Rev. Dr. Abraham Mulamoottil
Chairman & Chief Executive, Pushpagiri Group of Institutions
Secretary, Pushpagiri Medical Society (Reg. No. P. 73/92)
Tiruvalla, Kerala, 689 101, India.

 

Date of Birth: 24 November 1954 (15 May 1954 official Docs.)
Baptism: 16 December 1954
Father: M. V. Varughese
Mother: Mariamma Varughese
Home address: Mulamoottil House, Paliekara, Tiruvalla, 689 101
Ordination: 27 December 1980, Kottayam,
Ordained by Isaac Mar Youhanon, Bishop of Tiruvalla
First Holy Mass: 31 December 1980, St. John’s Cathedral Tiruvalla

Education:

School: 1960-1970 (M. G. M. High School, Tiruvalla)
College: 1971-1973 (St. Berchman’s College, Changanacherry)
Minor Seminary: 1970 -1974 (I. M. M. Seminary, Tiruvalla)
Major Seminary: 1974 -1980 (Pontifical Oriental Institute, Kottayam (B. A. Philosophy and B. Th. Theology-)

 

Higher Studies:

 1991 -1993 – M. A. (Licentiate in Catechetics and Pastoral, Lumen Vitae Institut International de Catéchése et Pastorale Affiliated to the Catholic University Louvain, Belgium.)
1993 - 1994 – M. A. (Licentiate in Theology, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium.)
1994 - Doctorate (Ph. D.) Theology (S. T. D.) Catholic University Leuven, Belgium.

Degrees:

 Bachelor in Philosophy 1977 Pontifical Oriental Institute, Kottayam
Bachelor in Theology 1981 Pontificium Institutum Orientalium Studiorum, Roma.
M. A. (Licentiate in Catechesis and Pastoral 1994 Lumen Vitae Institut International de Catéchése et Pastorale Affiliated to the Catholic University Louvain, Belgium.)
M.A. (Licentiate Degree in Theology 1994 Faculty of Theology, Catholic University Leuven.)
Doctorate (Ph. D.) Theology (S. T. D.)1998 Catholic University Leuven, Belgium.

Ministry: Parish Priest:

 

1981 -1982 Assistant to Rev. Fr. Jacob Kootaplackal
1982 - 1983 Vicar St. George, Chakundu, St. Marys Kombazha
1983 - 1988 Vicar St. Marys, Pandankery, St. Josephs, Niranam
1988 - 1989 Vicar St. Marys, Mannar East, St. Catherine, Mannar West
1989 - 1991 Vicar St. Marys, Thalavady North & South
1999 – 1999 Vicar St. Antony’s Church Pullad

Other Main Events in life, Offices, Projects, Initiatives:

 

1975 – 1979 - Become the Choir Master of Apostolic Seminary, Kottayam
1981 – Started building a hall (by making country bricks) at St. Marys Malankara Catholic
Church, Kombazha, Trichur, later it has become the foundation of St. Marys’ English Medium School at Kombazha.
1982 – Published a Music Album – Divya Prakasm
Started Wings Orchestra, Tiruvalla and associated with the Maduriama Music Group Tiruvalla
1983 – Started social service projects at Niranam and Pandankery: Housing for Poor People,
encouraging Cow Farming as an extra income for families
Started Corporative Milk Society at Niranam, Tiruvalla, now, it is the biggest Milk Society in Pathanamthitta District.
Dyke (bund) from Vattadi to Edathua in Pandankary, now, it is a rural road to Edathuva.
1984 - 1991 Director, Family Apostolate, Diocese of Tiruvalla
First office for Family Apostalate at Santhinilayam, Tiruvalla
Natural Family Planning Methods with 12 Units and local workers,
Started Council for Catholic Women of India (CCWI) unit at Tiruvalla,
Introduction of Marriage Preparation Course for the first time in the Diocese of Tiruvalla
Introducing the book called “Vivahavediyil”
1986 -1991 Director, Malankara Catholic Youth Movement, Diocese of Tiruvalla
First Office for MCYM at Santhililayam
Every Second Saturday Training for Youth
Leadership Training
Wrote and Tuned the Youth Anthem
Send 5 Youth leaders to Taise, France for International Youth Assembly
Started Career Information Centre (CIC) at St. John’s College, Tiruvalla
1987    Started Catholic Study Circle (CSC), Seminars, classes on Catholic Life (the for-runner of the Malankara Catholic Association)
1989 - 1991 Director, Department of Catechesis, Diocese of Tiruvalla - Distributed Steel Alamara, Sunday School Library and Registers to all Churches
1989    Started Jesus Camp ‘89, ‘90, ‘91 - Wrote and Tuned Jesus Camp Anthem
1989 - 1991 Appointed Rector, Tiruvalla Pastoral and Catechetical Centre (Santhinilayam) Started building the new block at Santhinilayam with 39 Rooms, Library, Auditorium and Conference in the name of Mar Theophilos. It was inaugurated in 1991.
1991 - Travel to Lumen Vita, Brussels, Belgium for study M. A.
1993 – Started studying at Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium (K. U. Leuven) and acquired
Ph, D. in 1998
1986 - 1991 Elected member of the Senate of Priests (two terms)
1998 – 1999 Appointed Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Tiruvalla
1998 – 2003 Member of the Diocesan Eparchial Council, Catholic Diocese of Tiruvalla
1998 – Application to AICTE for MACFAST
1999 – 1999 Visiting Professor, St Mary’s Malankara Major Seminary, Trivandrum
1999 – 2000 Member, Theology Commission, Kerala Bishops’ Conference
1999 – 2000 Coordinator, Kristu Jayanthi (Jubiliee 2000), Catholic Diocese of Tiruvalla
1999 – 2000 Secretary, Commission for Catechesis, Malankara Catholic Bishops’ Council
1999 – 2001 (till February) Administrator, Pushpagiri Hospital and Secretary, Pushpagiri Medical Society, Tiruvalla
2000 – By-pass Surgery at KMC, Madras
2001 - Executive Director, St. John’s Cathedral Reconstruction, Tiruvalla
2001 - Founder Director, Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies Tiruvalla (MACFAST) , It was inaugurated on 5^th November 2001.
2001 - Director, Higher & Technical Education, Catholic Diocese of Tiruvalla
2002 - Member of the Diocesan Eparchial Council, Catholic Diocese of Tiruvalla
2002 - Governing Board Member, Pushpagiri Medical Society, Tiruvalla
2002 - Principal, Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies Tiruvalla (MACFAST)
2002 - President, All Kerala Management Schools’ Association
2002 - Treasurer, All Kerala Association of the Self-Financing (MCA) Colleges
2002 - Started the first M. Sc. Bioinformatics course in Kerala
2003 - Started the first M. Sc. Plant Biotechnology course in Kerala
2004 - Member of the College of Eparchial Consultors, Diocese of Tiruvalla
2004 - Director, MACFAST Films, Tiruvalla, Bought and Distributed Famous Film “The Passion of Christ” at Kerala
2005 - Started the first M. Sc. Phytomedical Science and Technology course in Kerala
2005 – Clean and Green Campus - MACFAST
2006 - 11-10 Member, Higher Education Council of the Archdiocese of Tiruvalla
2006 - Member, Education Delegation to Canada, Visited major universities in Canada
2009 – Nov. 1^st, Started RADIO MACFAST 90.4, A Community Radio with the slogan 'Nattukark Koottayi': and with a vision statement: Bridging the Knowledge Divide : India Towards a Knowledge Society (46th Community Radio of India and First Campus Community Radio of Kerala)
2010 - Hrudaya Spandanam - 50 free Heart Surgery for the poor and the needy in connection with first anniversary of Radiomacfast 90.4
2010 – Clean and Green Tiruvalla – A initiate to promote Clean and Green awareness - From NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) to IMBY (In My Backyard) - Segregation of Resources and Greening in a  Decentralized Method at the Micro Level. A Joint Venture of Tiruvalla Municipality and MACFAST
2011 – Started 30 KW Solar power project at MACFAST. MACFAST is one of the first solar powered education institution in India.
2001 – May 7^th Assumed the offices as Chairman & Chief Executive, Pushpagiri Group of
Institutions and the Secretary, Pushpagiri Medical Society with a new ‘We Care God Cures’ statement to achieve the mission of Pushpagiri ‘to work towards a Knowledge Society with life in abundance through Science and Technology, improving Health care for our immediate community, the state, the country and the world at large’ as stated in the Approach Document.
2011 - Started Karunya Scheme (Free Health Care for the Needy) at Pushpagiri Medical College Hospital
2011 – Started Health IN' Million (Health Insurance for a Million People in Central Travancore) at Pushpagiri
2011 – Secretary, Pushpagiri Pain & Palliative Care Society
2011 – Started Pushpavani Arogyam (A live Discussion in Radio MACFAST 90.4 on HealthCare with the Doctors of the Pushpagiri Medical College, everyday 9am -10am except Sundays)
2011 – Started renovating the Heritage Building Cherupushpagiri Araman (1934), the first 8beded Pushpagiri hospital (1958)
2011 – Nov. 26^th published the book Puthiya Vinju Puthiya kuppium (Malayalam)- Reflectionson Life)
2012 - Innovate for Tomorrow: Started setting up a Centre for Innovation and Developmentin Indigenous Technology (CIDIT), to promote Indigenous Technology –Concept, Process and Product; working for India’s Vision for a Developed Nation; aiming towards an Indian Knowledge Society though community participation and innovations for bridging knowledge divide; developing in young people the ability to see, judge (analyse) and act, to encourage entrepreneurship, and to strive to change towards good attitudes (new project)

 

Other Social Activities:

 

1987 - Member, YMCA, Tiruvalla
1988 - Member, Y’s Men Club, Tiruvalla
2003 - President, Central Travencore Maholsov.
2004 - Founder President, Central Travencore Development Society and Tiruvalla and Tiruvalla Pooram
2005 - Treasurer, Project for Landless and Homeless

 

Foreign Travel and Education Visits

Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Roma (1991, 2003, 2006, 2009 ), USA (1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011), Israel -Egypt (1992) Switzerland (1997, 1998), UK (1998), Denmark (1998), Canada (1998, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009), Ireland (transit 1998), UAE (1999, 2008, 2011), Qatar Doha (1999).