Virginia Rajakumari Sandiyagu

Virginia Rajakumari Sandiyagu (born 8 October 1965 especially her research on re-reading scriptures that hitherto relegated women to the background. Her re-interpretation has shed new light on importance of women in Old Testament and New Testament.

Early life and education Sandiyagu, V. R. professed as a Nun on 21 May 1985 In 2008, Sandiyagu graduated with a Ph.D. degree. Her dissertation was listed in :fr:Revue théologique de Louvain.

Career Sandiyagu teaches Sacred Scriptures at Salesians of Don Bosco-run Kristu Jyoti College, Krishnarajapuram as a permanent faculty. She also teaches as a guest faculty at St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Malleswaram, National Biblical, Catechetical & Liturgical Centre, Banaswadi and Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bannerghatta Road

As a scholar in Biblical Studies, Sandiyagu is engaged in scripture engagement as Secretary of Bible Commission, Karnataka Regional Catholic Bishops' Council In November 2024, she got elected as President of Society for Biblical Studies in India for biennium 2024-2026, succeeding Old Testament Scholar, K. Jesurathnam, STBC.

She is on the Council of Congregation of Sisters of St. Anne, Bangalore as General Councilor. Sandiyagu is also Governing Councilor of St. Anne’s Educational Society, Bangalore that manages St. Anne's First Grade College for Women in Bangalore.

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