N.D.Jeyasekharan
was born on 15th March,1925, to Dr.J.N.Daniel and Mrs.Annielet Thayammal
Daniel as their fifth child.
His father Dr.J.N.Daniel belongs to Agasteeswaram and his mother
Mrs.Annielet Thayammal was the daughter of Rev.J.N.Ambrose who was a
popular and very efficient chief Pastor of the
NAGERCOIL Home Church. He
had his schooling in the Mission Schools at NAGERCOIL.
While
still at school as a young boy of twelve he lost his father. After completing his Intermediate
from the Scott Christian College, NAGERCOIL, he joined the
University College at Trivandrum and graduated in Zoology. Then he took up appointment as a
Demonstrator in Zoology for one year in the
American College, Madurai. He
left this job and joined the M.B.B.S. course in the
Madras Medical College and took his Degree.
After acquiring the M.B.B.S.Degree he started his professional
career at Catherine Booth Hospital, NAGERCOIL, under the famous Dr.Noble. In 1955 he left CBH, as he was
offered a CSI Mission Scholarship for
U.K.
Within a very short time he completed his F.R.C.S
(Edinburgh) and returned to
India in 1958.
On return he joined the Mission Hospital, Neyyoor.
There he worked hard and earned a good name for the hospital and
for himself. It was in his
tenure that the 125th Anniversary of the
Neyyoor Mission Hospital was celebrated. Due to personal reasons he
left the Medical Mission Neyyoor in 1965 and moved to NAGERCOIL where he
started his own practice.
During 1968 he opened the Jeyasekharan Hospital and Nursing Home on the K.P.Road, NAGERCOIL. With only sheer hard work and the
confidence of the patients in the treatment obtained there the hospital
has grown to the present status.
He was the correspondent of the
CSI Matriculation School, NAGERCOIL for more than ten years. During this period the school
became a Higher Secondary
School.
Jeyasekharan married Manohara Rani daughter of Dr.G.M.Samuel and
Mrs.Annammal Samuel, the grand daughter of Rev.J.Joshua. Rani had her schooling at the
Government Schools in Attingal.
After completing her intermediate in Scott Christian College, NAGERCOIL, she joined the
University College, Trivandrum and got her B.Sc., Degree in 1948 and the M.Sc.,
Degree in 1951. After
graduation she joined the Women’s Christian College, Madras as a Lecturer in Zoology and served for one
year. Then she joined the
Scott Christian College, NAGERCOIL, as Lecturer and worked for one year. She was the Superintendent of
Embroidery Industry Neyyoor for one year and as Superintendent of LMS
Orphanage for four years.
Since 1965 she is one of the Administrators and Director of
Jeyasekharan Hospital and Nursing Home.
They have three sons and two daughters, all are married and well
settled in life.
