The efforts towards coming together of some of the Protestant societies resulted in the formation of the Andhra Christian Theological College in Rajahmundry in 1964 which was carved out of four existing century-old seminaries, namely,
Devapriam died on 4 September 1992[2] during an overseas sojourn in Germany and within a day he was brought back to Hyderabad and then taken by road to Nandyal, where he was buried. Then-Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao was instrumental in the quick passage of the body of Devapriam from Germany to India.[16]
Talathoti Punnaiah, who studied a 3-year theology course leading to Bachelor of Theology at the Andhra Christian Theological College, both at Rajahmundry and at Hyderabad from 1970–1973, recalls his association with Ryder Devapriam:
Ryder Devapriam was our English Teacher. He was well educated and had rich experience in administration. He visited me twice in Madras, once before going to the United States of America in 1974 and after returning in 1981. He was more than a teacher to me. I am so grateful for his moral support and love. I was invited to attend his consecration as bishop in Nandyal. He later became Moderator of the Church of South India.[5]
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Notes
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^ abcdefghijklmConstance M. Millington, An Ecumenical Venture: The History of Nandyal Diocese in Andhra Pradesh, 1947-1990, Issue 214 of ATC publication, Asian Trading Corporation, Bengaluru, 1993. [2]
^The Church of England Yearbook, Volumes 108-111, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Great Britain, 1992, p.256.[3]
^ abcdTalathoti Punnaiah, My Memoir, Ministry and Message: (60 years Life Experiences 1950-2010), Kakinada, 2010, p.23.
^Sankar Ray, The Hindu (Business Line), 11 April 2008 Almost a century later, the charter was endorsed officially under the Bengal Govt Act IV of 1918. Internet, accessed 30 November 2008. [4]
^"UGC Act-1956"(PDF). mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^The Senate of Serampore College (University) is a University within the meaning of Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956 under which a University means a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, and includes any such institution as may, in consultation with the University concerned, be recognised by the Commission in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf under this Act. The UGC took the opinion that the Senate fell under the purview of Section 2 (f) of the said Act since The Serampore College Act, 1918 was passed by the Government of West Bengal.[5]
^Geoffrey Wainwright, Lesslie Newbigin: a theological life, Oxford University Press, 2000. p. 439. [6]
^Thompson, A. Frank,The Bairagi Madonna: Leaves from a Calcutta Notebook, Indian Society for Promotion of Christian Knowledge (ISPCK), New Delhi, 1997.[7]
^The truth shall make you free: the Lambeth Conference 1988 : the reports, resolutions & pastoral letters from the bishops, Church House Publishing, 1988, p.261. [9]
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