Asari upadesi biography
PV Asari Upadesi was a Christian Preacher from the India.!
Life Story
Sadhu Kochukunju Upadesi was one of the revival leaders who revitalized the spiritual life of the church members.
Sadhu Kochkunju Upadesi (born Muthampackal Itty Varughese) ( – 30 November ) was a famous Malayali Christian preacher, poet and composer.
He was a Voluntary Evangelist who spent his whole life for the proclamation of the Gospel to the people of South India and Sri Lanka. According to him the Bible is not a book to be read but an instruction book which should be followed in day to day life.
Kochukunju was born in December 1883 in a village called Edayaranmula near Chengannur in Central Kerala. The name of his house was Muthampakkal.
His father Itty was a simple hearted and devoted Christian. His Mother Mariamma was a God fearing, kind hearted and generous person. The first child of Itty and Mariamma was a son who was drowned accidentally in the River Pumba which flows very near to their house.
Later they had six daughters and Kochukunju was the youngest and the eighth child in the family. His parents and elder sisters were very keen in looking after Kochukunju and giving him training in Bible