Rev. Dr. Srinivasan Devasahayam Ponraj and his wife Sheila have been cross-cultural missionaries in North India for about forty five years. Their major focus has been among the tribal people in Gujarat and Jharkhand and caste Hindus in Bihar. Ponraj gave leadership to a major Transformation Church Planting Movement in the State of Bihar for about 30 years. He also served as founder and Senior Pastor of Bihar Christian Church till 2020. After passing of the baton to his son Bishop Daniel Ponraj, at present Ponraj serves as researcher, teacher, trainer, writer and publisher on mission studies having his office in Chennai and in Patna. Ponraj’s recent initiative is starting of United Bihar Theological College in Punpun, Patna. 

A graduate of Serampore University (B.D), Ponraj pursued further studies at SAIACS, Bangalore to obtain his M.Th in missiology and later at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, USA for his D.Min. 

He is an author and publisher of 17 books in English and several books in the reginal languages on mission topics. He has been ordained by the Church of North India and the Evangelical Church of India. Ponraj and Sheila have three sons and ten grand- children. They have their residence at Madhupur in Jharkhand State.