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Indian South Indian actress. [8] Sister Nirmala: Indian succeeded Mother Teresa as Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity in March 1997. [9] Krishna Pal: Indian first Indian convert to Baptist Christianity due to the missionary activity of William Carey; subsequently preached the gospel for 20 years. [10] Devasahayam Pillai
Nehemiah Goreh (born Nilakantha Gore; 1825—1895) was a Hindu convert to Christianity in British India.As a Hindu apologist, he wrote the Sanskrit-language text Śāstra-tattva-vinirṇaya and a Hindi-language synopsis of it, defending Hinduism against Christian missionaries.
By 1750, Christianity further spread to the Circar Districts due to the migration of Christian Reddies into those areas. [6] In the early 18th century, many Catholic Reddies had migrated from Rayalaseema to some parts of Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Reddy Catholics mainly live under Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool; Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuddapah
The term Dalit Christian or Christian Dalit is used to describe those who have converted to Christianity from other forms of religion in the Indian subcontinent, and are still categorised as Dalits in Hindu, Christian, Muslim, and Sikh societies in South Asia.
The Koli Christians were of the Son Koli subcaste, before their conversion by the Portuguese from Brahmanism to Christianity, in the former Bom Bahia of Portuguese India. [3] Christian Kolis are also known as Thankar and Gaonkar Kolis, they played an important role in building churches & convents in the northern Konkan division of present-day ...
As in other parts of the world, Christmas is the most important festival for Indian Christians. Anglo-Indian Christmas balls held in most major cities form a distinctive part of Indian Christian culture. [196] Great Friday is a national holiday, All Souls Day is another holiday that is observed by most Christians in India. [197]
Non-Christians were forbidden from occupying any public office, and only a Christian could hold such an office; [22] [21] Hindus were forbidden from producing any Christian devotional objects or symbols; [22] Hindu children whose father had died were required to be handed over to the Jesuits for conversion to Christianity; [22]
Conversion to Christianity is the religious conversion of a previously non-Christian person that brings about changes in what sociologists refer to as the convert's "root reality" including their social behaviors, thinking and ethics. The sociology of religion indicates religious conversion was an important factor in the emergence of ...