Tessy Thomas Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Scientist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	01/04/1963
Age	61 years
Birthplace	Thathampally, Alappuzha, Kerala, India

Bio/Wiki

Names Earned	India’s Missile Woman Agni Putri (the daughter of fire)

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	St Michael’s Higher Secondary School, Alappuzha, Kerala St. Joseph’s Girls Higher Secondary School, Alappuzha, Kerala
College/University	University of Calicut, Kerala Institute of Armament Technology (now Defence Institute of Advanced Technology), Pune, Maharashtra Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, Telangana Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi
Educational Qualification	B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the University of Calicut, Kerala M.Tech in Guided Missiles from the Institute of Armament Technology (now Defence Institute of Advanced Technology), Pune, Maharashtra PhD in Missile Guidance from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, Telangana MBA in Operations Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi

Personal Life

Religion	Christianity
Ethnicity	Syrian-Christian Malayali
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Family

Husband

Saroj Kumar Patel (a navy officer)

Children

Son	Tejas Patel (Former Manager at Ernst & Young)
Daughter	None

Parents

Father	Taiparambil Thomas
Mother	Kunjamma Thomas (teacher-turned-homemaker)

Siblings

Tessy has five siblings, four sisters and a brother

Career

Current Position	Director General (Aeronautical Systems) at DRDO
Previous Positions	Project Director for the DRDO’s Agni-IV missile First woman scientist to head a missile project in India

Some Lesser Known Facts

Her name was inspired by Mother Teresa.
She financed her Engineering studies with a monthly loan of Rs. 100.
She began her career at the Institute of Armament Technology (now known as Defence Institute of Advanced Technology) in 1986.
She played a key role in the development of the Agni Programme.
She is the mastermind behind the guidance system in all Agni missiles.
She led the Agni IV missile projects as a Project Director.
She also served as the Project Director for the Agni-V project.
She finds ironing clothes to be a relaxing activity.
She enjoys watching Indian TV dramas in her free time.
She excelled as a badminton champion during her school and college years.