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OTTALIL KOCHUKUNJU JOY
PERSONAL DETAILS
- Born November 2nd, 1943 in Kudassanad (Ottalil / Alappuzha District, Kerala, India)
- Father: Varughese Kochukunju
- Mother: Saramma, née Chacko (Edayanethu, Venmoney)
- Joy has been married to his wife, Annamma, née Poweth Varkey, since 1973.
- Children: Prince (*18th June 1974) and Regina (*16th August 1977)
EDUCATION
- Master of Arts (M.A.) in Political Science and Public Administration (Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science and Public Administration (Osmania University, Hyderabad)
- French Interpretership Course (School of Foreign Languages, Government of India, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi)
- Pre-University (University of North Bengal, Siliguri, West Bengal)
- Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) (N.S.S. High School for Boys’ Pandalam) held by the Board for Public Examinations, Department of Education, Kerala.
ARMY SERVICE
- Joined the Army Ordnance Corps (AOC) immediately after graduating from High School in 1960. Served in various stations, beginning from Secunderabad, Jabalpur, Kirkee (Poona), Jammu, Dehu Road (Poona), Siliguri (West Bengal), New Delhi, Chennai (Madras) and Jodhpur.
- Commissioned in the Special List (SL) cadre as Battalion Quartermaster (BQM); Lieutenant, Armed Forces of India;
(The Indian Army is the world's second largest in terms of military personnel, and the largest in terms of active manpower. It is a completely voluntary service, the military draft having never been imposed in India. The
army has rich combat experience in diverse terrains, due to India's varied geography, and has a distinguished history of serving in UN Peacekeeping Operations.)
Underwent training at the Officers’ Training Academy at St. Thomas Mount in Madras. Last served as the Battalion Quartermaster of an ASC Battalion in Jodhpur
- Served the Army during (1) the Liberation of Goa (1961), (2) the great Chinese betrayal of invading an unprepared India on two fronts: In the west in Ladakh and in the east across the McMahon Line in the then North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) on 20 October 1962, thus inflicting devastating humiliation on the psyche of India. In Operational Areas during (3) the Indo-Pak War (1965), and (4) Liberation of Bangladesh (1971).
Resigned commission in 1976 to join the family in Bonn, Germany
CAREER
October 2002 – November 2008
Internal Audit of the Church Development Service (Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst - EED)
EED is an Association of the Protestant Churches in Germany. By means of financial contributions, personnel involvement, scholarships and consultancy services EED supports the development work of churches, Christian and secular organisations. In this worldwide partnership, EED is participating in establishing a just society. It takes and promotes action to arouse and enhance people's willingness to stand up to overcome need, poverty, persecution and violence.
May 1978 – September 1998
Office Manager, Environmental Law Centre of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN – The World Conservation Union) in Bonn.
IUCN is the world’s largest conservation-related organisation, bringing together more than 900 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), States and Governmental Agencies as well as some 12,000 scientists and experts from over 130 countries.
During the same period assisted the International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL), an international non-profit organisation seeking to promote the exchange of information on legal, administrative and policy aspects of environmental conservation.
October 1998 – February 1999
Assistant to President and CEO, Maschinenbau Halberstadt in the State of Saxon-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt) in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR)
Briefly, Sachsen-Anhalt is the home state of the great reformer Martin Luther. River Elbe flows on it at a length of more than 300 km and is characterised by the Harz low mountain range. Castles, stately homes, cathedrals and churches along the "Strasse der Romanik" (Romanesque Road Tourist Route) express the history of Saxony-Anhalt, surrounded by beautiful landscape.
June - October 1999
Assistant to Ambassador, Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Bonn: Liaised with Commissions of the German Federal Parliament, such as Human Rights Committee, German-African Parliamentary Group, Foreign Relations Committee, etc. as well as political parties, such as the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
May – August 2001
Hospitant at the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Adademischer Austausch Dienst – DAAD): one of the largest and most well known institutions for academic exchange and international scientific cooperation worldwide. DAAD promotes the technical and personal qualifications of outstanding German students, postgraduates and young scientists who are selected by independent scientific commissions out of a multiplicity of applicants.
Also worked at two Francophone African Embassies (Burundi and Togo) in the mid-seventies
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Samar Seva Star 1965, Raksha Medal 1965, Sangram Medal, Sainya Seva Medal with Clasp Jammu & Kashmir, 25th Independence Anniversary Medal and 9 Years Long Service Medal.
LANGUAGES
English, French, German, Hindi, Malayalam (Mother tongue).
MISCELLANEOUS
Travelled extensively in India, Europe, Egypt (Cairo), Hong Kong, Mexico City, Israel, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States of America (USA).
Please visit his personal website www.kudassanad.com to read his interesting write-ups which include Events, Pilgrimages, Travelogues, as well as Personal anecdotes.
Read Joy’s Works: TRAVELOGUES, EVENTS and PILGRIMAGES.
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REV. FR. DANIEL CHACKO PULLEIL
Fr. Daniel Chacko was born at Kudassanad as the son of Saramma and Ninan Chacko Pullelil. He finished his high school studies from NSS High School, Kudassanad in its first SSLC Batch. He got his BA degree from Catholicate College Pathanamthitta. After taking his post graduation in MA (Economics), he joined the Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam to pursue studies in the four-year Graduate in Sacred Theology (GST).
His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews I, Catholicos of the East and the Malankara Metropolitan, ordained him as deacon. He went to Australia on a World Council of Churches (WCC) scholarship to study counselling from the Melbourne University. Again on another scholarship he studied German language from Ostkirchliches Institut Regensburg (Germany). On his return on September 22, 1983 he was ordained as a priest by His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II, Catholicos of the East and the Malankara Metropolitan.
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Ever since his childhood Fr. Daniel Chacko was actively involved in social and charitable activities. His efforts and involvement in the construction of the Kudassanad-Thandanuvila Road and the reach road from Vilavadakkel Junction to Kudassanad-Thandanuvila Road is noteworthy. Also, he played an important rôle in securing the upgrading of the Thandanuvila Government Plus-2 Secondary School and acquiring the government recognition for Kurampala St. Thomas High School.
POSITIONS HELD
- Pety Officer of the All Kerala Balajana Sakhyam (Malayala Manorama) when he was studying for his BA degree
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Social Service Secretary of the Catholicate College Pathanamthitta
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College Magazine Editor, Durga College Raipur
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KSU Thaluk Secretary, Youth congress District Executive Committee Member
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Central General Secretary, Orthodox Christian Bala Samajam
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Council Member, Malankara Orthodox Church Chengannur Diocese
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National Executive Committee Member Federation of Malayalee Associations of Americas (FOMAA)
- President and Founder of the Indian Overseas Congress.
Ramesh Chennithala, M. Murali, Joseph M Puthusserry, Pandalam Sudhakaran and A. A. Shukkoor were his political and social colleagues during his college period.
COUNTRIES VISITED
Austria, Australia, Bahrain,England, Germany, Holland, Malaysia, Muscat, Qatar Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, UAE, and the USA.
Currently he is a resident of Toronto (Canada).
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DR. RAJAN GEORGE RAMANATT
Dr. Rajan George Ramanatt is the Chief Technology Officer of Paladin Biosciences at Paladin Labs Inc. headquartered in Montreal, Canada, which is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring or in-licensing innovative pharmaceutical products for the Canadian market.
It announced in October 2009 that its Paladin Biosciences division has received a US$ 100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant is to support an innovative global health research project conducted by Dr. Rajan George, titled "Dendritic cell receptor-targeted malaria vaccines".
Dr. George's project is one of 76 grants announced by the Gates Foundation in the third funding round of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to help scientists around the world explore bold and largely unproven ways to improve health in developing countries. The grants were provided to scientists in 16 countries on five continents.
To receive funding, Dr. George showed in a two-page application how his idea falls outside current scientific paradigms and might lead to significant advances in global health. Paladin Biosciences will use its proprietary Chimigen Platform Technology to produce a malaria vaccine that targets the parasite at various stages of the infection, and test the vaccine in the laboratory for immunogenicity. The Chimigen Platform Technology is a dendritic cell receptor-targeted approach to produce highly immunogenic vaccine that induces both antibody and cell-mediated immune responses without the need for an adjuvant.
"We are honoured to be selected for this Grand Challenges Explorations grant, and we look forward to applying our novel Chimigen® Platform Technology to the development of a malaria vaccine that may one day make a real impact on global health," commented Dr. George. The Chimigen® Platform Technology is currently being used by Paladin Biosciences to develop therapeutic agents for hepatitis B and C, alpha virus and influenza virus infections.
Commenting on the grant Dr. Tachi Yamada, President of the Gates Foundation's Global Health Program said, "The winners of these grants show the bold thinking we need to tackle some of the world's greatest health challenges." He added further, "I'm excited about their ideas and look forward to seeing some of these exploratory projects turn into life-saving breakthroughs."
KOSS Global congratulates Dr. George and wishes him many more feathers in his cap!
Media Interviews - Dr. Rajan George
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DR. JACOB SAMUEL KUTTILAYYATHU
ABSTRACT OF HIS LATEST WORK
A novel microporous cobalt phthalocyanine network polymer (CoPc-PIM1), prepared by the Pc-forming reaction from a rigid and nonplanar bisphthalonitrile, exhibits high surface area (650 m2/g) with high concentration of subnanometer pores (0.6–0.7 nm). High resolution transmission electron microscopic image shows micro porous structure with nano-scale voids. This material shows pronounced efficiency for desulphurisation of salt water by catalysing the oxidation of sulphide ions with aerobic oxygen. The reaction product includes mainly elemental sulphur which poisons the catalyst. The catalyst efficiency was easily regenerated, and found to be equivalent to the fresh catalyst for several cycles.
A FEW PAPERS & ASSOCIATES
- Catalytic oxidation of sulphide ions using a novel micro porous cobalt phthalocyanine network polymer in aqueous solution: Makhseed Saad;Al-Kharafi Faiza; Samuel Jacob
- The synthesis and characterization of zincphthalocyanines bearing functionalized bulky phenoxy substituents: Makhseed Saad; Samuel Jacob
- Synthesis, characterization and nonlinear optical properties of nonaggregating hexadeca-substituted phthalocyanines: Makhseed Saad; Al-Sawah Moyyad; Samuel Jacob.
KOSS Global congratulates Dr. Jacob and wishes him many more laurels in his career!
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DR. KURUVILA VARUGHESE
Kuruvila Varughese (Pokkattu Vadakkethil) is the Global Engineering Manager of DuPont (USA), one of the largest chemical companies in the world. He is an internationally recognised corrosion and coating expert.
Varughese finished his high school education at NSS High School Kudassanad with the first SSLC Batch, scoring first rank among all NSS High Schools in Alappuzha District.
He finished his B.Sc. from Pandalam NSS College, and obtained the M.Sc. from the University of Bombay. He started his career with Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) Bombay as a nuclear scientist. He is one of the chemists of the Control Laboratory which developed the first nuclear device, tested in the desert of Pokhran on 18 May 1974. Varughese moved to USA in 1977 and joined the Forsyth Research Center in Boston. Later he moved to Houston and joined the Rice University as a research scientist and PhD student. He also served in Saudi Arabia as the Research and Technical Director of AQPCT in Dammam.
Varughese is a Gold medallist in the All India Sunday School competition of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (1966). He won the Houston Paints and Coating Society Research award (1984). One of his inventions in connection with the PhD thesis work related petroleum production received a patent from the US Government. During his Doctoral work he developed a kit for oil field analysis, which is being marketed by Lamotte Chemical Company in the USA. He has over fifty published scientific research papers and technical articles to his credit and is co-authoring an engineering book to be published in the USA.
Starting from his school days, Varughese held several elected positions. He was the elected Secretary of Literary and Debating Society of Pandalam NSS College (1966) and elected Secretary of the Chemical Society (1969). He was elected recently as Chairman of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers International (NACE) Task Group. This Group consists of 12 permanent members including, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Qatar, UK, and the USA; over 100 countries including India are represented as sub-members.
KOSS Global is proud of Shri. Kuruvila Varughese for the honour he brought to us and wishes him continued success and Godly Blessings!
Varughese lives in Houston with his wife Kunjumol and three daughters: Dr. Elizabeth, Sheeba and Sheila.