A post graduate in history, Charles Dias secured his Ph.D. from the University of Calicut. Together with the late Stephen Padua he took initiative to establish the Indo-Portuguese Cultural Institute, Cochin. He is also closely associated with the Kerala History Association and the Vasco da Gama Research Institute, Cochin. In 2009, he was nominated to the Parliament of India (Lok Sabha) to represent the Anglo-Indian community.
