Rev. A J Thamburaj SJ

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Rev. Fr A J Thamburaj, SJ, is the former Rector (1983-89) and Principal (1995-97) of Loyola College, Chennai. He is a renowned artist who uses imagery from Hinduism and Buddhism to express Christian ideas.  

He was born in 1939 in Tamil Nadu. His family had four priests and two nuns, and he attended a Christian school where he won art prizes. His father was also an artist.

He joined the Society of Jesus in 1958 and studied in Rome and Paris. He later became involved with Christian education as a lecturer and principal of Loyola College. He currently gives courses on spiritual discernment and “keeps up his interest in painting as a hobby” (Collected from the public domain)

 

Contact No: 044-24942821, 24934414

Email: thamburajsj@yahoo.com

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