Ajai Lall is a

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and

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. He is the founder and first Executive Director of Central India Christian Mission. Lall is associated with the

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, which is part of the

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Early life and education

Ajai Lall was born and raised in

. Before coming to the

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, Lall had earned a degree in criminal law from the University of Sagar with the intention of becoming a lawyer. He was highly influenced by his father, Vijai Lall, and sensed the call from God to serve the suffering humanity, that led him to become a

instead. He graduated from Mid-Atlantic Christian University, in 1982. He then returned to India and earned a MA in Humanities and a PhD in Public Administration from the University of Sagar. In addition, he has studied at Dallas Christian College and Cincinnati Christian University.

Central India Christian Mission

Lall and his wife, Indu, founded Central India Christian Mission in 1982, with Lall serving as its executive director. As of 2009, Central India Christian Mission had over 800 employees, and had started a 140 bedded hospital, a Nursing college, a publication ministry, Children's ministry, Bible Colleges, mostly in

. Lall makes frequent trips to the

for speaking in conferences, conventions, Universities and Churches. He founded The Atma Vikas Sanstha to train thousands of people for various trades in order to become self-supporting.

Other activities

Lall gave the keynote address at the 2008 North American Christian Convention in

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. Lall was also appointed by the

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to its National Youth Council and has authored four books in

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. He currently is President of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lall, Ajai Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Mid-Atlantic Christian University alumni 20th-century Indian Christian clergy 21st-century Indian Christian clergy Members of the Christian churches and churches of Christ Indian Protestant missionaries Protestant missionaries in India