I was married on 26^th October 1996, with Nisha, who is a Graduate in Economics and completed Teachers Training Course too. We have one daughter called Midhuna, born to us on 15^th October 1997. Presently my wife and daughter stay in our family house back in India with my mother.

About Studies and Career

I was not a studious student throughout my studies. Being the second son of a primary teacher couple, I was completed my first standard to seventh standard under them in M.A.M.U.P. School and there after in Govt. U.P. School at Thavanur (Thavanur is my native place). After my Upper Primary studies, I went to High School. This school was named after the famous Indian freedom fighter Mr.K.Kelappan; name of the the school is K.M.G.P.B.School (Kelappan Memorial Government Post Basic School). All these schools were at a walk-able distance from my home. Up to 10^th class I learnt all subjects in Malayalam language, which is my mother tongue. I get out off 10^th standard with a second class, that too with very poor marks in mathematics, in the year 1983. I got admission for Pre-Degree (equivalent to Plus Two) in M.E.S. College Ponnani (affiliated to the University of Calicut) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as main subjects. This was a two years course, unfortunately in the first attempt, I could not score pass marks in Physics and Maths for the final examination. In the second attempt I was able to pass the exams in the year 1986. With my father's (Late Madambath Ramakrishna Menon) continuous efforts and through his influences he managed to get me admitted to the degree of Bachelors of Science (BSc.,) in Geology in the same college. This was a three-years course. I could able to pass the final exam with a second class in the year 1989. Luckily I was able to get admission for the Post Graduate Degree course in Geology in V.O.C. College at Tuticorin. This college was an affiliated one with the Madurai Kamaraj University. I was able to complete the course without any problem and was awarded the Post Graduates Degree of Master of Science (MSc.,) in Geology during the academic year 1990-91 with first class.

I was blessed with another event by getting a job as soon as the completion of my MSc., result was announced. My first job was with M/s.SGS India Ltd., I joined with this company on 10^th December 1991 as a trainee executive, at their Bangalore Branch. SGS is an internationally reputed third party inspection company with branches all over the word. This company is having more than 20 branches in India with head office at Bombay (Mumbay). After training in different branches of SGS and the completion of probationary period, I was elevated to the post of Geologist and permanently posted at the Madras (Chennai) branch.

I acquired experiences in inspections and quality control of different types of commodities, ores and minerals and to certain extent in marine surveys. The works with SGS opened me the frequent chances to travel widely in India to the areas of mining and industrial importance and to interact with different types of people and activities. In 1997, SGS gave me another opportunity to visit Kolalampur (Malaysia) for an in-house training program of Bulk Solids Sampling.