President's Message

FAREWELL TO FR. STEPHEN THADAM, SJ
Dear Staff and Students,
This evening we bid farewell to Fr. Stephen Thadam, SJ in the gathering of the Staff Community.  He was born on July 28, 1953 and became emeritus in JDV on July 27, 2018. Since he was at Rishikesh at that time on his research and Sabbatical we missed the farewell function with the student body. I would like to share about Fr. Stephen under Four C-As. (1) Commitment and Accountability Fr. Stephen was committed to the work that was entrusted to him. He taught at JDV from 2007 till 2018 without any break except a short break from October 2018 till his retirement for few months at Rishikesh spending time in research, meditation and updating his Yogic expertise. The personal record of Stephen shows that at each stage of his stay and work here he was very transparent and meticulously accountable in every one of his undertakings. This, perhaps, shows not only his Jesuit credentials but also his background in Economics both at the Baccalaureate and the Master’s levels. Thank you, Stephen for your integrity which is a source of inspiration to all of us. In 2009 Fr. Stephen started teaching Yoga and Karate to the students in the evenings. Until the present it attracts great number of our students.Read More