, ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁p .   4 ▁ ▁Category : Native ▁American ▁writers ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Roger ▁Ga ik wad ▁( born ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ) ▁was ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es ▁in ▁India ▁( com pr ising ▁Protest ant ▁and ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁Soci eties ▁in ▁India ) ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁office ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Ga ik wad ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Senator ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Ser amp ore ▁College ▁( Univers ity ), ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁first ▁University ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 4 < ref >[ http :// sen ate of ser amp ore col lege . edu . in / members - sen ate . html ▁Senate , ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁( 2 0 1 1 )] </ ref > ▁representing ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church . ▁ ▁Studies ▁After ▁Ga ik wad ' s ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Wilson ▁College , ▁M umb ai , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁hon ours ▁( special ) ▁by ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁University . ▁ ▁For ▁minister ial ▁formation , ▁Ga ik wad ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁Leonard ▁The ological ▁College , ▁J ab al pur , ▁a ▁Sem inary ▁where ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament ▁Sch olar