George Menachery is a professor, anthropologist,

indologist Indology, also known as South Asian studies, is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the Indian subcontinent, and as such is a subset of Asian studies. The term ''Indology'' (in German, ''Indologie'') is ...

, and historian of

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and of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. He is the editor of the St. Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India and the Indian Church History Classics.On 27 Oct. '22 he was bestowed with an honoris cusa degree of Ph.D. in Theology by SHUATS, Prayagraj-Alahabad. His latest book "Ecumenism and Church Unity in India" was released on 7th Sept. '22 at Karlsruhe, Germany during the 11th Assembly of the WCC. Menachery is also the recipient of the Chevalier honour of the

Order of Saint Gregory the Great The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great ( la, Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni; it, Ordine di San Gregorio Magno) was established on 1 September 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election as Pope. The order is one of ...

Major works

Menachery has published books and articles in addition to scripting, researching, or directing television documentaries/serials and delivering many radio talks. His works include: *1973: ''The St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India''; vol. I (editor) (, ) *1982: ''The St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India''; vol. II (editor) *1984: ''Pallikkalakalum Mattum'' (Malayalam) *1986: ''Pope John Paul II Indian Visit Souvenir'', Trichur *1987: ''Trichur Archdiocesan Centenary Volume'' (member of the editorial board) *1996: ''The St. Antony Octingenary Volume'', (chief ed.) Ollur *1998: ''The Indian Church History Classics; Vol. I: The Nazranies'' (, ) *2000: ''Thomapedia'' *2005: ''Glimpses of Nazraney Heritage'' *2004: ''Christian Contribution to Nation Building: a Third Millennium Enquiry'' (ed. with Ponnumuthan and Aerath) Documentary Committee of CBCI-KCBC National Celebration of the Jubilee of St. Thomas and St. Francis Xavier, 2004 *2006: ''The Indian Christian Directory ICD'' - Deepika Kottayam (ed. in charge) *2009: ''The St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India''; vol. III (editor) *2011: ''India's Christian Heritage'' (ed. with Snaitang) Church History Association of India (2011, 2012); *2013: ''Catholic Directory of India'', CBCI, New Delhi (member of the editorial board) *2014: ''Aanayum Nazraaniyum'' he Elephant and the Thomas Christian(Malayalam) *2015: ''Pallikalile Chitrabhaasangal'' he Murals of Kerala Churches(Malayalam) *2016: ''Dasaavatharika'' enachery's Introductions to ten books by reputed authors dealing with history, culture(Malayalam) *2018: ''Facets of India's Christian Legacy'' enachery's ten famous articles/papers dealing with history, culture, archaeology, art, architecture

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Menachery, George Syro-Malabar Catholics 20th-century Indian historians 20th-century Indian archaeologists Living people Knights of St. Gregory the Great People from Thrissur district St. Thomas College, Thrissur alumni 1938 births Malayali people Scientists from Kerala Malayalam-language writers Writers from Kerala Indian Christian writers