family is one of the illustrious and affluent Christian  families in Kanyakumari District and Mr. Kinson's father Mr Kingston Selvakumar  hails from Thumbu Office Samuel's brother's family.  Mr Kingston Selvakumar after having completed his  Post Graduate education, married a beautiful young lady from Nilgris District by name Ms Sundara  Mr Kingston Selvakumar and Ms Sundara Kingston couple gave birth to Kinson Prabu on the 18th November , 1992.  Mr Kingston Selvakumar  M.Sc, M.Phil  had worked as High School Teacher and also as College Lecturer for a short span of time in a private college , before moving to Saudi Arabia to join his new job   Kinson's mother Ms Sundara Kingston is a qualified Nurse and she had worked in many famous Medical Hospitals including Riyadh King Saud Medical City Hospital.  After their retirement from service  at present Mr Kingston Selvakumar and Ms Sundara Kingston couple is living in Chennai . 

                                             Mr. Kinson Prabu is Flanked by his Parents 

Mr Kinson Prabu's Siblings  ;  Mr Kingston Selvakumar and Ms Sundara Kingston couple gave birth to the following children namely : [1] Mr. Kinson Prabu, B.E, M.S, [ The Hero of this Article ], [2] Mr. Kevin Esra , B.Tech[I.T] and now Mr. kevin  is working as a Network Engineer in Tech Mahindra , Chennai, and his wife is a Nurse and Kevin Esra couple is blessed with a  cute baby girl. , [3] Ms. Kathrya Victoria, M.Sc and  she is working as an Assistant Professor of Psychology in S.D.N.B College For Women in Chennai and she is married and is blessed with a cute baby girl. Ms Kathrya Victoria's husband is working as a Pastor at ECI Church in Chennai area. 

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Mr. Kinson Prabu's Educational Track  :  Mr Kinson Prabu has an enviable Educational Track record..  Mr. Kinson Prabu after having done his School education up-to 9th Standard in Saudi Arabia, he did his 10th Std at the Good Shepherd Matriculation School at Nagercoil, India  and he stood as School First in his SSLC examination . He pursued his 11th and 12th at the famous St Mary's Higher Secondary School in Chennai and passed his Plus Two examination in flying colours and stood School First.  Mr Kinson Prabu pursued his B.E [ Civil] at the prestigious College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, and passed his BE in the year 2014 and as he stood first in the University he bagged the Anna University Gold Medal. He stood first in 8 Semesters in his B.E {Civil] and consequently he won the Tamil Nadu Governor's Educational Award twice . Mr. Kinson Prabu won the prestigious, "The J.A. Jones Prize" for securing the highest marks in the subject Hydraulics in B.E [ Civil].  In the year 2014 Mr Kinson Prabu moved to USA and did his M.S in  Civil/ Structural Engineering in the  School of Civil Engineering ,Purdue University and there also he  proved himself  as an outstanding Student and  meritoriously completed his two year M S course in one year. Mr. Kinson Prabu passed his Master of Science in Civil Engineering [ Structural Engineering] from the School of Civil Engineering , Purdue University , US in 2015 .

                                                  Mr. Kinson Prabu, B.E, M.S {U.S.A 

Mr. Kinson Prabu's Additional  Educational Qualifications   : Mr . Kinson Prabu has an amazing thirst for the accumulation of knowledge.  He has passed his Master Diploma in Civil CADD [ Auto CAD, STAAD, Pro,Revit Arachitecture , Primavera and PMP .. He has also passed the LEED AP  BD+C,  Green Building Certification Institute [ GBCI] .  In addition Mr Kinson Prabu has passed  the following courses [1] Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design, course , [2], Advanced Structural Mechanics, [3]Advanced Structural Steel Design  course, [4]  Behaviour of Metal Structures course, [5]  Bridge Engineering course, [6] Finite Elements in Elasticity course, [7] Intelligent Materials and Structures in Civil Engineering course, [8] Prestressed Concrete Design Course , [9] Statistical Methods course, [10]   Structural Stability course, [11] Design of Reinforced Concrete course , [12] Professional Ethics course , [13]  Structural Analysis  1 , [14] Structural Analysis  2, and [15] Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. Thus he has equipped himself with all necessary information, education and training in line with the needs of his profession .

         Mr. Kinson Prabu receives the Educational  Award from the then Governor of Tamil Nadu 
                                                            Sri. K. ROSAIAH

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Mr. Kinson Prabu's Professional Trajectory   :  After having passed his M.S [Prudue University, USA]  in Structural Engineering in 2015, Mr Kinson Prabu joined the famous KCDA Engineering Inc as a Structural Design Engineer and  has been working as Structural Design Engineer in HCDA  Engineering Inc [ Howard C. Dutzi and Associates ]  from 2015 till date with great efficacy innovation and commitment.  HCDA is a Structural Engineering Consultant in Colorado, US, and it serves as Consultant to many Architecture firms. Mr. Kinson Prabu designs building Structures with great creativity, beauty and utility.

Some Important Projects done by Kinson Prabu   :     Mr Kinson Prabu has done some memorable Projects and to name a few  : [1]  Design of a Bridge superstructure over a creek considering both steel and prestressed concrete using AASHTO  LRFD and  INDOT bridge design application , [2] Design ,instrument and testing of prestressed beams with bonded and debonded tendons,  [3] Finite Element Code for an irregularly shaped membrane considering triangular and quadrilateral elements for different  conditions,[4]  Comparative Study on the sheer capacity of corrugated Web Steel Beams and Carbon fibre wrapped Plain Web Steel beams, [5] Comparative Study on use of Waste materials and by-products in Concrete , etc .

Conclusion      :.  Mr. Kinson Prabu is a promising and outstanding young professional  man  blessed with many creative ideas, innovative talents and potentialities .He is an intellectual and has a great grasping power. He had scored 321/ 340 marks in his GRE Test .His relentless thirst for knowledge will definitely carry and lift him to magnificent  heights.  He is a  Member in the following Organisations namely: [a] American Concrete Institute, [b] American Society of Civil Engineers; and groups namely : [1] Internships and Interns, [2]  ASCE Structural Engineering , [3]Prudue Center for Career opportunities network , [4]Civil Engineering & Construction  etc. He is  God fearing and his love and respect for his parents is so spontaneous and enviable. He is  realistic and down to earth in his approach and attitude. Definitely Mr. Kinson Prabu's accomplishment at this young age will inspire many youth to dream for higher and useful goals in life. He hails from an intelligent and illustrious Christian  family in Knayakumari District. He is blessed with a compassionate heart and very sharp  creative Head.  I would end this Article with one sentence , "Mr Kinson  Prabu we are proud of you " . 

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

Anna University Gold Medalist in B.E , Winner of Governor's Educational Award Twice , Structural Engineer and Licensed Professional Engineer in Colorado USA,Mr Kinson Prabu, B.E, M.S [USA ] . Part A

Introduction   :  Mr. Kinson Prabu. B.E [ Civil], M.S [ Structural Engineering, USA ]  is one of the highly  promising and proven Structural Engineers  in U.S  .Since his School days he had / has  been a very brilliant and extraordinary student and on that ground he had bagged many prestigious Educational Awards, Prizes and Educational Scholarships.  Mr Kinson Prabu had bagged  Tamil Nadu Governor's Educational Award twice and he stood first in the B.E [Civil] University examination and won Gold Medal for the same from Anna University, Chennai.  Now he is working as a Licensed Professional Engineer in Colorado , USA. . His enviable  and scintillating educational and  professional  accomplishments and his unassuming simplicity  will definitely inspire  and galvanise  the readers, students and youth of India and other continents to dream high and reach enviable heights in Life  and also in their respective chosen fields . 

                                                    Mr. Kinson Prabu B.E, M.S [USA ].

Mr Kinson Prabu's Parents and Birth   :   Mr. Thumbu Samuel's [ This  Mr Samuel is generally known as Thumbu Office Samuel for easy identification  ] family is one of the illustrious and affluent Christian  families in Kanyakumari District and Mr. Kinson's father Mr Kingston Selvakumar  hails from Thumbu Office Samuel's brother's family.  Mr Kingston Selvakumar after having completed his  Post Graduate education, married a beautiful young lady from Nilgris District by name Ms Sundara  Mr Kingston Selvakumar and Ms Sundara Kingston couple gave birth to Kinson Prabu on the 18th November , 1992.  Mr Kingston Selvakumar  M.Sc, M.Phil  had worked as High School Teacher and also as College Lecturer for a short span of time in a private college , before moving to Saudi Arabia to join his new job   Kinson's mother Ms Sundara Kingston is a qualified Nurse and she had worked in many famous Medical Hospitals including Riyadh King Saud Medical City Hospital.  After their retirement from service  at present Mr Kingston Selvakumar and Ms Sundara Kingston couple is living in Chennai . 

                                             Mr. Kinson Prabu is Flanked by his Parents 

Mr Kinson Prabu's Siblings  ;  Mr Kingston Selvakumar and Ms Sundara Kingston couple gave birth to the following children namely : [1] Mr. Kinson Prabu, B.E, M.S, [ The Hero of this Article ], [2] Mr. Kevin Esra , B.Tech[I.T] and now Mr. kevin  is working as a Network Engineer in Tech Mahindra , Chennai, and his wife is a Nurse and Kevin Esra couple is blessed with a  cute baby girl. , [3] Ms. Kathrya Victoria, M.Sc and  she is working as an Assistant Professor of Psychology in S.D.N.B College For Women in Chennai and she is married and is blessed with a cute baby girl. Ms Kathrya Victoria's husband is working as a Pastor at ECI Church in Chennai area. 

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Chemical Enginner and Health and Safety Environmental Professional [K.N.P.C] Mr S. Veeramony, B.E [ Chemical Engineering ] and Mrs. Dr. Sandhya Veeramony, M.Sc, Ph.D and Family. Part Final

                                                       Mr. Sathyadhas Veeramony, B.E,.

Mr. S. Veeramony's  Marriage and His Wife  :     Mr.  S. Veeramony married Ms D. Sandhiya , M.Sc. Ph.D,, daughter of  Mr.P. Dharmaraj and Mrs. V. Christy  Dharmaraj of Nagercoil  on the 7th June 1996 .I think that  it will be useful  and appropriate  to say a few lines here about Mrs. Sandhya Veeramony.  Ms Sandhya Veeramony did her school studies up to 12 th Std at the famous St. Joseph's Convent, Nagercoil . After having passed  her Plus Two with flying colours she pursued her B.Sc[ Home Science] at the famous Fathima College, Madurai and passed her B.Sc [ Home Science] in the year 1993 meritoriously. Then she pursued her M.Sc [ Food and Nutrition ] at the prestigious Avinasilingam University for Women, Coimbatore and passed her M.Sc in the year 1995. In line with her natural thirst for knowledge she did her M.Phil [ Food and Nutrition ] at the Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal . After having passed her M.Phil, Ms Sadhya Veeramany did her Ph.D[ Food and Nutrition ] at the Avinasilingam University for Women, Coimbatore and passed her Ph.D meritoriously in the year 2008. She  hails from one of the illustrious Christian families of Kanyakumari Disrict.  Dr. Mrs Sandhya Veeramony worked as a Lecturer of Nutrition at the Christian Fellowship Community Health Institute  at  Amblikai, in Dindugal District for some years . Then she worked as a Nutritionist at the famous Dr. Jeya Sekaran Hospital in Nagercoil for some period of time She  also had the privilege to serve as a Visiting Professor in Nehru Nursing College at Vallioor . And Currently she works as a Social Service Coordinator , in the Salvation Army, Kuwait.  Dr. Sandhya Veeramony is a responsible and smart Home Maker  and Home Builder in the true biblical sense of the word..Ms Dr. Sandhya Veeramony's brother Mr. Robert Dharmaraj, B.Pharm is living in USA with his wife and children  .

                                                                              

                                               Mr S. Veeramony with his Wife and  Sons 

Mr. S. Veeramony and Ms Sandhya Veeramony Couple's Children   :: Mr. S. Veeramony B.E [ Chemical Engineering ] and Ms. Dr. Sandhya Veeramony M.Sc, Ph.D couple is blessed with all the conjugal blessings and this couple gave birth to the following Children namely :[1]  Mr. V. Sajith,  he successfully  did his B.Tech[ Materials and Metallurgy] at the famous NIT, Trichy  and now he is working in a private Company and [2] Mr Andrew Christian , and he is doing his third year  B.Design 

Mr. S. Veeramony's Professional Track  :   Mr S. Veeramony , B.E, started his professional career as a Chemical Engineer in  private Company in Gujarat for some years.. Then he worked in various private Companies in various capacities as  Operation Engineer, Assistant Manager, in Chemical Processing industries . Since 2007  Mr. S. Veeramony, B.E  has been working as a Health and Safety  Environmental Professional in the prestigious Kuwait National Petroleum Company [ KNPC] in Kuwait with great distinction, dedication and efficacy. 

Conclusion    :  Mr. S. Veeramony B.E, is a very intelligent man. He is a  talented  Professional, and is  efficacious and efficient  in discharging his professional responsibilities, but  he is unassuming by nature. Generally he is calm but has good and effective communication skill..  He is a  Good Samaritan, ,efficient Administrator, affectionate husband to his wife and  loving  Dad to his two beloved sons . He loves his siblings and relatives with natural love and concern. .  He is a music and art lover., He takes active  part in Church activities with great enthusiasm along with his family members.   He is a Social Thinker and has  real concern for the poor people . He has visited  many countries to cite a few :  Australia, U.K. Singapore, Jordan, Thailand, Ireland, Dubai,etc. I can surely say that he is a good Christian and  Human being with great vision and mission . .His exemplary personal, professional and spiritual life will enlighten many people to lead a blessed, fruitful and meaningful  life like him .  I am proud of Mr. Sathyadhas Veeramony  and his illustrious family

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Chemical Engineer and Health and Safety Environmental Professional [ K.N.P.C ] Mr.S. Veeramony, B.E,[Chemical Engineering ] and His Illustrious Family . Part A

Introduction   :   Mr. S. Veeramony , B.E,[ Chemical Engineering] is one of the unsung achievers of Kanyakumari district and since 2007 he has been working as a Health and Safety Professional in Kuwait National Petroleum Company [ KNPC]  with great dedication and efficacy. He hails from an illustrious Christian family in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. A perusal of his profile and his illustrious family members will definitely inspire many to lead a meaningful. purposeful and successful life  

                                                       Mr. S. Veeramony, B.E { Chemical]

Mr S, Veeramony's Parents and Birth   : No doubt Nagercoil is one of the most beautiful and blessed towns in India and in that blissful Nagercoil town there lived  a gentleman by name  Sri. M.V. Sathya dhas, B.Sc, B.T, M.A, M.Ed with his beloved wife by name Ms Annapackiam Sathiadhas , B.Sc. B.T , M A. M.Ed..  Mr. M.V. Sathyadhas and  Ms. M.C Annapackiam  Sathyadhas couple gave birth  to S. Veeramony  in the year 1968 at CBH, Nagercoil .  Mr. M.V. Sathyadhas B.Sc, M.A, M.Ed  worked as High School Teacher [ Zoology] in some Government Schools with great dedication and he was promoted to glory in the year 1991. Ms Annapackiam Sathyadhas B.Sc. M.A, M.Ed served in many Government H.S.Schools in Tamil Nadu for many years. with great dedication and while she was working as Assistant Head Mistress in the Govt High School, Vadesery she  retired  from the  Tamil Nadu Government Teaching Service 

Mr.  S. Veeramony's Siblings   :  Mr M.V Sathyadhas and Ms M.C. Annapackiam Sathyadhas couple gave birth to the  following Children  namely [1] Mr. S. Veeramony, B.E , {The hero of this Article ] , [2]  Mr. S. Selvin, B.E and he married Ms. Mala Merlin Selvin , M.Sc [ Computer Science] and this couple is blessed  with a son and a daughter, [3] Mr. S.Mano Singh, B.P.T,  [ Single] , [4] Dr. S. Alwyn Babu, B.H.M.S, Ph.D, [Bio informatics, Madras University ] and he married Ms Suseela, M.Sc {Physics] and this  couple is blessed with two daughters and a son. 

Mr S. Veeramony's Educational Track  : :Mr.S. Veeramony  did his Primary School education at the Govt Primary School at kalungady and High School studies at the famous S.M.R.V Higher Secondary  School, Vadasery . After having passed his SSLC examination meritoriously he did his Plus two in the same School and passed his Plus Two examination in the year 1986 with flying colours.  Mr S. Veeramony  pursued his B.E [ Chemical Engineering] during 1986- 1990 in the Annamlai University and passed his B.E [Chemical Engineering ] in the year 1990 meritoriously. In addition Mr S. Veeramony also had passed his Diploma Course  in Environmental Management  and a Diploma course called International Registered Certified Auditor  Course. . Mr S. Veeramony has also passed his  Diploma Course  in Industrial Safety . Thus he equipped himself with many studies needed for his career and profession. 

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Martyr Devasahayam [Lazarus] was a True and Staunch Roman Catholic Believer and His Canonisation Will be Held on 15th May 2022, at Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by His Holiness Pope Francis . Part Final

DeLanoy and Mr Neelakandan's [Devasahayam ]Spiritual Regeneration .  : As a friend  Neelakandan used to discuss every matter with his trusted friend  Delanoy. and their friendship was growing day by day. . During that period of time Neelakandan's  agricultural income was greatly affected due to bad weather, consistent  hot Sun, drought etc .  This economic loss affected Neelakandon so much  and so, with great grief he met Benedictus De Lanoy [ Delanoy's full name] and Neelakandan's  face  looked melancholic and .Neelakandan narrated to DeLanoy about the economic losses and distress he had lately been put to., Church Historian C.M. Agur writes " De Lanoy discoursed seriously on the uncertainty of earthly riches and the vanity of all sublunary pleasures and urged on him to put his trust in God and secure eternal life. He also narrated the history of Job .In rapt attention Neelacunda Pillay listened to the story and his burdened mind felt great relief. This occurrence drew them into similar conversation day after day until Neelacunda Pillay was converted to the Christian faith and expressed his desire to receive Baptism and partake of Sacraments " [ C.M. Agur, Church History of Travancore , 1903, pp. 280  and 281 ] 

                                                     

                                                    Martyr Devasahayam [  Lazarus ]

Neelakandan was Baptised by Fr. Battari    :  Delanoy was highly pleased at the desire of his friend Neelakandan to take baptism and DeLanoy sent Neelakandan to the Catholic Parish Priest at Vadakkankulam in Tiruvelveli  district Rev. Fr. R. Battari Italus . S.J. with  a note  But Fr. Battari  hesitated to baptise Neelakandan until he received more information and particulars about Neelakandan . Observing the delay that Fr Battari was making , Neelakandan said , " There is no cause for delay, This is no compulsory baptism . I came here to receive the sacraments not by force but by my own free will and desire . I shall even give my life to maintain the Truth of which I received the light of which  I am convinced " [ C.M.Agur , CHT, p. 281].   After hearing Neelakandan's firm  assertion and declaration, Rev. Fr. Battari taught Neelakandan the Creed, the Commandments and some prayers etc, for 9 months  and baptised Neelakandan changing Neelakandan's name as Devasagayam [ God's help]  Though the native Christians of Travancore and South India to the present day generally call him Devasagayam Pillay his real baptismal name was Lazarus  Lazarus means God's help , in Tamil it means Devasahayam 

Devasahayam's Baptism News Became Public  :  From the day of his baptism , Devasahyam  advanced in  piety and grew to be an excellent Christian , endeavouring to preach the Gospel to others and to convert them.  Devasahayam hated  the practice of  caste discrimination and valued the  dignity of all  Human-beings. . . Devasahayam loved  God and  respected  his fellow human-beings.  The  news that Neelakandan  Pillay had renounced the Hindu religion of his fathers and had become a Christian under a new name, Devasagaym. spread quickly among the people. . Many of his community members and Government  officers who worked in Maharaja's  palace started to hate Neelakandan Pillay on account of his conversion to Christianity.. Finally he earned  the displeasure of the then Dewan of Travancore  on account of a letter written by Neelakandan for permission to fell some teak trees for the  construction of a big catholic church at Vadakankulam . On seeing this letter the Dewan abused Neelakandan Pillay and warned him  with  threatening words . The Dewan reported this matter to Marthanda Varma Maharaja and animadverted against the stand and conduct of Devasahayam and on hearing this the Maharaja became very angry and  commanded Devasahayam to be produced before him at once. Raja Marthanda Varma  ordered that Devasahayam should be fettered and sent to the prison and it was done so 

Devasahayam Tolerated all the Tortures for the cause of  his Christian faith  : Maha  Raja was not satisfied with this punishment  and so the next morning  he ordered that a garland of the shrub gigantea { Erulalai in Tamil ] must be put  around  Devasahayam's neck and he must be led to a jungle and be beheaded there . But this order was again cancelled .  But Devashayam with Christ like patience bore all these tortures. At last his enemies mounted him on a buffalo and led him from village to village and battered him with canes,  stuffed Chilli powder into his mouth, nostrils and eyes and made him to stand in the burning sun  and he was given dirty water to quench his thirst.[[1] C.M.  Agur ,Ibid  p.p. 283 & 284 ,[2] Kumari Aathavn , Opcit, pp  114 to 117 and [3] Amalagiri Anthony Muthu and Amalagiri Ezhil, opcit , 2013, pp 96 &97] ].  C.M Agur writes that   "the Lord only sustained him [ Devasahayam ] and gave him the strength to be steadfast in his faith [ C.M.Agur CHT, , p. 284]. 

Devasahayam  Was Martyred at kathadimalai   :  Royal command was issued to take Devasahayam secretly to Kathadimalai near  Aralvaimozhi and there to be shot down .  During this time his relatives  and friends persuaded him and  tried every means in their power to make him to  apostatize the new faith embraced by him , but amidst all these  persecutions Devasahayam stood firm and undaunted .  Devasahayam  was led to the appointed place  by the Sepoys  in a cruel manner. The Sepoys fired at Devasahayam three  plus one more time, the noble Devasahaym fell down crying ,' Lord Jesus save me " and died on 14th January 1752, at Kathadimalai. Devasahayam's body was carelessly thrown away near the foot of the hill . After some days from the martyrdom of Devasahayam , some Christians came forward and carried the  Martyr Devasahayam's  revered bones and interred them in front of the high altar of St. Xavier's Church at Kottar .A small church has since been erected at the place where Devasahayam was martyred . There is a fountain in the rock near the church at Kathadimalai and the current story about the fountain is that when Devasahayam was taken to the hill by the Sepoys and when he was panting for water , he [ Devasahayam ] in utter anguish rested his elbow on the rock and from that part of the rock  water jutted out to quench the thirst of Devasahayam . It must be noted that after his baptism Devasahayam amidst all such trial continued to live seven more years as a pious, zealous,and noble Christian and was 40 years old when he was martyred 

Conclusion   :   Martyr Devasahayam did many miracles during his life time and after his death.  And on the basis of these miracle in 1986 Bishop Rt Rev Arockiaswamy took the necessary  initiative  for the canonisation of martyr Devasahayam . In 2003 Bishop Rt Rev Leon Dharmaraj sent the relevant Application to Rome for the same. Following this Bishop Rt Rev Peter Remigius  sent all the necessary documents to Rome for the beautification of Devasahayam with Martyr title, As a result of these efforts Devasahayam was declared as Martyr Devasahayam on 28th June 2012. In 2016 the Kottar Catholic Diocese sent all the necessary supporting documents to Rome for the Canonisation of martyr Devasahayam    It would be useful to get  some idea about the name changing history of Martyr Devasahayam . Fr. Rev Narcheesan while writing  the history of Devasahayam  in a quarterly "Martyr Devasahayam Pillay" as a series for 9 years and in his write-ups Fr Narcheesan  had mentioned the martyr's  name as Devasahayam only not as Devasahayam Pillai.  Bishop Rt Rev Leon Dharmaraj also has mentioned the name as Devasahayam without caste surname Pillai, in the 250th Year celebration Sovernir of Kottar Catholic Diocese. But Catholic Bishop Rt Rev Peter Remigius had written  and mentioned  Devasahayam as Devasahayam Pillai in his write-ups and correspondences and  we do not know the real reasons for the same. However as a  born-again baptised Christian and  Martyr, Devasahayam was above caste affiliations he was  a new creation in Christ and therefore it would not be correct to call Devasahayam as Devasahayam Pillai. More over  nobody has the right to change,  Devasahayam's baptised name in his absence  . Fortunately  Prof. Dr. S.. Lazarus and some others took needed initiative and had made timely representation to the current Pope Francis with proper supporting documents  through the current Catholic  Bishop of Kottar Diocese  Rt Rev Nazarene Soosai  to remove the caste name Pillai  from Davasahayam  and this request has been accepted by the Pope Francis.  . Prof Dr. S. Lazarus , Ph.D, D,Sc told me in person  that Martyr Devasahayam  will be canonised  on 15th May 2022 at Vatican City by His Holiness Pope Francis , as  St.Devasahayam  without his caste as surname.  .All the born again baptised  Christians are new Creations in Christ. and  therefore Christians in India should be disconnected and liberated  from  their original caste surnames. Martyr Devasahayam has become a shining, galvanising  and witnessing  Milestone in the Church History of India and World. I end this Article with the following simple sentence," I thank God for martyr Devasahayam ".

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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 ]. 

 

 

Martyr Devasahayam [Lazarus] was a True and Staunch Roman Catholic Believer and His Canonisation Will be Held on 15th May ,2022 at Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by His Holiness Pope Francis . Part . A.

Introduction   : Great Roman Catholic Believer and Martyr  Devasahayam was a true  Roman Catholic Believer and he was martyred at the Kathadimalai near Aralvaimozhi in Kanyakumari district  for the cause of Christian faith  on  the 14th  January 1752.  Until his conversion to the Catholic religious faith, Martyr Devasahayam  was called by his original name Mr Neelakandan Pillai .. Martyr Devasahayam counted all things worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ Jesus [ The  Incarnate Word of God ] Sri. Devasahayan carried his own cross for the cause of the cross of Jesus Christ and deservedly Martyr Devasahayam's canonisation is to be held  at the Vatican City, Rome by His Holiness  Pope Francis on the  15th May 2022.  This canonisation event  will open a new  thought provoking chapter in  Indian Church history .  

  

                     

                                                        Martyr Devasahayam [ Lazarus].

                His Parents and Birth :  There lies a beautiful village called Nattalam on the western side ot Padmanabhapuram , [ a former capital city of Travancore kingdom ] and in this village Ms Devaki [ sister of Mr Raman Pillai ] was living with her husband Mr Vasudevan Numboothiri and this couple gave birth to a male child on 23rd April 1712 and this couple christened their male child as Neelam and  later people started to call Neelam as Neelakandan ,  Nattalam was famous for  its  Aathikesaperumal temple and Nattalam Sivan Temple . Ms Devaki Vasudevan Couple also gave birth to a female child by name Ms Lekshmi Kutty .

Neelakandan's [ Devasagayam ] Education  and Training    : Mr. Neelakandan's maternal uncle Mr Raman Pillai took a keen interest to provide good and standard education and training to his sister's son Mr Neelakandan Pillai .[ Kumari Aaathavan, p. 32] and by using his influence he helped his nephew Neeelakandan to be a student of the famous teacher Mr Muthappanar. Nellakandan studied  Malayalam, Tamil, Sanscrit , Vedas, Grammar, Philosophy,etc, and  young Neelakandan gained a reasonable hold and mastery  over these subjects [Ibid]. Neelakandan also took training  and effort to learn Martial Arts and became an adept and expert in  Martial arts . [ Ibid] 

Mr. Neelakandan's [ Devasahayam's] Wife :  .  The famous historical Eraniel town is situated on the banks of Valliyar and near Eraniel there lies a lovely village by name Mekkodu and in this Mekkodu village there lived a famous Nair family and Mr Neelakandan married Ms Parkavi from this Mekkodu Nair family [ Kumari Aathavan , p. 42]. 

Marthandavarma Maharaja,  DeLanoy  and Neelakandan [ Devasagayam  ] :  After a strong and consistent  struggle and battle against Maharaja Sri  Balarama Varma's Children namely Mr Raman Thambi and Pappu Thambi , Maharaja Sri Marthanda Varma captured the throne of Tavancore in 1729 [ Kumari Aathan p. 37] Maharaja Sri.Marthanda Varma was called , "The Maker of Modern Travancore" by the historians,   The maker of the modern Travancore Maharaja  Marthanda Varma ruled Travancore kingdom from 1729 until his death in 1758. and he defeated the Dutch East India Company forces at the battle of Colachel in 1741.. In this battle the Dutch Captain DeLanoy was defeated and arrested by Marthana Varma Raja but Marthanda Varma Maharaja recognised the valour and intelligence of DeLanoy and accepted him as his friend[ Aathavan p,.52].  and  Marthanda Varma also requested DeLanoy to train Maharaj's Army in the European way and style  [ Ibid p. 52 and Amalagiri Anthonimuthu, Mukthi Peru Petta Vethasatchi Devasagayam Pillai , 2013,  P. 38].. Maharaja Marthanda Varma also asked Delanoy to rebuild the historical  Uhdayagiri Fort and accordingly DeLanoy  within three and half years rebuilt the historical Uthayagiri Fort and settled inside the fort and also gave training to Marthanada Varma's forces in the European pattern.  Maharaja Marthanda Varma  and Delanoy became very great friends and they respected each other mutually.  .Mr. Delanoy also joined Maharaja  Marthanda Varma's Army as its general . .  Mr.Delanoy  married  Ms Margaret D Almetha in 1745 and she was a daughter of a British officer and they started to live inside the Udayagiri Fort [ Kumari Aathavan p. 54]

Mr. Neelakandan [ Devasahayam]  and DeLanoy   :  As Neelakandan's maternal uncle worked in the palace, Marthanda Varma Maharaja came to know about Mr.Neelakandan and his efficacy , knowledge and intelligence and so Neelakandan got a job in the Padmanabapuram palace [ Kumar Aathaven p. 41] and during this period, Maharaja Marthanda Varma wanted to renovate the Padmanabapuram palace and so Marthanda Varma Raja appointed the smart Neelakandan as the Administrator of the Neelakanda Swamy temple . Maharaja also wanted to renovate the palace and build a Fort around the palace , and so he appointed the efficacious Neelakandan  as the Supervisor of the labourers and construction workers [ Ibid p. 42] More over it is learned that Mr. Neelakandan was made , as the In-Charge officer of  a section of Maharaja's Army [ Ibid p, 42]. . Naturally Mr.Neelakandan and General DeLanoy got lot of natural and necessary opportunities to meet each other frequently  and as a corollary they became great true  friends. The meeting of these two great minds changed the social and religious history of  Travancore , Tamil Nadu and South India 

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

Forgotten Artist and Former Drawing Master and Boarding Master at Concordia High School at Nagercoil Sri. V. Isaac and His Son and Former Art Teacher, Scout Master , Librarian at Concordia Higher Secondary School at Vadakkankulam Mr. I. James Robert . Part Final

Mr I. James Robert's Educational Track    :  Mr. I. James Robert began his elementary School education at the Vadasery Lutheran Elementary School and he did his  1st Std, 2 Std and 3 rd Std in this school and then he did his 4th Std at the Lutheran Primary School at Ganesapuram, and pursued his 5 th Std at the kalungadi Lutheran Primary School.. Mr James Robert pursued his Middle School [ 6th,7th and 8th Stds ] at the MELIM Middle School at Vallioor and he then pursued  his High School [ 9th, 10th and 11th Stds ] at the Board High School at Vallioor . At this time his father Sri V. Isaac was transferred to Nagercoil Concordia High School  and so Mr James Robert did his Junior and Senior Intermediate Classes [ F.A ] at the famous S.T Hindu College [1957-1958 ] and  during that period the famous Economist Dr P. Natarajan, M.A, D.Litt,  was serving as  the Principal of ST. Hindu College.Nagercoil  

 

                                       

                                                        Sri. I. James Robert 

Mr. I. James Robert  Passed His Drawing Examination   :  Artistic talent is a common trait in the family of Sri. V. Isaac Drawing Master, and  like his eminent Artist father Sri. V. Isaac his son  Mr. James Robert is also blessed with artistic and creative  talent.  Mr. James Robert failed in his F.A [ Intermediate ]final examination and so  he was disappointed  and looked very sad in this junction Mr. V. Isaac Drawing Master told his son James Robert  to find out right alternatives and also reminded his son's natural artistic skill and talent and advised him to study  Art and Drawing Course at the famous Chitra Drawing School at Nagercoil.  Mr. I. James Robert was inspired by the words of his father and joined Chitra Drawing School at Nagercoil  and studied and  meritoriously passed  his  Government Drawing Examination in the year 1958 .

Mr. James Robert's Professional Career   : After having passed his Government Drawing examination in 1959 Mr James Robert joined Concordia High School at Vadakkan Kulam as  Art and Drawing Master. During that period the  American  MELIM Missionary Mr Edward kraft was working as the Manager of MELIM Lutheran Schools of Nagercoil  Lutheran Synod. Mr James Robert is blessed with natural thirst for knowledge , and he wanted to come up in Teaching Career and so in 1960 he joined Teachers Training School at Pasmalai, Madurai  and passed his Technical Teachers Course [T.T.C ]. He was working as Drawing Master in the Concordia Higher Secondary School at Vadakkankulam  and in  the year  1960 his Drawing Master post was regularised  and since then there was no turning back, and he had the privilege to  work as Scout Master,  Librarian, School Cooperative Stores In Charge, Middle School Teacher, and also 9th std Class teacher  in the Concordia Higher  Secondary School at Vadakkankulam  and he decorated all these responsibilities and posts with great distinction  and devotion, till his retirement 

Mr. I. James Robert's Marriage And  His Wife :   Mr  I. James Robert  married  Ms  Agnus from Trivandrum and their wedding ceremony was conducted at the City Lutheran Church at Palayam, Trivandrum and was  solemnised by Pastor Enos on the 6th November 1967.  Ms Agnus  served as a Sewing Teacher and Drill Teacher at the Concordia Higher Secondary School at Vadakkankulam  for many years very efficaciously and retied in May 1998.

                                          Mr. I. James Robert & Ms . Agnus James Robert

 

Mr I. James Robert's Children and their Families     : Mr I. James Robert and Ms Agnus James Robert couple gave birth to the following Children namely :[1]  Mr. J.R. Ivan Shelley, B.E [ Civil] and he married Ms K. Suseitha , B.E [ Civil] and both of them are highly talented Artists .  Mr Ivan Shelley and Ms. Suseitha Shelley couple is blessed with the following Children namely [a] Ms Anisha , B. Arch, [b]  Mr Judah Benhur , M.Tech [ Geologist ], and [c ] Ms Aarathana, she is doing her 10th standard. ; [2]  Ms . J. R. Cynthia , B.Sc [ Botany] and she is married to Mr P. Dharmaraj, B.E,[ Mech] , M.I.E and formerly Mr Dharma Raj  worked as Senior Manager [Mechanical] at Corn Alkali Chemicals and Fertilisers Limited , ISO  9001 & ISO 14001Company ,in  Tuticorin . Mr P. Dharma Raj and Ms Cynthia Dharma Raj couple is blessed with the  following Children namely :[a]  Mr.Jeffrey Pepito , B..E [  Mech] , SAP  and he is working as Consultant at  Intelligence NTT DATA Business and Solutions. Mr Jeffrey Pepito is married to Ms Nishalini Monicka, B.Tech [ Computer Science]. [b] Mr. D. Tony Abraham , B.Tech, and he is working as Consultant at Amazon . 

Conclusion   : Late Mr. V. Isaac Drawing Master and his worthy son Mr I. James Robert have become guiding Milestones in the Social, Educational, Art and Church History of kanyakuamri District. and South Tamil Nadu..  Artistic talents and creativity run in the veins of late Mr V. Isaac and his descendants . and  even his grandchildren and great grandchildren are shining as gifted and talented Artists .Mr. I. James Robert's son Mr Ivan Shelly is a creative Artist and he excels  in constructing Portraits by using Matchbox sticks and he was appreciated by the Govt of Tamil Nadu and he  received the Shield of Appreciation from the then honourable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu late Ms J. Jeya Lalitha .  Immediately after his marriage Mr James Robert and along his family became members of the Vadakkankulam Lutheran Church and Mr James Robert took an active interest in the affairs of  the Church and he  had the privilege to serve the Vadakkankulam Lutheran Church [IELC] as Deacon and Secretary with distinction . Mr James Robert was an excellent Drawing Master and Art teacher and even today  his old students love and respect Mr James Roberat , It will be appropriate to indicate  some of his old illustrious students and to cite a few  I can say :[1] Mr Appavu, the present  Honourable Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly, [2]Prof Dr. K.S Selvaraj, M.Sc, PhD and he formerly  worked as  Associate Professor of Botany in  Madrasa Christian College, Thambaram  Chennai  and so on . After a long fruitful teaching career  Mr I. James Robert retired from service  in 1996 and lives with his wife and family in Nagercoil City in a beautiful surrounding . Mr I. James Robert  is a great Artist, Administrator, good Christian Believer, Reader and he is a smart and intelligent man   . I will end this Article  with the following sentence '  "Art Never Dies , and we are proud of  Mr V. Isaac and his worthy son I. James Robert  "

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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 ].