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Our Team

A dedicated team of SriVaishnavas carry out a plethora of activities to accomplish the mission of Paramanadi Trust.

Founder
Thiruvellarai Melatthirumaaligai Ammaal. Sri.U.Ve. Soumyanarayanachar Swami
Founder
R Ranganathan

Secretary

R. Ranganathan, a native of Puthur Agraharam,  is now residing in Srirangam. He completed his Diploma in Civil Engineering in 1978 and served Indian Railways as a Senior Engineer (Civil). He oversaw key projects including the 1986 Srirangam station building, broad‑gauge conversion works between Tiruchy–Villupuram and Tiruchy–Thanjavur, and major Road Over Bridges.

R Srikanthan

Treasurer

R. Srikanthan holds a B.Com degree and a Hindi Praveen qualification. He served Indian Bank for 39 years and also taught Accounts and Hindi for several years. He has been offering selfless kainkaryam as Adhyapaka in various divyadesams, supporting Bhagavatha and Acharya kainkaryams, and now serves as Treasurer of Paramanadi Trust, overseeing finances and contributing to key decisions.

S Soundararajan

Trustee

Soundararajan Srinivasan served the Indian Railways for 37½ years in the Stores Department at Ponmalai, excelling in multi‑role responsibilities and rigorous materials quality checking before retiring as Office Superintendent in June 2017. He now offers dedicated kainkaryam at Thiruvellarai Melathirumaligai.

T Sampath Narayanan

Trustee

Sampath from Tambaram is a postgraduate in Business Management and runs his own factory manufacturing rubber components. With extensive experience as a General Manager in both marketing and technical domains, he remains ambitious and keen on exploring new ventures.
S Kannan

Trustee

S. Kannan, an M.Com graduate, serves as Deputy Manager in the Stores Department at High Energy Batteries (India) Ltd. He brings strong administrative and operational expertise to the organisation, contributing reliably to its core functions.

G Vaikunth

Trustee

Vaikunth Gopalakrishnan, an MCA graduate with 26 years of experience in Information Technology and currently serves in a CXO‑level role at a global IT organization. He actively performs kainkaryams in various Divya Desams and has over two decades of leadership experience in managing non‑profit organisations and trusts.

R. Hathirajan

Trustee 

Hathirajan is a Senior Executive in the Supply Chain Management – Forecast Planning & Distribution department at C.R.I. Pumps Private Limited. He is working from their Corporate Office in Coimbatore. He has 20 years of experience in the field.

A SenthamaraiKannan

Trustee

SenthamaraiKannan completed B.Sc. in Chemistry and began his career as a Quality Controller at The Palani Andavar Mills Private Ltd., later qualifying in F.T.C., A.T.A., and procuring a Diploma in Labour Law. He continues to work in the same unit as Purchase Officer (Raw Material) with 37 years of experience, while also performing Nithya Aaradhana Kainkaryam at Porvega Perumal Temple, Udumalpet.

P Murali

Trustee

Murali holds a BA, MA, and an MPhil in Sanskrit and Pāñcharātra Āagama, and has taught Jyotiṣa to over 150 to 200 students in Bengaluru Pathashaaaa. He also teaches Pāñcharātra stotra pāṭha and performs Kainkaryam at Avinasi Perumal Sannidhi, assisting his brother in Thiruvaaradhanam and Thirumanjanam during major Utsavams.

Sathish Sethuraman

Trustee 

Sathish holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Bharathidasan University and has served in global IT roles across Hong Kong and the United States for over two decades. He is currently a Delivery Manager at Carelon Global Solutions, Bengaluru, a subsidiary of Elevance Health, USA.

E S Sridharaan

Trustee

Sridharaan as a CA, CISA, CRISC professional was initially a partner in a chartered accountant firm and later worked at Steria (Xansa) and Shell. He subsequently served as Power Agent at Sri Vanamamalai Mutt, Vanamamalai.

Thiruvellarai Melatthirumaaligai Ammaal. Sri.U.Ve. Vishnuchithan Swami

Executive Director

Adept at Visishtaadvaita SriVaishnava Sampradaaya Granthas and Aruliccheyal, Vishnuchithan serves at Srirangam Periya Koyil as Koyil Adhyapaka. He also teaches students, conducts Upanyaasams and  participates in Sadas. 

He organizes and coordinates all the activities of Paramanadi Trust and Noolaatti.

Swami has learnt:

  • Aruliccheyal from his father Thiruvellarai Melatthirumaaligai Ammal. Sri.U.Ve. Soumyanarayanacharya Swami and Koyil Naalaayira Adhyaapaka Sri.U.Ve. Ramanuja Aiyangaar Swami
  • Stotrapaatha from his father, Koyil Vidvaan Sri.U.Ve. Narasimhaachaarya Swami and Srivilliputtur Vidvaan Kannan Aiyangaar Swami
  • Visishtaadvaita SriVaishnava Sampradaaya Granthas primarily from Thiruppullani Sri.U.Ve. Sundararaja Aiyangaar Swami. Some granthas from Gomatam Sri.U.Ve. SampathKumaraachaarya Swami and Vaanamaamalai Sri.U.Ve. Krishna Aiyangaar Swami
  • Teaches Vedaanta and Sampradaaya texts like SriBhaashyam, SriGeethaa Bhaashyam, Vedaartha Sangraha, Bhagavad Vishayam, SriVachana Bhooshanam etc to many students and SriVaishnavas
  • Does Upanyaasams on several topics and participates in several sadas
  • Spreads Sampradaaya principles to SriVaishnavas through the mobile App – AayarThevu
  • On behalf of Paramanadi Trust and its Noolaatti Pala Kalai Orppu Maiyam (SriVaishnava Visishtaadvaita Research Institute), he is involved in:
    • Organising Sadas, Sampradaaya courses, classes, workshops and events
    • Setting up a library of Sampradaaya and Saastra texts
    • Preserving Palm leaf manuscripts
    • Publishing books
  • Received the Gopaalopaayanam award (of Srimad Ubhaya Vedaanta Aachaarya Peetham) from Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Chinna SrimannarayanaRamanuja Jeeyar Swami in 2025
  • Received the SriVaishnava Sampradaya Seva Sri award (of Shree Vishvamangala Lakshmi Narasimhan Swamy Devasthaanam) from the present Azhagiya Singar in 2024
R RamNarayanan

Financial Advisor

Ramnarayanan is an auditor by profession. He manages all the administrative work for the Trust. He also manages all the day to day accounts and other activities of the Trust in coordination with the Executive Director and Trustees.

Paramanadi Admin

System Administrator

Paramanadi Admin manages the technical aspects involved with infrastructure requirement analysis, purchase, deployment, maintenance and troubleshooting. Admin also takes care of AayarThevu App installation and service delivery. 

Vinod

Audio Visual Manager

An expert in audio visual technology, Vinod is responsible for identifying and managing the audio and video systems used in the different events and online seminars/meetings at Paramanadi and Noolaatti and ensures seamless broadcasting  of the events.  

Vjii Sridharan

Paramanadi Front Desk

With a Computer Science and Engineering degree, Viji worked at Ramco Systems and Cognizant Technology Solutions. Apart from handling Front Desk activities, she is also part of the Manuscripts Conservation and Digitization division of Noolaatti.

Keshavan

App Developer and Technical Head 

He developed the AayarThevu app and maintains it . He is consulted for all  technical issues faced at Noolaatti.

Gayatri Govindan

Gayatri Govindan, a B.Tech graduate in Information Technology, has 20 years of Quality Assurance experience across Telecom, Business Travel, Banking, and Financial domains, including 15 years in the United States. She now dedicates her time entirely to Noolaatti. 

Sujatha Balaji

Born in a small village called Mettupalayam in an srivaishnava Archagar family, Sujatha completed MSc computer science. She is presently working in an American company as a software automation test engineer and living in Toronto.

Sukanya Sriram

Sukanya Sriram, a Master’s graduate in Biotechnology and former Biopharma Research Scientist specializing in bioanalytical data analysis, has also worked as an SEO freelancer. Residing in Canada yet rooted in Srirangam, she offers temple kainkaryam while nurturing children through stories, shlokas, pāsurams, songs, and samskāras.

Vedanarayan

Youtube Management

Varunn Madhavan

Currently pursuing his Engineering Degree, Varunn takes care of the Instagram account of Paramanadi and Noolaatti and also helps with content management.

Ramprasad

He helps with technical work at Noolaati.

Kaavya Ramprasad

Kaavya is a Software Engineer at Cisco with a deep-rooted connection to our sampradayam. She helps with Content Management and technical work at Noolaatti.

Teacher - Saahithya, Nyaaya and Vedaanta

Thirukkovalur Emberumanar Jeeyar Sri.U.Ve. Dehalisha Ramanujacharya Swami

Thirukkovalur Emberumanar Jeeyar Sri.U.Ve. Dehalisha Ramanujacharya Swami is the 26th Mathaadhipathi of Thirukkovalur Emberumaanaar Jeeyar Mutt and is doing daily Kainkaryam to Thirukkovaloor Aayanaar as well as receiving several Satkaaram. 

Swami runs his own Paathashaala in Thirukkovaloor.

Swami is involved in framing syllabus for Noolaatti courses and is also an examiner for the examinations conducted by Nolaatti Pala Kalai Orppu Maiyam . 

  • Saastras and Sampradaaya Granthas from Kotthimangalam Varadacharya Swami, M A Azhvar Swami, K E Devanathacharya Swami, M A VenkataKrishnan Swami and others
  • Learnt whole of Navya Nyaaya, SriBhaashyam and Sampradaaya Granthas and a few important texts of Prachina Nyaaya
  • Learnt basic texts of Vyaakaranam, Saahitya and Meemaamsaa
  • Completed the Tenali exam in Nyaaya
  • Completed an exam conducted by TTD on Nyaaya
  • Delivering lectures on difficult topics from rare texts
  • Collecting Granthas from various sources.
  • Transliterating texts published in Telugu script or Grantha lipi, to Devanaagari lipi
  • Publishing a series of Granthas by scholars of the last few centuries under the name SaastraRatnaavali
  • Publishing rare Sampradaaya Granthas
  • Running a Paathashaala and training the children there in Sanskrit and Shaastras so that they can take up the  examinations given by Tenali and Nolaatti Pala Kalai Orppu Maiyam while also pursuing Sanskrit education in university 
  • Doing daily Kainkaryam to Thirukkovaloor Aayanaar and several satkaram in Thirukkovaloor and other Divya Desams
  • Doing Upanyaasams
  • Delivering lectures in Sadas
Teacher - Saahithya, Nyaaya, Vyaakarana and Vedaanta

Sri.U.Ve. Purushotthaman Swami

Sri.U.Ve. Purushotthaman Swami is a Mahant at  Vaanamaamalai Mutt, Nepal. He runs a Paathashaala named Sri Venkatesh Gurukul Vidyalaya in Kathmandu.

Swami is involved in framing syllabus for Noolaatti courses and is also an examiner for the examinations conducted by Nolaatti Pala Kalai Orppu Maiyam . 

  • Has mastered Saahitya and is one of the very few authorities on Saastra who can teach the minute points of it
  • Has mastered several Nyaaya texts
  • Knows important minute aspects of Vyaakaranam
  • Knows aspects of several other Saastras like Visishtaadvaita, Meemaamsaa, Jyotisha, Aayurveda etc
  • Was Assistant Professor in Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur
  • Swami is invited, by many universities and other institutions, to be a Judge for several national level competitions for students and scholars
  • Has attended several national seminars.
  • Edited the Nyaaya Siddhaanjanam with commentary
  • Currently teaching Sanskrit and Shaastras to his Paathashaala students in Kathmandu and encouraging them to they can take up the  examinations given by Nolaatti Pala Kalai Orppu Maiyam while also preparing them for university examinations in Sanskrit and Shaastras
  • Delivering lectures on Itihaasas and Puraanas
  • Awarded the prestigious Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman by the President of India for the year 2017 for his proficiency and contribution to Sanskrit
  • Received the Vyas Bala Vaksh award
  • Awarded the Saraswati Samman Puraskar by Vyaasa Baalaabaksh Shodha Samsthaan, Jaipur
Organiser and Coordinator. Teacher for Vedaanta

Thiruvellarai Melatthirumaaligai Ammaal. Sri.U.Ve. Vishnuchithan Swami 

Thiruvellarai Melatthirumaaligai Ammal. Sri.U.Ve. Vishnuchithan Swami belongs to the lineage of Engalaazhvaan. 

Swami is incharge of all activities and events conducted by Noolaatti and Paramanadi.

Swami has learnt:

  • Aruliccheyal from his father Thiruvellarai Melatthirumaaligai Ammal. Sri.U.Ve. Soumyanarayanacharya Swami and Koyil Naalaayira Adhyaapaka Sri.U.Ve. Ramanuja Aiyangaar Swami
  • Stotrapaatha from his father, Koyil Vidvaan Sri.U.Ve. Narasimhaachaarya Swami and Srivilliputtur Vidvaan Kannan Aiyangaar Swami
  • Visishtaadvaita SriVaishnava Sampradaaya Granthas primarily from Thiruppullani Sri.U.Ve. Sundararaja Aiyangaar Swami. Some granthas from Gomatam Sri.U.Ve. SampathKumaraachaarya Swami and Vaanamaamalai Sri.U.Ve. Krishna Aiyangaar Swami
  • Teaches Vedaanta and Sampradaaya texts like SriBhaashyam, SriGeethaa Bhaashyam, Vedaartha Sangraha, Bhagavad Vishayam, SriVachana Bhooshanam etc to many students and SriVaishnavas
  • Does Upanyaasams on several topics and participates in several sadas
  • Spreads Sampradaaya principles to SriVaishnavas through the mobile App – AayarThevu
  • On behalf of Paramanadi Trust and its Noolaatti Pala Kalai Orppu Maiyam (SriVaishnava Visishtaadvaita Research Institute), he is involved in:
    • Organising Sadas, Sampradaaya courses, classes, workshops and events
    • Setting up a library of Sampradaaya and Saastra texts
    • Preserving Palm leaf manuscripts
    • Publishing books
  • Received the Gopaalopaayanam award (of Srimad Ubhaya Vedaanta Aachaarya Peetham) from Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Chinna SrimannarayanaRamanuja Jeeyar Swami in 2025
  • Received the SriVaishnava Sampradaya Seva Sri award (of Shree Vishvamangala Lakshmi Narasimhan Swamy Devasthaanam) from the present Azhagiya Singar in 2024
Sriram

Internal Coodinator

Sriram, an MCA graduate, manages member communications, WhatsApp coordination, and all travel arrangements for Noolaatti events with reliability and care. He also offers dedicated kainkaryam at the Thiruvellarai Mamunigal Sannidhi.

Pattu Thiruvengadam

Pattu Thiruvengadam of Jeeyapuram is a commerce graduate with finance‑sector experience and training in basic computer operations. Since 2015, she has been teaching Divya Prabandham, inspiring youth through sampradāya activities, and offering dedicated kainkaryams—including summer camps, sannidhi cleaning, voice‑overs through Sriman Trust, apart from  proofreading and online coordination for Grantha Paripalana Trust, Puthur.