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List Of Marthoma Syrian Christians
This is a list of Mar Thoma Syrian Christians. Evangelists and saintly persons * Abraham Malpan, pioneering cleric of the Malankara Syrian Church * Iype Thoma Kathanar, pioneer cleric, & father of rationalist Abraham Kovoor * Sadhu Kochoonju Upadesi, preacher, poet and composer * Philipose Mar Chrysostom, prelate and the emeritus Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church * Easow Mar Timotheos Episcopa, episcopa (bishop) of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church * Anchal Achan, saint of Anchal * Abraham Mar Thoma, head of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church from 1944–1949 * Juhanon Mar Thoma, head of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church from 1949–1976 * Alexander Mar Thoma, head of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church * Joseph Mar Thoma, XXIst Marthoma Metropolitan Politics * P. J. Kurien - former Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha * Mathew T. Thomas - MLA (Tiruvalla) * Thomas Chandy - MLA (Kuttanad), former Minister for Public Transport (Kerala Government) * Madathil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Malpan
Palakunnathu Abraham Malpan (പാലകുന്നത്ത് അബ്രഹാം മൽപ്പാൻ), (30 May 1796 – 9 September 1845) was an Indian cleric and theologian known for the Reformation movement within the Malankara Church during the 19th century. He was born in the ancient Syrian Christian Palakunnathu family which practiced West Syriac Rite Oriental Orthodoxy after the Coonan Cross Oath of 1653. Abraham Malpan translated and revised the West Syriac liturgy, restoring the Church to what he considered to be its position before the Synod of Diamper in 1599. He therefore strove for the abolition of auricular confession, prayers for the dead, intercession of saints, and veneration of sacraments. Further he emphasized the reading and study of the Bible, family-worship and evangelistic work. He insisted on a high moral standard of conduct for laity and clergy. All this created a ferment in the Church and its effects are still discernible in the Malankara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Chandy
Thomas Chandy (29 October 1947 – 20 December 2019) was an Indian businessman and politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Kuttanad (State Assembly constituency), Kuttanad constituency, the transport minister of the state of Kerala, and president of the Nationalist Congress Party in Kerala. He resigned from the minister's office on 15 November 2017 after an allegation regarding his resort in Alappuzha arose. He died in Kochi on 20 December 2019 from cancer. Personal life Thomas Chandy was born on 29 October 1947, one of the sons of V. C. Thomas and Aleyamma Thomas at Chennamkary. He was educated at Devamatha High School in Chennamkary, St. Mary's HS Kainakary and at Leo XIII English Medium School in Alappuzha. He had a diploma in Telecommunication Engineering from the Institute of Engineering Technology, Alleppey. He was married to Mercy Chandy. Death Chandy died from cancer on 20 December 2019, at ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuzhivelil Mathew
Kuzhuvelil Varkey Mathew (born 2 November 1931) is an Indian biblical scholar and a member Fr. Max Gonsalves (Ed.), Society for Biblical Studies in India Directory 1998. Entry 131, page 30. of the Society for Biblical Studies in India. Education Kuzhuvelil Varkey Mathew was born in Keezhuvaipur in Kerala to Rachel and K. T. Varkey. Mathew studied at the local CMS High School in Mallapally in Pathanamthitta District and later underwent pre-university studies at the CMS College in Kottayam. After Mathew evinced interest in pursuing studies in divinity, the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church then headed by Juhanon Mar Thoma ''(Mar Thoma XVIII)'' sent him to Serampore College, Serampore where he pursued graduate studies in theology from 1951 to 1954. S. J. Samartha, M. P. John (Compiled), ''Directory of students 1910-1967'', Serampore College (Theology Department), Serampore, 1967, p.16. The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church ordained Mathew as a Clergy in 1955. He was made Vicar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Thomas (writer)
Sarah Thomas (born 15 September 1934) is a Malayalam language writer from Kerala, India. Her novel ''Narmadi Pudava'' won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 1979. Thomas is also a recipient of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contribution to Malayalam Literature. Career Thomas had started writing long before the concept of feminine literature evolved in Malayalam. She published her first novel ''Jivitamenna Nadi'' at the age of 34. She became noted in the literary field after the publication of the novel ''Murippadukal'' in 1971. The novel narrated the life of a young man brought up in a Roman Catholic orphanage and later transferred to his Hindu ancestral home, where he is subtly persuaded to conform to Hindu religious beliefs. His attempts to establish an identity for himself in a situation full of conflicts were dealt with in the novel. It was later filmed as '' Manimuzhakkam'' by P. A. Backer, that won several awards, including the National Film Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Sujatha Mathai
Anna Sujatha Mathai (1933/1934 – 16 March 2023) was an Indian poet. Biography Anna Sujatha Mathai was born to Syrian Christian parents. She completed her B.A. (Honours) degree in English Language and Literature from Miranda College and a post-graduate degree in Social Studies from the University of Edinburgh. She worked in this field in England for some years. Mathai’s poems have been published in ''The Penguin Book of Contemporary Women Poets'', ''In Their Own Voice'', edited by Arlene R. K. Zide (1993), ''Contemporary Asian Poetry'', Hong Kong and Singapore, edited by Agnes Lam (2014), ''Post-Independence Poetry by Indians in English'', edited by Arundhathi Subramaniam (Sahitya Akademi). Mathai published five collections of poetry in English. Her poems have been translated into some Indian and European languages. Anna Mathai died on 16 March 2023, at the age of 89. Selected works * ''Crucifixions'' (1970) Writers Workshop, Calcutta * ''We the Unreconciled'' (1972) Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meena Alexander
Meena Alexander (17 February 1951 – 21 November 2018) was an Indian American poet, scholar, and writer. Born in Allahabad, India, and raised in India and Sudan, Alexander later lived and worked in New York City, where she was a Distinguished Professor of English at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center. Early life and education Meena Alexander was born Mary Elizabeth Alexander on 17 February 1951 in Allahabad, India, to George and Mary (Kuruvilla) Alexander, into a Syrian Christian family from Kerala, South India. Her father was a meteorologist for the Indian government and her mother was a homemaker. Her paternal grandmother was in an arranged marriage by age eight to her paternal grandfather, who was a wealthy landlord. Her maternal grandmother, Kunju, died before Alexander was born, and had both completed higher education and been the first woman to become a member of the legislative assembly in Tavancore State. Her maternal grandfather was a theologian and social ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Language
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malayali expatriates there. There are significant population in each cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakkanadan
George Varghese Kakkanadan (23 April 1935 – 19 October 2011), commonly known as Kakkanadan, was an Indian short-story writer and novelist in the Malayalam language. His works broke away from the neo-realism that dominated Malayalam literature through the 1950s and 1960s. He is often credited with laying the foundation of modernism in Malayalam literature. He is a recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards in addition to numerous other awards and recognitions. Life Early years Born in Thiruvalla as the second son of evangelist George Kakkanadan and Rosamma, George Varghese Kakkanadan spent most of his childhood at Kollam and Kottarakkara. Though Kakkanadan's father was closely associated with the church, he was a political -left sympathiser. Their house in Kottarakkara was a refuge for prominent communist leaders of the past, who were forced to go hiding. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prof Thomas Mathew W
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ... rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors are usually experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank. In most systems of List of academic ranks, academic ranks, "professor" as an unqualified title refers only to the most senior academic position, sometimes informally known as "full professor". In some countries and institutions, the word "professor" is also used in titles of lower ranks such as associate professor and assistant professor; this is particularly the case in the United States, where the unqualified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Joseph (Kerala)
George Joseph (5 June 1887 – 5 March 1938) was a lawyer and Indian independence activist. One of the earliest and among the most prominent Syrian Christians from Kerala to join the freedom struggle, Joseph's working life in Madurai and is remembered for his role in the Home Rule agitation and the Vaikom Satyagraha and for his editorship of Motilal Nehru's ''The Independent'' and Mahatma Gandhi's ''Young India''. Early life and education George Joseph was born the eldest child of CI Joseph at Chengannur, a town in the Travancore State and now a part of the Indian state of Kerala. His younger brother, Pothan Joseph, became a famous journalist and editor of several newspapers. George studied at the Madras Christian College and did M.A. in philosophy at the University of Edinburgh before doing law at the Middle Temple, London in 1908. During his time in London he came into contact with many prominent Indian freedom fighters there. Having completed his studies, he retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titusji
Titusji was one of the 78 marchers selected by Mahatma Gandhi to take part in the 1930 Dandi March, to break the salt law. He served as governing secretary for Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram milk project near Ahmedabad. Gulzarilal Nanda, who later became Prime Minister of India, was the secretary of another unit. Both of them were trusted friends of Gandhi. His given name was Titus Theverthundiyil, while "Titusji" was the honorific given to him by Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi's visit to Kerala On 15 March 1925, Mahatma Gandhi visited Titusji’s house in Maramon (Theverthundiyil) on his way to the famous Hindu temple in Aranmula near Chengannur. This was considered one of the greatest events in Central Travancore. In and around Maramon, thousands witnessed his visit.Thomas John Nalloor. www.kuwaitmarthoma.com/e-library Early and later life Titusji was born to a Marthoma Syrian Christian family. After Independence, Titusji settled in Bhopal. In 1970, he published the book "The Bharat of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosamma Punnoose
Rosamma Punnoose (12 May 1913 – 28 December 2013) was an Indian independence activist, politician and lawyer. She was the first person to be sworn in as a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. She was also the first MLA in India to lose her seat following a court order, and the first person to be elected in the first-ever by-election to the assembly in 1958. Punnoose was also the first pro tem Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Early life Rosamma was born in Kanjirappally, Travancore on 12 May 1913 to a Catholic family, the fourth child of Kanjirapally Karippaparanbil Thomman Cheriyan and Payippadu Punnakkudi Annamma. She graduated with a degree in law from the Madras Law College. Career She began her political career by joining the Travancore State Congress in 1938, influenced by her elder sister Accamma Cherian. Accamma Cherian was also an independence activist, and both sisters were imprisoned at Central Prison, Poojappura by the British in 1939. Rosamma wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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