Thomas Koonammakkal

Thomas Koonammakkal (''Koonammakkal Thoma kathanar'') is a Syro-Malabar Catholic priest and syriacist, scholar and church historian. He is an expert in Karshoni Malayalam and is the author of the most comprehensive Karshoni Malayalam introduction to date. He has also authored several critical articles on Early Christianity and on the works of Saint Ephrem. He holds a master's degree in Syriac studies and a doctorate from the University of Oxford. He served as the professor of Syriac and Patrology in SEERI, Vadavathoor Saint Thomas Apostolic Seminary and Paurastya Vidyapitham. He is the founder of ''Beth Aprem Nazrani Dayara'' and is a strong advocate of traditionalism in the Syro-Malabar Church. Provided by Wikipedia