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{{Infobox clergy
| honorific_prefix = [[The Reverend]]
| name = T. Gnananandam, [[CBCNC]]
| honorific_suffix = ''Ayyagaru''
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| caption =The Rev. T. Gnananandam
| birth_name = Talla Gnananandam
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| other_names = Gnanandam ''Ayyagaru''
| citizenship =[[India]]
| education = [[B. D.]], [[M. A.]]<ref name="Beginnings"/>
| occupation = [[Pastor]]<ref>Dale E. Phillips, [https://books.google.com/books?id=AiqP6EoiWjkC&q=T.+gnananandam&dq=T.+gnananandam&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiggveqqqrMAhVnXaYKHfEmBM8Q6AEIJTAC ''Let Me Introduce You to My Father: A Study on the Nature of God''], Dryden Publibshers, 1992, p.15.</ref>
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| church = [[Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars]]
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| offices_held = Principal, [[Baptist Theological Seminary]], [[Kakinada]] {{small|(1968-1969)}}<ref name="Souvenir"/>
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'''T. Gnananandam''' was a [[Pastor]] of the [[Protestant]] [[Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars]] and was Principal of the [[Baptist Theological Seminary]], [[Kakinada]] during 1968-1969,<ref name="Souvenir">C. L. Johnson (Edited), [http://www.worldcat.org/title/canadian-baptist-mission-125-years-jubilee-celebration-1874-1999-souvenir/oclc/433990749 ''Canadian Baptist Mission 125 year's Jubilee Celebrations of Baptist Churches in Northern Circars''], Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada, 1999, p.217-219.</ref> the shortest ever in the history of the [[seminary]].

==Studies==
From 1945-1951,<ref name="Directory"/> Gnananandam studied [[Bachelor of Divinity]] at [[Serampore College]], [[Serampore]] during the Principalships of G. H. C. Angus and C. E. Abraham.<ref name="Directory">[[S. J. Samartha]], [[M. P. John]] (Compiled), ''Directory of students 1910-1967'', Serampore College (Theology Department), Serampore, 1967, p.14.</ref>

==Career==
Gnananandam became Principal of the [[seminary]] in 1968 succeeding [[Paul Antrobus]] at a crucial time when efforts were made to close-down the institution as it remained a residual seminary due to the [[ecumenical]] initiatives it undertook to form the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]] in 1964.

The ''Indian Church History Review'' of the Church History Association of India records that the [[seminary]] was completely shut down in July 1969 and the students on its rolls were transferred to the [[Ramayapatnam]] Baptist Theological Seminary in [[Ramayapatnam]]. It was only after a few months that T. Gnananandam finally relocated to [[Ramayapatnam]] to join the faculty there.<ref name="CHAI">[https://books.google.com/books?id=wsTYAAAAMAAJ&dq=residual+baptist+theological+seminary+kakinada&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=victor+hahn ''Indian Church History Review''], Volume 13, [[Church History Association of India]], 1979, pp.81-82.</ref>

==Writings==
[[Ravela Joseph]] and [[B. Suneel Bhanu]] who had been commissioned by the [[Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College]] to compile the original Christian writings in Telugu have attributed the following titles to the authorship of Gnananandam which feature in the compilation, ''Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu''<ref name="Compilation">[[Ravela Joseph]], [[Suneel Bhanu]] (Compiled), [https://books.google.com/books?id=3YPgAAAAMAAJ&dq= ''Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu''], published by the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore, Bangalore, 1993, p. 13.</ref> which include,

* 1962, ''John E. Davis: The amazing story of the Missionary who became a Leper for Christ''<ref>T. Gnananandam, ''Life History of a Leper (John E. Davis, Canada)'', Printed by Joseph Gnana Ranjan and Madhukar Devadanam, Mandapeta, 1962</ref>
* 1965, ''Religion of Primitive People with Special Reference to South Indian [[Dravidian folk religion|Dravidian Religion]]''<ref>T. Gnananandam, ''Religion of Primitive People with Special Reference to South Indian [[Dravidian folk religion|Dravidian Religion]]'', Telugu Theological Literature Board, Printed at The Freedom Press, Madras, 1965.</ref><ref>Listed in [[Muriel Spurgeon Carder]], ''[[Didache]]'' in [[Telugu language]], Telugu Theological Literature Board, Hyderabad, 1983.</ref>
* No date, ''Charles T. Stud: A Faith Warrior''<ref>T. Gnananandam, ''Charles T. Stud: A Faith Warrior'', GLC, Kakinada.</ref>
* 1972, ''Our Beginnings''<ref name="Beginnings">T. Gnananandam, ''Our Beginnings'' in G. R. Devasahayam (Edited), ''[[CBCNC]] Silver Jubilee 1947-1972 Souvenir'', Kakinada, 1972, pp. 18-22.</ref>

==References==
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* {{cite journal
| author=G. R. Devasahayam (Edited)
| title=[[CBCNC]] Silver Jubilee 1947-1972 Souvenir
| year=1972
| publisher=[[Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars]]
}}

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{{Succession box| before=[[Paul Antrobus]], [[Canadian Baptist Ministries|CBM]] 1966-1968| title=Principal, [[Baptist Theological Seminary]], [[Kakinada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]|after=[[Gordon Dewolfe Barss|Gordon D. Barss]], [[Canadian Baptist Ministries|CBM]] 1975-1977| years=1968-1969}}
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{{Succession box| before=[[The Reverend|The Rev.]] K. P. Israel<ref name="ABC"/> 1956-1958| title=President,<ref name="ABC">A. Daniel, K. Venkata Ratnam (Edited), ''Andhra Baptist Church, Kakinada (1906-2006) - 100 Years Souvenir'', Kakinada, 2006. From section on ''Office bearers of the Church (1906-2006)''.</ref> Andhra Baptist Church, [[Kakinada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]| after=M. Upmakara Rao<ref name="ABC"/> 1961-1962| years=1959-1960}}

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