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JOB ANBALAGAN
Job Anbalagan was born as the 4th son and the last child to Thangasamy Nadar couple on 23-10-1949 in Munnar. His name 'Anbalagan' was proposed by his maternal uncle Mr.G.J.Jesudhas, who was a staunch supporter of the Dravidian Movement, founded by Periyar Sri. E. V. Ramasamy at that time. He was the 'Last but not the Least', who firmly rooted and made the family withstand the disasters, by his earnings! Though he was the last born, he superseded his elders in shouldering the family burden with responsibility, once he started earning. He came up in life by his own effort without depending anybody else. He is the first dynamic person born in the generation of M.A.Thangasamy Nadar, and also he was the first permanent earning member in the family!
HIS CHILDHOOD DAYS
Since he was the last born, he became the 'pet' of the mother and was under her care for a long time. He was affectionately called as 'Anbalagu' by her. Hence, while other children did not take much care of their mother, he took total care of her and looked after her needs, especially after the death of their father, till her death in Delhi in his brother Jeyasingh's house in the year 1997! In general, all the children liked the father as he never punished them, as the mother used to punish them even for minor offences! Hence, all the children liked the father, but Anbalagan liked mother the most. She used to feed him with home-made ghee and sugar with other eatables and he became an addict to it! He was very fond of drawing, especially picture stories, depicting the people and the domestic animals in the neighborhood as its characters, and enjoying it by showing it to the concerned people! Though he was the 'pet' of the mother, his complexion, features, character etc resemble that of his father the most, and not her mother!
HIS EDUCATION
Since his head was bigger, his father predicted that he had extraordinary brain and would rise to a high position in life, his skills started showing up from the very beginning of his childhood! He was very good in the primary school and continued the trend in the high school also. He and his elder brother Jeyasingh who was one year elder than him, were looking like twins, as there was only one year gap between them and also used to dress alike! Both studied in Jeyaraj Nadar High School upto 10th Std. and for 11th Std. he joined in Madura College High School and passed with good marks. He preferred to be alone like his elder brother Calvin and concentrated in his studies, rather than playing with friends. Hence, he did not have friends like his 'twin-like' brother Jeyasingh or his eldest brother Victor! He completed his graduation in commerce from Delhi University in 1976. Then while working in Neyveli as Vigilance Officer, he completed B.G.L. and PG Diploma on Personnel Management in 1990/1991 through Annamalai University (correspondence courses) and later completed M.A (Labor Studies) from Madurai Kamaraj University in 1996 through correspondence course.
HIS MAGANIMOUS QUALITIES
He evinces keen interest in visiting the relatives of Thangasamy Nadar during his visits to Tamil Nadu. He still maintains the relationship with the father's relatives in Sivalingapuram, Puliankudi, etc.
HIS CAREER & PROGRESS
Since his father expired while he was very young, and was not able to continue degree course in the college, he started learning typewriting and short-hand in Munnar Commercial Institute owned by late Mr. Mathai in Munnar and passed the higher grade Kerala Govt. Technical Examinations in both. In 1969, he was selected as an office staff (Assistant Section Officer) in the KDHP Co. Ltd. and posted in the Devikulam Estate. While he was working there, he appeared in the UPSC examinations and qualified as Grade B Officer in the Secretariat services of Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi. Hence, he resigned his job and joined in the CVC as secretary on 15-1-1973 and was attached to three Central Vigilance Commissioners successively from 1984 to 1987. In Dec.1987, he was selected for the post of Vigilance Officer in Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. and then his services were absorbed in Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd as Sr. Vigilance Officer. In Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., he rose to the position of Dy. Manager (Vigilance), Manager (Vigilance), Chief Manager (Vigilance) and finally Dy. General Manager (Vigilance) in GM’s pay-scale. During 1999/2000, he was posted as Dy. Chief Vigilance Officer in Airports Authority of India on deputation. He finally retired from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. on 31-5-2009. After retirement, he is engaged in the teaching profession, especially in Business Schools on the newly coined subject of “Ethics Management”. He is also a member of New Delhi YMCA and is engaged in its administrative work as member of some committees. He is a Christian writer having authored three Christian books published by a leading Christian Publisher in Delhi. One of the favorite books was penned by him over a long period of 15 years, interpreting the Song of Songs in the Bible. His book titled Voice of My Beloved can be read on line at http://sites.google.com/songsolomon
His business articles are widely read in a business portal which has a membership of 5 million professionals at http://blogs.siliconindia.com/ethicsmanagement
His ex-colleagues and close friends
His colleagues who worked with him in K.D.H.P. Co. were late Mr. S. Rajiah, Section Officer, Mr.D.P. Mani, Assistant Section Officer, Mr. Mathew Cherian, Assistant Section Officer and Mr.K.R.Rajamanickam, Assistant Section Officer. He lost contact with his ex-colleagues from Devikulam Estate but still loves them because they molded him teaching him the basic things of performing a job, on his first assignment.
His ex-colleagues from Central Vigilance Commission are Mr. P.M. Pillai, Director, CVC (Retd), Mr. S. Paul, Dy Secretary, CVC (Retd). His ex-colleague from Neyveli Lignite Corporation is Mr. L.Raveendran, General Manager (Vigilance) now retired. His ex-colleagues from Airports Authority of India are Mr. Sudhir Raheja, Member (Planning), Mr. D.P. Chakraborty, Retd. GM (Engineering) and Mr. Srinivasan, Ex. Deputy Chief Vigilance Officer, who later retired as Airport Director. His ex-colleagues from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. are Mr. Sudip Kar, General Manager in Vigilance Department, Mr. L.K. Asthana, DGM (Vigilance), Mr. Paramjit Singh, DGM (Vigilance), O. S. Randhawa, DGM (Vigilance) and S.M.S. Anwar, DGM (Vigilance), Mr. K. Ramakrishna, Retd. Chief Manager (Vigilance), Mr. Bal Kishen Rao, Retd. Chief Manager (Vigilance).
His close friends are Mr. G.D. Chandrapal, Retd. Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Delhi, V. N. Rathinam, Bodinayakanur, Mr. V. R. Bhaskaran, Cochin (Retd. Sr. Manager, State Bank of Travancore and Mr. A. B. Sainnuddin, Retd. Manager, State Bank of Travancore, Trivandrum.
One notable friend among his many friends is Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Director, Indian Aviation Academy, Airports Authority of India.
His notable bosses
K.D.H.P. Co: Mr. P.V. Parameswaran, Ex.Manager, Devikulam Estate - Central Vigilance Commission : Late Mr. J. S. Pandey, from UP State Judicial Service, Late Mr. R.K. Trivedi, IAS (Retd) who was Governor in Gujarat, Late Mr. R.P. Khanna, Retd. IAS and Mr. U.C. Agarwal, Retd. IAS - Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd.: Mr.R. Santhanam, who retired as a senior level police officer from CRPF- Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd: Mr. V.K. Gopalakrishnan, who worked as ED (Vigilance) in Naptha Jakri Power Corporation Ltd. and then retired as DGM from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., Mr. P. Ananthakrishnan, who later worked as Chief Vigilance Officer in CSIR and finally retired from Ministry of Defence, Mr. R.R.P.N. Sahi, Retd. IPS, who retired as Director General, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and Mr. Swaup Nandkeolyar, IA&AS - Airports Authority of India: Mrs.Jija Madhavan Hari Singh, Retd. IPS.
(Written by King Calvin during May 2013 with some inputs given by Job Anbalagan)
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