page_title: United Theological College, Bangalore
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: United Theological College, Bangalore / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: മലയാളം: മാര്‍ അപ്രേം മെത്രാപ്പോലീത്ത മലബാരിന്റെയും ഇന്ത്യയുടെയും മെത്രാപ്പോലീത്ത ഇപ്പോള്‍ പാത്രയര്‍കീസ് സിംഹാസന സംരക്ഷകന്‍
context_page_description: United Theological College is a seminary founded in 1910 situated in the southern city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in South India and affiliated to the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College {a University under Section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956}with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.
  Currently, the principalship is held by the Old Testament Scholar, The Rev. Ch. Vasantha Rao, CSI, Dr. Theol., an alma mater of this institution and an acknowledged lead in Old Testament studies and Biblical Hebrew language, having been groomed by the Old Testament Scholar, Victor Premasagar, CSI, throughout his Spiritual formation period, beginning with his graduate and post-graduate studies, well into his doctoral studies. Vasantha Rao is also known for his continuing association with the fully ecumenical Society for Biblical Studies in India right from the New millennium to the Golden Jubilee conclave held in 2012, where he was elected President, at the Ecumenical Christian Centre, Whitefield and continues to steer the Society.
caption: Metropolitan Mar Aprem Mooken specialized in History of Christianity
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