TOWARDS A GREATER TOMORROW ...

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Dr. REGINALD VICTOR, Alumnus & Faculty




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To be a witness at an historical event is a privilege. I was there when it happened. After I arrived in Madurai on 17 July 2009, every Wednesday became a day of expectation and disappointment waiting for the verdict of the High Court. Finally it arrived and how! Fantastic! Victory on all counts! I gave a talk on 25 August, inaugurating the PG Zoology and Immunology and Microbiology Association for the year 2009. It felt like celebrating the birth of a child. There were joyous faces around and there were crackers going off, but there were also a few sore faces probably regretting to have chosen the losing side like those expecting a baby and getting an aborted foetus instead.

It is important to remember that one should be graceful in victory. It is like a boxing match; when you win you shake hands with your opponent who was trying to murder you a minute ago. Remember that the pain from blows received is common to both. If Nelson Mandela could forgive the South African White despite all atrocities committed in his homeland, so could you. NM was no Gandhi, he did not show his other cheek and NM’s supporters shed blood not only their own, but their enemies’ as well. There was a Robben Island, but there was no retribution when the victory arrived. If that could happen in SA, so could it in AC. Try and put back American College where it only originally belonged and build a great institution it once was. It will take time to recover from the trauma, but it would happen if faster energies are directed towards positive goals. Throw away the thoughts of revenge unless the individuals involved are criminals who have to be prosecuted in a court of law for criminal offences against people and property. Be more Christian than the Christians who tried to hurt you. A student or a faculty who supported the other side believing in their cause is not a criminal. So embrace them, rehabilitate them and integrate them into your community. I do not even see the need to vote and give an opinion on who the more serious criminal was. What are we going to achieve by it?

When I come back to American College, the next year, I would like to see my beloved college on solid tracks heading towards a greater glory. Would it be too much to ask for a “cleaner” college, both physically and ethically?


Professor Reginald Victor
Director, Centre for Environmental Studies and Research (CESAR)
Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 36, PC 123
Sultanate of Oman

DONORS FOR THE CAUSE OF OUR STRUGGLE - UPDATED ON 3rd Oct, '09

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Prof. XXX (Faculty 1)* on a critical day of financial crunch advanced Rs. 1.5 lakh during the early phase of our struggle.

The following list of donors will be updated every Sunday. I will be happy if I am made very busy on every Sunday by you people!!
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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 3rd Oct, 2009...

Prof. Dr. M.R. JAMES .............5,000

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 19th April 2009...

S. DEVIKA NAIR 90 PGE 06..............5,000

DEV ANAND PAUL * Mrs. ANNA BHARATI PAUL 1987-'92 & 19990-'93(PG ZOO & M.Phil)........5,000

Mr. EBENEZER FENN
(1981-1986 - UG & PG English)
- II instalment........................ 5,000



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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 5th Feb 2009...

JAMES HELM, OBERLIN, USA . .......$ 100

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 2nd Feb 2009...

AN ALUMNUS (98 zoo) . .......5,000

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 18th Dec...

AN ALUMNA & FACULTY IN LDC . .......3,000

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 15th Dec...

Mr.ELANGO KALLANAI Alumnus - Engl Dept....3,000

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 5th Dec...

Mrs. SELVI VELU,88 PGP & D/O Dr.K.Paramasivam (Prof.KP),
former H.O.D. of our Tamil Dept. She has sent US$ 250 .. approx. ....... 10,000

AN ALUMNUS FROM TAMIL DEPT. ........................30,000
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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 1st Dec...

Rev. Fr. L. ANANDAM, Editor, "நம் வாழ்வு", Chennai
As a friend of our college ... ........20,000

Mr. S. KANNAPPAN, SW Engr., Atlanta, US
As a friend of our college ... ........20,000

CONGREGATION OF St. PAUL'S CHURCH P & T Nagar .......6500

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 27th Nov...

*WEB CHURCH CONGREGATION .......................... 12,500

*CATHEDRAL CONGREGATION ..... 7,300

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 19th Nov...

Dr. MURUGESAN 1961-'66 & Physics Faculty 66-69... 10,000

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 10th-13th Nov...


JULIUS MOSES GNANARAJ DAVID 1978-83, Economics
Julius wants his contribution be dedicated to the memory of
Late Prof.G.DEVARAJAN ...................................50,000

G.P.REUBEN,Alumnus, and Former Librarian........12,000

Dr. RAMESH BABU, 1966-'67...................... 10,000

ALAGESA PANDIAN, Alumnus- Botany........... 2,000

XXX A PRESENT STUDENT ......................... 1,000

M/S VASANTHAM HOTEL ............................10,000

Mr. MUTHUKRISHNAN, M/S King Metro .........10,000

Mr. RAMAMURTHU, Textile Exporter, Sellur.. 5,000

Mr.MEENAKSHI SUNDRARAM, Textile Exporter, Sellur 5,000

Mr. DANIEL s/o Prof. P.T.C..................... 5,000

Mr. RAJA ......................................... 5,000

XXX ( A C.S.I. Rev. Pastor) .................... 17,000

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 6th Nov...

Prof.XXX (Faculty 3)*..................15,000

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 3rd Nov...

HANI BABU VINCENT (1985-90)BOTANY ...... 25,000

Mrs. S. AMUTHA (1985-87) ZOOLOGY.....10,000

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 28th OCT...

Dr. Vai. RAMANATHAN 84Z0015 ZOOLGOY .................................. 25,000

R. RAJESH JEBA ANBIAH
(95PHY15, 98DCA21 & 99MCA30) .................. ...............10,000

NEW DONORS ADDED ON 28th OCT...

Dr. REGINALD VICTOR, Omen (1965-'71;
Lecturer in Zoology 1971-1974)and Mrs. REGINALD VICTOR (1969-'71)............................................ 25,000

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NEW DONORS ADDED ON 26TH OCT...


Prof. J VASANTHAN ................................... 5,000

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Prof. P.T. CHELLAPPA,
FORMER PRINCIPAL ...........................................10,000

Prof. A.WINFRED,......................... 20,000

Prof. SOLOMON PAPPIAH .............10,000

Prof. (XXX Faculty 2)*............. 30,000

Prof. D.SAMUEL LAWRENCE ........... 16,000

Mr. NATARJAN, Textile Exporter, Sellur .... 5,000

Dr. RAJENDRAN, Alumnus ..................... 5,000

CHRISTOPHER RONALD, Indian Bank ................... 2,000

Prof. V, SRINIVASAN ........................ 2,000

Mr. JOHN PAUL ANBU ................ . 10,000

Prof. SAM EORGE ...................... 10,000

Dr. PAUL WYCLIFF............................. 7,000

Mr. VAITHEESWARAN
(1977-'81 ZOOLOGY).......................... 5,000

Mr. ALAGURAVI (1977-'78)ZOOLOGY........ 5,000

Mr. EBENEZER FENN
(1981-1986 - UG & PG English)

I instalment........................ 5,000



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ஆனந்தக் கண்ணீர் ...




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SOME JOYOUS MOMENTS

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JUDGMENT DAY - VIDEO

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So far all our judicial activities were only in Madurai. Some of our friends will be there in courts following the judicial procedure and will intimate others in the college through sms or mobiles. Even before the judgment some details at least will reach us. Campus and ‘Morning Side’ will all be holding people discussing the would be results. Tempo would be building up and finally the results would come.

But this time all the things were so different since the judgment was made in Chennai High Court. The timing was also not known to all. We thought the results would come in the afternoon after 2.30 pm. I thought it would take at least half hour after that for the results to reach us. However luckily I came to ‘Morning Side’ at 2.15. I saw Anbunathan being busy with his mobile as usual. I just got to a seat and even before relaxing Anbu barged into the room with the good news.

Anbu came with a garland – which he had in his car, so is his usual optimism ! – with the good news. So I had missed the very first chance of capturing him garlanding Principal and embracing him. But from the next minute ……. it was all shooting .. Bits and pieces of that for you ........




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link to this video:  http://youtu.be/Y5wjZZsq1YM

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link to this video: http://youtu.be/PXmfpbROxuQ

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"POWER SHIFT"

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PHOTOS ARE FROM JOSHUA PRADEEP

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Judgment came in the afternoon of 24th. Copy of it was at hand in the evening. Officer-in-charge was duly informed. Principal has to take charge as immediately as possible. However till 25th noon nothing moved much. But the officer said that he would come by 2 pm which was then later changed to 4 pm.

Many staff including a very good number of women staff and non-teaching staff started their long vigil. They were all sitting in front of the Mail Hall. Anbunathan was making heavy bills to his mobile provider. Though the officers were kept in touch the time dragged and finally at 11.30 pm the officer came in. There were police officers to overlook the exchange of authority.




At 11.30 Principal signed and took up the college back.
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THE LONG WAIT ...







































LET THE GLORY AND THE GREAT LEGACY OF THE COLLEGE BE WITH IT ALWAYS .......