Background
Manalel, Joseph Constantine was born on September 28, 1915 in Pulincunnu, Kerala, India. Son of Ouseph and Thresiamma Kunchacko (Punnoor) Manalel.
Manalel, Joseph Constantine was born on September 28, 1915 in Pulincunnu, Kerala, India. Son of Ouseph and Thresiamma Kunchacko (Punnoor) Manalel.
Student, St. Joseph's Seminary, Mangalore, 1938-1946.
Organizing director, Kerala Catholic Students League, 1952-1970; founder, director, Kerala Catholic Teachers Guild, 1954-1972; founder, president, Indian Theological Association India, 1976-1980; chairman, Jeevadhara Theological Society India, since 1980. Founder, director Theology Center Kerala, since 1950.
Organizer Swasraya Gramam - an experiment in village development through self-reliance and cooperative, Malloosery, since 1991.