Ravela Joseph who compiled a bibliography of original Christian writings in Telugu with the assistance of B. Suneel Bhanu under the aegis of the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College included books by B. E. Devaraj entitled A Commentary on First Corinthians (మొదటి కొరింథీ పత్రిక వ్యాఖ్యానము),[7] Good Friday (మoఛి శుక్రవారము),[8] and Love's Servant (ప్రెమదాసు).
[9] The Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary released the New Testament in Lambadi on 25 October 1999[10] in the presence[11] of G. Babu Rao, then Auxiliary Secretary, G. D. V. Prasad, Director - Translations of the Bible Society of India, Central Office, Bengaluru and B. K. Pramanik, its General Secretary.
Lazarus Lalsingh[12] of Badao Banjara Phojer[11] who put in efforts for bringing the New Testament in Lambadi recalled the earlier efforts of B. E. Devaraj in translating texts into Lambadi at the release in 1999.
[1] During 1946–1947, Devaraj attended a special course[21] at the United Theological College, Bengaluru and was ordained as an Anglican Priest in 1948.
As I studied in Madras and had Tamil slang, I was afraid to read the Telugu book in the class.