Happy birthday....

August 14, 2011 our dear Mar Joseph Powathil turns 81....

സ്വയം കത്തി തിരുമ്പോഴും മറ്റുള്ളവര്‍ക് പ്രകാശമേകുന്ന മെഴുതിരി പോലെ അനേകര്‍ക്ക്‌ പ്രകാശമേകാന്‍, സ്വന്തം ജീവിതമ് ഉഴിഞ്ഞുവെച്ച അഭിവന്ദ്യ പവ്വത്തില്‍ മാര്‍ യൌസേപ്പ്‌ മെത്രാപ്പൊലീത്തക്കു ആയിരമായിരം ജന്മദിനാശംസകള്‍....

Image courtesy: 'Sadaram'-documentary by madhyasthan tv

Here is what Inter church council is....

Inter church council for education is a common platform for all christian churches in kerala to discuss the problems related to education field and give a proper order to the sector. It is an ecumenical council started by Mar Joseph Powathil before a long period. It is not a council of christian professional colleges. Inter church council captured the headlines of media, when mar powathil took the driver's seat, to protect the church's rights and social justice, when the previous communist government introduced the self financing bill that had clauses to indirectly capture the minority rights.

From that time onwards, Mar Powathil and Inter church council, stood for protecting minority rights and social justice in the field of professional education. Under the guidence of the council, two separate fedarations were formed, each one for engg and medical colleges. All the colleges which are a part of these federations are run by individual trusts or dioceses. The inter church council has no part in managemental process of each colleges. Hence the council has no profit from these colleges. But the council took up the issue only to protect the minority rights and the social justice. But every one argues that the coucil is business oriented. But according to the above facts, There is no point in that argument.

New facebook page dedicated to Mar Joseph Powathil

Facebook page dedicated to Archbishop Emeritus Mar Joseph Powathil, the voice of church in Kerala was launched. Please visit and like this page...

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