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| name = H. R. Cabral, CSI
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| birth_name = Hannibal Richard Cabral
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1955|06|25}}
| birth_place = [[Mangalore]], [[Madras State]]
| burial_place = Mangalore, [[Karnataka]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|10|23|1955|06|25}}
| death_place = [[Mangalore]], Karnataka
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| other_names = Honey Cabral
| years_active = 1976-2021 (45 years)
| occupation = [[Theologian]], educator, communication specialist, [[dramatist]]
| education = [[Bachelor of Theology|B. Th.]], [[Bachelor of Divinity|B. D.]], [[Master of Theology|M. Th.]], [[Doctor of Theology|D.Th.]] ([[Senate of Serampore College (University)|Serampore]]),<br> [[Master of Theology|Th.M.]] ([[Princeton Theological Seminary|Princeton]])
| alma_mater = *[[Karnataka Theological College]], [[Mangalore]]
*[[United Theological College, Bangalore]]
*[[Princeton Theological Seminary]], [[Pasadena]]
*[[South Asia Theological Research Institute]], Bangalore
| known_for = Composing over 500+ songs in Kannada and Tulu
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| parents = [[Smt.]] Manorama and [[Sri]] Percy Cabral
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| religion = Christianity
| church = [[Church of South India]] ''(A [[United and uniting churches|Uniting church]] comprising [[Wesleyan Church|Wesleyan Methodist]], [[Anglican]], [[Presbyterian]], [[Congregational]] and [[Calvinist]] Church Societies)''
| ordained = 1976<ref name="Daiji"/> as Deacon; 1980 as Presbyter
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| writings = ''See section''
| congregations = [[Tarikere]] {{small|(1976-1977)}}, [[Boston]] {{small|(1996-1997)}}, [[North Wildwood, New Jersey]] {{small|(2007-2008)}}, [[Mangalore]] {{small|(1976-2021)}}
| offices_held = *Principal, [[Karnataka Theological College]], [[Mangalore]] {{small|(2009-2020)}}
*Secretary, Karnataka Christian Education Society {{small|(2009-2020)}}
*Chairperson, Karnataka Theological Research Institute {{small|(2009-2020)}}
*Patron, [[Indian Red Cross Society]], Dakshina Kannada District branch
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'''Hannibal Richard Cabral''' (25 June 1955<ref name="Mangalorean">Roydon D'Souza in ''The Mangalorean'', Karnataka Theological College bids farewell to Rev. Dr. J. S. Sadananda, 1 November 2009. [http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=152348]</ref> — 23 October 2021) was the former principal<ref name="Daiji">''Daijiworld Media Network Mangalore (SP)'', [http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=67435 Mangalore: Rev Hannibal Richard Cabral was the Principal of The Karnataka Theological College from 26 October 2009 until 24 June 2020]. Accessed 8 March 2024.</ref> of [[Karnataka Theological College]], [[Mangalore]], a seminary established in 1965<ref>Vijaya Kumar, ''Ecumenical Cooperation of the Missions in Karnataka (India), 1834-1989: A Historical Analysis of the Evangelistic Strategy of the Missions'', ISPCK, New Delhi, 2005, p. 132. [https://books.google.com/books?id=a_TrAAAACAAJ&q=ecumenical+cooperation+of+the+missions]</ref> and affiliated to India's first University,<ref name="UNESCO">[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001790/179035eb.pdf UNESCO Structures of University Education in India, 1952]</ref> the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)|Senate of Serampore College]]. Cabral was appointed by the College Council as Principal in 2009.<ref>''Daijiworld Media Network'', Rev Cabral Installed as Principal of Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore, 28 October 2009. [http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=67499] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011659/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=67499|date=20 October 2018}}</ref>

==Studies==
Cabral had his spiritual formation at the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore, when he enrolled for a graduate course in 1971, receiving a [[Bachelor of Theology]] degree<ref name="Mangalorean"/> and later was upgraded to a [[Bachelor of Divinity]] degree<ref name="Daiji"/> at the Karnataka Theological College during the principalship of [[C. D. Jathanna]]. Cabral took postgraduate studies at [[United Theological College, Bangalore]] during the years 1988-1990<ref name="Hiwale">K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), ''Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997'', Bangalore, 1997, p. 128</ref> and worked out a dissertation entitled ''An evaluation of the effectiveness of selected Christian dramas in Kannada in communication of the Gospel''<ref>H.R. Cabral, ''An evaluation of the effectiveness of selected Christian dramas in Kannada in communication of the Gospel'' in ''Thesis Titles'', [[Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College]], Bangalore, 1991.</ref> during the Principalship of [[Gnana Robinson]] leading to the award of [[Master of Theology]]. Cabral also studied at the [[Princeton Theological Seminary]] for a year in 1993.<ref>''A World of Students, Valuable Exchanges, Onto Ministry'', Inspire, Spring 2001, Volume 5, Number 3. [https://www.ptsem.edu/Publications/inspire2/5.3/feature_1/world_%20of_students4.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810214547/http://ptsem.edu/Publications/inspire2/5.3/feature_1/world_%20of_students4.htm|date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Daiji" />

Continuing his studies, Cabral enrolled for doctoral studies<ref name="Mangalorean"/> at the [[South Asia Theological Research Institute]], [[Bangalore]] and on successful submission of his dissertation, he was awarded a [[Doctor of Theology]] degree by the Senate of Serampore College in 1998.<ref>List of the Recipient of the Degree of Doctor of Theology of the Senate of Serampore College (University). [http://www.senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/hall-of-fame/doctor-of-theology/]</ref> Cabral pursued all his theological degrees from the University, with the exception of a postgraduation course from Princeton, and was awarded degrees in successive Convocations by the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]].{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

==Initiatives==
In 2010, Karnataka Theological College, under the Principalship of Cabral, announced the start of a two-year postgraduate programme leading to the award of [[Master of Arts]] in association with the George August [[University of Göttingen]].<ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/95151/ktc-german-varsity-tie-up.html KTC, "German varsity tie-up, start MA course"], ''The Deccan Herald'', 8 September 2010.</ref>

==Writings==
*{{cite book |last=Cabral|first=Honey|date=2006 |editor-last=Wendt|editor-first=Reinhard|title=An Indian to the Indians?: On the Initial Failure and the Posthumous Success of the Missionary Ferdinand Kittel (1832-1903)|publisher=Otto Harrossowitz Verlag|pages=255–264|chapter=Missionaries and Carnatic Music|isbn=}}
*{{cite book |last=Cabral|first=Honey|date=2001 |editor-last=Traber|editor-first=Michael|title=Communication in Theological Education: New Directions|publisher=ISPCK|pages=163–174|chapter=The Role of Music in Religious Communication: Implications for a Theological Curriculum |isbn=}}
*{{cite journal| last1 = Cabral| first1 = Honey| date = 2003| title = Secularism in the Context of Religious Plurality| url = | journal = Religion and Society| volume = 48| issue = 1| pages = 67–77| doi = | access-date = }}
*{{cite thesis |last=Cabral|first=Honey |date=1991|title=An evaluation of the effectiveness of selected Christian dramas in Kannada in communication of the Gospel|degree=M.Th.|publisher=Serampore University}}

Christian Hymns in vernacular languages were composed and sung to Indian classical music by the early Missionaries and the early Christians in India. [[P. Solomon Raj]] in the context of the Christian Hymnal in Telugu writes that it has been of high literary standard<ref name="Raj">P. Solomon Raj, The New Wine Skins, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2003, p.82.</ref> consisting of hymns in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] set in music patterns of [[Carnatic music]] and [[Hindustani classical music]]. Similarly, in 2000, [[Roger E. Hedlund]] (who taught at the [[Serampore College]] and is the Editor of the missiological journal, [http://www.dharmadeepika.org/ ''Dharma Deepika''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709212737/http://www.dharmadeepika.org/ |date=9 July 2015 }}), the [[missiologist]] wrote that, along with the [[Bible]], the Christian Hymnal in Telugu also formed the main bulwark of Christian spiritual life for the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] folk and of equal use to both the non-literates and the literates as well.<ref>Roger E. Hedlund, Quest for Identity: India's Churches of Indigenous origin: The "Little" Tradition in Indian Christianity, New Delhi, 2000, p. 261. [https://books.google.com/books?id=W3sGM-wp1msC&dq=andhra+christian+hymnal&pg=PA261]</ref> Cabral in his article ''Missionaries and Carnatic Music'' wrote that the early missionaries with special reference to [[Ferdinand Kittel]] were bemused by the [[Hindustani classical music]] and began composing songs in the local tradition.

==Lyricist==
Cabral composed more than 500 songs in [[Kannada]], [[English language|English]], [[Tulu language|Tulu]] and [[Hindi]] and had a stint at radio with the State-run [[All India Radio]] and the Far East Broadcasting Associates.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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| title = Principal, <br />[[Karnataka Theological College]], [[Mangalore]]
| after = [[Hubert Manohar Watson]]
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GordonCoulston at 12:23, 26 February 2026