Virginia Rajakumari

The Reverend Sister
Virginia Rajakumari, SAB
Congregation of Sisters of St. Anne, Bangalore (SAB)
The Reverend Sister Virginia Rajakumari, SAB Congregation of Sisters of St. Anne, Bangalore (SAB)
Born	Virginia Rajakumari Sandiyagu; October 8, 1965
Nationality	Indian
Other names	V. R. Sandiyagu
Occupation	Spiritual Formator
Years active	21st century
Known for	Scholarship in Biblical Studies
Title	The Reverend Sister
Board member of	Society for Biblical Studies in India (President); Bible Commission, Archdiocese of Bangalore (Secretary); Sisters of St. Anne, Bangalore (General Councilor); St. Anne’s Educational Society, Bangalore (Governing Councilor);
Relatives	Rev. Fr. Ignatius Anthappa
Academic background
Education	B.Th. (DVK) (1995); M.Th. (SPPI) (1997); M.A. (KU Leuven) (2004); Ph.D. (KU Leuven) (2008);
Alma mater	Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK), Bangalore; St. Peter's Pontifical Institute (SPPI), Bangalore; Maria-Theresia College, KU Leuven (Belgium);
Thesis	Women as Eyewitnesses to the Christian Kerygma: The Galilean Women in the Redaction of Luke: An Exegetical Study of Luke 8:1-3 (2008)
Doctoral advisor	Reimund Bieringer
Other advisors	Lucien Legrand, MEP, ; P. A. Sampath Kumar
Influences	Feminism
Academic work
Era	21st century
Discipline	Biblical Studies
Sub-discipline	New Testament
School or tradition	Theology
Institutions	Bangalore SDB-Kristu Jyoti College, Krishnarajapuram; St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Malleswaram; National Biblical, Catechetical & Liturgical Centre, Banaswadi; Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bannerghatta Road; Indian Institute of Spirituality, Rajajinagara; ; Mysore Dhyanavana - International Institute of Spirituality, R. S. Naidu Nagar; ;
Main interests	Women's participation in the Church
Notable ideas	Women in Christianity
Influenced	Biblical hermeneutics

Virginia Rajakumari Sandiyagu (born 8 October 1965) is a Biblical scholar belonging to Congregation of Sisters of St. Anne, Bangalore (SAB). She teaches Sacred Scriptures at Kristu Jyoti College, Krishnarajapuram, Bangalore. Rajakumari is known for Biblical hermeneutics, especially her research on re-reading scriptures that hitherto relegated women to the background. Her re-interpretation has shed new light on importance of women in Old Testament and New Testament.

The Reverend Sister Virginia Rajakumari, SAB Congregation of Sisters of St. Anne, Bangalore (SAB)
Born	Virginia Rajakumari Sandiyagu (1965-10-08) October 8, 1965
Nationality	Indian
Other names	V. R. Sandiyagu
Occupation	Spiritual Formator
Years active	21st century
Known for	Scholarship in Biblical Studies
Title	The Reverend Sister
Board member of	Society for Biblical Studies in India (President) Bible Commission, Archdiocese of Bangalore (Secretary) Sisters of St. Anne, Bangalore (General Councilor) St. Anne’s Educational Society, Bangalore (Governing Councilor)
Relatives	Rev. Fr. Ignatius Anthappa

Academic background
Education	B.Th. (DVK) (1995) M.Th. (SPPI) (1997) M.A. (KU Leuven) (2004) Ph.D. (KU Leuven) (2008)
Alma mater	Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK), Bangalore St. Peter's Pontifical Institute (SPPI), Bangalore Maria-Theresia College, KU Leuven (Belgium)
Thesis	Women as Eyewitnesses to the Christian Kerygma: The Galilean Women in the Redaction of Luke: An Exegetical Study of Luke 8:1-3 (2008)
Doctoral advisor	Reimund Bieringer
Other advisors	Lucien Legrand, MEP, P. A. Sampath Kumar
Influences	Feminism
Academic work
Era	21st century
Discipline	Biblical Studies
Sub-discipline	New Testament
School or tradition	Theology
Institutions	Bangalore SDB-Kristu Jyoti College, Krishnarajapuram St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Malleswaram National Biblical, Catechetical & Liturgical Centre, Banaswadi Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bannerghatta Road Indian Institute of Spirituality, Rajajinagara Mysore Dhyanavana - International Institute of Spirituality, R. S. Naidu Nagar
Main interests	Women's participation in the Church
Notable ideas	Women in Christianity
Influenced	Biblical hermeneutics