T. Gnananandam was a Pastor of the Protestant

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and was Principal of the

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, Kakinada during 1968-1969,C. L. Johnson (Edited)
''Canadian Baptist Mission 125 year's Jubilee Celebrations of Baptist Churches in Northern Circars''
Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada, 1999, p.217-219. the shortest ever in the history of the seminary.

Studies

From 1945-1951, Gnananandam studied

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at Serampore College, Serampore during the Principalships of G. H. C. Angus and C. E. Abraham.

S. J. Samartha Stanley Jedidiah Samartha ( kn, ಸ್ಟಾನ್ಲಿ ಜೆದಿದಿಃ ಸಮರ್ಥ; 7 October 1920 – 22 July 2001) was an Indian theologianEeuwout van der Linden, ''Samartha, S. J.'' in Gerald H. Anderson, ''Biographical Dictionary ...

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(Compiled), ''Directory of students 1910-1967'', Serampore College (Theology Department), Serampore, 1967, p.14.

Career

Gnananandam became Principal of the seminary in 1968 succeeding Paul Antrobus at a crucial time when efforts were made to close-down the institution as it remained a residual seminary due to the

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initiatives it undertook to form the

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in 1964. The ''Indian Church History Review'' of the Church History Association of India records that the seminary was completely shut down in July 1969 and the students on its rolls were transferred to the

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Baptist Theological Seminary in

. It was only after a few months that T. Gnananandam finally relocated to

to join the faculty there.''Indian Church History Review''
Volume 13,

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, 1979, pp.81-82.

Writings

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and B. Suneel Bhanu who had been commissioned by the

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to compile the original Christian writings in Telugu have attributed the following titles to the authorship of Gnananandam which feature in the compilation, ''Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu''

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(Compiled)
''Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu''
published by the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore, Bangalore, 1993, p. 13. which include, * 1962, ''John E. Davis: The amazing story of the Missionary who became a Leper for Christ'' * 1965, ''Religion of Primitive People with Special Reference to South Indian Dravidian Religion'' * No date, ''Charles T. Stud: A Faith Warrior''T. Gnananandam, ''Charles T. Stud: A Faith Warrior'', GLC, Kakinada. * 1972, ''Our Beginnings''T. Gnananandam, ''Our Beginnings'' in G. R. Devasahayam (Edited), ''

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Silver Jubilee 1947-1972 Souvenir'', Kakinada, 1972, pp. 18-22.

References

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