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| name = Jetti Alfred Oliver
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'''Jetti Alfred Oliver''' (J. A. Oliver) is the present chancellor of [[Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences|Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences]] (SHUATS), [[Allahabad]] '', which is a Govt. Aided Private (Minority) University under section 2 (f) of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] Act, 1956.'' He is an [[agriculturalist]], with his past experience in the development sector, continues to be in the forefront of the leadership of like-minded initiatives and is an elected member of the 10-member international governing council of the [[Society for International Development]] (SID).<ref>http://www.ankawa.com/sabah/V-E-July-August-2012.pdf</ref><ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web|author=Special Correspondent |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article2499266.ece |title=Elected to SID governing council |publisher=The Hindu |date=2011-09-30 |accessdate=2013-08-06}}</ref><ref name="sidint1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sidint.net/content/live-life-worth-writing |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222090615/http://www.sidint.net/content/live-life-worth-writing |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-22 |title=live life worth writing | Society for International Development Forum |publisher=Sidint.net |date= |access-date=2013-08-06 }}</ref>

==Education==
Oliver was born in Raigudem village of [[Khammam district]] in [[Telangana]], [[India]]. He obtained his doctorate in [[development economics]] from [[Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University]] in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bapatla70.com/ |title=Bapatla agriculture college |publisher=Bapatla70.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-06}}</ref>

==Initiatives==
===Rural development===
In 1974,<ref name="Khammam"/> Oliver headed the Rural Agricultural and Gramodyog Development Society in [[Khammam]],<ref name="Khammam">''Directory of Voluntary Action'', Association of Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development, New Delhi, 1979, p.6.[https://books.google.com/books?id=lN_ZAAAAMAAJ&dq=jetti+a.oliver&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=khammam+jetti]</ref> which was involved in improving [[quality of life]] among the rural folk.<ref>''Science and Technology for Women: A Compendium of Technologies'', Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, 1982, p.76.[https://books.google.com/books?id=OVF9UuwVZTYC&dq=Rural+Agricultural+and+Gramodyog+Development+Society+khammam&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=khammam]</ref> During the next decade, Oliver moved over to [[Hyderabad]] and was leading the Centre for Promoters of Rural Development (CPRD)<ref>''The State Against People?: A Discussion on Authoritarianism and Militarization in India'', [[Ecumenical Christian Centre]], Bangalore, 1982, p.95.[https://books.google.com/books?id=IzcmAAAAMAAJ&q=dr.j.a.oliver+hyderabad&dq=dr.j.a.oliver+hyderabad&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjrkePI9NfYAhVExbwKHaunAMMQ6AEIMjAD]</ref> and was also associated with the Andhra Pradesh Voluntary Health Association.<ref name="VHAI"/>

===Historical studies===
As an academic, Oliver has been a member of the fully [[ecumenical]], Church History Association of India (CHAI), [[Bangalore]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://churchhistory.in/ |title=Church History Association of India: |publisher=Churchhistory.in |date= |accessdate=2013-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chai-online.net/ |title=The Church History Association of India - CHAI |publisher=Chai-online.net |date= |accessdate=2013-08-06}}</ref> where he has been providing the required support for conduction of the regional meetings of the CHAI since the 1980s,<ref>''Indian Church History Review'', Volume 22, Church History Association of India, 1988, p.150.[https://books.google.com/books?id=tMXYAAAAMAAJ&q=dr.j.a.oliver+hyderabad&dq=dr.j.a.oliver+hyderabad&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjrkePI9NfYAhVExbwKHaunAMMQ6AEIOTAF]</ref> espousing the cause of scholarly spirit among the [[Church historian]]s in the study of [[History of Christianity]] and the emergence of the Church as an [[academic discipline]].

===Telugu literature===
Oliver has been espousing the cause of [[Telugu literature]], as chairperson of the Telugu Theological Literature Board (TTLB), which has been in the forefront of publishing the Telugu Bible Dictionary<ref>''Telugu Bible Dictionary'', Christian Literature Service, Madras, 1923.[https://books.google.com/books?id=7mumGwAACAAJ&dq=telugu+bible+dictionary&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjxloGaxdfYAhWJT7wKHagkCJ8Q6AEIRzAG]</ref> since many decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/devotional-book-released/article674898.ece?textsize=large&test=1 |title=Devotional book released |publisher=The Hindu |date=2010-01-01 |accessdate=2013-08-06}}</ref> Also, as state representative of the [[National Council of Churches in India]] (NCCI),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/23/stories/2009042359760500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426160441/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/23/stories/2009042359760500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-04-26 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Christian body seeks ban on film |date=2009-04-23 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2013-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.christianeducation.org.uk/about-ibra/ |title=IBRA - Christian Education |publisher=Shop.christianeducation.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-08-06}}</ref><ref>http://www.indianchristianity.com/</ref><ref>http://newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Government-urged-to-protect-church-assets/2013/09/16/article1786705.ece</ref> he is involved in overseeing the translation of a Daily Bible Reading book published by the International Bible Reading Association from English into Telugu by taking the assistance of [[Theologians]] who include the [[Systematic theology|Systematic Theologian]] B. J. Christie Kumar, [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches|STBC]],<ref>B. J. Christie Kumar, ''An Indian Appreciation of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: A Search into the Religious Heritage of the Indian Christian'', in ''[[Indian Journal of Theology]]'', Volume 30, 1981, pp.29-35.[https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/ijt/30-1_029.pdf]</ref> the Christian educator, Johanna Rose Ratnavathi, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]]<ref>Bhagvan Das, James Massey (Edited), ''Dalit Solidarity'', ISPCK, New Delhi, 1995, p.217.[https://books.google.com/books?id=zwRuAAAAMAAJ&q=Mrs.ratnavathi+babu+rao&dq=Mrs.ratnavathi+babu+rao&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFgpiWwtfYAhWI2LwKHWQBCz0Q6AEILDAB]</ref> among others, which helps in [[Bible reading]] among the faithful by providing the devotional in [[Telugu language]] .

As a promoter of the [[Telugu Bible]], Oliver has also been in the leadership of the [[Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary]] from the time when the Auxiliary was led by [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] [[Lella Prakasam]], [[CBCNC]] and after its bifurcation in 2016,<ref name="BSI"/> he continues to be associated with the [[Bible Society of India Telangana Auxiliary]] headquartered in [[Secunderabad]].<ref name="BSI">B. Samuel Rajashekar, ''Bifurcation of [[Andhra Pradesh]] Auxiliary'', ''Sowing Circle'', Volume 32, Number 2, May–August 2016, pp.34, 27.[http://www.bsind.org/pdf/Sowing%20Circle%2032-2%20%20Updated%20on%2021-12-2016%20s.pdf]</ref>

===Inter-faith dialogue===
Since the beginning of the 1980s, Oliver had been in the forefront of [[Interfaith dialogue]] and promotion of communal amity. In 1986,<ref name="HMI">''The Bulletin of the Henry Martyn Institute of Islamic Studies'', Volumes 9-10, 1986, pp.84, 92.[https://books.google.com/books?id=-QgqAQAAMAAJ&dq=dr.j.a.oliver+hyderabad&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=oliver]</ref> Oliver spoke on the ''Role of Church in peace making'' conducted by the Henry Martyn Institute for Islamic Studies, [[Hyderabad]] during the tenure of its Director Sam V. Bhajjan,<ref name="HMI"/> which was well attended by [[Religious scholar]]s of diverse faiths from the notable Universities in the country.<ref name="HMI"/> When the [[1990 Hyderabad riots]] occurred during the tenure of then Chief Minister, [[Marri Chenna Reddy]], Oliver as a Citizen of Hyderabad interacted with the religious heads of different faith traditions and led a peace march around [[Clock Tower, Secunderabad]] together with a [[Pujari]], [[Imam]], [[Jathedar]], [[Bhikkhu]], [[Jainism|Jain monk]], and a [[Catholic Priest]], all of whom held hands and walked side by side as a show of togetherness in the presence of the Hyderabadi Historian Vasant K. Bawa.<ref>[http://www.bawa-hyderabad.org/ Vasant K. Bawa]</ref>

===Ecumenism and the unity of the Churches===
In fostering [[ecumenism]] and unity among the Churches, Oliver has made his contribution through the regional<ref>{{cite web|author=Special Correspondent |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/churches-council-supports-bill/article2278754.ece |title=Churches Council supports bill |publisher=The Hindu |date=2011-07-21 |accessdate=2013-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nccindia.in/ncci/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100:regional-christian-councils&catid=78:general&Itemid=508 |title=Regional Christian Councils |publisher=Nccindia.in |date= |accessdate=2013-08-06}}</ref> Councils of Churches which are affiliated to the [[National Council of Churches in India]], [[Nagpur]] and was also its vice-president<ref name="NCCR"/> in the 1990s and had made immense contribution to the revision of the Constitution of the NCCI.<ref>''e-STREE'', All India Council for Christian Women, Number 2, September 2014, [http://ncci1914.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/e-stree-sept2014-.pdf]</ref>

Oliver was honorary secretary of the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Council of Churches and used to maintain brotherly relations with the [[Catholic]], [[Orthodoxy|Orthodox]], [[Protestant]] and the New and Indigenous Churches and liaised with Archbishops [[S. Arulappa]]<ref>''Arulappa's services will be remembered'', ''[[The Hindu]]'', Hyderabad, 2005. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160123044558/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/02/14/stories/2005021407770500.htm]</ref> followed by [[M. Joji]]. Keeping doctrinal differences aside, during the tenure of Oliver, many small and indigenous Churches were welcomed into the fold of the Council of Churches, including the [[Good Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran Church]],<ref>Hugald Grafe, ''Kirche unter Dalits, Adivasi und Kastenleuten in Südindien: die indischen Partnerkirchen der lutherischen Kirchen in Niedersachsen'', LIT Verlag, Berlin, 2013, p.236.[https://books.google.com/books?id=RHN8KrEGB1QC&lpg=PA236&dq=dr.j.a.oliver%20hyderabad&pg=PA236#v=onepage&q=dr.j.a.oliver%20hyderabad&f=false]</ref> and Oliver also participated in a central committee meeting of the [[World Council of Churches]] in 1992.<ref>''Minutes of the 43rd meeting of the Central Committee'', Volumes 43-45, 1992, p.155.[https://books.google.com/books?id=WtwkAQAAIAAJ&q=dr.jetti+oliver&dq=dr.jetti+oliver&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwio9seEidjYAhVONbwKHdNFAfsQ6AEIKjAB]</ref>

===Theological education===
The Protestant Regional Theologiate in [[Secunderabad]] is affiliated to India'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, the [[Senate of Serampore College (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.[http://www.senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/history/u-g-c-and-serampore-college/]</ref>''with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the [[Government of West Bengal]]. Oliver represented the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Council of Churches in the board of governors of the near-[[ecumenical]] Protestant Regional Theologiate, the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Secunderabad]] comprising some of the [[Protestant]] Church Societies – the [[Methodists]], [[Lutherans]], [[Baptists]], and the [[Anglicans]], [[Congregationalists]] and the [[English Wesleyan Mission|Wesleyan Methodists]] from the time when the Theologiate was led by [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] [[Suppogu Joseph|S. Joseph]], [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches|STBC]] followed by [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] [[M. Victor Paul]], [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]], [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] [[Regunta Yesurathnam|R. Yesurathnam]], [[Church of South India|CSI]] and the successive Principalships.

==Writings==
*1992 (with [[T. D. J. Nagabhushanam]])- ''Sustainable Agriculture, its problems and prospects'',<ref name="VHAI">J. A. Oliver, [[T. D. J. Nagabhushanam]], ''Sustainable Agriculture, its problems and prospects'', Proceedings of the National Seminar on Sustainable Agricultural Development, September 12–13, 1991, Gloria Land, Pondicherry, Voluntary Health Association of India, 1992, p.81-ff.[https://books.google.com/books?id=WyZIAAAAYAAJ&dq=dr.j.a.oliver+hyderabad&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=nagabhushanam]</ref>
*2000 - ''Recolonisation, Globalisation and the Role of the Church''.<ref name="NCCR">J. A. Oliver, ''Recolonisation, Globalisation and the Role of the Church'', [[National Council of Churches Review]]'', Volume 118, 2000, pp.334-339.[https://books.google.com/books?id=AiXZAAAAMAAJ&dq=jetti+a.oliver&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=force+or+a+farce]</ref> - this writing was also referred to by the [[Social ethics]] Scholar, I. John Mohan Razu.<ref>I. John Mohan Razu, P. Moses Paul Peter (Edited), ''Dialogue on globalisation'', Student Christian Movement of India, Bangalore, 2000, p.57.[https://books.google.com/books?id=PDOFAAAAIAAJ&q=jetti+a.oliver&dq=jetti+a.oliver&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjn3ZH85NfYAhVHS7wKHf_tA-EQ6AEIKjAB]</ref>

==See also==
* Prof. Dr. [[M. Abel]], Ph. D. ([[University of California|California]]),
* Prof. Dr. [[T. D. J. Nagabhushanam]], Ph. D. ([[Indian Agricultural Research Institute|IARI]]),
* Prof. Dr. [[P. A. James]], Ph. D. (Osmania),
* Prof. Dr. [[B. E. Vijayam]], Ph. D. (Osmania)
* Prof. Dr. [[Pothuraju Judson|P. Judson]], Ph. D. (Osmania)

==References==
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