Siby Varghese
In the spring of 2016 Siby Varghese was an intern with Cardus and the Story Outreach Coordinator for the Faith in Canada 150 project.
He is a graduate of the MAIH (Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Humanities) program from Trinity Western University. Though he was born and grew up in Saudi Arabia, his parents are from the Southern Indian state of Kerala. He completed his undergraduate studies in history from Mahatma Gandhi University in India. A memorable moment during his studies in India was the opportunity to meet the former President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
Along with English, he is conversant in Hindi, Malayalam and basic Arabic.
His research interests include religion and art in the works of Flannery O'Connor, and 19th century American Literature.
Bio last modified March 4th, 2019.Thread of 1,000 Stories
Faith in Faithless Times
Siby Varghese grew up in Saudi Arabia and India, experiencing first hand what it was like to have limits to freedom of religion. When he moved to Canada in 2011, he was shocked to see just how many Canadians didn't excersize their right to worship freely in public. Read his story here.