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Biography
Revd. Valson Thampu is an Indian educator, Christian theologian, who was a Principal of St Stephen's College, University of Delhi, Delhi, from 2008 to February 2016. Prior to this he was a lecturer at the college and its officiating principal since May 2007. He is a translator from Malayalm to English and his translation of The Scent of the Other Side won the Crossword award. His second translated work, Gift in Green was published by HarperCollins in 2011.
He was a controversial figure during his tenure as Principal of St. Stephen's, with numerous calls for his removal (particularly from alumni, as well as from professors at the institution).
He is an Ordained minister of Church of North India and a member of the National Minorities Commission and Delhi Minorities Commission.
Thampu pursued Ph.D. in Theology from Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences.
Works
- Kristiya drishtanta: a Christian viewpoint. with Kathleen D. Nicholls, Christopher Raj. Publisher: TRACI (Theological Research and Communication Institute), 1989.
- AIDS, heresy and prophecy: what the virus says. Publisher TRACI, 1993.
- The Word and the World: a Biblical perspective on contemporary issues. Theological Research and Communication Institute, 1995.
- Cross-cultural issues in AIDS: an Afro-Asian advocacy. TRACI Publication, 1995.
- Rediscovering Mission: Towards a Non-western Missiological Paradigm. TRACI (Theological Research and Communication Institute), 1995.
- Be thou my vision: spiritual resources for the healing ministry. TRACI Publications, 1997. ISBN 8190085417.
- Religion and politics: minorities and the regeneration of the mainstream. Media House, 1999. ISBN 8174950567.
- Pilgrims to the light: encounters in a shared destiny. Har-Anand Publications, 2000. ISBN 8124106436. Ed. Excerpts
- Tongues of fire: Sermons for today. TRACI Pub., 2001. ISBN 81-900854-3-3.
- Harvest of Hate: Gujarat Under Siege, with Swami Agnivesh. Rupa & Co, India. 2002. ISBN 81-7167-858-0.
- The Word and the World, TRACI Pub., 2003.
- Othappu: The Scent of the other side, OUP, 2009.
- The Dream and the Dragon, TRACI, 1994.
- "Gift in Green" HarperCollins, Delhi, 2011