Nalla Thomas

Nalla Thomas (2 March 1946 – 19 April 2021) was an Asian Christian and a spiritual personality, who served the Church in Assam and undivided Andhra Pradesh for nearly four decades, spanning the 1970s to the early 2000s. He was known for composing hymns to enhance spiritual direction and devotion. Thomas also served as an Ecclesiastical administrator of the Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches Society.

In 2016, on Telangana State Formation Day, the Government of Telangana included Thomas's name in a list of 62 awardees who had made significant contributions in various fields. Under the category of Spiritual Personalities, Thomas was honored alongside two other spiritual leaders: Vedic scholar Sri Kodakandla Narasimha Rama Sidhanthi and Islamic scholar Sri Janab Mufti Ajeemuddin Saheb of Jamia Nizamia. The three spiritual figures, along with 59 others, were honored on the occasion by the then Governor of Telangana, E. S. L. Narasimhan and the Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao. Provided by Wikipedia