▁is ▁the ▁serving ▁Catholic ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Sy ro - Mal ab ar ▁Catholic ▁E par chy ▁of ▁Far id abad . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁B har an ik ul ang ara ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁at ▁Kal am ass ery , ▁Er nak ul am , ▁Ker ala , ▁India ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁son ▁of ▁Al ia ▁and ▁Anton y ▁B har an ik ul ang ara . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁B har an ik ul ang ara ▁completed ▁his ▁primary ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Government ▁Lower ▁Primary ▁School , ▁V att ap ar amb u , ▁Ker ala , ▁St . ▁Mary ’ s ▁Upper ▁Primary ▁School , ▁Mo oz h ikk ul am , ▁Ker ala ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Government ▁High ▁School , ▁P uli yan am , ▁Ker ala . ▁He ▁joined ▁Minor ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁completed ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Minor ▁Sem inary , ▁T rik k ak ara , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁He ▁completed ▁philosophy ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁Joseph ’ s , ▁Car mel gi ri ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁the ology ▁at ▁the ▁St . ▁Joseph ’ s ▁Sem inary , ▁Mang al ap uz ha , ▁Al u va ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁did ▁his ▁university ▁studies ▁in ▁Mal ay al