1st October 2017.
The visit to this School and the Church at Kunnur,
near Karumandurai was a part of the Kalrayan
Hills Heritage visit organized by the Salem Historical Research Centre ( SHRC ). Mr
Perumal, who is working as a teacher in this Kunnur Middle School led us and explained the
functioning of the school.
E C BRAND
The land to this school and Church was donated by E C Brand (
Evelyn Constance). Evelyn, a Christian preacher who came to Chennai in 1907, worked
at Senthamangalam and Kolli Hills. Six years later in the Year 1913, she married
Jesimen Brand at Senthamangalam. After the demise of Jesimen Brand in the year
1929, E C Brand came to Kalrayan Hills
and constructed the first Church at
Karumandurai in 1948. She devoted her whole life to education and providing medicine to the Tribal and backward community of Kalrayan Hills. Hence the
people of Kalrayan Hills and Kolli Hills called her fondly “Amma” and she passed away
in 1974.
GOVERNMENT
TRIBAL SCHOOL WITH BOARDING
The 2 acres of land for this school were donated by E C Brand.
The School was started in the year 1964 through the Harijan beneficiary Department
of Salem. Mr Perumal said, about 150 Tribal
Village students are studying in this school.
S D DHASON
MEMORIAL CHURCH C S I PATHIRAMANGALAM- KUNNOOR
The C.S.I, Church
was constructed in recent years adjacent to the school. The 2-acre land for constructing this Church was
donated by E C Brand. The Church is simple in construction with a simple cross
altar. The outside is maintained beautifully with a variety of flowering plants and a rose garden.
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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