Delhi, October 22 (Compass) — At least 336 tribal Christians were “reconverted” to Hinduism on October 17 in a mass ceremony organized by the World Hindu Council in Orissa, India. The ceremony took place in the remote village of Baridia in Sundargarh district, about 280 miles west of Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Orissa. Those […]
Bihar and Orissa: Christians return to Hinduism
Patna, Sep 15 (IANS) — Terming it a “return home,” the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) re-converted 55 Dalits to Hinduism after a religious ritual in a Bihar village. Eight families of these socially marginalized sections who had earlier embraced Christianity underwent purification rites in Chandarpur village of Samastipur district Tuesday in a ‘yagna’ organised by […]
India: Court seeks detail of Orissa conversions
Bhubaneswar, Apr 4 (IANS) – The Orissa High Court has sought details from the state government about an incident of forcible religious conversion that occurred nearly two months ago, a court official said Sunday. Eight people, including seven women, of Killipal village in coastal Jagatsinghpur district who had embraced Christianity seven years ago were reportedly […]
“The Niyogi Committee Report on Christian missionary activities”
An important historical document for students of contemporary reactions to missionary activities in India. This enquiry into the activities of the Christian missionaries in Madhya Pradesh was commissioned by the government of this Indian State in 1954 and published in 1956. Long out of print, it was republished by Voice of India (New Delhi) in […]
Orissa: seven women tonsured for embracing Christianity
Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (IANS) — At least seven women who converted to Christianity in a village in Orissa said residents of the area forcibly tonsured them and made them reconvert to Hinduism. The incident took place in the first week of February in Kilpal village in the coastal district of Jagatsinghpur, about 80 km from […]