Srambican

If there is anyone who I wish to meet, it would be none other than Paulose Mar Gregorios of blessed memory. He was indeed a great theologian, historian, orator, philosopher, public speaker, and the list could go on. Mar Gregorios was a cosmopolitan in letter and spirit with all the traits of a global citizen sustaining an abiding spirit for peace, freedom and the wellbeing of humanity. His speeches preserved today show the ease with which he manages languages and his clarity of thought in expression and thoughts. It is through his writings he still continues to inspire people, through his writings and words. My first time reading Mar Gregorios was when I found a small book less than 100 pages from the app's book collection a few years ago. The book was a small book on early church fathers. This was just the start of an incredible journey through his books and writings. His books like The Secular Ideology: An Impotent Remedy for India's Communal Problem, Religion and Dialogue Qu...

  Born to the Syrian Christian family, Accamma Cherian was the second daughter of the couple Thomman Cherian and Annamma who was part of the prestigious Karippaparambil house. Accamma was born in the year 1909 on Valentine's day. After her schooling in Kanjirapally and Changanacherry, she went to St Teresa's College Ernakulam to do her bachelor in History, after which she started working at Edakkara. St Mary's School and soon became a headmaster of that prestigious institution, during her teaching career she also did her L.T.degree. Even when she worked as the headmaster she was not able to remain in peace and concentrate on her work, she realised that as a true patriot she can not stay silent, or do anything when her motherland is suffering under the rule of her colonizers. Hence after 6 years working at the institution, in 1938, she resigned from her teaching job and joined the Travancore State Congress and became an active crusader for the independence movement. Accammas...