Prof. George Menachery elected General Secretary of CHAI
(Church History Association of India)
SHILLONG, May 10
At the Church History
Association of India (CHAI) Triennial General Body Meeting
held at the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) , Shillong,
Prof. George Menachery was elected General Secretary of the
Association for the next three years. He was working as
national vice-president for the last three years.
Dr. O.L. Snaitang, Meghalaya
(President), Rev. "Cardinal" Thomas Edmunds, Tamil Nadu
(Vice- President), Dr. Agnes de’Sa, Maharashtra (Joint
Secretary), S. Edathikavil, DVK, Karnataka (Treasurer), were
also elected. Dr. Verghese Perayil (Aroor), Dr. George
Oommen (Deradun) were the other members elected to the Board
of Trustees, . Dr. A. M. Mundadan will continue as the
Editor-in-Charge of the ongoing History of Christianity in
India project while Dr. Joe Kalappura (Patna) was appointed
editor of the CHAI Journal, Indian Church History Review (ICHR).
The 14th Triennial of the
Southern India region will be held in Thrissur in October,
2009 while the 15th Triennial of the National Association
and the Platinum Jubilee will be hosted by the Southern
India Branch.
The Vice-Chancellor of the
NEHU, Dr. Pramod Tandon inaugurated the meet, presided over
by the President of CHAI, Dr. Kranthi Farias. The Key Note
address was delivered by Dr. J. Kalappura, Secretary.
The NE regional president Dr.
O. L. Snaitang, secretary and Registrar cum Controller of
the NEHU Dr. David Syiemlieh were the main organisers of the
meet at which more than 20 papers on the Theme of the
Conference "Christianity and the Marginalised in India" were
presented by scholars from every region of india.