What is Gabriel Chiramel?
{{Infobox person | name = Gabriel Chiramel | birth_date = {{birth date|1914|12|11}} | birth_place = [[Manalur]], [[Kingdom of Cochin]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|5|11|1914|12|11}} | death_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India | occupation = Educationist, scholar, social reformer, priest | website = {{url|http://frgabriel.com}} | awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] }} '''Gabriel Chiramel''' (11 December 1914 – 11 May 2017) was an Indian [[Roman Catholic]] [[priest]], educationist, zoologist, author and social reformer. He was known for his services in the fields of education, health and human welfare. He was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2007 by the [[India|Government of India]] for his contribution to education and literature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Photo Number:-16057|url=http://photodivision.gov.in/new/IntroPhotodetails.asp?thisPage=81|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504173723/http://photodivision.gov.in/new/IntroPhotodetails.asp?thisPage=81|archive-date=2014-05-04|access-date=2017-05-12}}</ref> Chiramel was important in establishing number of other institutions such as [[St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda]], [[Carmel Higher Secondary School Chalakudy|Carmel Higher Secondary School, Chalakudy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carmelchalakudy.com/|title=Carmel H.S.S., Chalakudy|website=www.carmelchalakudy.com}}</ref> Bharathamatha School, Palakkad, Catholic Centre, Irinjalakuda, Deepthi Cultural Centre, Calicut, Sneha Bhavan for training physically challenged children and parallel colleges at Ambazhakad and Varantharapilly.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/service-of-priest-to-society-lauded/article5450572.ece|title=Service of priest to society lauded|first=Staff|last=Reporter|newspaper=The Hindu |date=12 December 2013|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Chiramel died, at the age of 102, on 11 May 2017 at [[Amala In