Chennai Teacher Training School    --    Instructors

Teachers and their Families

Tamil

D. R. Gabriel Asir is our main translator from English to Tamil and back.
He teaches three classes every day in addition to his translation work.
He is the treasurer for the English congregation that meets on our campus.

 

S. Simon holds an MA in Tamil literature. He teaches Bible classes
at CTTS and is proficient in reading and writing Braille.
Here he is reading from his Braille Bible.

 

A. Palanasami has a BCom and a BA degree in education.
In addition to teaching, he translates from Braile to print to assist S. Simon.

 

R. Isaiah teaches and serves as an accountant for the school.
He travels weekly to Kolapakam to preach.

 

G. S. Gnanaraj processes about 1700 Tamil Bible correspondence courses per year.
In addition to teaching two classes every day, he helps brother Simon with
cross references and looks after congregations at Velechery and Perugudo.

 

A. Job teaches classes and assists with accounting at CTTS.
He also preaches for the Jafferkhenpet congregation in the Saidapet
area of Chennai.

 

P. A. Yesudas teaches mainly first-year students. He also works with
two congregations in Chennai, Neelangari (Chennai 41) and Kelambakkam.

 

R. Solomon Gnani teaches two classes at CTTS in addition to preaching
for the Pommel congregation in Jamin Pallavaram (near the airport).
Since 1997 he has hosted a question/answer seminar at Pomme.

 

Telegu

K. K. Rao Mark supervises the Telegu students and translates from English or
Tamil to Telegu, the language spoken in Andhra Pradesh, the state north of Tamil Nadu.
In addition to teaching his regular CTTS Bible classes he sometimes preaches at Rapur,
Andhra Pradesh. During school breaks he preaches the gospel at remote places in Andhra Pradesh
and encourages the brethren to remain faithful. In the Chennai area he conducts two Bible studies
each week with contacts in Ghandinagar, West Tambaram.
Shown are K. K. Rao Mark, his wife Suceela and their two sons, John and James.

 

T. Prabhakar comes to the school each week to teach classes in Telegu.

 

T. Annand comes to the school each week to teach classes in Telegu.