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Arokiaswamy Velumani Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Arokiaswamy Velumani Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Hometown: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Age: 65 Years

Wife: Sumathi Velumani

Bio/Wiki
Profession Scientist, Entrepreneur
Known For Being the founder Thyrocare
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour White (Half Bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth April 1959
Age (as of 2024) 65 Years
Birthplace Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality Indian
Hometown Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
School • Sri Venkateswara High School, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
• Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalaya, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
College/University • Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
• Bhaba Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai, Maharashtra
Educational Qualification(s) • B.Sc. Chemistry from Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (1974 - 1978)
• A M.Sc. Degree in Thyroid Biochemistry from Bhaba Atomic Research Center (BARC) (1986 - 1988)
• A Doctor's Degree in Thyroid Biochemistry from Bhaba Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai University (1991 - 1995)
Social Media • Instagram

• Facebook

• Twitter

• LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Family
Wife/Spouse Sumathi Velumani (deceased)
Children Son- Anand Velumani
Daughter- Amruta Velumani
Parents Father- Arokiasamy
Mother- Sayammal
Siblings Brother(s)- A. Sundararaju
A. Rathinaswamy
Sister- Suseela Selvaraj
Favourites
Actor Rajinikanth

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arokiaswamy Velumani

  • Dr. Arokiaswamy Velumani was born and brought up in a village of Appanaickenpatti Pudur, in Coimbatore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

  • He was a son of a landless farmer who use to rare buffalos and sell milk to earn the living for the family.

  • In 1978, against all odds he completed his graduation and became the first graduate from his village.

  • In 1979, after completing his graduation, Dr. Arokiaswamy started working at Gemini Capsules as a shift chemist with a meager salary. It was a small pharmaceutical company in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. After 3 years the company shut down.

  • Taking a leap of faith, Dr. Arokiaswamyand decided to go to Mumbai in search of new opportunities with just Rs 500 in his pocket and he initially slept at a railway station.

  • In Mumbai, he cracked the interview and attained a secured job at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) as a laboratory assistant. He worked there for 14 years completing his Masters and Doctor’s and became a scientist.

  • He was later posted to the Radiation Medicine Centre (RMC), at BARC department at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

  • After so many years of working with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, he decided to leave his job to start his own company, and his wife Sumathi Velumani, decided to join him. They took the biggest risk of their lives and left their jobs on the same day.

  • In 1996, he set up his own thyroid testing laboratory Thyrocare along with his wife, where they provided offered affordable thyroid testing services.

Arokiaswamy Velumani in the Thyrocare lab