Chetti Devasahayam

Chetti Devasahayam, CBCNC
Born(1913-10-06)6 October 1913
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died28 February 1993(1993-02-28) (aged 79)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Education
Alma mater
  • CBM-McLaurin High School, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh,
  • Pithapuram Rajah College, Kakinada, A. P.,
  • Serampore College, Serampore, West Bengal,
  • Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lisle, Illinois (United States)
OccupationChaplain & Administrator
Parent(s)The Rev. Chetti Bhanumurthy, CBCNC
ChurchCanadian Baptist Mission/Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars
Ordained1943
Writings1974, The Role of Baptists in the Religious Future of India
Offices held
TitleThe Reverend Doctor

Chetti Devasahayam (6 October 1913 – 28 February 1993) was the Registrar of the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) who was in office from 1960 through 1975. It was during Devasahayam's tenure at the University that ecumenism gave way to merger of seminaries and the formation of special purpose entities throughout India. It was Devasahayam who gave the inaugural address when the Andhra Christian Theological College was formed in 1964 in Rajahmundry.