Gurukul Lutheran Theological College & Research Institute

On March 29, 2026, we celebrated a milestone moment with an inspiring speech by Chief Guest Rev. Dr. Wati Longchar. Our GCC Chairperson, Rt. Rev. Dr. A. Christian Samraj, presented the College Diplomas, while Rev. Dr. A. Joshuva Peter awarded Academic Prizes. Principal Rev. Dr. Songram Basumatary shared the annual report, highlighting our journey. The day ended with a memorable Graduation dinner.

2026-2027
𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 of Gurukul Lutheran Theological College & Research Institute offers a rare opportunity to learn 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰, 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤, 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐜 and 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐭 (Online)
𝑯𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒏𝒐𝒘!
𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓: 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝒐𝒏𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔
𝐓𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩 @ 𝟖𝟗𝟑𝟗𝟔𝟕𝟐𝟐𝟗𝟕

We are happy to inform that BD, M.TH., MCS., BCS., Dip.CS., and Language studies students will be receiving their College Diplomas during the Graduation Service on Sunday, 29th March, 2026.

Invitation-Ruby Jubilee of New Gurukul 2026

𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐃𝐫. 𝐍𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐳 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝟰.𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠
Ziegenbalg Auditorium, Gurukul Campus

Speaker: 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇. 𝑫𝒓. 𝑬𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒊 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒕𝒔𝒐𝒆 - 𝑵𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒖
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦
United Theological College, Bengaluru

Title: 𝐀𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢-𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬

1985-2025
𝕽𝖚𝖇𝖞 𝕵𝖚𝖇𝖎𝖑𝖊𝖊 𝕮𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝕲𝖚𝖗𝖚𝖐𝖚𝖑: 1985-2025
Glimpses of the 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐤𝐮𝐥 since 1985

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟒: 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬

On the fourth day two sessions were scheduled, the one focusing on the proposals offered by the Principal and Dean of Graduate and Postgraduate Studies; and the other engaged with a critical evaluation offered by the Special Observers in terms of evaluating the consultation as well as the newer proposals for Gurukul's future endeavours. Both the sessions were moderated by 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐦 (𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 & 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦, 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙) and presenters are listed below:
𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 (𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙 & 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦, 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙)
𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐢 (𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 & 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙)
𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐆𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐚 (𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 & 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 & 𝐻𝑜𝐷, 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡. 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦, 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙)

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬:
𝐅𝐫. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐡 (𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 & 𝐻𝑜𝐷, 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡. 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑠, 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑎𝑖)
𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐨 (𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟, 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑟 𝐴𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝐵𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑢)
𝐌𝐬. 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐆. 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐲 (𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙 𝐴𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛𝑢𝑠 & 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙, 𝑆𝑡. 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘’𝑠 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙, 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑢𝑟, 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑎𝑖)
𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 (𝐸𝐿𝐶𝐴 𝑅𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝑠𝑖𝑎 & 𝑃𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐)
𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐮 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚 (𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛, 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑀𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑎, 𝐵𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙)

1985-2025
𝕽𝖚𝖇𝖞 𝕵𝖚𝖇𝖎𝖑𝖊𝖊 𝕮𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝕲𝖚𝖗𝖚𝖐𝖚𝖑: 1985-2025
Glimpses of the 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐤𝐮𝐥 since 1985

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟑: 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐕 & 𝐕𝐈
The fifth panel discussion of the Consultation under the title 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 was moderated by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀.𝐒. 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 (𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙). The following panelists offered insightful presentations highlighting the Prospects and Challenges of 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and esp. the contributions that Gurukul has made in making Communication as an effective subject in the field of theological education, esp. in the Senate of Serampore College (University) curriculum:
𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 (𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑇𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙 𝑁𝑎𝑑𝑢 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦, 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙)
𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 (𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 & 𝐻𝑜𝐷, 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡. 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙)
𝐃𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥 (𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙, 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡. 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛)
𝐅𝐫. 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦, 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑠-𝑀𝑦𝑙𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑒)

The sixth panel discussion of the Consultation under the title 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐥/𝐀𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 was moderated by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐫 (𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 & 𝐻𝑜𝐷 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡. 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦). The following panelists offered insightful presentations highlighting the impact of 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐥/𝐀𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 in the field of theological education. Moreover, new concerns and challenges were underscored from the perspectives of Adivasis in Jharkhand, and the Banjara Community who are spread across India.
𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫 (𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒, 𝐵𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑢)
𝐌𝐬. 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐨 (𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟, 𝑊𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒, 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑖)
𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐮 𝐂. (𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐻𝑜𝐷, 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡. 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙)
𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 (𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦, 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙)

1985-2025
𝕽𝖚𝖇𝖞 𝕵𝖚𝖇𝖎𝖑𝖊𝖊 𝕮𝖊𝖑𝖊𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝕲𝖚𝖗𝖚𝖐𝖚𝖑: 1985-2025
Glimpses of the 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐤𝐮𝐥 since 1985

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟑: 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬
The third day of the consultation began with the morning devotion led by 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐢 (𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠, 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙) and his team which was followed by the Keynote Address Session, moderated by 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐢 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐧 (𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐻𝑜𝐷, 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡. 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙). 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐖. 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤 (𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠, 𝑃𝑟𝑜-𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛 𝐿𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑆ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑘𝑢𝑙) delivered the Keynote Address recollecting the motto of New Gurukul 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 which in fact was conceived in 1984 and the way how it has developed in the course of time. Moreover, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤 highlighted the prospects and challenges of theological education in the context of technological development, particularly, in the age of Artificial Intelligence.

Pongal Celebration at Gurukul Lutheran Theological College

Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute, Chennai, celebrated the harvest festival of Pongal with a special worship service on January 16, 2026. The celebration reflected on the renewal of life and the close relationship between humanity, nature, and God.
The service began with warm Pongal greetings, marking the festival as a time of thanksgiving and shared relationships. The worship included a special Pongal song celebrating the harvest season and the joy of abundance. Reflecting on these themes, Dr. Vedhakani Vedhanayagam shared the Word of God, emphasizing the call to live in harmony with nature and to care for and protect the environment.

In the afternoon, the entire community came together for a delicious lunch, followed by joyful Pongal games. The celebrations truly captured the spirit of Pongal with gratitude, togetherness, and joy.

Admission Extended for the M.Th Departments......

𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐣 has delivered his 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in the Ziegenbalg Auditorium, Gurukul Campus, as a requirement for being promoted as Professor by the Gurukul College Council from this academic year (2025-2026). The Professorial Lecture was entitled as 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬. In addition, a textbook for theological studies under the title 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬, written by Dr. Aravind was dedicated and released by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐉𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 (𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑤 𝐵𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒/𝑂𝑙𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑚 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒, 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒, 𝐴𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎), who was the mentor of Dr. Aravind and former faculty of Gurukul. The Principal, 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 shared his greetings, and the entire event was graced by the presence of family and friends, well-wishers, teachers of Dr. Aravind and also the faculty members and student community of Gurukul.