Our Leadership

Very Rev. Fr. Benny Nalkara CMI

Provincial Sacred Heart Province & Manager, Rajagiri Institutions

Before being assigned as Provincial & Manager of Sacred Heart Province, he was a faculty member at the Faculty of Theology at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore. He served there as the Registrar and was the Director of the Centre for Study & Research on St. Chavara. He was also a member of the Academic Council of Christ, deemed to be University, and a member of the Permanent Advisory Council of Dharmaram College since 2011.

Besides the ecclesiastical degrees in Philosophy and Theology, Father Benny is a graduate in English Literature. He pursued his higher studies in Sacred Theology at Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome, with a specialization in Biblical Studies. Apart from his teaching, Father Benny is engaged in the formation of students to the priesthood as their animator and master in Dharmaram College.

Fr. Benny is proficient in several languages, including Greek, Hebrew, Italian, and German. He has authored numerous articles in scholarly journals in both English and Malayalam. As a columnist, poet, and lyricist, he regularly contributes to various writings and publications. His areas of specialization include Pauline Literature and Theology.

Rev. Fr. Augustine Mampilly CMI

Manager & Director - Viswajyothi Public School

Materialising A Dream

The visualization of Viswajyothi as a school empowering students to reach their full potential, to be creative, resourceful, responsible, empathetic, and globally competitive innovators can be realized by providing them transformative education. Transforming young minds into an exemplary learning community by training them to become humble, responsible, God-fearing, disciplined, and caring citizens requires a lot of time, effort, thought, and innovative ideas. 

The dedicated educators of Viswajyothi have made it possible to instill confidence in tender minds, remove barriers in their onward journey, and understand the real world to develop their skills and ensure overall progress.

Students’ skills are distinguished and nurtured to the highest possible level, firmly based on valid values, enriched by optimism, enthusiasm, and positive experiences. I feel proud and happy to say that the excellent results of the Board examinations for Class X and XII every year are the reward for the hard work of the students and teachers as a team to enhance academic and extracurricular excellence.

May the prayers and blessings of our Patron Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara guide us on the right path.

Rev Fr. Angelo Chakkanattu CMI

Associate Director

Fr. Angelo Chakkanattu CMI is an Assistant Professor with extensive academic and professional credentials. He holds an MCA specializing in Data Analytics and Data Mining from Christ University, Bangalore, and an MA in English Literature from Bharatiyar University, Coimbatore. Currently, he is pursuing a Doctorate in Computer Science, specialising in Machine Learning and AI at Christ University. He has previously served as Bursar at Viswajyothi CMI Public School, Assistant Manager at St. Sebastian’s High School, and Vice-Principal at Rajagiri Public School.

Fr. Angelo has a BCA from MG University. His research includes projects on academic quality assurance, blocking internet ads with DNS sinkholes, and creating a hand gesture-controlled robot named MOBOT. He has presented papers at various conferences, including a study on criminal inclinations on social media at the 3rd International Conference on Data Science and Applications and a student comprehension analysis at the International Virtual Conference on Recent Innovations in Science & Technology. His publications feature in AIP Conference Proceedings and Asian Horizons.

Fr. Angelo has attended numerous Faculty Development Programs on topics such as universal human values in technical education, stress management, leadership excellence, and advanced regression . He is also a member of the Pontifical Council for Artificial Intelligence Concerns in Asian Culture, actively contributing to discussions in this field.