muthyala theophilus, cbcnc (1895-1946) then senator of the senate of serampore college (university) was the pivot for the formation of the convention of baptist churches of northern circars as a direct indian successor of the canadian baptist ministries in andhra pradesh and towed the line of indian ethos in missiological leadership in india and had been more practical that saw periodical reduction in overseas contribution to the missions in india. similarly, the bible society of india, since the 1960s was also instrumental from the time of the rural pastor, a. e. inbanathan, csi in being able to tide over overseas support and build up contributions from within the country by means of an effective fund raising system.