h ak r ish nan . ▁ ▁For ▁doctor al ▁studies , ▁Ga ik wad ▁joined ▁the ▁South ▁Asia ▁The ological ▁Research ▁Institute ▁where ▁he ▁research ed ▁and ▁worked ▁out ▁a ▁dis sert ation ▁entitled ▁Major ▁Iss ues ▁in ▁Dialog ical ▁Pl ural ism ▁for ▁Inter - rel ations hip . ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Ser amp ore ▁College ▁( Univers ity ) ▁under ▁the ▁Reg istr ar ship ▁of ▁D . ▁S . ▁Sat yar an jan ▁awarded ▁him ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁The ology ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁E cc les iast ical ▁min istry ▁Ga ik wad ▁was ▁a ▁Te acher ▁at ▁the ▁A iz aw l ▁The ological ▁College , ▁A iz aw l ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Ga ik wad ▁went ▁on ▁leave ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Centre ▁for ▁Ext ension ▁and ▁Past oral ▁The ological ▁Research ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Ser amp ore ▁College ▁in ▁Kol k ata ▁and ▁returned ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁the ▁A iz aw l ▁The ological ▁College . ▁ ▁Writ ings ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁R eth inking ▁Indian ▁Christian ity ▁From ▁A ▁Trib al ▁Pers pective ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Forces ▁of ▁commun al ism ▁in ▁India ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Iss ues ▁in