The seventh in the Family and the fifth among the boys, our Papa, Baby, having completed his
Pre University in St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappally
BSc (Physics) in St. Joseph's College, Kozhikode with first rank in the University of Kerala,
BE (Mechanical) in the Government College of Engineering, Tiruvananthapuram and
philosophical studies in Kodaikanal and Pune
proceeded to Austria

Papa in Munich on his way to Innsbruck, 1974

to persue his theological studies at the
University of Innsbruck.
There he acquired the title of "Magister" after presenting a thesis on
"Kapitalismuskritik bei Papst Paul VI.".
He was guided by Univ.Prof.Dr. Herwig Büchele S.J.
The intensive occupation with this subject
brought him in touch with the Young Christian Worker's Movement (Katholische ArbeiterJugend).

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Further he got acquainted with
the Austrian socio-political system which finally paved the path for his professional future in the
Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse
Some texts in the homepage of the Wiener Gebietkrankenkasse were written by Papa.
He is so far the only Indian
in the administrative service of the social security department of the austrian government.