Bennett
Albert spent the first sixteen years of his life in Rangoon,Burma,where his father Mr.R.B.Albert worked in the
Chartered Bank ofIndia,AustraliaandChina. He was born on13th
March,1918. He came to
NAGERCOIL in 1934 with his mother,Mrs.Jane Albert, and younger brother,
Spencer, the father remaining to work
inRangoontill his retirement.
Bennett
Albert completed the E.S.L.C. of the Travancore Government in the
Scott Christian High
School, and the Intermediate of the Madras University in the Scott Christian College, NAGERCOIL.
In
the year 1938 he joined the English Honours of the Madras Christian College, Tambaram. He left the college forty years
later in 1978 as retiring Principal.
Bennett Albert married May Sarojini, the eldest daughter of
Dr.G.M.Samuel of the Travancore / Kanyakumari Medical Mission, and
Mrs.Annammal Samuel, the grand daughter of Rev.J.Joshua, on 12th
September, 1946. They have
two children, a daughter and a son.
The daughter Sulochana, married Mr.S.L.Winston, now General Manager
of Bombay Telephones and son of Mr.M.Sobitha Raj and the late Mrs.Sophia
Sobitha Raj.
The son is Premchandran Albert, Project Coordinator of CReNIEO,
Madras, married to Nalatha, Librarian of
the Institute of Management at Madras, and daughter of Dr.Christopher
Das and Mrs.Suganthy Christopher Das. The Alberts have three grandsons,
Deepak and Anoop Winston, and Shalim John Albert.
After retirement Bennett Albert served for some years as Honorary
Professor of English in the Scott
Christian College and the Hindu College, NAGERCOIL. Since 1985 he has been Editor,
M.C.C.Publications of Bangalore.
Sarojini Albert, during her years in the College campus, was
associated closely with the activities of the staff wives and women staff
Fellowship, with the welfare of the Service Staff, and with social service
in the villages around Tambaram.
Whenever necessary, she assisted in the Library and on the Student
Guidance Centre, and was a regular Reader and Scribe in the Student
Service for the Blind.
Bennett Albert and Sarojini Albert are now settled in their own
house at 337, Joshua Street, NAGERCOIL. phone 28787.
