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Prasant Palakkappilly
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Prasant Payyappilly Palakkappilly (born 29 September 1964) is a Syro-Malabar priest, social activist and environmentalist from the Indian state of Kerala. He is currently serving as the Principal of Sacred Heart College, Thevara. Family Palakkappilly was born on 29 September 1964 at Perumanoor in Payyappilly Palakkappilly Nasrani family which is an ancient Saint Thomas Christian family in India tracing its origins to the evangelistic activity of Thomas the Apostle in the first century. Servant of God Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly was his paternal uncle. Early life Fr. Palakkappilly had his schooling at Sacred Heart High School, Thevara. Later he decided to join C. M. I., a Syro-Malabar congregation for men. He did Philosophy and Theology studies from Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore and was ordained a priest on 28 December 1994. During his tenure in Rajagiri, he turned around 22 acres of land to lush greenery and named the whole project, Environmental Lesson. In 2014, under his leaderhip, the college became one among the first five autonomous colleges in Kerala. Fr. Palakkappilly is also part of numerous human rights, child rights and environmental organisations in Kerala. 
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