Kottayam (Kerala) Jan 10 (IANS) It's celebration time at the house of Kerala's Thomas Kurian who has been named president of the US IT major Oracle Corp.
According to Kurian's uncle George Jacob it was happiness all round for the family here after learning about his elevation.
The 84-year-old, a veteran cardiologist leading a retired life, told IANS that the family receieved the news Friday. "He was here three months ago when his father (my elder brother passed away). As soon as I got the news, I passed it on to my nephews and nieces."
Kurian's elevation came nearly four months after Larry Ellison, longtime chief executive officer of Oracle, took on the role of executive chairman.
Jacob said that Kurian's family hails from Pampady in Kottayam district and their ancestral home is lying locked.
Saying that Kurian had a brilliant academic career, Jacob said Kurian and his identical twin besides two other siblings were brought up in Bangalore as their father was the general manager of Graphite India.
"Both the twins got selected for IIT and six months later both of them got admitted to Princeton University. They passed out with flying colours and since then they have been working in the US. We are all excited and happy," Jacob said.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told IANS that Kurian's ancestral home comes under his constituency besides he knew Kurian's father too.
Chandy said he will speak to him to congratulate on his elevation.
The California-headquartered Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) has promoted executive Kurian to the role of president. Having joined Oracle in 1996, Kurian was previously executive vice president in charge of product development.
The company specialises in developing and marketing computer hardware systems and enterprise software products.
Oracle also has a development unit in the Technopark campus here.
Strong ties between India, Sri Lanka: Sirisena
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) There is a very strong relationship between Sri Lanka and India, said
PM meets Guyanese president, Mauritius minister
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday held bilateral meetings with Gu
Pakistan Rangers violate ceasefire in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 28 (IANS) Pakistan Rangers overnight targeted Border Security Force (BSF) posts on t
Amidst the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP is continuously accusing Congress that in Congress-r
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Actor Salman Khan: Salman Khan's film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is abou
On Wednesday, a dispute broke out at the South Asian University (SAU) in Delhi over serving veget
Team India: Rohit broke his silence on retirement from ODI-Test after T20, relief news for fans
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from international T20 after India's tit
Pakistan's lies have once again been exposed to the whole world. Pakistan claims that it has shot
Today is the 395th birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha E
Like this, I have spent 16 times in jail; SP candidate chief Gurjar openly threatens
Videos of controversial rhetoric of candidates who came out to campaign during the UP assembly el
