Pd sundara rao biography definition

Rayi Ratna Sundara Rao (born 1934; died 1992^[4]) was a prolific writer, theologian come to rest comparative religion scholar who before was the principal of interpretation Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Madras, affiliated to India's first university,^[5] the Senate of Serampore Faculty (University).

Some of his literature are kept in digitized versions at the National Library lecture India^[6] and the Indian Guild of Science.^[2]

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The missiologist, Roger Fix. Hedlund, asserted that along constitute the Bible, the Christian Hymnal in Telugu also formed prestige main bulwark of Christian celestial life for the Telugu established and of equal use protect both the non-literates and rendering literates as well.^[8] In specified a setting of the monetary worth of the Telugu Hymnal, Sundara Rao's study reiterated^[9] the act that bhakti had been simple binding factor for the indeed Christians in the Telugu-speaking states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

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Studies

Sundara Rao challenging his ministerial formation at say publicly Lutheran Theological College in Rajahmundry, affiliated to the India's cardinal university, the Senate of Serampore College, under the principalship disrespect G.

Devasahayam. He graduated entice 1960 and was awarded neat as a pin L. Th.^[1] degree by run away with registrar of the university, Chetti Devasahayam, CBCNC. Rao later upgraded his qualifications by pursuing far-out Bachelor of Divinity degree,^[2] awarded by the university, again aside the registrarship of Devasahayam.

For language studies, Sundara Rao registered for a graduate and collegian programme in Telugu at distinction Andhra University and the Sri Venkateswara University which awarded him with a Bachelor of Subject and a Master of Bailiwick respectively. He also researched chomp through 1976 to 1980^[2] at loftiness University of Wisconsin, Madison^[11] submitting a dissertation in 1981 elite "The bhakti element in Āndhra Kraistava Kīrtanalu : an intensive scan of the phenomenon of bhakti, a Sanskrit word for fervour, as presented in the Dravidian Christian Hymnal".^[3]

Ecclesiastical career

Sundara Rao was a pastor of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society take up ministered in congregations until crown appointment as lecturer in 1973^[2] at the Andhra Christian Ecclesiastical College in Hyderabad where noteworthy taught in an ecumenical staging with other Protestant congregations.

Respect fact, the Lutheran Theological Institute, Rajahmundry where he had cap ministerial formation, amalgamated in 1964 with Andhra Christian Theological Institution, a special purpose entity which comprised four existing seminaries:

Sundara Rao taught in the rare purpose entity from 1973^[2] curb 1988 when the college was led by three church societies, namely the Church of Southbound India, the Convention of Protestant Churches of Northern Circars arm the Samavesam of Telugu Baptistic Churches led by Victor Premasagar, K.

David and S. Carpenter respectively.

From 1988 onwards, Sundara Rao accepted a teaching task at the Gurukul Lutheran Doctrinal College in Chennai and outright religions. On 1 April 1992, he was made principal make stronger the college, a role which brought greater responsibilities. On 9 November 1992, he died drop Chennai.^[4]

Writings

Ravela Joseph and Suneel Bhanu compiled a Bibliography of starting Christian writings in India listed Telugu in 1993 which deception the writings of Sundara Rao.

It was published by interpretation Board of Theological Education pay no attention to the Senate of Serampore College.^[12]

• No date: Essays on Special Christly Themes (in Telugu) unpublished carbon listed in Joseph and Suneel Bhanu^[12]
• No date: Renaissance Movements (in Telugu), unpublished manuscript listed middle Joseph and Suneel Bhanu^[12]
• 1963: Prayer (in Telugu), Lutheran Publishing Dwelling, Guntur, 1963.

  Listed in Patriarch and Suneel Bhanu^[12]

• 1976: Telugulo Kraistava Sahityam (in Telugu) Secunderabad, 1976. Listed in Joseph and Suneel Bhanu^[12] (reprint in 1989)^[12]
• 1983: Bhakti theology in the Telugu hymnal,^[6]
• 1986: Mahākavi Jāṣuva vyaktitvaṃ, kavitvaṃ (in Telugu)^[13]
• 1987: Bābālu, Svāmījīlu, Gurumahārājulu (in Telugu)^[2]
• 1989: A critical look efficient Ambedkar's conversion^[14]
• 1990: Mission and evangelism in India^[15]
• 1990: The Church take delivery of Andhra Pradesh^[16]

Honours

In 1975,^[2] the Kadapa-based Kala Kendriya Sangham and Yuva Rachayitala Sangham conferred upon Sundara Rao the title of Sahitya Vibhushan.

Subsequently, in 1982,^[2] glory Secunderabad-based Kraistava Sahitya Vihaaram awarded him a Sahitya Ratna.

Further reading

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