Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram

Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy, Theology and Canon Law is an ecclesiastical institution of higher learning established by the Syrian Catholic congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI)[1] for Catholic education, as an independent institute empowered to grant degrees, including Doctorates in Philosophy and Theology. Located in Bengaluru, India, it is a pontifical athenaeum[2] with degree-granting authority validated by the Vatican.[3]

Dharmaram Vidya Kshethram
MottoIsha Bhakti Paramjnanam
Motto in English
"Devotion to Lord is Supreme Wisdom"
TypePontifical Athenaeum
Established1918 at Chethipuzha (106 years ago); 21 June 1957 relocated to Bangalore(67 years ago)
AffiliationPontifical Gregorian University
ChancellorMajor Archbishop Mar Raphel Thattil
RectorRev. Dr. Paul Achandy CMI
Location
Bangalore, India

12°56′10.8″N 77°36′10.5″E
CampusUrban
Websitedvk.in

History

Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram was established at Dharmaram College,[4] the Central Study House of the CMI, an indigenous religious congregation founded in 1831.[5] The Study House which was founded in 1918 at Chethipuzha, Kerala was moved to Bangalore in 1957. On 8 December 1965, it became affiliated to the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, which was later made into an autonomous Pontifical Athenaeum, under the direction of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Vatican, and is empowered to award academic degrees up to PhD in Philosophy and Theology, and Licentiate in Philosophy, Theology, Canon Law, and Formative Spirituality and Counselling.[6]

DVK now has various specialist centres and affiliated institutes.

Dharmaram Publications

Dharmaram Publications publishes books dealing with theological, scriptural and philosophical topics in Christian as well as non-Christian traditions.

Faculty

Alumni

References
  1. "Official Website of CMI". Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. Google Books website, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram: Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy and Theology, Bangalore: Handbook 1990-1991
  3. Centre for Biblical and Theological Studies website, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram: Faculty of Theology
  4. Dharmaram College website, DVK
  5. DVL official website, History
  6. DVK official website, retrieved 2024-03-05
  1. Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram official website
  2. Dharmaram Publications website
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