PROF. JOHN KURAKAR IS A MAN OF GREAT VISION.

 

PROF. JOHN KURAKAR IS A

MAN OF GREAT VISION.

My dear Beloved John Kurakar,First of all let me give my heartiest thanks and regards and showering heavenly blessing upon you on the aspecious occasion of the celebration of  your  "SAPTHATHI".I thank God Almighty who gave his Providence and Protection since his birth to this seventy years of long life. Also I thank God for giving such a divine person endowed with knowledge and understanding to lead a society in the right path in the days of its atmost need. Great men will born in this world when men went astray.

Here I quote a sentence from  Bible, "Those who are wise will shine like the brightness in heaven, and those who led many to righteousness like the stars ever and ever", ("Book of Daniel. Ch. 12:3) "Peace makers who sow in peace rise a harvest of righteousness", ("James, 3:17).

I am proud of in saying that, though Prof. John Kurakar was not in the faculty of teaching in those time (during 1967-1969), while I  was  studying in St. Gregorios College, Kottarakara, yet I was privileged to study in a college where in later days, Pro. John Kurakar spent his life as a Professor in Department of Malyalam.

Some times a college will be made more prestigious than ever before with the name of a persons who were educated or taught there. For example,  The Federal polytechnic school in Zürich became famous all over the world when Albert Einstein took his teaching diploma in 1900  from the University  of Zuruch also he took his PhD, in 1905. In 1909 he became Professor Extraordinary at Zurich.

As I mentioned the above example, St. Gregorios College became a prestigious Educational Institution in Central Kerala with the dedicated services of Professors like John Kurakar.

Prof. John Kurakar is a man of great vision, a pioneer in leadership, an expert in organizational skills, a man of strong will and faith, a compassionate to all who are under privileged and marginalised people in our society. He is always doing his best in bringing back people towards the right paths of life to those who are misled by the corrupted anti-social elements. He is the owner of a great mind in bringing others into a high elevated status in accordance with the opportunities.

He is a Victorious man of suffering, resurrected from the valley of suffering and pain during the days of his illness. He became victorious only because of his strong faith and courage. His life is a witness and a lesson to others that how we can defeat our adversaries when comes in an unexpected time in our life.

Suffering often comes unexpectedly and brutally. Even if it is great, one should not feel sorry for oneself. Forgetfulness itself is always best. This is a characteristic of the just man. Sorrow is only one more sign that we are on pilgrimage on this earth.

Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone, but if it dies, it bears much fruit, (John, 12:24). Cross is a symbol of human callousness towards God. Christ Passion is the production of all those rejections, weakness, indifferences, moment of cowardice.

Here with let me conclude with a word of gratitude for which he has fastened me with great love and affection since the days from we met each other. Above all God gave me numerous opportunities to share our ideas each other.l am Praying for his good health and good spirit all in the days of his life.Let he be "like the stars ever and ever", and a Peace maker who sow in peace rise a harvest of righteousness",

Fr. Dr. O. Thomas,M. A, B. D, M. Phil, Ph. D

Vice Chancellor,Concordia University.