M. A. Chakko

In this Indian name, the name Mazhuvancheriparambath Avaram is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Chakko.

Mazhuvancheriparambath Avaram Chakko (1870–1941) was Superintendent of Police, Commissioner of Excise, and Legislative Council member in the princely state of Cochin (Kochi), now a part of Kerala state in India. Joining the Cochin government service during the reign of the king, Maharaja Sir Sri Rama Varma, he rose rapidly through several administrative positions and was the first Christian Superintendent of Police in Cochin State, a post he held for over ten years.

Chakko played a part^[vague] in the creation of the independent and autocephalous Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, also known as the Indian Orthodox Church.

Family

One of his daughters, Sarah Chakko (1905–1954), was principal of Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, India, and the first woman president of the World Council of Churches.^[1]

References

1. "WCC NEWS, Number 01". www.wcc-coe.org. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

• Kuryan, M (2009). M.A. Chakko : Nasrani Simham. Tiruvalla : Christava Sahitya Samithi. ISBN 9788178211008. Retrieved 3 January 2019 – via ia802904.us.archive.org.