NLC Bids Farewell to Rev. Deepak and Family

NLC community bid a grand farewell to one of our beloved Faculty Rev. Deepak Kharel and his family on March 27, 2012, in an in-house program attended by NLC staff, faculty and their families.

After a brief welcome, Rev. Tony Thomas led everyone in the moment of worship. It was followed by a presentation, featuring the life of Rev. Deepak at NLC, which also had sections of greetings from Aunty Mary Thannickal, Dr. Vinita Henson and few other NLC staff.

Rev. Muthukumar, Dean of Students and Rev. Biren K. Nayak, Dean of Academics shared their observations and wished him success in his mission endeavors. Followed by this, Rev. Deepak Kharel reflected upon his life and experiences at NLC. He acknowledged that it was here, he was shaped into a mission worker and assured that he will carry the vision of Ashram to Nepal.

Dr. Thannickal spoke very warmly of Rev. Deepak, especially appreciated his preaching at New Life Church. Then, he handed the "Trophy of Appreciation" to acknowledge the contribution of Rev. Deepak to the Nava Jeeva Ashram Community. Dr. Thannickal also offered a prayer of dedication towards Rev. Deepak and Family, consecrating them for service in Nepal.

This memorable event was followed by photo session and delicious fellowship dinner. We send Rev. Deepak and family with our heartfelt well-wishes and assure them continued support from the Nava Jeeva Ashram community.

Check out Photos and Videos
Photos of Farewell @ NLC Facebook page
Video Presenation @ NLC YouTube page

Congratulations to Rev. Muthukumar!

Rev. Muthukumar, one of the senior faculty at New Life College, successfully completed the oral defense of his Ph.D dissertation at Dravidian University on 12th March 2012.  The title of his dissertation was "Comparative Study of Religious Ethics and Ethics of Thirukkural with Special Reference to Christianity."

He celebrated this milestone of completing his viva voce with the faculty members of NLC by distributing sweets. We, the NLC family, congratulated him on his accomplishment and wish him that may he scale many more achievements in the future!

He currently teaches courses related to Religion and Philosophy at NLC. He also serves as Dean of Students as well as pastors the New Life Tamil Church that meets at NLC Campus.

Rev. Muthukumar obtained his B.D from Union Biblical Seminary, Pune and has been teaching at New Life College since 2000. He also got a M. A. in Religion and Philosophy from Madurai Kamaraj University; M.Phil in Philosophy from Annamalai University, Tamilnadu; M.Th in Religions from AIT, Bangalore.