K. Krupadanam Explained

Type:	President
K. Krupadanam, AELC
The Reverend
Church:	Lutheran
Diocese:	Synods of East Godavari, West Godavari, East Guntur, West Guntur, Central Guntur
See:	Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC)
Term:	1961–1962
Predecessor:	G. Devasahayam
Successor:	G. Devasahayam
Birth Place:	Andhra Pradesh, India
Death Place:	Andhra Pradesh, India
Previous Post:	Professor, Lutheran Theological College, Rajahmundry

K. Krupadanam was the Indian President^[1] of the Protestant Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society and served for a short period from 1961 to 1962. His tenure was embroiled in a legal wrangle but ultimately the AELC Church Society won the case.^[2]

As part of the continuing dialogue between the newly formed Church of South India and the other Protestant Churches, Krupadanam along with William P. Peery were involved in the negotiations.^[3]

Further reading

• Kolluri Luther Richardson . Towards Self-Reliance : A historical survey of the programmes and efforts of Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1927–1969, Published by Christopher and Kanakaiah, Vijayawada . 2003 .
• Book: Michael Bergunder . Die südindische Pfingstbewegung im 20. Jahrhundert: eine historische und systematische Untersuchung . 1999 . of Studien zur interkulturellen Geschichte des Christentums . 113. 978-3-631-33771-4.
• R. Joseph and B. Suneel Bhanu . Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu . 1993 .
• Martin Senftleben . Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished PhD thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati . 1992 . I . 19 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209131403/http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis1.pdf . 9 December 2008 . dead .
• Martin Senftleben . Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished PhD thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati . 1992 . II . 19 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209131418/http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis2.pdf . 9 December 2008 . dead .
• M. Victor Paul . Parish Renewal in Reflections on Theology Today – Papers presented by the ACTC faculty during the academic year 1988–1989 on Theology and Mission and Ministry of the Church . 1990 .
• B. C. Paul . The Emergence of a Church in South India: A Study of the Growth and Development of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church: 1905–1927. Unpublished Th. D. thesis submitted to the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. . 1984 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110712112221/http://archive.elca.org/archives/dgm/India.html . 12 July 2011 .

Notes and References

1. Sir Stanley Reed (Compiled), The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who, Bennett, Coleman & Company, 1962, p.205. https://books.google.com/books?id=8ScfAQAAMAAJ&q=krupadanam
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=0ATrAAAAMAAJ&q=krupadanam The Lutheran, Volume 1, 1963, pp.15, 16, 31
3. Rajaiah David Paul, J. Kumaresan, Church of South India-Lutheran Conversations: A Historical Sketch, Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1970, p.40. https://books.google.com/books?id=Bew8AQAAIAAJ&q=k.+krupadanam+lutheran