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| honorific_prefix = [[The Reverend]] [[Doctor (title)|Doctor]]
| name = D. S. Satyaranjan, [[Indian Pentecostal Church of God|IPC]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Doctor of Divinity|D.D.]] ''([[Honoris causa]])''<ref name="Honorary">[[Senate of Serampore College (University)]], ''List of the Recipients of the Degree of Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa)'', updated up to 2016.[http://www.senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/hall-of-fame/doctor-of-divinity/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611041044/http://www.senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/hall-of-fame/doctor-of-divinity/ |date=11 June 2014 }}</ref>
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| birth_name = Dondapati Samuel Satyaranjan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|01|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Eluru]], [[West Godavari District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|06|13|1939|01|19}}
| death_place = [[Secunderabad]], [[Hyderabad District, India|Hyderabad district]], [[Telangana]]
| other_names = ''Satyaranjan Ayyagaru''
| education =
*[[B. A.]]<ref name="Shared"/> ([[Andhra University|Andhra]]), 
*[[B. D.]]<ref name="Shared"/> ([[Senate of Serampore College (University)|Serampore]]), 
*[[M. Th.]]<ref name="Hiwale">K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), ''Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997'', Bangalore, 1997. Past students of the post-graduate course, pp.107-108.</ref><ref name="Shared"/> ([[Senate of Serampore College (University)|Serampore]]), 
*[[D.Min.]]<ref name="Niles"/> ([[San Francisco Theological Seminary|SFTS]])
| alma_mater =
*[[Sir C.R. Reddy Educational Institutions|C. R. College]], [[Eluru]] ([[Andhra Pradesh]]), 
*[[Serampore College]], [[Serampore]] ([[West Bengal]]), 
*[[United Theological College, Bangalore|United Theological College]], [[Bangalore]] ([[Karnataka]]), 
*[[San Francisco Theological Seminary]], [[San Francisco]] ([[California]])
| occupation = [[Academic]] Administrator, [[Lecturer]] and [[Pastor]]
| years_active = 1965-2022
| religion = [[Christianity]]
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| church = [[Indian Pentecostal Church of God]] and the [[Church of South India]]
| ordained = by [[N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel]], Bishop - in - [[Diocese of Krishna-Godavari]] and Moderator of the [[Church of South India]]
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| congregations =[[Church of South India|CSI]]-Church of St. John the Baptist, [[Secunderabad]]
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*Administrative Officer, [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]], [[Serampore]] {{small|(1965–1971)}}, 
*Lecturer - in - [[New Testament]] and Registrar, [[United Theological College (Bangalore)|United Theological College]], [[Bengaluru]], {{small|(1973–1978)}}, 
*Registrar, [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]], [[Serampore]] {{small|(1978–2004)}},
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'''D. S. Satyaranjan''' (19 January 1939 – 13 June 2022) was a [[Silver Jubilee]] [[Pastor]], a [[New Testament]] Scholar, and an [[Academic administration|Administrator]]<ref name="Samson">Samson Prabhakar (Edited), ''Together with People: Essays in honour of Rev. D. S. Satyaranjan'', [[BTESSC]] / [[SATHRI]], [[Bangalore]], 2004</ref> who served as the Registrar of the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]], the nation's first <ref>Sankar Ray, The Hindu (Business Line), 11 April 2008 ''Almost a century later, the charter was endorsed officially under the Bengal Govt Act IV of 1918. '' Internet, accessed 30 November 2008. [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2008/04/11/stories/2008041150100400.htm]</ref> University ''{a University under Section 2 (f) of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] Act, 1956}<ref>The [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] is a University within the meaning of Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956 under which a University means a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, and includes any such institution as may, in consultation with the University concerned, be recoginsed by the Commission in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf under this Act. The UGC took the opinion that the Senate fell under the purview of Section 2 (f) of the said Act since ''The Serampore College Act, 1918'' was passed by the Government of West Bengal.</ref>'' with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the [[Government of West Bengal]].

Satyaranjan was Registrar of the University from 1978 through 2004 serving more than 26 years in the University traversing the [[Indian subcontinent]] as the University had affiliated institutions not only in [[India]] but also in [[Bangla Desh]], and [[Sri Lanka]]. Recognising the services of Satyaranjan to the University and the [[theological]] domain, the Council of the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] conferred the degree of [[Doctor of Divinity]] by [[Honoris Causa]] in 2016 at its annual convocation in one of its affiliated colleges, the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Hyderabad]] in [[Telangana]].<ref name="Honorary"/>

==Studies==

===Graduate===
After graduate studies leading to [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree through the [[Andhra University]] in 1959,<ref name="Samson"/> Satyaranjan went for ministerial formation to the [[Serampore College]], [[West Bengal]] where he studied<ref name="Directory">[[S. J. Samartha]], [[M. P. John]] (Compiled), ''Directory of students 1910-1967'', Serampore College (Theology Department), Serampore, 1967, p.22, 24.</ref> from 1961-1964<ref name="Samson"/> during the Principalship of William Stewart. Satyaranjan's teachers included [[Yisu Das Tiwari]] who taught [[Sanskrit]] and [[Religions]]. [[Suppogu Joseph]] also partly<ref name="Directory"/> studied in Serampore during 1964 coinciding with the final year of Satyaranjan's studies at the College. The University awarded a [[Bachelor of Divinity|B.D.]] degree in the ensuing convocation in 1965 during the Registrarship of [[C. Devasahayam]].

===Postgraduate===
In the year 1971<ref name="Hiwale" /> Satyaranjan sought study leave and proceeded to the [[United Theological College (Bangalore)|United Theological College]], [[Bangalore]] under the principalship of [[J. R. Chandran]]. Satyaranjan's postgraduate companions<ref name="Hiwale" /> included Arthur Jayakumar, [[Basil Rebera]], C. P. Athyal, Dhyanchand Carr, G. Babu Rao, Godwin Shiri, Kishore Kosala, M. Kipgen, P. B. Santram, S. D. L. Alagodi, T. Joy, [[Timotheas Hembrom]] and V. E. Varghese. After a two-year study period, Satyaranjan obtained a [[Master of Theology|M.Th.]] degree in [[New Testament]] where he also worked out a dissertation entitled ''"Gifts of the Spirit" - A study of Divine Charismata in the New Testament with special reference to I Corinthians 12-14''.<ref>D. S. Satyaranjan, ''"Gifts of the Spirit" - A study of Divine Charismata in the New Testament with special reference to I Corinthians 12-14'' in ''Thesis Titles'', [[Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College]], Bangalore, 1991</ref><ref name="Samson"/> The University awarded a postgraduate degree during the Registrarship of [[C. Devasahayam]] in the ensuing convocation that took place in [[Serampore College]], [[Serampore]] in 1974.

===Research studies===
In 1986,<ref name="Proposal">D. S. Satyaranjan, ''The Implementation of Criteria for Homiletical Criticism educed from D. T. Niles' Theory and Practice of Preaching in an Evaluation of selected Indian Sermons'', a research proposal submitted to the San Francisco Theological Seminary for advanced pastoral studies.</ref> Satyaranjan was admitted to the [[San Francisco Theological Seminary]] for a [[D.Min.]] programme under the supervision of Charles L. Bartow<ref name="Proposal"/> where he researched on the theme, ''The Implementation of Criteria for Homiletical Criticism educed from D. T. Niles' Theory and Practice of Preaching in an Evaluation of selected Indian Sermons''. The Senate granted sabbatical to [[The Reverend|Rev.]] Satyaranjan who then proceeded to the [[United States|United States of America]] and spent time at the [[San Francisco Theological Seminary]] (SFTS).

After nearly twenty five years, Satyaranjan's doctoral work was published in 2009<ref name="Niles"/> with the title ''The Preaching of Daniel Thambirajah (D.T.) Niles: Homiletical Criticism''.<ref name="Niles">D. S. Satyaranjan, ''The Preaching of Daniel Thambirajah (D.T.) Niles: Homiletical Criticism'', ISPCK, New Delhi, 2009. [https://books.google.com/books?id=mIwHP0vX6pIC&lpg=PA146&ots=ZXELxmG6vW&dq=d.t.niles%20satyaranjan&pg=PP7#v=onepage&q=d.t.niles%20satyaranjan&f=false]</ref>

==Ecclesiastical ministry==

===Serampore===

====Administrative Officer====
After completing studies in Serampore College, Satyaranjan was invited to serve as an Administrative Officer at the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]]. Accepting the responsibility entrusted to him, he served in that capacity from 1965 through 1971<ref name="Samson"/> under the then Registrar, Rev. [[Chetti Devasahayam]].<ref name="Council">Council of Serampore College, ''The Story of Serampore and its College'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20031022220514/http://www.mergingcurrents.com/book.php?BookSKU=133] IVth edition 2006 ''page 87''</ref> This period partly coincided with the graduate studies (1964-1967) of G. Babu Rao, James Massey, S. Jeyapaul David and others<ref>[[Serampore College]], [[Serampore]] (Theology Department), ''Service of Dedication'', April 15, 1967.</ref> as well as that of [[Suppogu Joseph]] who was pursuing postgraduate studies (1966-1968).<ref name="Directory"/>

====Registrar====
By 1978, the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] in which Rev. Satyaranjan earlier served as Administrative Officer invited him again, this time to serve as its [[Registrar (education)|Registrar]].<ref name="Samson"/> By this time, Satyaranjan's postgraduate companion, G. Babu Rao,<ref name="GBR">G. Babu Rao, ''[[Wisdom tradition]] and the Indian Parallels with special reference to [[Telugu literature]]'' in ''Reflections on Theology Today'', [[Andhra Christian Theological College|ACTC]], [[Secunderabad]], 1990.[http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=3540] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007194352/http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=3540 |date=7 October 2009 }}</ref> an [[Old Testament]] Teacher<ref>G. Babu Rao, ''Content Analysis of Theological Syllabi – [[Old Testament]]'' in ''Religion and Society'', Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore, 1985. [https://books.google.com/books?um=1&q=g.babu+rao+doctoral+studies&btnG=Search+Books]</ref> during 1974-1977<ref name="Council"/> at [[Serampore College]] had moved to [[Secunderabad]] to begin teaching at the Protestant Regional Theologiate and the following year in February 1979,<ref name="Rayan">''Religion and Society'', Volume 26, Issue 2, Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore, 1979, p.77. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VO0nAAAAYAAJ&dq=serampore+convocation+1979+secunderabad&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=samuel+rayan]</ref> the annual convocation<ref>''Convocation brochure of the University, 1979, Secunderabad</ref> of the University, with Satyaranjan as Registrar, was held at the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Secunderabad]] where the [[Commemoration (observance)|Commemoration]] Mass was led by G. Babu Rao at the St. Gregorious Malankara Orthodox Syrian Cathedral in the neighbourhood.<ref>St. Gregorious Malankara Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad. [http://www.bangaloreorthodoxdiocese.org/index.php?view=directory&content=clergy]</ref> For nearly 26 years Satyaranjan was involved in the University administration and finally retired on attaining [[superannuation]] as Registrar of the University in 2004 following which the Council of the University appointed Y. Ravi Tiwari to succeed him.

===Bangalore===
During 1973-1978, Satyaranjan was [[Lecturer]]<ref name="Shared">''Shared Search - Souvenir of the inauguration of the academic collaboration between the [[United Theological College, Bangalore]] and the [[Dharmaram College]], [[Bangalore]]'', 1975, Bangalore, available at the Archives in the library of [[Karnataka Theological College]], [[Mangalore]].[http://www.worldcat.org/title/records-of-the-united-theological-college-bangalore-india-1912-1977-nd-inclusive/oclc/702131970]</ref> of [[New Testament]] at the [[United Theological College, Bangalore]], also serving as Registrar of the College during the Principalship of [[J. R. Chandran]].<ref name="Samson"/>

==Honours==
In 2004, the [[Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College]] and the [[South Asia Theological Research Institute]] brought out a ''fetschrift'' in honour of Satyaranjan entitled, ''Together with People: Essays in honour of Rev. D. S. Satyaranjan''<ref name="Samson"/> edited by Samson Prabhakar and has essays by his companions [[J. W. Gladstone]], [[H. S. Wilson]], [[Roger Gaikwad]], [[Gabriele Dietrich]] and others.

In 2016, the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] conferred a [[Doctor of Divinity]] degree by [[honoris causa]] upon Satyaranjan at its annual convocation held at the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Hyderabad]] in [[Telangana]] by the Master of the University, [[John Sadananda]].<ref name="Honorary"/>

==Further reading==
* {{cite journal
|author=The Council of Serampore College
|title=The Story of Serampore and its College
|date=2006
|issue= IV
|df=dmy
}}
* {{cite journal
|author=Samson Prabhakar (Edited)
|title=Together with People: Essays in honour of Rev. Satyaranjan
|date=2004
|df=dmy
}}
* {{cite journal
|author=Kinsler, Ross
|title=Theological Education of the People, with the People, For the People
|date=July 2003
|url=http://www.teenet.net/kinslerpeople.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724092559/http://www.teenet.net/kinslerpeople.htm
|archive-date=24 July 2011
|df=dmy
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=John Hargreaves
| title=A Guide to 1 Corinthians
| year=2001
| url=http://www.baalajibooks.com/books.php?cPath=9&page=31
| url-status=dead
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707203100/http://www.baalajibooks.com/books.php?cPath=9&page=31
| archive-date=7 July 2011
| df=dmy-all
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=K. M. Hiwale (Compiled)
| title=Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997
| year=1997
| url=https://www.moesbooks.com/pages/books/1064451/n-a/directory-1910-1997-united-theological-college-bangalore
| access-date=23 January 2019
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114100521/https://www.moesbooks.com/pages/books/1064451/n-a/directory-1910-1997-united-theological-college-bangalore
| archive-date=14 January 2019
| url-status=dead
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=[[J. R. Chandran]] (Edited)
| title=Shared Search - Souvenir of the inauguration of the academic collaboration between the United Theological College, Bangalore and the Dharmaram College, Bangalore
| year=1975
| oclc=702131970
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=[[S. J. Samartha]], [[M. P. John]] (Compiled)
| title=Directory of students 1910-1967, Serampore College (Theology Department)
| year=1967
| issue=fourth edition
}}
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