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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

News Letter No.28 August 2009

St. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE (Autonomous)Re-accredited with A+ Grade by NAAC

College with potential for Excellence by UGC

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI - 620 002, TNTel : 0431-4226404 (Off) / 4226436 (Col) / 4226350 (Resi)

www.sjctni.edu/alumni E-mail :alumnisjc@gmail.com

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Welcome to

Thanks to

Rev. Fr. P. Susa i SJRector

Rev. Dr. S. John Britto SJ

Secreta ry

Rev. Dr. S. Laza r SJRector

Rev. Dr. A. Joseph SJ

Secreta ry

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WELCOME TO THE ANNUAL

GENERAL BODY MEETING 2009

Dear Alumnus,

On behalf of Executive Committee, I am very happy

to invite you for the Annual General Body Meeting of

the Alumni Association of St. Joseph’s College, your

Alma Mater.Date : September 13, 2009 (Sunday)

Time : 09.30 Am

Venue : Community Centre,

St. Joseph’s College, Trichy

* Chief Guest: Mr S M Kumar Addl Controller

General of Accounts, O/O Controller General of

Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Government of

India, New Delhi

* President: Mr A S Janarthanan, Chairman, Karur

Vysya Bank, Karur

Honoring the Achievers:

* Dr C Ramachandran, Dean, SRM Group, Irungalur,

Trichy

* Mr S. Vivekanandan, Retired RBI, Chennai

* Mr S.P. Anthonisamy, Chairman, Parisutham

Institute of Technology & Science, Tanjore

Felicitation to the retired staff:

* Rev Dr M Elias, SJ, HRM Dept

* Dr. S. Gnaana Bhragasam, Maths Dept

* Dr M.Arumairaj, History Dept

* Dr X. Rozario Raj Kumar, Chemistry Dept

* Mr S. Antony Irudayaraj, Office

* Mr R. Vadamalai, Supportive Staff

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Please mark the date in your programme diary and

attend the meeting without fail. Your valuable presence

and acknowledgement is important to all of us.

Please treat this as a personal invitation and

conf i r m your part i c ipat ion through emai l

(alumnisjc@gmail.com or mdoss87@gmail.com) or

mobile: 94433-43324 on or before 05 September 2009.

It will be very much appreciated and helpful towards

better arrangement and organization of the event.

Looking forward to meeting you all soon

Director & EC Members

SOUTHERN JESUIT ALUMNI/AE CONGRESS

Date : 27-28 December 2009

Venue : St. Joseph's College, Trichy

Inaugural function : 27-12-2009, at 9.30 am

His Excellence Dr. APJ. Abdul KalamOur illustrious Alumnus and Former President of

India will illustrious inaugurate

All are Welcome!

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From the Director's Desk ...

Dear Alumnus

Greetings!

One day a farmer, walking down the street in a

small town came across a large stone in the middle of

his path. The farmer complained: “Who could be so

careless as to leave such a big stone on the road? Why

does someon e not remove it?” He wen t away

complaining. The next day, the same thing happened

with a milkman. He too went away grumbling but left

the stone as it was. Then one day, a student came across

the stone. Worried that someone may fall over it and

hurt oneself, he decided to push is aside. He pushed long

and hard all by himself and eventually managed to

remove the stone from the path. He came back and

noticed a piece of paper where the stone was kept. He

picked the paper and opened it. Inside was written, “You

are the true wealth of the nation.”

Without any doubt, I can boldly say that, not like

the passersby in the story above, but like the student,

you are the true wealth of the world, nation and the

Alumni Association.

During the past few months, I came into contact

with number of Josephites. I appreciate al l their

enthusiasm and assurance to help the Association in

their own capacity.

Fr. S. Mariadoss, SJ

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Please find enclosed the newsletter in which you

will find the sharing of impressions by our alumnus in

India and abroad. I am sure you would enjoy reading

them. You are most welcome to contribute to your

impressions.

Efforts are on to update the bio-data of every

alumnus. In this connection your cooperation to fill in

the enclosed application form wil l be very much

appreciated. After filling them, you may either send it

to the office as early as possible or bring it when you

come for the General Body Meeting on 13th September.

Definitely the first option would be better as our memory

is not reliable due to lapses caused by heavy schedule.

My dear friends, we have two important events.

The first is the usual but an important event is the Annual

General Body Meeting which wil l be held on 13 th

September 2009. Please come and inspire us with your

presence.

The second and most important event is the

Southern Jesuit Alumni Congress which will be held on

27th-28th December 2009. I am very happy to share with

you that our i l lustr ious alumnus and the former

President of India Dr A P J Abdul Kalam will inaugurate

the congress on 27th December 2009. Please mark them

on your programme calendar and make sure that you are

in the premises of your Alma Mater for these two

occasion. I am happy to know that you have decided to

introduce at least ten new members to the Alumni Family

in the next three months. I eagerly look forward to

meeting you on 13th September 2009.

Expecting your arrival!

Fr. S. Mariadoss, SJ

Director, mdoss87@gmail.com

94434 - 43324

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Rev. Fr. P. SUSAI, SJ

Rector, St. Joseph's College

Tiruchirappalli -620 002, TN

Tel : 0431-4226310-311 / 94434-67043

Dear Alumni/ae,

Greetings!

I am very happy to greet all the Alumni/ae of St.

Joseph’s Col lege through this News Letter at the

beginning of the Academic Year 2009 - 2010. Being an

alumnus of St. Joseph’s College which is one of the oldest

Christian Educational Institutions in the country I feel it

a privilege and God given mission to serve the institution

as the Rector. I have been associated with the Jesuit

Alumni while I was at Loyola College, Chennai during

the past fifteen years. They play a vital role in the growth

and development of the Alma Mater. I am very happy

to know that our Alumni Association is engaged in

various activities under the guidance of the Director Fr.

S. Mariadoss and the Executive members. I thank you

for your support and encouragement given to my

predecessor Fr. Lazar and the Director. I appreciate your

active participation and involvement in all the events

that are conducted by the Association.

As you al l know, this year is going to be an

important year in the history of our Association. Our

Assoc iat ion has been given the responsib i l i ty of

organizing the South Zone Jesuit Alumni Congress in

Dec.2009 and let us organize it in a meticulous way and

make it a historical and memorable one. I request you

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all to render your full support and cooperation for the

successful conduct of the Congress.

I wish you all God’s blessings and success in your

endeavours. Wishing you Happy Independence Day.

Fr. P.Susai,SJ

Rector

DEPT. OF COMMERCE

The Commerce Association organised a session on

"GROUP DYNAMICS" on 27th July 2009. Prof. Garnet

Fernandez , V ice-Pr inc ipa l in h is spark l ing address

elucidated the vital skills and tactics required of a student

for the successful participation in Group Discussion.

A talk cum demonstration on ON LINE TRADING OF

SECURITIES was organised on 6th August 2009, Mr. Vinod

Kumar, Manager, INGVYSYA Bank, Trichy was the resource

person.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Being impelled by the Jesuit Vision as foreseen during

the Jesuit Madurai Province Assembly held at St Joseph’s

college, Trichy on 27 -28 December 2008 – “Towards

Communion with Mother Earth in Human solidarity” – the

department of English pioneered the historic environment

awareness ral ly towards foster ing Nature – Human

solidarity on 30.07.09. The rally was flagged off on the

college premises by the Principal, Rev Dr Rajarathinam SJ,

in the presence of the Deputy Principal Rev Dr A Sebastian

Anand SJ. The staff and students of both Shift I and Shift II

of English department participated in the rally with great

enthusiasm. The students carried placards and distributed

pamphlets descr ib ing the impending per i ls due to

deforestoration and global warming – S. Jerald Sagaya

Nathan (08PEN113)

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Rev. Fr. S. JOHN BRITTO, SJ

Secretary, St. Joseph's College

Tiruchirappalli -620 002, TN

Tel : 0431-4226377/ 4226411

The Ignatian MAGIS Endures

Recently someone who knew the Jesuits said, “if

the Jesuits would dare to be as different today as they

were 450 years ago, if they would have the guts to do

the practical things they need to do; to meet the new

challenges of the 21st century, then the world will be

different”. This insight made me reflect. An active Jesuit

alumnus of St. Joseph’s, whom I happened to meet after

a decade echoed similar sentiments. What is the secret

of this ‘dare to be different’? It is none other than the

MAGIS. The alumnus I met, was apologetic and said in a

subdued tone “today Jesuits seem to feel that the order

is theirs. It is not. It is ours. The Jesuits belong to us and

to the Church. It is the “MAGIS” that inspired a 16th

Century vision to Ignatius of Loyola which transformed

the world then. It is the same vision of the 16th century

that would energise and create a new world of the 21st

century”

The Ignatian Magis that endured for four centuries

needs a reawakening now. The Magis today resurrects

as creativity and excellence, an empathy and praxis,

collaboration, networking and sharing of resources to

build a better world, a Green Planet worthy of the

Creator, who created a Garden in the Cosmos. The same

Magis will create a New and Green Planet that will

become a home f or a l l echoing t he convenant a l

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relationship of Yahwah and Noah with men and every

living being. Magis also will drive every Jesuit alumnus

to build bridges of solidarity, based on dignity, self-worth

to wipe away the tears from the poor among the humans

and the poor among the non humans that are imperiled

in this broken planet.

In the wor ld , as the Jesu its are dwindl ing

numerically, the role of the alumni becomes more vital

and indispensable. Worldwide there are several million

Jesuit alumni. We have power. More power than we

realize. This power of Jesuits and the alumni with their

power of reason, not the power of power could propel

Jesuits and the alumni to make bolder moves. The 34th

General Congregation which the recently concluded

Congregation also reemphasized, advocated active ‘lay

collaboration’. The alumni and Jesuits need to become

persons who are ‘passionate, innovative, propelling,

driving, pushing, almost blowing like an untamed

hurricane, for the greater good of the people and the

world that shelters all of us. Shall we dare!.

Fr. S. John Britto, SJ

Secretary

Alumni Reunion

Alumni Reunion of 1988 - 1990 (13) & 1989 -

1991 (16) batches took place on 16.08.2009 in the

campus. Fr. Principal and the director attended and

encouraged the alumni. The uniqueness of the

reunion was that all of them had come with their

family members.

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I am happy to pen down this message on the

occasion of bringing out yet another issue of the

Newsletter by the Alumni Association of St.Joseph’s

college (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli.

The statement that every institution is known by

its alumni fits SJC very well. Only an institution like ours

can take pride in having wide array of alumni ranging

from members at the UNO and the President of the

country to various distinguished luminaries occupying

positions of eminence in various walks of life. The

numerous alumni of our college would like to know the

present scenar io prevai l ing in the col lege an d a

newsletter is the only link that helps them to know about

the various facets of the present St.Joseph’s. This

newsletter contains matters which will help the alumnus

to update their information about the college. In tune

to the times, St.Joseph’s is also constructing new

buildings and updating the existing facilities to cater to

the current trends in science and technology. Several

changes have been wrought and this issue would help

you know all the events that have taken place recently.

I congratulate the energetic Director of the Alumni

Association Rev.Fr S Mariadoss SJ, on taking efforts in

bringing out this newsletter.

I wish every Josephite all success.

Rev.Dr.R.Rajarathinam SJ

Principal, St. Joseph's College

Trichy - 620 002.

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S.M.KUMAR I.C.A.S. (1971 - 72 : PUC; 72 - 75 : BA-ENG)

Addl.Controller General of Accounts,

O/O Controller General of Accounts,

Ministry of Finance, 7th floor,

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi 110003

“ I passed out of St Joseph’s in 1975. I was a New

Hosteler and I consider those four years spent in the

college as one of the best phases of my life.

Life contains many ups and downs but what my

Alma Mater taught me was to face the ups with

equanimity and the downs with character. The discipline

that the strict professors and the wardens instilled in me

has stood the test of time. We also had plenty of fun

during our college days. I still recall very fondly how we

managed to bunk afternoon sessions and go to Gaiety

theatre for a matinee show.

I was the captain of the college tennis team,

President of the College Rotaract Club as well as the

co l lege Un ion Secretary-t he col lege gave equ al

importance to both curricular and extra curricular

activities.

Hostel life was even more pleasant. None of us in

the hostel ever felt home sick. The atmosphere was

friendly and the food in the hostel mess was superb. The

focus was not only on studies-though this was taken

seriously, the college gave us ample opportunities to

nurture our hidden talents. I still cherish all my college

friends. I am in touch with many of them.

One realizes the importance of your alma mater

only when you step into the big bad world.

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My advice to the young Josephites is that when you

are there soak up the wonderful ambience the college

provides you and take with you the comrader ie ,

discipline, sharing, a thought for the millions not so

fortunate as you, and the strength to face the odds when

the chips are down.”

The Department of Economics organised a meeting

on 4th of August, 2009. The chief guest of this meeting

was Thiru. Mr. P.Suresh Kumar, Regional Deputy Director

of Employment, Tiruchirapalli. This Association Meeting

was conducted in order to encourage the students of

Economics to strive to have a bright future in their life

by getting a good job and hence be a successful person

in l i fe . So keepin g al l th ese thin gs in mind t he

department chose the topic “Job opportunities for

Economics Students”. In this lecture the chief guests

pointed out the need for developing technical skills,

transferable and personal skills. He said that the students

must gain expertise on the key works and issues in

Economics. The practical Knowledge and analytical mind

set will help them to acquire jobs. He wanted students

to specialize in Economics and Communication skills.

Personal skills include the psychological behaviour of a

person. He pointed out the exclusive jobs opportunities

for Economics graduates in TNPSC. He spoke about the

avai labi l i ty of pr ivat e jobs through Employment

Exchange. Many students were very happy to know these

opportunities.

Besides the Association Meeting, the department

offers a certificate course on “COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

FOR MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS OF ECONOMICS”.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

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Johnson S (MCA :1990-93)

from US

I have been living in the Washington Metropolitan

District since 1996. I did my MCA at SJC, Trichy between

1990-93. Besides my career as Enterprise Systems

Architect/CEO, I am involved in quite a few volunteer

works such as being the Secretary of Germantown

Kingsview Vil lage Homeowner Associat ion, Tamil

Teacher of Washington Tamil Sangam and lead of

Josephite Alumni google group. I usually visit India

during Summer Holidays. When I planned to visit India

this time, I decided to visit SJC. By God’s grace, I

received encouraging and supportive guidance through

a good companion, none other than Alumni Director Fr.

Mariadoss SJ. At this juncture I must thank Fr. Mariadoss

SJ, Fr. P.Susai, S.J., Rector and all other people whom I

met during my visit. It’s been 15 years since I visited

the campus (visited the campus for my convocation in

1994). So it was a thrilling, memorable and exciting

moment of visiting the SJC Campus.

I had a very tight schedule to visit several places due

to time constraints. I reached Trichy in the early morning

of Friday June 5th. I made an appointment with Fr.

Mariadoss SJ at 7 AM and met him at the Fathers

Residence. After meeting him and Fr. Rector, I was

invited for breakfast. I was very impressed with their

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hospitality towards an alumnus like me. The Dosa and

the Chutney / Sambar reminded me the taste that I

enjoyed at the New Hostel. Really SJC cooks are doing a

wonderful job in making authentic Indian food (If

anybody starts a restaurant in USA, I would recommend

hiring St. Joseph’s cook). There are stories that the cooks

in St. Joseph’s have inherited the cultinary art down the

generations. Next time I will plan to take my whole family

to visit the campus if time permits. It was a very thrilling

experience which reminded me of old memories in

'Autograph' movie style. I felt very cool inside the

campus midst a hot summer weather. This is due to lots

of trees (especially neem trees) and plants. Maintaining

the garden in this busiest city is not fun.

I saw the new library and the St. Joseph’s Institute of

Management (JIM) buildings surrounded by flower

garden and green grassy lawns. The new Aruppe Library

looked like a heart of the premises with its magnificent

and gigantic architecture. I could feel how much SJC

management might have gone through the challenge in

constructing such a great building. I really appreciate

the hard work and dedication of those people who

renovate and maintain the campus beautifully. The new

main entrance was looking great with beautiful road,

curbs and street level garden and trees. The direction

boards were very new and noticed several public notice

boards. The college emblem with the logo on the ground

renders special attraction to the campus. However, some

of the buildings with the old architecture are still the

same and it was looking great and strong. Each building

has its own history. There are additional play grounds

ins ide th e New Hostel which I be l ieve is a good

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opportunity for the students to practice Basketball or

any other games which improves their esteem and

sports. Since I visited the campus during the holiday

season, I couldn’t see any activity inside the campus.

I took several pictures of the campus and published into

the Josephi te google group at h ttp: //

picasaweb.google.com/josephites.trichy. The best thing

that I liked most was the picture posted with the phrase

“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so

much”. This phrase is suitable to fellow Josephites. Fr.

MD and I discussed several matters during the visit. The

following are the main highlights:

1) Start a Josephite US chapter and create a web link

with the Josephite Alumni site

2) Make al l the Alumni quarter ly newsletter in a

electronic format and send it over the group

3) Become an Alumni Life member (fee Rs. 500) or

Patron (fee Rs. 2000).

4) Proposed idea to have a guest house for Alumni who

visit SJC

5) Invite more Josephites to get into the network and

assure more help to and from the Alma mater

As a member of the SJC Alumni, I would like to help

the Alma Mater in whatever way I can. I would say these

to other fellow Josephites. “United we stand, divided

we fall”. So let’s get together, expand our network and

support our Alma mater and build a new chapter. There

are many things that we could do with our abilities.

I hope the coming years would bring more prosperity to

our initiatives. May GOD Bless SJC and the Josephites.

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FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS OF

JESUIT ALUMNI/AE:22-27 July 2009

About 450 delegates representing 35 countries

converged in the beautiful lake city of Bujumbura, the

capital of the Republic of Burundi in the continent of

Africa, to participate in the Fifth World Congress of Jesuit

Alumni/ae which was held from July 22 to 27, 2009

focusing on Africa with the theme, ‘Witnesses to Hope.

Jesuit Aumuni/ae for Better Africa: What have we done?

What are we doing? What must we do?’

Bujumbura known as the land of a thousand and

one hills and of the Sacred Drum is a neighbour of

Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo

spewing heat of only 25 deg Celcius in the prime

summer. Bujumbura was blessed with a pleasant and

temperate climate during the conference days which

of fered th e mu ch n eeded ambien ce t o act ive ly

participate in the proceedings of the Congress. A big lake

called lake Tanganyika which is 675 km long, 30 km broad

and 1.5 km deep and fed by several rivers adds to the

natural beauty of the land.

Africa is characterized by political turbulence, acute

hunger and the AIDS pandemic and Burundi is not spared

from such malaise. At this juncture it is worth mentioning

that Africa does not figure in the list of WHO listed

countries infected by swine flu. Although most of the

delegates had arrived at the venue with highly fossilized

and deep-rooted perceptions, mostly negative, of Africa,

yet at the end of the Congress we, the delegates, saw a

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dramatic change in our perceptions and views we had

entertained of the people of Africa. That they have a rich

cu ltura l h er i t age , th at t hey are very warm and

affect ionate and that they are very dynamic and

hardworking are but of the few new perceptions gained

of the people.

During a three-and-a-half-hour cultural programme

performed by a group of 50 students which were marked

with variety depicting diversity of their rich cultures, one

that filled every eye with tears was a one-hour long ballet

or a musical play bringing out very effectively their

century-long struggle for liberation from the clutches of

colonial rule that had successfully established divide-

and-rule mentality pitting one group against the other,

though both of same ethnic identity, oppressive political

system, illiteracy, malnutrition, hunger, chronic illness

etc.

African students are hardworking and committed

to the cause. Most of the present generations grew up

in a situation of constant political conflict triggering large

scale violence which resulted in the killing of 5 million

people. Therefore, trauma is writ largely on many faces;

they need to be de-traumatized. I feel that in this painful

socio-political and economic scenario, the choice of

Burundi as host country itself is a big step in the efforts

of Jesuit Alumni/ae to garner their support to Africa.

Th e Congress opened with a grand, so lemn

inaugural Mass on 23rd July 2009 and a series of good

presentations focusing on the strengths and concerns of

Africa which followed thereafter. The highlights of the

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presentations are as follows:

1. Potentials which outweigh the problems in Africa.

2. The Jesuit General Congregation 34 meeting in 1994

made a clear commitment to making Africa a

“priority” (GC 34, 17 & 61, GC 35 : 39(i)).

3. This GC-affirmed priority was understood by the

Alumni Congress to mean giving the first place to

(i) clear understanding of Africa, (ii) committed

respect for Africa, and (iii) efficient response to

Africa.

4. Conf l i ct , which h as d evastat ed t he Afr ican

continent since Independence are, according to

many analysts, one of the restraints to its economic

take off and its development. Even today, peace

building in Africa is still a major challenge; violent

conflicts are still going on.

5. The future of the world depends on the future of

Africa. Think about it, pray about it, and talk about

it.

6. The German Federal President Hans Kohler stated,

“In my view, the humanity of the world can be

measured against the fate of Africa.”

7. The World Congress threw a challenge to the

Alumni/ae spread all over the globe to have the

wisdom and the courage to be witnesses to hope

and with God’s good help face up the challenge.

Father Superior General Adolfo Nicolas gave the clarion

the call to the alumni/ae to be open to the rich diversity,

to create atmosphere of diversity at the early years of

schooling so as to grow in the attitude of respect,

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appreciation, patience, tolerance and acceptance. He

added that he dreams of synergy between alumni/ae and

Jesuits. He also invited us to revisit structures in our

associations and adapt and modify them for effective

collaboration. He finally insisted on (i) in-depth analysis

of everything we do, (ii) creativity as the world is

ch anging f ast , and ( i i i ) st rong and d eep- root ed

spirituality. He concluded his address saying that alumni/

ae must be active, collaborative, creative and inclusive.

India recorded the highest number of delegates to

the Congress – 9 Jesuits and 11 alumni/ae - and made a

prompt but significant contribution towards drawing up

of action plans by way of follow-up of the Congress.

Fr.Danis Ponniah, SJ

Coordinator of JAAT

St. Xavier’s College

Palayamkottai – 627002

JAACSJAACS (Joseph A lumni Assoc ia t ion

Competency Series) organised a talk on "To

become a CA, CWA and CS" on 19th August

2009. Two of our Alumni Mr. Roy John

Thomas, Chartered Accountant and CA. S.

Chenthilkumar were the resource persons. The

students benefited a lot from the talk. JAACS

will organize such talks to motivate the present

students and to equip them with various skills

for facing the challenges in their life.

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STAFF RETIRED IN MAY 2009

Dr. X. Rosario Rajkumar, HoD of Chemistry

Dr. X. Rosario Rajkumar has served the department

of Chemistry and the institution for more than three

decades with utmost devotion and dedication. As an

outstanding teacher of Chemistry, he had no other

concern besides teaching. His piety and love for music

found a beautiful admixture with his teaching of

Chemistry. He leads an exemplary life of simple devotion

towards any task assigned to him. The unique expansion

which the staff members had coined for his term as HoD

is "Helper of the Department". As a strict disciplinarian,

he believed in the values of punctuality, integrity and in

the noble quality of completing the task assigned to him

within the stipulated time. As a true Josephite, he had

spent most of his time in the campus in the task of

helping students in their learning abilities, guiding

research scholars in pursuance of higher knowledge in

Chemistry and also in publishing research papers in

various reputed journals. His sincerity and hardwork is

phenomenal. As a violinist, he had regaled the staff and

students on every Teachers' Day celeberations with his

mellifluous music. He had the unique habit of wishing

everyone success at all times, which only reflected his

incorrigible positive outlook in life. He had the noble

quality of accepting people as they are and maintaining

excellent interpersonal relationship with one and all.

The Department of Chemistry would be missing this

dedicated worker through his retirement. We wish him

a happy, peaceful retired life to be led with piety.

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Dr. M. Arumairaj, HoD of History

Dr. M. Arumairaj, Reader and Head, Department of

History is retiring from his service this year. After

obtaining his under graduate degree in Economics at St.

Joseph's he moved on to Madras Christian College for

his Post graduation in History. Immediately after his

M.A. as a full time scholar he did his Doctorate degree

in the Department of History, Madras University. As he

had chosen the topic of the Portuguese Jesuit Letters

for his Ph.D. work, he learnt the Portuguese Language

at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He started his career as

an Assistant Professor in the college in 1979. He was a

Student's Counsellor for many years and organised the

Fine arts programs. To his credit he had published one

book namely "17th century Tamilaham as gleaned from

the Jesuit letters". Dr. Arumai has presented more than

50 research papers in state and nat ional level

conferences. He had the rare privilege of visiting the

birth place of St. John De Britto while presenting a paper

at Lisbon, Portugal in 1992. Similar ly he had the

opportunity of visiting the birth place of Ignatius in 1991

while attending a conference at Bilbao, Spain. He

traveled to Mexico to present a paper on women

empowerment in 2001. He has visited almost all the west

European Countries as a researcher and also as a Tourist.

He is an active member of the Alumni Association having

been the Secretary of the Association for many years;

he has taken an active part in all the meetings of the

Joint Alumni Association of Jesuit Colleges at the national

and International level. As Chief Editor of the Indian

Historical Studies, he has taken efforts in enhancing the

quality of the journal and enlarged its membership.

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Bharathidasan University appointed him as a member of

the standing committee on academic affairs for the last

three years . He has helped many poor students

financially to empower them educationally. As he retires

we pray that he may continue to contribute as an erudite

scholar in the field of Eco Tourism. May God Bless him

with good health and be his source of strength on his

way.

Rev. Dr. M. Elias SJ, HoD of HRM

Rev. Dr. M. Elias, Reader and Head, Department of

Human Resource Management is retiring this year. He

is a man with broad vision and soft disposition for the

displaced and repatriates of Srilanka. He is a good

samaritan for the uprooted by the ethnic clashes in

Srilanka. After his graduation in Mathematics from

Madurai Kamaraj University, he hook his post graduate

degree from Madras University in 1980. He was awarded

Ph.D. degree in 1992 by the same university. He was a

dedicated teacher and an able administrator. He was

the Director of PALMERA TEAM, NGO in Devakottai for

two years from 1984. Madras University Department of

Adult education utilised his expertise in executing its

adult education programme, which was a part of 16-point

programme of the Government of India. Fr. Elias had

served the Royal Danish Embassy, New Delhi, as a

facilitating team member in a project meant for fisher

folk in Tamilnadu. Thereafter he became part of St.

Joseph's College, Trichy, as a regular faculty in the

Department of Social Dynamics in the 1993. He has been

the Director of the Extension programme known as

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SHEPHERD since 1993. In St. Joseph's College he has

served as Vice-Principal. He has traveled widely in the

Asia Pacific countries in connection with refugee work

and adult education. He was an active researcher, who

has published many articles. Apart from his academic

awards, he annexed best book award for the year 1998

from the Tamil Nadu Government. He has been a life

member in many of the Nat ional and State level

associations. His versatility in the literary field is seen

in his books published in both English and Tamil. We

pray to God that, Fr. Elias be blessed with long, health,

happy, successful, fruitful and active retired life.

Dr. S. Gnaana Bhragasam, Reader in Mathematics

DR. S. Gnaana Bhragasam fin ish ed h is M Sc

Mathematics in St. Joseph's College in 1973 and he was

appointed as Lecturer in Mathematics in the same year

and ever since then he has been teaching in this college

for the past 36 years till his retirement this year in May

2009. Dr. S.G.B. is a versatile personality with varied

academic qualifications with Ph.D. in Mathematics, MBA

and PGDCA. Dr. S.G.B. also has to his credit rich

experience in administration as Vice Principal, besides

serving as HoD of Mathematics Department for five

years. During his career as HoD, he organised numerous

National seminars and Orientation Programmes for the

Higher Secondary School teachers. He had the honour

of serving as controller in charge of our college for a brief

period. Dr. S.G.B. is a recognised guide for degree

learning to Ph.D. in Mathematics in PRIST University,

Vallam. He has published two papers and has guided

nearly 35 students for M.Phil. degree, besides guidng

students for MCA and MBA.

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His social commitment towards the staff of St.

Joseph's College was exhibited in his long stint of service

as Secretary / Vice-President of St. Joseph's College

Thirft Society for 20 years. He acted in the staff drama

organised on college days of St. Joseph's College for 15

consecutive years. We wish this gentleman God's

blessings and long years of peaceful retired life.

Mr. S. Antony Irudayaraj, Office Superintendent

Mr. S. Antony Irudayaraj, Office Superintendent

calls it a day after rendering impeccable service in the

college office for more than three decades. He did his

graduat ion in Madu rai Kamaraj Univers i ty and

subsequently qualified himself as a Post Graduate in

History through Annamalai University. He was appointed

as a Junior Assistant in the College Office in 1977,

promoted as Assistant in 1986 and the crowning glory in

his career came in 2005 wit h his e levat ion as

Superintendent of the College Office.

Mr. S. Antony Irudayaraj known for his simple and

unassuming nature was easily accessible to all, namely

the staff, both teaching and Non-teaching and the

students. Gifted with an infectious smile, pleasing

manners and total commitment to the job entrusted to

him, he endeared himself to generations of students and

won the hearts of the staff as well. Innumerable are the

students who were provided with monetary and other

assistance by him in times of their need and several such

beneficiaries are very well placed in professions and in

life. After having served under seven Principals with

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single minded devotion, Mr. S. Antony Irudayaraj bids

farewell to St. Joseph's College to move to a well

deserved retired life. May the Lord Almighty bless him

with a long and peaceful retired life.

Mr. R. Vadamalai, Supportive Staff

Mr. R. Vadamalai is a man who is synonymous with

several sterling qualit ies like humility, respect and

concern for others, duty consciousness, dedication and

genuine devotion to work. He was appointed in 1997 in

the Department of Botany. From the day of h is

appointment till the date of his retirement, he always

vo lunt eered himsel f to readi ly carry o ut a l l t he

assignments given to him by the Department and the

College. He is an expert in traditional healthcare and is

much sought after for his extensive knowledge on herbal

remedies, which he rendered without any monetary

returns. He is a God-fearing man with a traditional

outlook in life. His greatest concern was to lead a

disciplined life and keep the department spick and span

at all times. He nurtured a student - friendly approach

and was always ready to extend a helping hand to those

in need. Irrespective of the call to duty by the teaching

and non-teaching faculty whenever a need arose, the

first choice that arose in the minds of those assigned with

the task was to call Mr. Vadamalai, which speaks volumes

of his great qualities. His retirement is certainly a loss

to the department, but we wish him long, peaceful,

healthy and contended retired life.

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MR.A.SUSAI RAJ (09/1111/LM-996)

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