J. S. S. Malelu

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John Samuel Shamsunder Malelu
(J. S. S. Malelu)
Born1886
Died1969
Mumbai
Occupation(s)Principal, Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala Banker's Training College, Mumbai

J. S. S. Malelu [1] (born 1886; [2] died 1969 [3] ) was a Banker who was Principal [4] of the Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala Banker's Training College, Mumbai and notable [5] for his contribution to the Bible Society of India [6] and the Church's Auxiliary for Social Action. [7]

Contents

During the Indian independence movement, Malelu was vocal [8] in his support for the Indian Congress and opposed the policies of the British. [9]

Contribution

Malelu worked [10] as Assistant Manager of the Tata Industrial Bank (which later became [11] the Central Bank of India [12] for 35 years until his retirement in 1958.

At Bible Society of India

During 1958 [13] -1965, [14] Malelu was Honorary President of the Bible Society of India and made notable contribution which Edwin H. Robertson highlights in Taking the Word to the world: 50 years of the United Bible Societies [15] writing about him as,

...J. S. S. Malelu, another powerful voice from India.

As President, Malelu used to attend the meetings of the United Bible Societies. In 1961, [16] he visited Grenoble and the headquarters of the United Bible Societies.

At Church's Auxiliary for Social Action

During 1958–1961, [7] Malelu worked as Director of the irreligious Church's Auxiliary for Social Action, New Delhi. Mar Aprem Mooken wrote that Malelu was the treasurer of the National Council of Churches in India before being appointed as the Director of CASA who continued the relief work relating to the Tibetan [17] Immigration to Bhutan. [18] H. Dwight Swartzendruber in Forty Years of Service Beyond Our Borders gives a livid account of the time working account of his relationship with Malelu. [19]

At Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala Banker's Training College

Malelu served as Principal of the Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala Banker's Training College, Mumbai and died in 1969 while still in service at the college.

Other contributions

Malelu was a member and treasurer of the Bombay Representative Christian Council during 1934–1935. [20] Malelu was the first Treasurer of the Spiritual Life Centre, Nasarpur elected in 1947 and continued until 1949. [21] The Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore had Malelu on its committee as its treasurer and worked along with N. D. Anandarao Samuel and M. M. Thomas [22] where his contribution was noteworthy. [23]

Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Rt. Rev. C. K. Jacob
1951-1957
 President,
Bible Society of India
Bangalore
1958–1965		Succeeded by
The Most Rev. H. L. J. de Mel
1965-1971
Other offices
Preceded by
Rev. Edward Benedict
1957-1958
 Director,
Church's Auxiliary for Social Action
New Delhi
1958–1961		Succeeded by
Capt. Alexander Jethro
1962–1966
Academic offices
Preceded by
 Principal,
Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala Banker's Training College,
Mumbai
1961–1969		Succeeded by

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Notes
  1. ↑ Sir Stanley Reed, The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who, Bennett, Coleman & Company, 1959, p.1020.
  2. ↑ "WorldVitalRecords and FamilyLink have a new home". www.myheritage.com.
  3. ↑ The National Christian Council Review, Volume 89, Wesley Press and Publishing House, 1969, p.119.
  4. ↑ Susheela Subrahmanya in Southern Economist, Volume 8, p.xlviii, 1969.
  5. ↑ The Journal of the Christian Medical Association of India, Volume 44, 1970, p.224.
  6. ↑ G. D. V. Prasad, Chiranjivi J. Nirmal, Imaging the Word: A Twenty-First Century Perspective, The Bible Society of India 1811-2011, Bible Society of India, Bangalore, 2000, (revised edition 2011), p.115. [ dead link ]
  7. 1 2 Somen Das, Mission Redefined' (CASA at 60 - striving towards life in fullness, Appendix C, Leadership of CASA. [ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ N. R. Phatak, Source Material for a History of the Freedom Movement in India: Civil disobedience movement, April–September 1930, Printed at the Government Central Press, 1990, p.266.
  9. ↑ Maharashtra Gazeteer
  10. ↑ Journal of the Institute of Bankers, Volume 42, The Institute, 1921, p.296.
  11. ↑ Amiya Kumar Bagchi, Private Investment in India, 1900-1939, Cambridge University Press, London, 1972, p.61.
  12. ↑ Paul David Devanandan, Christian participation in nation-building: the summing up of a corporate study on rapid social change, National Christian Council of India, 1960, p.318.
  13. ↑ Annual Report of the American Bible Society, Volume 144, American Bible Society, 1960, p.236.
  14. ↑ "Sowing Circle, Volume 29, Number 2, May-August 2013, p.69" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  15. ↑ Edwin H. Robertson, Taking the Word to the world: 50 years of the United Bible Societies, T. Nelson Publishers, 1996, pp.127-130.
  16. ↑ Annual Report of the American Bible Society, Volume 145, American Bible Society, 1961, p.174.
  17. ↑ "The Post-Crescent from Appleton, Wisconsin · Page 11 January 25, 1962".
  18. ↑ Mar Aprem Mooken, From Relief to Development: A Profile of CASA, Jaffe Books, 1979, pp.29-31.
  19. ↑ H. Dwight Swartzendruber, Forty Years of Service Beyond Our Borders, Masthof Press, Morgantown, 2012.
  20. ↑ Yale University
  21. ↑ Spiritual Life Centre, Nasarpur. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ↑ Religion and Society, Volume 15, Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, 1968, p.81.
  23. ↑ P. D. Devanandan in International Review, Volume 49, Issues 195–196, 1960, p.325.
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