Tessy thomas biography of barack

In this Indian name, the name Thomas is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Tessy.

Indian scientist

Tessy Thomas (born April 1963) is an Indian scientist and former Director General of Aeronautical Systems and the former Project Director for Agni-IV missile in Defence Research and Development Organisation.^[1] She is the first ever female scientist to head a missile project in India.

Early life

Tessy Thomas was born in April 1963 in a Syro Malabar Catholic family in Alappuzha, Kerala,^[2][3] She was named after Mother Teresa (Tessy being a derivative name of Teresa or Tressia).^[4] There is conflicting information on whether her father was an IFS officer or a small-time businessman or an accountant.^[5][6][3] When Thomas was 13, her father suffered from a stroke which left his right side paralyzed.

Her mother who was a teacher, remained a homemaker to look