Our Editorial Board

Prof. Mr. Nilesh Hiwale works at  Providence Evangelical Bible Seminary- Panvel, Navi Mumbai at present. He heads PEBS Satellite Centre, an extended division of  the Seminary.

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He also serves as the Senior Pastor for Preaching-Teaching at Nashik Baptist (Reformed) Church : www.nashikbaptist.com

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He received his undergraduate degree from Becan Baptist Bible Collage and Seminary, Bangalore, and his Masters from both, Becan Baptist and Providence Evangelical Bible Seminary.

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Prof. Nilesh Hiwale has been in ministry since 1990. He was saved by the grace of God in 1985 and has dedicated his life to the preaching, teaching, and counselling of God’s Word. He has been the most loved person by his students and Church members.

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At 5SOLAS he serves on the board of Editors as General Editor for Biblical Languages, that is, as Linguistic Consultant for Hebrew and Greek.

He travelled to places like, North India, South India, Northeast India, Maharashtra and Nepal to equip pastors and lay people with the tools necessary to counsel from God’s Word alone.

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He is married with his beautiful wife, Rosy, and both live in Nasik Road, Nasik, Maharashtra.

Dr. Biju Devasiya serves at 5SOLAS as the Head of Malayalam Translation Department, and General Editor. He has a heart and passion for translating theologically sound Reformed material in Malayalam.

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He received his undergraduate degree from Grace Bible college Haryana India  and his Masters from Providence Evagelical Bible Seminary  Maharastra, India

Dr. Biju Devasiya was saved by the grace of God in 1990 September and has been in ministry since1993 June and has dedicated his life to the preaching, teaching, and counselling of God’s Word.

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He travelled to places like Mumbai, Tamilnadu and Kerala to equip pastors and lay people with the tools necessary to counsel from God’s Word alone.

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He previously served as Pastor in PEBS in Thane at maharastra india and dean of student in KBBCS at Kerala and presently is an elder at PRC Thane, Mumbai www.prcmumbai.org

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He is married with his beautiful wife, Renni  Devasia , and both are blessed with two daughters, Anet Grace  and Anola Sarah, all living together in Kerala.

Prof. Mr. Isaac Gajendran is Professor at Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Dehra Dun and a candidate (Under Care of Reformed Presbyterian Church of India (RPCI). He received his undergraduate degree from Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Dehra Dun and his Masters from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Michigan.

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Prof. Isaac was saved by the grace of God in 1998 and has been in ministry since 2007. He dedicated his life to the preaching, teaching, and counselling of God’s Word.

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At 5SOLAS he heads Tamil Translation Department and General Editor for Tamil Translations in editorial board.

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He travelled to places like Nepal, Bhutan and within India to equip pastors and lay people with the tools necessary to counsel from God’s Word alone.

He previously served as lecturer at Evangelical Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Nepal.

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He is married with his beautiful wife, Sabina , both living together in Dehra Dun.

Mr. Sameer Salve, generally known as Sam Salve, is the founder of 5SOLAS Indian Translators and Books Distributors and serves at 5SOLAS as General Editor.

He has been in the work of Translation from 2007 and since then has translated many books in Hindi and Marathi including a Study Bible (General Editor), and some Reformed websites, and individual Articles.
He previously served as the dean of Students at Mumbai School of Evangelism and Missions between 2006 to 2009. Here he was taught the Gospel of God’s sovereign grace in more details and was brought to the knowledge of Reformed Protestant Theology by academic dean, Mr. Ajit Calvin and visiting students & overseas professors of Providence Evangelical Bible Seminary – Panvel, Navi Mumbai in 2007; and since then he has been doing his studies in Reformed Protestant Theology from Scriptures and through Systematic Theology books in Presbyterian tradition and Strict-Particular old Baptists of previous centuries, and did in Apologetics Studies and a few more Theological courses under the mentorship of The North American Reformed Seminary, now known as The Log College and Seminary: https://logcollege.net/
He has also previously served as Associate Pastor in a Christian & Missionary Alliance Church-Nagpur in 2012.

After this he went to Presbyterian Theological Seminary and after discontinuing his studies from the seminary, he again joined as an associate Pastor in the same Church of C&M Alliance from 2013 to 15 where he taught a long sermon series on God’s Sovereign Grace in salvation until he moved to Nasik in mid 2015.

He is married with his beautiful wife, Vaishali, and both have two daughters Elizabeth and Joanna, all living together in Nagpur where Sam, after getting ordained and sent by Nashik Baptist Church to Nagpur, ministers as a Pastor of Church of Nagpur: www.nashikbaptist.com

Mr. PRAVIN GAVIT serves at 5SOLAS as Promotional Secretary for Theology Courses. He also serves as one of the Deacons and leader of Youth & Children ministry at Nashik Baptist Reformed Church, Nasik, MS. Brother Pravin has been in ministry since 2007. He was saved by the grace of God in 2006 and has dedicated his life to the ministry of God’s People, visiting and taking care of the sick and suffering believers with a compassionate heart, and therefore being a most loved person by children and youth.

He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from YCMOU, Nasik and his Theological Degree, D.th. & B.th. from Rajasthan Bible Institute, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

He often travels to his native place, admonishing and encouraging Christians in faith and sound doctrine of Protestant Reformation from God’s Word alone.
He previously served with the Alliance Mission at Navapur, Maharashtra, India.
He is married with his beautiful wife, Rebecca, and both have a son Ezekiel and they live in Nasik Road, Nasik, Maharashtra.

Pastor Mr. Emmanuel Gaikwad serves as the Senior Pastor for Preaching-Teaching at Belgaum Bible Church in Belgaum City.
He received his Graduate from Mumbai Hindi Distance University. He has done his seminary education from Providence Evangelical Biblical Seminary, Panvel and pursuing admission for Masters Degree in Theology.

He has been in ministry since 2011. He was saved by the grace of God in 2009 and has dedicated his life to the preaching, teaching, and counselling of God’s Word. He has been the most loved person by his colleagues.

At 5SOLAS he serves on the board of Editors as a Proofreader and Editor for Marathi language, as well as Book distributor in Belgaum. He travels to places like, Gujarat, Pune, Nasik, Kolhapur & Belgaum to equip pastors and lay people with the tools necessary to counsel from God’s Word alone.

He is married with his beautiful wife, Santoshi, and God has blessed them with three daughters Grace, Christine & Kimaya, all living together in Belgaum Karnataka

Mrs Vaishali Sam Salve serves with Five Solas India as a proofreader as well as a graphics designer. In her proofreading work, she helps ensure clarity, consistency, and accuracy, and through her design work, she supports the visual presentation of Five Solas Idia resources. She is married to Mr Sam Salve, the founder of Five Solas. They have two daughters, Elizabeth and Joanna, and the family lives in Nagpur. Mrs Vaishali is also an active, serving member of the Church of Nagpur.

Obed Eric Ezra is a Tamil Proofreader and Editor at Five Solas India, working where Tamil linguistics, classical thought, and Reformed theology intersect. With a philosophy degree and a background in Christian publishing in Tamil Nadu, he focuses on ensuring precise, doctrinally faithful Gospel communication in the Tamil language by studying its cultural and philosophical frameworks. At Five Solas India, he handles manuscript editing, theological review, and resource development. Based in Nagpur, he continues his research and editorial work.