New research has uncovered a numbering error about the edition of the Maramon Convention. The world-famous Maramon Convention was first held in 1895 (Malayalam Year 1070) and has been taking place annually ever since on the sand banks of the River Pamba. The 130th Maramon Convention was held in 2025, from February 9th to 16th.

However, there is a possible error in the way the convention years have been numbered. Historical research by the Nalloor Library editorial team into the Mar Thoma Church archives have found evidence to support the fact that an error make have happened in the numbering of the Maramon Convention editions.

According to the Annual Report of the Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association for 1940 (Malayalam Year 1115), which is publicly available, the Maramon Convention was not held on four occasions due to various reasons. Possible, reasons could include the great flood in 1924 and World War I. A topic for future researchers in the church to follow up.
The 42nd Maramon Convention took place from February 18-25, 1940 (M.E. 1115, Kumbam 6-13).

As a result, perhaps a correction needs to be made to the numbering of the 2026 Maramon Convention going forward. This post does not lay blame on any person or organization, however, it is solely to point out historical facts from the archives as given.

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