B. Suneel Bhanu is President Emeritus of the

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Society who served a term from 2009 through 2013. At present, Suneel Bhanu teaches at the

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. In 2015, Suneel Bhanu was elected as the Chairperson of Church's Auxiliary for Social Action for the quadrennium 2015-2018.

Studies and Academics

B. Suneel Bhanu studied at the

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during the period of the

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Scholars,

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and G. Babu Rao. Later, Bhanu undertook postgraduate studies at the South East Asia Graduate School of Theology from where he was awarded a postgraduate degree of Master of Theology (M.Th.). Suneel Bhanu served as a Pastor of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Visakhapatnam. Suneel Bhanu taught at the Bishop's College,

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before moving to

where he is currently teaching

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. Suneel Bhanu is a member of the Academic Council of the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) in

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Contribution

Suneel Bhanu's major contribution was seeing through the publication of the ''Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu'' compiled by

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for which Bhanu provided his assistance that ultimately resulted in its publication by the

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in 1993 under the aegis of the General Editors, Hunter P. Mabry,

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and Zaihmingthanga. The compilation by Suneel Bhanu together with

has been a source referred for original Christian writings in Telugu. In addition, Suneel Bhanu has also co-translated Robin Boyd's ''Introduction to Indian Christian Theology'' along with

and B. J. Christie Kumar, his Professors at the

Writings

* 2006, ''Glimpses of the Tercentenary Celebrations of the Arrival of Bartholomaus Ziegenbalf - The Father of Modern Protestant Mission'', * 2009 (with Monodeep Daniel and Indukuri John Mohan Razu) ** ''The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians'', ** ''The Letter of Paul to the Philippians'', ** ''The Letter of Paul to the Colossians'', ** ''The first and second Letters of Paul to the Thessalonians'', ** ''The Letter to the Hebrews''

Other endeavours

In 2011, Suneel Bhanu delivered the annual Hein Fry Lecture at the

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. In 2013, Suneel Bhanu participated in the

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's meetings in

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in the presence of D. M. Prakasam of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore which awarded N. L. Victor, the

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. Suneel Bhanu was also a member of the Henry Martyn Institute for Interfaith Reconciliation at Hyderabad.Annual Report of the HMI. ww.hmiindia.org/Documents/.../Annual%20Report%202013-2014.pdf/ref>

Studies and Academics

Contribution

Writings

Other endeavours

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