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[[File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the 25 Students of St. Stephens College, University of Delhi, along with Principal (Revd. Valson Thampu), in New Delhi on March 06, 2009.jpg|thumb|The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the 25 Students of St. Stephens College, University of Delhi, along with Principal (Revd. Valson Thampu), in New Delhi on March 06, 2009]]
Revd. '''Valson Thampu''' is an Indian educator, [[Christian theologian]], who was the [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi#College principals|Principal]] of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|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 Malayalam 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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/st-stephens-valson-thampu-delivers-parting-shot-says-ram-guha-attacked-college-after-every-progressive-move-2621962.html|title=St Stephen's Valson Thampu delivers parting shot, says Ram Guha attacked college after every progressive move - Firstpost|website=Firstpost|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-04}}</ref>

He is an ordained minister of [[Church of North India]] and a member of the [[National Minorities Commission]] and Delhi Minorities Commission.<ref>{{cite web |title=Administration |url=http://www.ststephens.edu/admin.htm |publisher=[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Valson Thampu takes over at St. Stephen's College |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/22/stories/2007052209970400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524104724/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/22/stories/2007052209970400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 May 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=22 May 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Needed: a code of conduct, By Swami Agnivesh and Valson Thampu |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/01/17/stories/2003011703861300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004134833/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/01/17/stories/2003011703861300.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=4 October 2003 |date= 17 January 2003|publisher=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref>

Thampu pursued Ph.D. in Theology from [[Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ststephens.edu//academics/faculty.htm|title=Faculty|work=ststephens.edu|access-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705183103/http://www.ststephens.edu/academics/faculty.htm|archive-date=5 July 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==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. [https://books.google.com/books?id=7mBWdebKYG4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Valson+Thampu%22&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false 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
* Bible: The Armour of Light, Delhi, 1996.
* Hidden Treasures, Delhi, 2005
* On A Stormy Course: In the Hot-seat at St. Stephen's (Hachette, India, 2017)
* The Saint of Parumala: A Tribute, (Kottayam, 2017)
* Thougts for Trying Times, (Mumbai) 2021
* Beyond Religion: Imaging A New Humanity, (UK) 2021

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.ststephens.edu St. Stephen's College, Official Website]

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