Bakht Singh of India
The Incredible Account of a Modern-Day Apostle
Book DetailsPublication Information
| Title | Bakht Singh of India: The Incredible Account of a Modern-Day Apostle |
|---|---|
| Author | T. E. Koshy (Thottukadavil Eapen Koshy) |
| Publisher | Authentic, Colorado Springs |
| Publication year | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-932805-69-7 |
| ISBN-10 | 1-932805-69-9 |
| Length | Approximately 207 pages; includes bibliographical references |
| Subjects | Bakht Singh (1903–2000) · Evangelists — India — Andhra Pradesh · Christian converts from Sikhism · Evangelical revival in India · Missions — India |
| Source record | archive.org/details/bakhtsinghofindi0000kosh |
| UECF.NET PDF | uecf.net/books/Bro-BAKHT-SINGH-of-INDIA-by-T.E-Koshy_C.pdf |
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OverviewAbout the Book
Bakht Singh of India is T. E. Koshy's full-length biography of the Indian evangelist Bakht Singh (1903–2000), tracing his life from a Sikh childhood in Punjab through his education abroad, his conversion to Christianity, and more than six decades of itinerant preaching, church-planting and revival ministry across India.
Based on the book's published table of contents, the narrative follows Bakht Singh from his early "Home-Call" and Punjabi childhood, through his education and conversion experience, into decades as an itinerant preacher — beginning in Bombay and continuing through Martinpur and revival campaigns across the subcontinent. A central section covers the founding of the Jehovah-Shammah assemblies and the expansion of his ministry into Andhra Pradesh and beyond, before the book turns to his worldwide influence, the spiritual disciplines behind his ministry, his vision for the church, and a candid closing assessment of his character ("Man of God: Feet of Clay") ahead of the author's conclusion.
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The SubjectAbout Bakht Singh (1903–2000)
Bakht Singh is remembered as one of the most influential Indian Christian evangelists of the twentieth century, particularly associated with Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh.
According to published biographical sources, Bakht Singh Chabra was born on 6 June 1903 in Joiya village, Sargodha District, Punjab (in what was then British India), into a devout Sikh family. He was educated partly at a Christian missionary school before graduating from Punjab University, and in 1926 traveled to England to study agricultural engineering, later continuing his studies at King's College London and the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg from 1929.
It was in Canada, through the friendship of a Christian couple, John and Edith Hayward, that Bakht Singh came to personal faith in Jesus Christ. He was baptized on 4 February 1932 in Vancouver — a decisive break from his Sikh upbringing that he described as a spiritual homecoming.
Returning to India in 1933, he devoted the rest of his life to itinerant evangelism and the planting of indigenous, self-governing local church assemblies rather than working within an existing mission denomination. From 1941 he began holding large annual gatherings — "Holy Convocations" — in cities including Madras and Hyderabad. His ministry became centered on the Jehovah-Shammah assembly he established in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, which grew into a wider network of assemblies (often referred to as the Hebron ministries) across India and, through returning workers and visitors, in other countries as well.
Bakht Singh died in Hyderabad on 17 September 2000. He is widely regarded, both within the movement he founded and by historians of Indian Christianity, as a formative figure in the growth of indigenous, non-denominational Christianity in modern India — a legacy this biography by T. E. Koshy sets out to document. The book's subtitle, "a modern-day apostle," reflects the author's own characterization of his subject rather than a doctrinal claim made by UECF.NET.
Historical details in this section are drawn from published, publicly documented biographical sources (including Wikipedia's summary of his life) rather than from the restricted text of this book, and are presented as general historical background.
The AuthorAbout T. E. Koshy
T. E. Koshy (Thottukadavil Eapen Koshy), born in 1933 in Kerala, India, is the author of this biography. He studied literature, philosophy, theology, journalism and mass communication at institutions in India and England, and completed graduate study at Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, earning a master's degree in journalism and a Ph.D. in mass communications. He served for several decades as evangelical chaplain at Syracuse University and founded International Friendship Evangelism (IFE) and the International Assembly, a non-denominational congregation. He is also co-author, with Joel C. Rosenberg, of The Invested Life: Making Disciples of All Nations One Person at a Time (2012).
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Chapter ListTable of Contents
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- Home-Call
- Punjabi Childhood
- Education, Experience, and Conversion
- A Chosen Vessel
- Itinerant Preacher: Bombay and Beyond
- Martinpur and Beyond
- Revival Across the Sub-Continent
- Jehovah-Shammah: A New Beginning
- Jehovah-Shammah: To the Praise of God's Glory
- Andhra Pradesh and Beyond
- Worldwide Impact
- Spiritual Secrets of Bakht Singh's Life and Ministry
- Bakht Singh's Vision for the Church
- Man of God: Feet of Clay
- Conclusion
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ScriptureRelated Bible Passages
Bakht Singh's ministry was defined by itinerant gospel preaching and church planting. These are commonly cited passages associated with that calling — read them in UECF's NKJV Bible reader:
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India ConnectionRelated Telugu Christian Resources
Bakht Singh's ministry was centered for decades in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, and had a lasting influence on the Telugu-speaking church. This English-language biography is not itself a Telugu resource, but readers interested in the wider Telugu Christian heritage that his ministry touched may wish to explore UECF's Telugu collection: