Thomas V Kunnunkal was born on 3 July 1926 and is an Indian Jesuit priest, educationist and writer.
11 Facts About Thomas Kunnunkal
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Thomas Kunnunkal is a former chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education, a former director of the Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, and the President of the Islamic Studies Association, a non-governmental organization promoting religious harmony.
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Thomas Kunnunkal was born on 3 July 1926 in Alappuzha, a coastal town in the south Indian state of Kerala, and completed his school education at a local boarding school.
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Thomas Kunnunkal completed his college education in India and later, in the US, majoring in English, Philosophy, Theology, Educational Administration and Educational Measurement, after which he joined the Society of Jesus on 20 June 1945.
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Thomas Kunnunkal started his career as the principal of St Xavier's Senior Secondary School, New Delhi, and held the post for two terms.
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Thomas Kunnunkal headed the Central Board of Secondary Education of the Government of India from 1980 to 1987 and was the consultant to the Ministry of Human Resource Development for the turn-key project to establish the National Open School, New Delhi.
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Thomas Kunnunkal was associated with the Jesuit Education Association of India which controls 101 high schools and 25 colleges in India managed by the Society of Jesus, and was its president and the general secretary on different tenures.
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Thomas Kunnunkal has served two central government commissions, National Commission for Teachers and National Commission for Review of National Education Policy as a member.
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Thomas Kunnunkal held the post of research director of the Indian Social Institute from 2008 to 2009 and was a founding member and former director of the Educational Planning Group of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi.
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Thomas Kunnunkal has been associated with the Islamic Studies Association as its president and with Dharma Bharati Mission as an associate.
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Thomas Kunnunkal has published a book, The Role of Teachers in National Regeneration, which was released in 2005.