Thomas Kurian, the newly-appointed president of Oracle Product
Development, has his roots in the sleepy village of Pampady off Kottayam
town.
His uncle and cardiologist George Jacob says: ‘‘They were four brothers,
born and brought up in Bengaluru, where my elder brother P.C. Kurian, a
chemical engineer, was with Graphite India. Thomas and his twin brother
George, after passing out from St Joseph’s Boys High School, Bengaluru,
had joined IIT Madras. However, six months into their programme, they
both went to Princeton University to pursue their studies.’’
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Thomas has a BA in electrical engineering which he graduated with
‘‘summa cum laude’’ (highest distinction). In the second place was his
twin brother George, Dr. Jacob says.
‘‘The boys had migrated to the U.S. at the age of 17, and have very little connections here,’’ he says.
He came to know of his nephew’s elevation on Friday. ‘‘Of course, we are
all happy though we had not held any celebrations,’’ he says.
Mr. Kurian, however, used to visit his ancestral house annually after
the retirement of his father who chose to settle down in Pampady. About
three months back, his father passed away and that was the last time Mr.
Kurian visited his ancestral home.
Source:- The Hindu
Source:- The Hindu
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