Glass paintings, oil paintings, handicrafts, and other media of art are his specialties. Also he sells his paintings and has been supporting NGO,"The New LEED" Trust -30yrs. 1994 - Assistant Accountant, Landmark - the bookshop Chennai
1991 - A Volunteer/ Youth Advisor,1995, Chairman at ‘"The New Liberation Education Economic Development Trust", Chennai, as a Chief Accountant/ Chairman / Founder/ M
anaging Trustee
Touched by TB and survived in 2016.
2018 - He has been active in helping to eradicate TB with support from Stop TB network, REACH
A Member of Community Advisory Board Member Stream, Trial 2 of ICMR-NIRT for the last 4 years.
2020 - Has started entrepreneurship organization Thalir-LEED to help underprivileged single women and widows in Perungudi slums on 1st July 2020. Currently working as Chairman at “The New LEED Trust”, Chennai as a Chief Accountant/ Chairman / Founder/ Managing Trustee
Managing daily Community medical clinic of “The New LEED”
Managed DOT center 7 years ago, Akshay TB project 5 years ago
Social Entrepreneurship job as a ‘Our Auto' driver in 1996 to assist disadvantaged youths in assisting commuters in having a transparent mode of transportation, leading the way and continuing to assist youths and commuters in having dignity to work and be respectful.
1993 - 1994 Graphic designs from Basel school of Designs, Switzerland through Signet Design Centre- Chennai, Tamilnadu
Basic Design Programme, Advanced Design Programme, Switzerland
2000 -Vector Institute of Visual Arts - a subsidiary of Prasad Colour Lab, Chennai, Tamilnadu
Diploma in Multimedia, Vector Institute of Visual Arts, Chennai
2002 Madras Craft Foundation - Chennai, Tamilnadu
Batik and Tie and Die Designer, Madras Craft Foundation, Chennai/ Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi
2005 Celene Deco Art Studio - Chennai
Glass Designer, Celene Deco Art Studio, Chennai, recognized by Celene’ – France
2010 - Social Audit Network- UK Ltd / Rajiv Gandhi University for youth Development, Sriperumbudur, Tamilnadu. Certified social Auditor from Social accounting and audit, Social Audit Network- UK Ltd / Rajiv Gandhi University for youth development, Sriperumbudur, Tamilnadu
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Theme designing for stage backdrop of XVIII General Committee meeting of Student Christian Movement of India in Chennai
Editing / proofreading for the publications for The Academy for Ecumenical studies – Chennai
Editing/ proofreading for the publications, ‘The Thiruvalla Ecumenical Charitable Trust’ Pennamma Bhavan, Manjadi, Thiruvalla, Kerala
Hand painted / handmade greetings Cards for "The New Liberation Education Economic Development Trust", Chennai
Arts from Recycling Materials
Takes Art classes
State TB forum member past 2 years
Community Advisory Board Member Stream - 2 of ICMR-NIRT for the last 4 years. A part of many international forums of intellectual groups with association with Nature, Environment and Transformation, Students Christian Movement of India, Goa University. A group of 54 Indian artists raised funds through sale of paintings for Tsunami affected families in Nagapattinam and Karaikal area. Along with a friend has started a partnership company “Varnajalam” which is a fair-trade handicraft company, which produces, and markets the Handicraft products. Working with an NGO, ‘The New LEED focusing on programmes such as family development, social entrepreneurship & Skill development programme for women and youth, Activity classes and counselling for the students, health development programme for the people in Perungudi. Has done research on ‘Gödel, Escher’, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, Chaos, Fractals, Order in disorder and System theory in many international conferences. Has presented many research study papers on chaos theory, fractals, system theory, understanding Artist M.C Escher, logician Kurt Gödel, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach
An activist in many roles whether it is organic farming, art for people and seriously no to 'Title hunters' (a person who gets maximum graduation, doctorates and other educational titles). Has done paintings in many churches, hotels, restaurants, and houses to give a livelihood to less privileged people out of recycled products.
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Works and publication:
A few fundraising done through Elijah's works:
2004 December – ‘Royal Elephant’: - Greeting card, block printing on handmade paper; executed in Chennai, for fundraising for "The New LEED".
2005 May – ‘Goldfish’ glass painting, in March – ‘flower dining table’: - round dining table – glass painting, ‘Church Painting’ glass painting, ‘Bamboo, Night Light, Oriental’ glass painting and again ‘Bamboo, Night Light, oriental’ glass painting for Hotel Lions International, Chennai and ‘working women’: - Greeting card Acrylic on khadi cloth glued on handmade paper in Chennai for fundraising for "The New LEED Trust".
2007 Dec – ‘peacock07’: - Greeting card Acrylic on handmade paper; executed in Chennai in 2007 for fundraising for "The New LEED Trust"
2008 April – ‘Great Shepherd’: - Glass Painting; executed in Chennai. In Aug - ‘Night under moonlight’: - Acrylic on Canvas. In the same month - ‘Wood Stream’: - Oil on Canvas. ‘Lifeline Dream’: - Acrylic on Canvas. ‘Peacock Life’: - Acrylic. In Sep - ‘Real Thinking’: - Acrylic painted in Chennai and ‘Lost Village Dream’: - Acrylic on Canvas. In Dec- ‘Musical’: - Acrylic on handmade paper; greeting card for fundraising for "The New LEED".
2009 December - ‘Kolam’: - Acrylic on handmade paper; greeting card painted in Chennai in 2009 for fundraising for "The New LEED”.
2010 March - ‘Multiple Combinations’: - Acrylic on Canvas. Multiple combination is Painting done by 28 Persons under my guidance in support of fundraising initiative of “The New LEED Trust” (www.leed.in) for its activities through spot painting activity during Seva Mela, organized by Confederation of Indian Organization for Service and Advocacy (CIOSA). In December - ‘Class under the Banyan Tree’: - Acrylic on handmade paper; greeting card painted in for fundraising for "The New LEED” of educational system with limited resources for rural education children use the shades of Banyan tree which grows in the village center.
2011 January - ‘Bamboo view’ – Acrylic on Wall and ‘Our Shepherd’ – Glass painting; executed for residence, Kerala. In May - “Trees and life” - Acrylic painting on handmade paper and painting, these are the series of more than 500 hand painted art and framed. In Aug, ‘Expression of Love’: - Acrylic on Canvas. In Dec - ‘Water Tanker and Pots’: - Acrylic on handmade paper; greeting card for fund raising for "The New LEED Trust".
2012 December - ‘Pots for water’: - Acrylic on silk cloth glued on handmade paper; greeting card painted for fundraising for "The New LEED Trust".
2013 May - ‘Waterfall valley’: - Glass Painting executed in Kerala and ‘Houseboat on Kerala Backwater’: - Glass Painting; executed in Kerala and in Dec - Goodbye Polio- Childhood returns’’: - Acrylic on handmade paper; greeting card designed and painted in Chennai for fundraising for "The New LEED Trust".
