Kerala’s oldest school turns a brand new web page appointing first-ever lady Principal-OxBig News Network

Anju Sosan George, who has been appointed first lady Principal of CMS College, Kottayam.
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CMS College in Kottayam, the oldest school in Kerala, has turned a brand new web page in its 208-year historical past with the appointment of its first-ever lady Principal.

Anju Sosn George, who served as Principal-in-Charge through the earlier tutorial yr, has been formally named the twenty ninth Principal of the school by Rev. Malayil Sabu Koshy Cherian, Bishop of the CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese and supervisor of the establishment.

According to an official assertion, Ms. George joined CMS College in 2007 as an Assistant Professor within the Department of English. Her father, Prof. George Kurian, was as soon as the Head of the Department of History and Vice-Principal at CMS College, whereas her mom, Lysa Varkey, served as Head of the Physics Department at Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara.

Ms. George accomplished her undergraduate research at Madras Christian College and earned her grasp’s diploma from Stella Maris College, Chennai. She went on to obtain an MPhil from Madurai Kamaraj University and a PhD in Autism Studies from the University of Kerala.

She is the founding father of the Centre for Disability Studies at CMS College and likewise serves as an Associate on the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla.

“We want CMS College to become a true centre of academic excellence,” she says. Her blueprint for development contains the institution of a enterprise innovation centre, an built-in analysis centre, and a media centre, which intention at enhancing employability of graduates.

Commenting on the appointment, Rev. Malayil Sabu Koshy Cherian stated the choice to call Ms. George as Principal was pushed by the establishment’s long-standing dedication to tutorial excellence. “Whether Ms. George is a woman or not a member of the CSI Church was never a consideration. What truly mattered was her outstanding academic credentials,” he stated.

Interestingly, the Church of South India (CSI), underneath whose aegis CMS College operates, has been a pioneer in selling girls’s management. In 2013, it grew to become the primary mainstream Church in India to nominate a lady bishop when Rev. E. Pushpa Lalitha assumed management of the CSI’s Nandyal diocese