▁Wolfgang ▁Roth ▁once ▁taught , ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁first ▁University ▁as ▁a ▁Method ist ▁student ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁degree ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Ser amp ore ▁College ▁( Univers ity ) ▁after ▁his ▁three - year ▁course ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 - 1 9 7 7 . ▁During ▁Ga ik wad ' s ▁st int ▁at ▁the ▁A iz aw l ▁The ological ▁College , ▁A iz aw l , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁study ▁leave ▁and ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁India ▁Institute ▁for ▁Post ▁Gr adu ate ▁The ological ▁Studies , ▁a ▁joint ▁initi ative ▁of ▁the ▁Bishop ' s ▁College , ▁Kol k ata ▁and ▁the ▁Ser amp ore ▁College , ▁Ser amp ore ▁where ▁he ▁purs ued ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁The ology ▁degree ▁special ising ▁in ▁Relig ions . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁study , ▁Ga ik wad ▁moved ▁to ▁Bang al ore ▁and ▁purs ued ▁a ▁one - year ▁special ▁course ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁The ological ▁College , ▁Bang al ore ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁then ▁under ▁the ▁Princi pal ship ▁of ▁Josh ua ▁Russell ▁Ch and ran , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁his ▁dis sert ation ▁entitled ▁Kar ma ▁and ▁Trans m igration ▁in ▁Modern ▁H indu ism : ▁An ▁evaluation ▁of ▁the ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁concepts ▁of ▁the ▁thought ▁of ▁M . ▁K . ▁Gand hi , ▁A uro bind o ▁and ▁S . ▁Rad