Immigrant Farmer to American Inventor

by Abraham Manimalethu Chevalier (contributor)

Prominent engineer, inventor and chevalier, Abraham Manimalethu has written a poignant memoir of his childhood. Born to a poor Christian family in Kerala, India, he carried huge jackfruits on his head to sell at the local market at the age of five. His grit, creativity and determination brought him to the USA, where he worked his way through college, graduating in engineering. His career spanned 35 years with General Electric, Westinghouse, ABB and retired as VP engineering at EMCO, earning ten managerial awards and four US patents along the way. As a layman for the orthodox Syrian church, he was instrumental in establishing the first Knanaya church in Yonkers, New York, and fund collection for theological education of clergy in India, prompting award of the "chevalier" title by the Patriarch for outstanding community work. Rick Warren's book Purpose Driven Life encouraged him to write Immigrant Farmer to American Inventor.

142 pages, Paperback

First published February 22, 2010