T. Gnananandam was a Pastor of the Protestant Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars and was Principal of the Baptist Theological Seminary, 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 Bachelor of Divinity at Serampore College, Serampore during the Principalships of G. H. C. Angus and C. E. Abraham.S. J. Samartha, M. P. John (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 ecumenical initiatives it undertook to form the Andhra Christian Theological College 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 Ramayapatnam Baptist Theological Seminary in Ramayapatnam. It was only after a few months that T. Gnananandam finally relocated to Ramayapatnam to join the faculty there.Indian Church History Review, Volume 13, Church History Association of India, 1979, pp.81-82.
Writings Ravela Joseph and B. Suneel Bhanu who had been commissioned by the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College 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 TeluguRavela Joseph, Suneel Bhanu (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 ChristT. Gnananandam, Life History of a Leper (John E. Davis, Canada), Printed by Joseph Gnana Ranjan and Madhukar Devadanam, Mandapeta, 1962 1965, Religion of Primitive People with Special Reference to South Indian Dravidian ReligionT. Gnananandam, Religion of Primitive People with Special Reference to South Indian Dravidian Religion, Telugu Theological Literature Board, Printed at The Freedom Press, Madras, 1965.Listed in Muriel Spurgeon Carder, Didache in Telugu language, Telugu Theological Literature Board, Hyderabad, 1983. No date, Charles T. Stud: A Faith WarriorT. Gnananandam, Charles T. Stud: A Faith Warrior, GLC, Kakinada. 1972, Our BeginningsT. Gnananandam, Our Beginnings in G. R. Devasahayam (Edited), CBCNC Silver Jubilee 1947-1972 Souvenir, Kakinada, 1972, pp. 18-22.
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