I am Jayadevan, basically an engineer. I was born on 16-11-1963. I did my B.tech in Civil Engineering from the Government Engineering College, Thrissur during 1981-86 and my M.S. in Building Technology from I.I.T, Chennai during 1987-1989. 1989-1992, I worked in TERI, New Delhi and then for one year in ASTRA, I.I.Sc. Bangalore. In 1993 I joined the Kerala Irrigation department .
After 20 years of service in the Department, I took voluntary retirement in September 2013. Presently I am working as a visiting professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thalakkottukara, Thrissur.
I live in 156, Nehru Nagar, Thrissur, 680 006, Kerala, India.
My wife is Mrs. Sobha Jayadevan. She used to do programme compering in TV as a part-time job.
My daughter is Chitra (DOB 12/07/1994), she is a B.Arch student in the TKM Engineering College, Kollam. My Son is Chinmay (DOB 04/07/2008).
My father Dr. S.K. Vasanthan is a well known writer and critic in different fields of Malayalam literature, Kerala Culture and Kerala History. My Mother is Mrs. Prema Vasanthan. I have a brother, Mr. V. Jayakrishnan, who is a business man.
We live here (156, Nehru Nagar, Thrissur, 680 006,, Kerala, India)