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, India, it is a

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with degree-granting authority validated by the

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History

Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram was established at Dharmaram College, the Central Study House of the CMI, an indigenous religious congregation founded in 1831. The Study House which was founded in 1918 at

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, Kerala was moved to

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in 1957. By 8 December 1965, it became affiliated to the

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, which was later made into an autonomous Pontifical Athenaeum, under the direction of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Vatican, and is empowered to award academic degrees up to PhD in Philosophy and Theology, and Licentiate in Philosophy, Theology, Canon Law, and Formative Spirituality and Counselling. DVK now has various specialist centres and affiliated institutes.

Dharmaram Publications

Dharmaram Publications publishes books dealing with theological, scriptural and philosophical topics in Christian as well as non-Christian traditions.

Faculty

Kurian Kachapally Kurian Kachappilly, born 6 July 1955, at Mallussery, in Kerala, India, is a Catholic priest of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) order, and a professor of philosophy, religion and Business Ethics. Biography Kachappilly was ordained a pries ...

, Faculty of Philosophy. *

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Emmanuel Giles Pothanamuzhi Mar Emmanuel Giles Pothanamuzhi, C. M. I. (5 August 1932 – 6 April 2003) was a Syro-Malabar bishop. He was born in Nadukkara, near Muvattupuzha, India. He was ordained as a priest in the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate in 1964. A botanist who lec ...

, Past Rector *

Joseph Pathrapankal Joseph Pathrapankal (29 September 1930 – 27 February 2022) was an Indian New Testament Scholar and Syro-Malabar priest belonging to the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate. He first studied at the Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth in Pune and then went to th ...

Mathew Chandrankunnel Prof. Dr. Mathew Chandrankunnel CMI (born 26 April 1958) is a professor of philosophy of science at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram and Christ University, both in Bangalore, India. He is the author of several books including ''"Philosophy of Quantum mec ...

, Professor of Philosophy of Science *

Saju Chackalackal Saju Chackalackal (born 15 March 1965) is an Indian author and professor of Philosophy at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Bangalore. He is also a Catholic religious priest of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Congregation. He is a Kantian scholar who ob ...

, Professor of Philosophy * A. Mathias Mundadan, Past Rector *

Thomas Aykara Thomas Aykara CMI (born 23 January 1937) is the rector of Dharmaram College in Bengaluru, India. He is a Catholic priest of the Syro-Malabar Church. He joined the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI)Carmelites of Mary Immaculate congregation, St ...

, Rector

Alumni

Abraham V. M Abraham V. M is C.M.I. priest and academician serving as the vice-chancellor of Christ University. He was the former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Christ University for the past 10 years. References External links

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Paul Poovathingal Paul Poovathingal (born 1961), popularly known as the 'Padum Pathiri' or 'singing priest of India', is a carnatic music (Indian classical music) vocalist, composer and lyricist and is the first vocologist in India. He is an ordained priest in ...

Jose Nandhikkara Jose Nandhikkara CMI (born 16 February 1964) is a professor of philosophy at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram and Christ University, both in Bangalore, India. He is the author of several books including ''Environmental Interface: Literature, Law, Sci ...

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External links

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