Publication date	ISBN
	05-12-2025	978-81-995330-6-6
Author	Dr. M. ILANKUMARAN
Language	English
Country of Publication	India
Product Composition	Single-component retail product
Product Form	Paperback / softback
Size & Pages	A5 & 239
MRP	INR 350
Copyright	© 2025 | Author
Edited and typeset by	Dr. M. ILANKUMARAN
Cover design by	Dr. B.Govindarajan
Cite	M. ILANKUMARAN (2025) Righteousness: A String of Pearls (1st ed.), ISBN Number: 978-81-995330-6-6, Dr. BGR Publications.
Printed & Bound by	Dr. BGR Publications Printing Division | Thoothukudi | TN
Acknowledgement	Geetha Jeevan Arts and Science College, Thoothukudi | Tamil Nadu
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Dr. M.Ilankumaran, having English Language Teaching (ELT) as specialization in his M. Phil and Ph. D with an experience of nearly three and a half decades of teaching at various levels, currently serves as the Principal of Geetha Jeevan Arts and Science College, Thoothukudi. Formerly, he was Professor and Research Programme Coordinator in English at Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil, Kanniyakumari District. As a distinguished academic and researcher, he has published over 250 research papers, including four in Web of Science, 49 in Scopus-indexed journals, and more than 90 in UGC-CARE listed journals.

He has successfully guided 22 M.Phil. scholars and eight Ph.D. scholars and is presently supervising four Ph.D. candidates. His contributions to academic literature include the authorship of five textbooks on Technical English I and II for engineering students, English for Competitive Examinations and ELT & Computer Assisted Language Learning for the third year B.A. English students of M.S. University, Tirunelveli,  and the book Snatched Away Unjustly.

 An active leader in the academic community, he is the President of the English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELTAI), Kanniyakumari Chapter. His academic engagement further includes evaluating research papers for international journals and Ph.D. theses across universities. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Higher Education & Research Society (a refereed international journal). He has been serving as a Senate Member of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University since 2022.

He has been recognized for his excellence in academia with several honours, including the ‘Best Professor Award’ (2021), ‘Excellence in Academics’ (2022), and “Geoffrey Chaucer Eminent International Academic Administration Excellence Award” (2024).

Righteousness: A String of Pearls is a gentle yet powerful guide that invites readers—especially students and young adults—to discover the beauty of living with moral clarity, inner strength, and purposeful action. Through twenty-five thoughtfully crafted chapters, the book presents essential virtues such as truthfulness, kindness, humility, gratitude, courage, forgiveness, fairness, and wisdom, each explored as a shining pearl contributing to a life of character and meaning. Rather than offering abstract ideas, the book translates these timeless values into simple reflections, relatable scenarios, and practical insights that illuminate the path toward becoming a better human being every day.

Drawing from real-life experiences, ethical reasoning, and the spirit of compassionate living, the book encourages readers to pause, reflect, and nurture qualities that build strong foundations for personal growth and harmonious relationships. Each chapter concludes with a reflective note, guiding the reader to internalise the virtue and weave it gently into daily life. At its heart, Righteousness: A String of Pearls aspires to shape young minds with clarity and conviction, helping them to recognise that righteousness is not a distant ideal but a series of conscious choices made with courage and compassion. With its warm guidance and thoughtful insights, this book becomes a lifelong companion for those who seek a meaningful and principled life.