Born in a hamlet near Velankanni on September 12, 1944, as the eldest of four children, Mary got her unusual name in memory of Saint John (also known as Don) Bosco, the Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator and writer of the 19th century. She has completed her graduation in Mathematics and Education and worked as a schoolteacher in the Tamil Nadu Government High Schools for nearly three decades and retired as a Headmistress in the year 2003. Neverthe ...